-NDTV The judgement in the triple talaq case came two years after Shayara Bano from Uttarakhand approached the top court after her husband of 15 years sent her a letter with word talaq written thrice to divorce her New Delhi: In a historic judgement, the Supreme Court today banned the controversial practice of triple talaq that allows Muslim men to divorce their wives instantly by saying "talaq" thrice. A five-judge bench ruled...
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Supreme Court avenges a misogynist clergy -Saif Mahmood
-The Indian Express Right-wing Muslim bashers rejoicing over the apex court having come down on the Shariat with a heavy hand need to hold their horses. Far from doing this, the apex court has actually fallen back on and relied upon the Shariat itself to accord justice to Muslim women by declaring the practice of Triple Talaq as illegal. New Delhi: By a majority of 3 : 2, a five-judge Constitution Bench...
More »Privacy is a fundamental right under Article 21, rules Supreme Court -Krishnadas Rajagopal
-The Hindu The right to privacy is intrinsic to life and liberty, thus coming under Article 21, and comes under the various fundamental freedoms in PART III of the Indian Constitution. A nine-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on August 24, 2017 ruled that right to privacy is “intrinsic to life and liberty” and is inherently protected under the various fundamental freedoms enshrined under Part III of the Indian Constitution. Reading out...
More »Instant talaq outlawed -R Balaji
-The Telegraph New Delhi: A wave of rare consensus swept most of the national landscape today as the Supreme Court declared the instant triple talaq unconstitutional and outlawed it by a 3:2 majority verdict. While Justices Kurian Joseph, R.F. Nariman and U.U. Lalit ruled the practice "manifestly arbitrary" and against "public order and morality", Chief Justice of India J.S. Khehar and Justice S. Abdul Nazeer differed in their minority view. The minority view...
More »SC slams Khattar government, finds 'influence' bags mining lease -Dhananjay Mahapatra
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: In what could hurt Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar's claim of corruption-free governance, the Supreme Court has severely criticised the manner in which "influence in high places' was used to subvert law regarding grant of mining lease in the state. Dropping loud hints about its displeasure, a bench of Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta said: "This is a classic case of Sunder Marketing...
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