Supreme Court

SC notice to Centre on plea of mothers of Rohith Vemula, Payal Tadvi

6:52 pm September 20, 2019

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a plea filed by mothers of Rohith Vemula and Payal Tadvi, who had allegedly committed suicide following alleged caste-based discrimination, seeking to end such bias in universities and other higher education institutions across the country. While Vemula, a Ph.D scholar at Hyderabad Central University had […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

SC to hear Ayodhya case for an hour more daily from Monday

1:02 pm September 20, 2019

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday decided to hear the Ram Janmabhoomi Babri Masjid dispute case for an extra hour from next Monday to conclude the hearing before the October 18 deadline fixed by it. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, which was hearing the decades-old politically sensitive land dispute […]

Modi targets ‘loudmouths’ on Ram temple; jibe may hurt Sena

7:32 pm September 19, 2019

Nashik: In a jibe without naming ally Shiv Sena, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the Supreme Court is hearing the Ram Mandir case and asked “some loudmouths” to refrain from making statements on the issue. “I am amazed at the ‘bayan bahadurs and badbole’ (loudmouths) on the Ram Mandir issue. Every one in […]

HC equates temple idol to a minor child, restores property to Palani temple

Petition filed in Madras HC against CJ’s transfer

6:51 pm September 18, 2019

Chennai: A petition has been filed in the Madras High Court against the transfer of its Chief Justice Tahilramani to Meghalaya. The petitioner, advocate M Karpagam, sought to prohibit the office of the President from giving effect to the recommendation of the Supreme Court collegium transferring her to the Meghalaya High Court. She prayed the […]

Ayodhya: SC says parties can go for mediation if they want to

12:59 pm September 18, 2019

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said parties to the Ram-Janmabhoomi Babri Masjid land dispute case can amicably resolve the matter through mediation if they want to and that it wants day-to-day hearings in the case to be concluded by October 18. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said it […]