Supreme Court on Sabarimala: All men and women have equal right to worship

New Delhi: All men and women have an equal right to worship under the Constitution of India, the Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday, while hearing a public interest litigation filed in 2006 by non-profit body Indian Young Lawyers' Association, seeking

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Women have fundamental right to enter Sabarimala temple, says Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that banning the entry of women in Sabarimala by the temple authorities is unconstitutional and questioned the temple authorities regarding the same. "On what basis you (temple authorities) deny the entry. SC on Sabarimala: Why can't women enter?The Telegraph India SC To Continue Hearing Sabarimala Temple Entry Case Today: A Timeline Of The 30-Year-Long StruggleOutlook India Women have constitutional right to enter Sabarimala temple: Supreme Court Moneycontrol.com India Today -The Tribune -All India Radio

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Measure to break California into 3 states removed from November ballot after court ruling

(CNN) It looks like Californians won't be voting on whether to split their state into three. The California Supreme Court shot down the controversial initiative from appearing on the November ballot in a unanimous decision, writing that "significant

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California high court nixes November initiative to split state in three

In a stunning move Wednesday that strikes one of the most colorful and curious measures from the November ballot, California's Supreme Court unanimously blocked an initiative crafted by a Silicon Valley venture capitalist that calls for splitting the

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Right to pray doesn't depend on legislations, says Supreme Court

New Delhi: The right of a woman to pray is a fundamental right that does not depend on legislations, the Supreme Court observed on Wednesday while hearing a bunch of petitions challenging the traditional ban on the entry of women between 10 and 50 ... Sabarimala temple entry: Supreme Court mentions Kerala's flip-flopsThe Hindu Supreme Court on Sabarimala: All men and women have equal right to worship Livemint Women have fundamental right to enter Sabrimala temple, says Apex courtHindu Business Line Daily Pioneer

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US asks court to detain alleged Russian agent pending trial

By Sarah N. Lynch. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department asked a federal court on Wednesday to detain alleged Russian agent Maria Butina pending her trial, saying she poses a serious flight risk, has ties to Russian intelligence and will ... Tale of sex, deception emerges about suspected Russian agentEconomic Times US judge orders accused Russian agent jailed pending trialReuters Magistrate orders accused Russian agent tied to NRA to be jailed without bondUSA TODAY TIME -Business Standard -New York Times -NPR

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State Supreme Court removes measure to split California into three states from November ballot

The California Supreme Court decided Wednesday to remove from the November ballot a measure aimed at dividing California into three states. In a brief order, the court said it acted “because significant questions have been raised regarding the ... Breaking: California high court nixes initiative to split state in threeThe Mercury News

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Sabarimala temple entry: Supreme Court mentions Kerala's flip

The Kerala government's various flip-flops in the Supreme Court since 2007, in support and against the ban on allowing women to enter the Sabarimala temple, were mentioned by the court on Wednesday. The reference came after senior advocate Jaideep ... Supreme Court on Sabarimala: All men and women have equal right to worship Livemint Women have fundamental right to enter Sabrimala temple: SCBusiness Standard Women have constitutional right to enter Sabarimala temple: Supreme Court Moneycontrol.com India Today -Outlook India -The Indian Express

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Trump Supreme Court pick Kavanaugh: I'd 'put the final nail in' independent counsel precedent

Two years before President Donald Trump nominated him to a seat on the Supreme Court, federal appeals courts Judge Brett Kavanaugh said he believes the legal precedent that allows for independent counsels to investigate government officials for federal ... Kavanaugh and the environmentSCOTUSblog (blog) Brett Kavanaugh Is Polling Like Robert Bork And Harriet MiersFiveThirtyEight Kavanaugh Wants To 'Put The Nail' In Case Authorizing Independent Counsel, Which Isn't Terrifying At AllAbove the Law

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Women have fundamental right to enter Sabarimala temple: Supreme Court

Hearing the contentious issue relating to the ban on entry of women between 10 and 50 years of age in Kerala's historic Sabarimala temple, the Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that a woman's right to pray is equal to that of a man and it should not

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Scrapping Section 377 in entirety will lead to anarchy: Supreme Court

All the observations so far from the Constitution bench of the Supreme Court (SC) hearing pleas to decriminalise homosexual acts were music to the ears of LGBT rights activists and they lapped it up. But on Tuesday, the court made it clear that no one

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If Section 377 violates fundamental rights, we will strike it down: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its verdict in the case on decriminalising Section 377 of the Indian Penal code (IPC). This was after counsels from parties concluded their arguments. During today's hearing, Justice Rohinton Nariman, who is on the ... The quality of justiceThe Indian Express Lateral entry for judiciary too – This may be the good ideaFinancial Express SC: Will scrap gay law if it violates rightsThe Telegraph India Economic Times -Business Standard -Scroll.in -Bar & Bench

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Supreme Court says no mobocracy, need anti

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Centre and all states and Union Territories not to allow “cow vigilantism” or “lynching” by any group or mob by taking law into their hands and nip it in the bud. A three-judge Bench of Chief Justice

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Supreme Court order on mob lynching strong, but new law will be useless unless existing rules are enforced

A Supreme Court bench, headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, termed incidents of mob lynching in India as 'horrendous acts of mobocracy' and observed that individual citizens cannot take law into their hands. The bench, while directing Parliament to

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Supreme Court reserves verdict on Section 377

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday reserved its verdict on whether to decriminalise Section 377 a controversial and archaic provision in the Indian Penal Code (IPC) that makes gay sex a punishable offence. The SC asked all the counsel who ... SC reserves verdict on pleas challenging constitutional validity of section 377 of IPCEconomic Times Cannot wait for majoritarian governments to strike down Section 377: Supreme CourtMoneycontrol.com Supreme Court reserves judgement on Section 377 as hearing endsScroll.in Live Law -NewsX -Oneindia

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The Supreme Court Doesn't Need 9 Justices. It Needs 27

Justice Kennedy's retirement has prompted a chorus of cries by Democrats to resuscitate a seemingly unlikely idea: “packing” the Supreme Court. For would-be packers, expanding the court from nine to 11 justices, if and when the Democrats take back ... Obamacare, once a GOP target, is now a midterm rallying cry for DemocratsWashington Post The Supreme Court Has Been Making PolicyNational Review Comments by former clerks may backfire on Trump's high court pickReuters Salt Lake Tribune -SCOTUSblog (blog) -Boston Herald -Politico

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UK High Court issues enforcement order against Vijay Mallya

On Thursday fugitive tycoon Vijay Mallya got a major legal setack, his home can be searched and his assets can be seized as a means of recovering the money he owes banks in India in unpaid loans, following an enforcement order by a UK judge.

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Supreme Court notice to govt over social media monitoring hub

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the centre over its decision to establish a social media communication hub under the ministry of information and broadcasting for monitoring activities on social media. A bench comprising Chief

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