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New Delhi, April 10 The Centre informed the Delhi High Court on Friday that steps have been taken in accordance with the law to block certain tweets by journalist Rana Ayyub, which were allegedly derogatory and sensitive to religious sentiments.In a note submitted to Justice Purushaindra Kumar...

New Delhi, April 8 The Indian Constitution does not allow judicial review based on "constitutional morality" to decide essential religious practices and beliefs, the Centre told the Supreme Court on Wednesday. The Centre emphasized that previous verdicts on decriminalizing consensual gay sex and...

New Delhi, April 7 The Centre vehemently argued before the Supreme Court that the issue of restricting the entry of women aged between 10 and 50 years into the Sabarimala temple falls within the domain of religious faith and denominational autonomy, and is beyond the scope of judicial review.A...

New Delhi, April 7 A nine-judge Supreme Court bench commenced hearings on petitions related to discrimination against women in religious places, including the Sabarimala temple of Kerala, and on the scope and extent of religious freedom practiced by multiple faiths.The Constitution bench...

New Delhi, April 7 – A nine-judge Constitution Bench, headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, is scheduled to hear the long-standing Sabarimala review matter on Tuesday. This case involves a batch of petitions that raise significant constitutional questions regarding religious freedom and...

New Delhi, April 7 – As hearings begin on Tuesday, the Supreme Court has formally notified the constitution of a nine-judge Constitution Bench to take up the long-standing Sabarimala review matter.According to the cause list published for Tuesday on the apex court’s official website, the...

New Delhi, April 4 – The Supreme Court has formally notified the constitution of a nine-judge Constitution Bench, which will commence hearing from April 7 in the long-pending Sabarimala review matter.According to the cause list published for April 7 on the apex court's official website, the...

Ahmedabad, April 4 All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi said on Saturday that the Uniform Civil Code Bill and the amendment to the Disturbed Areas Act recently passed by the Gujarat assembly are unconstitutional.After a marathon debate of more than seven hours...

New Delhi, April 3 Courts should not determine essential religious practices, as they are matters of faith held to be sacred by the followers of a religion, the Akhil Bharatiya Sant Samiti has told the Supreme Court while seeking to intervene in the upcoming Sabarimala review proceedings.A...

New Delhi, March 24 – Ahead of the commencement of hearings before a nine-judge Constitution Bench in the Sabarimala review matter, written submissions filed on behalf of the Travancore Devaswom Board have urged the Supreme Court to adopt a “community-centric and subjective” understanding of...

New Delhi, March 23 The Supreme Court on Monday decided to examine a significant constitutional challenge involving gender discrimination within religious personal laws, questioning whether a Parsi woman can be deprived of her religious identity following inter-faith marriage.The top court...

Prayagraj, March 18 The Allahabad High Court has reiterated that there can be no impediment or restriction on prayers and religious functions being conducted within the private premises of a person, regardless of their faith.In this case, the high court had previously asked the Sambhal...

Mumbai, March 16 – Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis clarified on Monday that the Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill, 2026, is not directed against any specific religion. He emphasized that the Bill is being introduced solely to prevent religious conversions carried out through coercion, fraud...

Mumbai, March 16: Differences among the constituent parties of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) came to the fore in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on Monday over the Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill, 2026, introduced to curb illegal and forced religious conversions in the state.After...

New Delhi, March 12 The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Thursday termed a plea in the Supreme Court seeking to invalidate Islamic inheritance laws as "misleading," arguing that it allegedly discriminates against Muslim women.The assertion by the Muslim body came after the...

New Delhi, March 10 The Supreme Court on Tuesday observed that the time has come for a Uniform Civil Code (UCC), as it termed a plea seeking to strike down provisions of the 1937 Shariat law as a "very good case" which advisably only the legislature should look into.A bench of Chief Justice...

New Delhi, February 16 The Supreme Court said on Monday that a nine-judge bench will begin the final hearing on a batch of petitions related to discrimination against women in religions and at religious places, including the Sabarimala Temple in Kerala.A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya...