A new petition filed by a Hindu body in a local court in Agra — asking for authorities to excavate under a mosque on the premises of the Agra Fort — has, once again, shown why the government needs to make its stance clear on the 1991 Places of Worship Act and the Supreme Court […]
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May
May
A democratically elected government must be allowed to serve its constituents. This is the message at the heart of the significant Supreme Court judgment this week that confirmed that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government controlled bureaucrats assigned to departments that are legally within its purview. The 105-page order by a Constitution bench headed by […]
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May
May
In a significant shift away from the fault-based theory of divorce, a five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court decided on Monday that it can dissolve a marriage on the grounds of irretrievable breakdown of relations exercising its powers under Article 142, which empowers the top court to pass any order that it deems necessary […]
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Apr
Apr
There are three major hurdles in the fight against hate speech in India. The first — and often the most important — is administrative vacillation. The second, and associated problem, is the absence of political will in checking hate speech by leaders, given how faith and community-based polarisation often bring electoral dividends. The third is […]
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Apr
Apr
A month after the government in Karnataka sought to send a political signal by scrapping a separate quota for Muslims, the administration has taken a temporary U-turn, telling the Supreme Court that it will hold off on implementing the changes till the next date of hearing, May 9. This effectively also means that the contentious […]