Today, On 9th April, The Centre told the Supreme Court it supports keeping the ban on women of menstruating age entering Kerala’s Sabarimala temple, arguing the 2018 ruling relied on a premise that places men above women and treats them as inferior.
SG Tushar Mehta told the Supreme Court that India respects women and rejected the idea of patriarchy in the Sabarimala case. The Centre argued temple entry rules are based on religious faith, not gender discrimination, as the court continues hearing the matter.
The Supreme Court has deferred the hearing on the CBI’s plea challenging suspension of Kuldeep Singh Sengar’s life sentence in the Unnao rape case. The Court said Sengar will remain in custody and key legal questions on “public servant” status will be examined in May.
The Delhi High Court has taken on record Arvind Kejriwal’s plea seeking recusal of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma in the Delhi Excise Policy case. Kejriwal told the Court he will argue the case himself as the matter has now been listed for further hearing.
The Central government told the Supreme Court of India it has formed a panel including Indu Malhotra, Aniruddha Bose and KK Venugopal to redraft NCERT judiciary textbooks.
The Delhi High Court has listed April 20 to hear the ED’s plea challenging a trial court order that refused to take cognisance of its chargesheet against Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald money laundering case. The ED argues the trial court ruling was legally flawed and could affect other money laundering prosecutions under the PMLA.
The Supreme Court has postponed the hearing on Gitanjali Angmo’s plea challenging Sonam Wangchuk’s detention under the National Security Act. The matter will now be heard on February 26, as the Centre defends the detention citing national security concerns.
The Supreme Court of India held that pre-2018 land acquisition cases under the NHAI Act cannot be reopened for interest-bearing compensation, as CJI Surya Kant and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan heard NHAI’s plea reviewing the 2019 retrospective compensation ruling.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said legislative drafting is a specialised science and art that shapes how laws function. He stressed that India urgently needs committed and professionally trained experts to draft clear and effective legislation.
Gitanjali J Angmo urged the Supreme Court to stop delays in the hearing against Sonam Wangchuk’s preventive detention under the NSA. The Court will examine disputed video transcripts before reserving judgment next week.
