Jamiat in top court to seek SC status for Dalit Muslims, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

Jamiat Ulama-I-Hind on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the Centre to grant Scheduled Caste status to Dalit Muslims for availing reservations in government jobs and admission to educational institutions while admitting to prevalence of casteism in the community despite strict prohibition by Islam.In an application seeking...

Perusal of SIT report shows ‘sham’ trials conducted in 1984 anti-Sikh riots, SC told, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

New Delhi, The Supreme Court was told on Thursday that a perusal of a report filed by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) shows that "sham" trials have been conducted in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. Senior advocate H S Phoolka, appearing for petitioner S Gurlad Singh Kahlon, referred to the SIT...

NHRC sends notice to Delhi Police over inaction to provide security to SC lawyer, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

New Delhi [India], November 2 (ANI): National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday issued notice to Commissioner of Delhi Police for not providing adequate security to Supreme Court lawyer and activist Vineet Jindal."Inaction by the Delhi Police authorities, in this case, is a matter of concern for the Commission as...

SC to hear 232 pleas on CAA issue on Oct 31 on reopening after Diwali, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

New Delhi, The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear around 240 PILs, including a large batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), on Monday when it would reopen after a nine-day Diwali vacation. A bench comprising Chief Justice Uday Umesh Lalit and justices...

CAA ‘benign piece of legislation’, doesn’t violate Assam Accord provisions, Centre to SC, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

New Delhi, The Centre has told the Supreme Court that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) is "a benign piece of legislation" which seeks to provide a relaxation to specific communities from specified countries with a clear cut-off date and urged the court to dismiss petitions challenging its validity.The Centre emphasised...