By Krishnadas Rajagopal New Delhi: The Supreme Court has held that residential accommodation for nuns near a convent and hostels for students attached to educational institutions can claim exemption from paying building tax in Kerala. A Bench led by Justice Rohinton Nariman, in a judgment on March 1, said aContinue Reading
New Delhi: The right to protest and express dissent comes with certain duties and cannot be held “anytime and everywhere,” the Supreme Court said in an order, dismissing a review petition on the anti-citizenship law protests held in Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh in 2019. Twelve activists had filed a review petitionContinue Reading
New Delhi: The Supreme Court of India on December 14 issued notices to among others the federal and Kerala governments on a petition challenging the mandatory sacramental confessions practiced in the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church. The petitioners, Mathew Mathachan and CV Jose, argued that the practice of undergoing “sacramental confession”Continue Reading
By Sanya Talwar New Delhi, Sept 15 2020: The Supreme Court on September 15 restrained a rightwing television channel until further orders from telecasting the remaining episodes of a controversial show. The bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud, Indu Malhotra and K M Joseph was hearing a petition filed againstContinue Reading
By Fr. Cedric Prakash Ahmedabad, Aug 31, 2020: Just a couple of days before his retirement from the Supreme Court, Justice Arun Mishra gave (perhaps unwittingly) the people of India a very special gift: a ONE RUPEE COIN! It was in the form of the ‘punishment’ meted out to seniorContinue Reading
New Delhi, August 28, 2020: Witnessing temple rituals through live streaming cannot be a substitute for a physical visit to places of worship, the Supreme Court said on Aug 28, advocating opening of temples, churches and mosques for the public during the Unlock period on special occasions. A three-judge benchContinue Reading
New Delhi, Aug 14, 2020: A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court on August 14 found senior lawyer Prashant Bhushan guilty of contempt for his two tweets on Chief Justice of India SA Bobde and the apex court. Justices Arun Mishra, B R Gavai and Krishna Murari delivered the verdictContinue Reading
New Delhi, March 6, 2020: Non-governmental organizations supporting public causes through recognized means of protest and dissent cannot be deprived of funds from foreign contributors and sources, the Supreme Court said on March 6 in a potentially key verdict. The top court said organizations that did not have a politicalContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Kochi, September 12, 2019: Some 1,500 people in Kerala went hungry on September 11 when the southern Indian state celebrated its most popular festival Onam that ensures sumptuous meals are served to all. They belong to 365 families living in five waterfront apartment complexes at Maradu, aContinue Reading
By Matters of India Reporter New Delhi, July 23, 2019: The Supreme Court of India on July 23 granted bail to yet another of seven people, who have been languishing in jail for more than ten years in connection with the murder of a Hindu religious leader in Odisha, easternContinue Reading