The Centre introduced a bill in the Lok Sabha to replace an ordinance increasing the Supreme Court's sanctioned judge strength from 34 to 38. The government said the move would help reduce case pendency and enable regular constitution of larger constitutional benches
The Supreme Court questioned whether non-believers can claim entry rights to the Sabarimala temple, emphasizing that the court must distinguish between devotees and non-devotees. A nine-judge bench is currently reviewing the scope of religious freedom and gender discrimination in religious places
The Supreme Court’s nine-judge Constitution Bench, led by Chief Justice Surya Kant, continued hearings on the Sabarimala review reference, focusing on the tension between religious freedom and fundamental rights. Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, representing the Travancore Devaswom Board, argued against the “essential religious practices” doctrine.
The Telangana High Court Constitution Bench has reserved its verdict on petitions challenging provisions of the NALA Act and its amendments, including retrospective taxation, after hearing detailed arguments on legislative competence and the validity of the levy
The apex court declined to accept the Centre's fervent request that reference of the petitions to a larger bench be deferred as Parliament is in the process of "re-enacting" the provisions of the IPC and a bill has been placed before a standing committee
New Delhi: Come Tuesday, the Supreme Court will begin live streaming its Constitution bench proceedings, which can be accessed at: webcast.gov.in/scindia/ The apex court will live stream three separate five-judge Constitution benches. A five-judge bench, headed by Chief Justice U.U. Lalit will continue to hear petitions challenging the validity of 10 per cent quota for […]
