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TCS Nashik case reaches Supreme Court: Plea terms forced religious conversions a 'terror act', indirect 'war on India'TCS Nashik Case News: Allegations of religious coercion and exploitation at a TCS Nashik workplace have reached the Supreme Court. A plea a...
Nashik MNC case: Plea in SC seeks directions to control deceitful religious conversionThe plea filed by advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay contended that deceitful religious conversion is not only a serious threat to sovereignty...
Sabarimala Hearing: Supreme Court says it can test religious practices against constitutionThe Supreme Court has asserted its right to review religious practices for superstition. A nine-member bench is examining legal questions o...
Sabarimala case: SC says it can hold what superstition in a religion is, Centre opposesThe Supreme Court has asserted its authority to identify superstitious practices within religions. This declaration came during a hearing o...
Constitution over tradition: Why ‘essential practices’ must not override individual rightsIndia's Supreme Court is embarking on an examination of religious traditions to determine their compliance with fundamental rights. Key cas...
Centre backs restriction on women's Sabarimala entry in SC, says religious faith beyond judicial reviewThe Centre has informed the Supreme Court that the Sabarimala temple entry issue is a matter of religious faith. Solicitor General Tushar M...
Word of the day: Antidisestablishmentarianism — the longest non-technical, non-medical word in the English languageWord of the Day: Antidisestablishmentarianism — the longest non-technical, non-medical word in the English language, its meaning and usage....
State can interfere with religious practices if they impede development, equality rights: SCIndia's top court confirmed the constitutional validity of secularism. The court clarified the state's role concerning religious practices....
Talk of CAA being against a community mischievous: Govt“The assertion that the CAA is against any particular community is erroneous, unfounded and designedly mischievous,” the government said in...
View: Courts cannot see Sabarimala and triple talaq in the same wayShould the state – government, legislature, or court – never intervene in religious practices? What about the banning of sati, caste discri...
IAF officers can't grow beard on religious grounds: Supreme CourtA bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur said that the Centre's decision to prohibit personnel of a particular community from sporting be...
Seeking votes in name of religion is 'corrupt practice': Supreme CourtAppeals in the name of race, community or language are also not allowed under the wider interpretation of the law given by the court in its...
Secularism not aloofness to religion: Supreme CourtThe SC bench reserved its verdict on the mode and manner in which a court should try an electoral malpractice committed to seek votes using...
Supreme Court won't let religion enter secular arena of elections: CJI ThakurThe CJI is heading a seven-judge bench which is dealing with petitions seeking to clarify the law which bars an appeal on the name of relig...
Bangladesh High Court rejects petition challenging Islam as state religionThe Court rejected a writ petition by a Hindu lawyer questioning acknowledgement of Islam as the state religion in the "secular" country.
Revival of religion a matter of concern, says NALSAR VC Faizan Mustafa"Secularism is the core of modernity and the narrative of secularism is the story of progress and the exercise of reason," he said.
Citizen can declare that he does not belong to any religion: Bombay High CourtThe Bombay High Court has held that the government cannot compel any person to declare his religion in any document, form or declaration.