Centre tells SC, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] The Centre told the Supreme Court on Monday that religious freedom does not include a fundamental right to convert other people to a particular religion and that it certainly does not embrace the right to convert an individual through fraud, deception, coercion or allurement.The central government said it is...

Consultative meeting held, 14 states submitted views, Centre to SC on identifying minorities, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] The Central government on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that on the issue of identification of minorities at the state level, it has held consultative meetings with all states and other stakeholders, and 14 states have furnished their views so far.A bench of Justices S.K. Kaul and A.S. Oka...

‘Matter will have far-reaching ramifications, sensitive in nature’, Centre to SC on identifying minorities, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] New Delhi, The central government has sought more time from the Supreme Court to hold consultations with the state governments on petitions seeking to identify minorities, including Hindus, at the state level.In a status report, the Ministry of Minority Affairs said that the 14 state governments, namely Punjab, Mizoram,...

SC to hear on Monday plea for replacing party symbols on EVMs with age, educational qualification of candidates, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] New Delhi, The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday a plea seeking a direction to the Election Commission to remove party symbols from ballots and electronic voting machines (EVMs) and put age, educational qualification and photograph of candidates instead. The plea said such a move will help...

SC to hear on Oct 31 plea seeking appointment of chairperson, others in law panel, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] New Delhi, The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on October 31 a PIL seeking a direction to the Centre to declare the Law Commission as a "statutory body" and appoint the chairperson and members to the panel. According to the cause list of October 31 uploaded on the...

SC to hear on Oct 31 plea to establish special anti-corruption courts in every district, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] New Delhi, The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on October 31 a plea seeking to establish special anti-corruption courts in every district to decide cases related to various economic offences like money laundering and tax evasion within one year. According to the cause list of October 31 uploaded...

SC to hear on Oct 31 plea to establish special anti-corruption courts in every district, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] New Delhi, The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on October 31 a plea seeking to establish special anti-corruption courts in every district to decide cases related to various economic offences like money laundering and tax evasion within one year. According to the cause list of October 31 uploaded...