The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear over 200 PILs Monday including a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act.
New Delhi, Sep. 11 (PTI): The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear over 200 PILs on Monday including a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA). A bench headed by Chief Justice U U Lalit is scheduled to hear the petitions challenging the validity of the CAA whose enactment had triggered widespread protests across the country. According to the list of businesses uploaded on the apex court’s website, a bench comprising the Chief Justice and Justice S Ravindra Bhat has posted 220 petitions for hearing, including the lead plea by the Indian Union of Muslim League against the CAA. Several PILs pending for a couple of years in the top court will also be taken up for hearing. The CJI-led bench is also scheduled to hear some other PILs including a plea filed by an organisation, We The Women of India, for creating adequate infrastructure under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act across the country for prov
NEW DELHI, Sep 9: The Supreme Court Friday refused to entertain a plea seeking the arrest of suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma over her remarks on the Prophet made during a TV debate. A bench of Chief Justice U U Lalit and Justices S Ravindra Bhat and P S Narasimha said the courts should think carefully while passing orders in such matters. “This may sound simple and innocuous but it has far-reaching consequences. The court should be circumspect while issuing […]
Uniindia: New Delhi, Sep 9 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan, who had been in jail for two long years, after rejecting the Uttar Pradesh government s plea not to free him on ground that he was planning to incite violence.