On March 14, the Supreme Court rejected the Centre’s curative petition for more money from Union Carbide Corporations’ successor companies to compensate victims of the 1984 Bhopal gas disaster, which killed 3,000 people and caused significant damage to the environment. After a break of harmful methyl isocyanate gas from Association Read more…
The first of April: The Supreme Court has stated that, despite the fact that the state is tasked with preventing crime and maintaining security, personal liberty should not be sacrificed, and no one should be imprisoned without permission from the law. The Supreme Court made the observation while it was Read more…
The Supreme Court Collegium has expressed its disagreement with the Centre which returned the proposal to appoint gay Advocate Saurabh Kirpal as a Judge of the Delhi High Court, based on his openness about his sexual orientation. The Centre apprehends that given his “attachment” to the cause of gay-rights, it Read more…
Right to Freedom of Religion Doesn’t Include Fundamental Right to Convert: Union Govt to SC The Freedom of Religion does not include a fundamental right to convert people to other faiths, the Union government told the Supreme Court on Monday, 28 November. It has also claimed that it is “cognisant Read more…
Once a person converts to another religion, they are no longer eligible for caste-based reservations: Madras High Court Justice GR Swaminathan dismissed a petition filed by a Hindu man from the MBC community who converted to Islam seeking caste-based quotas in state jobs. In U Akbar Ali v. The State Read more…
Supreme Court on Thursday said that the armed forces should have some kind of mechanism for disciplinary proceedings against their officers for adultery as “it is a conduct which may rock the lives of officers”. The top court said adultery creates “pain” in a family and should not be treated Read more…
The Supreme Court on September 29 held that all women, whether married or unmarried, are entitled to a safe and legal abortion up to 24 weeks of pregnancy. In its order, the SC said, “The marital status of a woman cannot be made a ground for denying the right to Read more…