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New Delhi, April 9 The Centre on Thursday backed the restriction on the entry of menstruating women into Kerala's Sabarimala temple, saying that the top court's 2018 judgment proceeds on the assumption that men are superior and women are on a lower pedestal.A nine-judge Constitution bench is...

New Delhi, April 8 The Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that it has the right and jurisdiction to determine what is a superstitious practice in a religion.This came in response to the Centre's submission that a secular court cannot decide the issue, as judges are experts in the field of...

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 The Centre told the Supreme Court on Tuesday that the 2018 Sabarimala judgment, which lifted the ban on women aged 10-50 entering the Sabarimala temple in Kerala, was wrongly decided and requires reconsideration.Appearing before a nine-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of...

New Delhi, April 7 The Centre on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that it supports the restriction on the entry of menstruating women into Kerala's Sabarimala temple, arguing that the issue falls squarely within the domain of religious faith and denominational autonomy, and lies beyond the scope...

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...

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 19 The Centre on Thursday told the Supreme Court that it is "definitely not anti-labour" and will take all necessary steps to protect the interests of workers. This statement came after a nine-judge Constitution Bench reserved its verdict on the correctness of the 1978 ruling...

New Delhi, March 11 Authorities at AIIMS, Delhi, announced Wednesday that a committee will be formed to implement the Supreme Court's order, which allows the withdrawal of artificial life support for a 32-year-old man who has been in a coma for more than 13 years.In a landmark judgment, the...

New Delhi, February 16 – A nine-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court will begin hearing the issues raised in the Sabarimala review case from April 7.A bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, while dealing with a batch of review petitions against the September 2018...