DHAKA: Protesters besieged Bangladesh’s Supreme Court on Saturday, delivering a two-hour ultimatum that forced a purge of the country’s highest court. Chief justice Obaidul Hassan decided by 1pm (in line with the student-imposed deadline) to resign. He was replaced by Syed Refaat Ahmed, appointed amid student protests backed by “law adviser” Asif Nazrul to bring…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court, on Thursday, affirmed that the fundamental right to equality ensures “factual and not formal equality.” Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, in his 140-page majority judgement, stated that the Constitution empowers states to make sub-classifications within the Scheduled Castes (SCs) for quota purposes. He highlighted that classifications are permissible if different…
NEW DELHI: Civil services aspirant Avinash Dubey has written to Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, urging the Supreme Court to take action against officials responsible for the deaths of three students who lost their lives in a flooded basement of a coaching centre in Delhi.Dubey highlighted the plight of students residing in these areas, saying that…
NEW DELHI: Chief Justice DY Chandrachud on Thursday, said that simply establishing arbitration institutions is not enough, and measures must be taken to prevent these dispute resolution centers from being dominated by a “self-perpetuating clique.”Speaking at the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, Chandrachud urged countries like India to rise to the challenge of fostering…
NEW DELHI: Using its omnibus powers under Article 142 of the Constitution, the Supreme Court on Monday allowed termination of a 14-year-old girl’s 30-week-old pregnancy, allegedly caused by sexual assault, following a medical board’s opinion that though MTP at this stage is risky, threat to the minor’s life is more if pregnancy continued to its…
