constitutional law

New Delhi, April 8 The Centre told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that the two landmark judgments decriminalizing adultery and same-sex consensual relationships were based on a subjective interpretation of "constitutional morality" and should be declared as "not a good law".This submission was...

New Delhi, April 8 The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the Centre's response to two petitions challenging provisions of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Act, 2026, which removes the right to self-perceived gender identity.A bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and...

Panaji, April 8 The Bombay High Court on Wednesday declared the Election Commission of India's notification for the Ponda Assembly by-election as "null and void," effectively cancelling the April 9 poll.Justices Valmiki Menezes and Amit Jamsandekar of the Goa bench of the HC passed the order...

Kolkata, April 8 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday criticized the BJP and the Election Commission over the deletion of voters' names during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise and said her party would move court again to resist the removal of electors from the...

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...

Important cases listed before the Supreme Court on Wednesday, April 8:* A nine-judge Supreme Court bench will hear pleas seeking review of the decision allowing women to enter the Sabarimala temple.* The Supreme Court will hear a plea seeking directions to the Centre and state governments to...

New Delhi, April 7 – Urging the Supreme Court to reconsider the 2018 Sabarimala judgment permitting entry of women of all age groups into the temple, the Union government told a nine-judge Constitution Bench on Tuesday that notions of “patriarchy” and “gender stereotypes” are alien to Indian...

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 A woman cannot be treated as "untouchable" for three days in a month and then cease to be considered untouchable on the fourth day, Supreme Court judge B.V. Nagarathna remarked on Tuesday.The remark came while a nine-judge bench was hearing petitions related to...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 7 With the assembly elections just a day away, the BJP in Kerala on Tuesday criticized both the ruling LDF and the opposition UDF over their stance on the Sabarimala issue, accusing them of taking a "U-turn" on the entry of young women into the hill shrine.Addressing...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 7 Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said on Tuesday that those interpreting the law must take faith into account, as he spoke about the Sabarimala women entry issue and the lessons learned from the controversy.Speaking to the media here, the Thiruvananthapuram MP said he...

Aizawl, April 7, 2026: In exercise of the powers conferred under Article 243K of the Constitution of India, read with sub-rule (1) of Rule 3 of the Mara Autonomous District Council (Election to Village Councils) Rules, 2014, the State Election Commission of Mizoram has ordered that any...

New Delhi, April 7 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday asserted that his government has always prioritized women's empowerment in all forms, and said that with the Women's Reservation Act, India is moving towards greater women-led governance.He was commenting on a newspaper article written...

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 – 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...

Shimla, April 6 The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Monday stayed a decision of the state government that authorized deputy commissioners (DCs) to make modifications in up to five percent of the reserved seats in the roster for the upcoming panchayat polls.The Himachal Government had issued the...

New Delhi, April 6 The State does not hold public resources as a "private proprietor" but as a trustee on behalf of the people, the Supreme Court said on Monday.A bench headed by Justice Vikram Nath said that whenever the State undertakes the allocation of public resources, award of public...

Gorakhpur (UP), April 5 Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday asserted that no goon or mafia don will be allowed to thrive in the state and reiterated that the government stands as a guarantor of safety and security for every trader and every daughter of the state.Speaking at...

Dhaka/Colombo, April 5. Last year, the interim government of Bangladesh, led by Muhammad Yunus, banned all activities of the Bangladesh Awami League and its related organizations through the Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Ordinance 2025. Now, the new government, led by the Bangladesh Nationalist...