Akhil Bharatiya Rashtriya Shaikshik Mahasangh, the RSS teachers’ front, staged a protest march in Burdwan on Thursday against the Supreme Court order mandating that all teachers who have not cleared TET must qualify it.
The anti-defection law was meant to end the era of the “Aaya Ram, Gaya Ram” politician. Four decades later, it has produced constitutional alchemists seeking ever newer ways to turn defection into legality.
The plea, filed by advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, has asked for directions to restrict the use of Aadhaar cards strictly for identity verification.
A Bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice V. Mohana issued notice to the petitioners who have challenged the amended law before various High Courts and sought their response to the Union government's plea that all such cases be heard together, preferably by the Delhi High Court.
The order was passed by the Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice V. Mohana after hearing the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by K.S. Raju Legal Trust through its representative, Dr Jagmohan Singh Raju.
The Andhra Pradesh police will continue to hold its hand and not arrest former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu in FiberNet case as the Supreme Court on Friday posted for hearing on November 9 the anticipatory bail plea of the Telugu Desam Party chief.
The Supreme Court was faced with an emotionally charged and ethically challenging case ~ whether or not to permit the abortion of a 27-week-old foetus that had surpassed the 24-week limit established by the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971.
The Supreme Court’s verdict declining to legalise same-sex marriage has evoked mixed reactions.
Senior advocate and Rajya Sabha MP Mahesh Jethmalani said that Supreme Court has asking the Union Government to constitute a high-level committee to examine all issues pertaining to same-sex marriage.
It stated that the right to marry is not a fundamental right and it cannot read differently the words in the provisions of the Special Marriage Act (SMA) as it would amount to judicial legislation.
