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).
The Supreme Court of India on 6 July 2024 ruled that an unwed mother can be the sole legal guardian of a child without the consent of the father.
Expressing serious discomfort on a PIL seeking disqualification of a candidate from contesting elections if a court framed charges against him or her for serious offences, the Supreme Court of India ruled that such candidate cannot be barred from contesting elections till he is proven to be guilty.
Narendra Modi led NDA government told the Supreme Court not to encroach into the executive’s domain and suggested that the judiciary would do better by devising ways and means to tackle massive pendency of cases.
The Supreme Court of India ruled that a Muslim’s fundamental right to profess Islam does not include practicing polygamy, though Muslim’s personal law permits men to have four wives.
Non-resident Indians (NRIs) are now able to cast their vote through electronic-ballots or through their nominees residing in India. The Union government has informed the Supreme Court that it had accepted Election Commission’s recommendation to allow NRIs to vote through e-ballot system or through proxy.
With the assent of President Pranab Mukherjee to the judicial appointments commission bill, the collegium system of appointing judges to Supreme Court and high courts came to an end.
