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Court Relief For Ex-JNU Leader Shehla Rashid, Sedition Case To Be Withdrawn
The case against Shehla Rashid was filed for offences including sedition, promoting enmity between different groups on ground of religion, language, race, place of birth etc, and inciting riots.
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Loudspeakers Not Essential For Any Religion: High Court Orders Action Against Violation
Use of loudspeakers is not an essential part of any religion, the Bombay High Court said on Thursday, directing the law enforcement agencies to take prompt action against loudspeakers that violate the noise pollution norms and rules.
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Divisive Rhetoric On Religion Harms Constitutional Unity: Supreme Court Judge
The increasing use of divisive rhetoric based on religion, caste and ethnicity poses a major challenge to the constitutional ideal of fraternity as well as the sense of unity in the country, Supreme Court judge Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra has said.
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"Reservation Can't Be On Basis Of Religion": Supreme Court In Bengal Case
Reservation cannot be on the basis of religion, the Supreme Court observed on Monday while hearing a batch of pleas challenging the Calcutta High Court verdict that struck down the OBC status of several castes in West Bengal granted since 2010.
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"No Religion Encourages Pollution": Top Court On Crackers Amid Air Crisis
The Supreme Court has demanded Delhi Police take "immediate action" to stop the sale and bursting of firecrackers in the national capital even days after Diwali, observing sharply that "no religion encourages pollution".
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"Don't Use Religion As Synonym Of Dharma": Petition In High Court
The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked the Centre to expeditiously decide a representation seeking to use the "proper meaning" of the term "religion" and not use it as a synonym of "dharma" in official documents.
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Stop Mentioning Caste, Religion Of Litigants In Cases: Supreme Court
The practice of mentioning caste or religion of litigants in court cases must be shunned, the Supreme Court has said while directing its registry and all other courts to stop it immediately.
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Distributing Bible Not Allurement For Religious Conversion: Allahabad High Court
Distributing the Holy Bible and imparting good teachings cannot be termed as an "allurement for religious conversion" under the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, the Allahabad High Court said on Wednesday.
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Charges Framed Against Ex-BJP MLA In 2013 Muzaffarnagar Riots Case
A special MP/MLA court on Tuesday framed charges against former BJP MLA Vikram Saini and 26 others for promoting enmity between different religions in a 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots case.
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"Religion-Based Reservation Unconstitutional": Karnataka On Muslim Quota
The Karnataka government has told the Supreme Court it has taken a "conscious decision" to not continue with reservation on the sole basis of religion as it is unconstitutional and it has therefore scrapped the provision of 4 per cent Muslim quota.
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Daughter's Right To Claim Marriage Expenses Irrespective Of Religion: Court
Kerala High Court on Tuesday observed that the right of an unmarried daughter to get reasonable expenses concerning her marriage from her father cannot have a religious shade.
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When Politicians Stop Using Religion, Hate Speech Will End: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Wednesday took serious exception to hate speeches saying these will end the moment politics and religions are separated and politicians stop using religion in politics.
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Supreme Court Rejects Request On Gender, Religion-Neutral Laws
The Supreme Court today refused to entertain pleas seeking a direction to the Centre to frame religion and gender-neutral uniform laws governing subjects like marriage, divorce, inheritance and alimony, saying it cannot direct Parliament to "enact th
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Supreme Court Asks If It Can Direct Legislature To Make Uniform Laws
The Supreme Court asked on Monday whether it can hear a range of pleas including PILs seeking a direction to the Centre to make religion and gender-neutral uniform laws governing subjects like marriage, divorce, inheritance, and alimony.
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"Common Enemy Of All Religions Is Hatred": Supreme Court On Hate Speech
Not all speech is hate speech and it has to be decided which statements or speeches come under that definition, the Supreme Court said today while hearing a petition demanding action in cases of hate speech.
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Court Relief For Ex-JNU Leader Shehla Rashid, Sedition Case To Be Withdrawn
The case against Shehla Rashid was filed for offences including sedition, promoting enmity between different groups on ground of religion, language, race, place of birth etc, and inciting riots.
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Loudspeakers Not Essential For Any Religion: High Court Orders Action Against Violation
Use of loudspeakers is not an essential part of any religion, the Bombay High Court said on Thursday, directing the law enforcement agencies to take prompt action against loudspeakers that violate the noise pollution norms and rules.
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Divisive Rhetoric On Religion Harms Constitutional Unity: Supreme Court Judge
The increasing use of divisive rhetoric based on religion, caste and ethnicity poses a major challenge to the constitutional ideal of fraternity as well as the sense of unity in the country, Supreme Court judge Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra has said.
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"Reservation Can't Be On Basis Of Religion": Supreme Court In Bengal Case
Reservation cannot be on the basis of religion, the Supreme Court observed on Monday while hearing a batch of pleas challenging the Calcutta High Court verdict that struck down the OBC status of several castes in West Bengal granted since 2010.
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"No Religion Encourages Pollution": Top Court On Crackers Amid Air Crisis
The Supreme Court has demanded Delhi Police take "immediate action" to stop the sale and bursting of firecrackers in the national capital even days after Diwali, observing sharply that "no religion encourages pollution".
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"Don't Use Religion As Synonym Of Dharma": Petition In High Court
The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked the Centre to expeditiously decide a representation seeking to use the "proper meaning" of the term "religion" and not use it as a synonym of "dharma" in official documents.
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Stop Mentioning Caste, Religion Of Litigants In Cases: Supreme Court
The practice of mentioning caste or religion of litigants in court cases must be shunned, the Supreme Court has said while directing its registry and all other courts to stop it immediately.
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Distributing Bible Not Allurement For Religious Conversion: Allahabad High Court
Distributing the Holy Bible and imparting good teachings cannot be termed as an "allurement for religious conversion" under the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, the Allahabad High Court said on Wednesday.
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Charges Framed Against Ex-BJP MLA In 2013 Muzaffarnagar Riots Case
A special MP/MLA court on Tuesday framed charges against former BJP MLA Vikram Saini and 26 others for promoting enmity between different religions in a 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots case.
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"Religion-Based Reservation Unconstitutional": Karnataka On Muslim Quota
The Karnataka government has told the Supreme Court it has taken a "conscious decision" to not continue with reservation on the sole basis of religion as it is unconstitutional and it has therefore scrapped the provision of 4 per cent Muslim quota.
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Daughter's Right To Claim Marriage Expenses Irrespective Of Religion: Court
Kerala High Court on Tuesday observed that the right of an unmarried daughter to get reasonable expenses concerning her marriage from her father cannot have a religious shade.
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When Politicians Stop Using Religion, Hate Speech Will End: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Wednesday took serious exception to hate speeches saying these will end the moment politics and religions are separated and politicians stop using religion in politics.
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Supreme Court Rejects Request On Gender, Religion-Neutral Laws
The Supreme Court today refused to entertain pleas seeking a direction to the Centre to frame religion and gender-neutral uniform laws governing subjects like marriage, divorce, inheritance and alimony, saying it cannot direct Parliament to "enact th
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Supreme Court Asks If It Can Direct Legislature To Make Uniform Laws
The Supreme Court asked on Monday whether it can hear a range of pleas including PILs seeking a direction to the Centre to make religion and gender-neutral uniform laws governing subjects like marriage, divorce, inheritance, and alimony.
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"Common Enemy Of All Religions Is Hatred": Supreme Court On Hate Speech
Not all speech is hate speech and it has to be decided which statements or speeches come under that definition, the Supreme Court said today while hearing a petition demanding action in cases of hate speech.
