The state government also announced two new categories of reservations and divided the 4 percent Muslim quota between the Vokkaliga and Lingayat, the two numerically dominant and politically influential communities in the state. The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed concern over the Karnataka state government’s decision to increase quotas for Read more
The Supreme Court judge Amanullah In the matter of ghazi saadudin v/s state of Maharashtra observed that social stigma and religious stigma two different things. I may convert to a different religion for different purpose but if the social stigma continues that is why reservation came in for the scheduled Read more
On 11th April , the Dewan Negara, the Upper House of Parliament has passed the two bills abolishing the mandatory death penalty.On 3rd April the Dewan Rakyat , the Lower House also passed the resolution for these Bills . The Abolition of Mandatory Death Penalty Bill 2023 removes the mandatory Read more
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard several petitions seeking that Dalits who have converted to Islam and Christianity be granted the same reservation advantages as the Schedule Cast community. The Supreme Court decided to arbitrate on the matter on Wednesday, dismissing the centre’s request that it wait for the findings Read more
Supreme Court clarifies High Courts’ Jurisdiction at Discharge Stage or When Exercising S. 482 CrPC Powers in Central Bureau of Investigation v. Aryan Singh. In the matter of Central Bureau of Investigation v. Aryan Singh, the Supreme Court of India recently rendered a historic decision that clarified the High Courts’ Read more
The Meghalaya High Court has ordered the Union Home Ministry to send 10 companies of the Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) to the northeastern state to monitor the transit of coal that has been illegally mined. This was said by a high court panel led by Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee Read more
Malaysia’s parliament on Tuesday passed two bills to replace the death penalty and abolish mandatory fines for the crime . Human rights groups welcomed the move as a step towards the complete abolition of the death penalty . ” With the invalidation of the obligatory death penalty, Malaysia is near Read more
In case: Most Rev. Dr. Peter Machado And Ors. UOI and Ors. In the present case, the petitioners are Dr. Peter Machado who is an Archbishop of the Banglore Diocese, National Solidarity Forum, and Evangelica Fellowship of India. This plea is for looking for directions to stop alleged attacks against Read more
The Patna High Court recently ruled that Section 468 of the Criminal Procedure Code, which prohibits taking cognizance after the statute of limitations has expired, only applies to domestic violence cases at the stage of the Domestic Violence Act’s Section 32 (cognizance and proof of a breach of a protection Read more
All courts and tribunals have been advised by the Supreme Court to number all orders and judgements. This statement was issued in a ruling by a bench made up of Justices Krishna Murari and Ahsanuddin Amanullah after seeing that the High Court’s contested decision was not numbered paragraph by paragraph. Read more
