The President of India Pranab Mukherjee on 18 November 2015 appointed Justice Tirath Singh Thakur as the Chief Justice of India. He will take over…
Daughters cannot inherit ancestral property if father died before 2005: SC
The Supreme Court of India ruled that as per the provisions of the Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005, a daughter’s right to ancestral property does…
SC of India struck down NJAC, revived collegium system of appointing judges
The Supreme Court of India struck down the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) that had been set up by a unanimous decision by the Parliament….
SC of India stayed the ban on dance bars in Maharashtra
Dance bars will be back in business soon in Mumbai and Maharashtra, and dancers will be able to perform in bars, hotels and restaurants as…
Meat ban can’t be forced down citizens’ throats: Supreme Court of India
The Supreme Court of India fully endorsed the Bombay high court’s decision of lifting the ban on sale of meat imposed by Mira-Bhayander Municipal Corporation…
Allahabad HC directed government servants, politicians to send children to government schools
The Allahabad High Court directed the Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh to ensure that all government officials, elected representatives, members of judiciary and all other persons send their children to primary schools run by the state Board for Secondary Education.
Is Right to Privacy fundamental: Centre asks SC
The Centre requested the Supreme Court to set up a bench of five or more judges to adjudicate whether right to privacy was part of a citizen’s fundamental right given the conflicting rulings given by the apex court on this issue in the last 60 years.
Yakub Memon executed as SC rejected his fresh plea in pre-dawn hearing
1993 Mumbai serial blasts lone death row convict, Yakub Memon was executed on 30 July 2015 at the Nagpur Central Jail. The State Government of Maharashtra decided to hand over his body to his relatives, after completion of formalities.
No citizen or institution has a fundamental right to affiliation or recognition: SC
The Supreme Court India on that fundamental right given under Article 19(1)(g) of the Constitution does not give an institution or a person or a citizen the fundamental right to affiliate or recognition of their institutions within the meaning of the Article 19(6).