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...
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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...
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New Delhi, March 30 The CPI(M) on Monday demanded the revocation of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, in the interest of "constitutional morality," warning that it may lead to excessive government control and undermine federalism.In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra...
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New Delhi, March 30 The CPI(M) on Monday demanded the withdrawal of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, in the interest of "constitutional morality," warning that it may lead to excessive government control and undermine federalism.In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra...
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Bengaluru, March 3 Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has written to his counterpart in Tamil Nadu, M K Stalin, expressing the state's strong support for a renewed national discourse on Centre-State relations.Siddaramaiah said he would urge the union government to provide an institutional...
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New Delhi, February 26 – The Supreme Court on Thursday strongly criticized the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) over references to “corruption in the judiciary” in an 8th-grade Social Science textbook, observing that the controversy appeared to be the result of a...
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Hyderabad, February 25 Citing an example of his daughter's Muslim friend being denied accommodation due to her religious identity, Supreme Court Justice Ujjal Bhuyan said such instances demonstrate how far the country falls short of the benchmark of constitutional morality.Speaking at a...
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Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 17 When the judiciary adopts the language and symbols of the majority, it undermines the confidence of minorities, betrays the promise of non-discrimination, and emboldens the State to go beyond the rule of law, former Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court, Justice A P...
New Delhi, Feb 17 – The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear a petition seeking strict guidelines for statements and remarks made by constitutional officials that do not align with constitutional principles.A bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant said the issue was serious, but the...
New Delhi, February 16 The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain petitions seeking action against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over a viral video purportedly showing him aiming and firing with a rifle at members of a particular community.A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant...
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