[ad_1] The Centre told the Supreme Court on Monday that religious freedom does not include a fundamental right to convert other people to a particular religion and that it certainly does not embrace the right to convert an individual through fraud, deception, coercion or allurement.The central government said it is...
SC dismisses plea challenging nomination of ex-CJI Ranjan Gogoi to Rajya Sabha, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a PIL challenging the nomination of former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi to Rajya Sabha by the government on the ground that he was not eligible. Dismissing the plea, a bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Abhay S Oka...
SC queries Centre on non-disclosure of reasons for denying security clearance, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Wednesday queried Centre on the non-disclosure of reasons for denying security clearance to Malayalam news channel 'MediaOne'.A bench of Justices D.Y. Chandrachud and Hima Kohli told Additional Solicitor General K.M. Nataraj, representing the Centre, that in court proceedings, if one party relies on...
No violation of programme code, Malayalam news channel tells SC, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] New Delhi, Malayalam news channel 'MediaOne' on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that there is not a single instance when the channel violated the programme code and security clearance from the Centre is not needed for renewal of broadcast licence.Senior advocate Dushyant Dave, representing the news channel, contended before...
SC issues notice to Centre, EC on PIL seeking voting rights for prisoners, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Centre and the Election Commission (EC) on a PIL challenging the vires of Section 62(5) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, which deprives prisoners of their right to vote.A bench headed by Chief Justice U.U. Lalit...
CAA ‘benign piece of legislation’, doesn’t violate Assam Accord provisions, Centre to SC, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] New Delhi, The Centre has told the Supreme Court that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) is "a benign piece of legislation" which seeks to provide a relaxation to specific communities from specified countries with a clear cut-off date and urged the court to dismiss petitions challenging its validity.The Centre...