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Supreme Court Hears Appeals Against High Court Decrees in Malankara Church Disputes. Rival Claims Over Control of Church Assets and Applicability of 1934 Constitution Pending Adjudication.

The Supreme Court heard a batch of civil appeals arising from judgments and decrees of the High Court of Kerala in three sets of suits concerning chur...

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"Supreme Court Affirms Need for Minority Establishment in AMU’s Minority Status Dispute" AMU’s Minority Status Under Scrutiny: Establishment by Legislature Versus Minority Founding Rights

The Supreme Court judgment in Aligarh Muslim University v. Naresh Agarwal & Ors. primarily deals with the issue of minority rights in education, f...

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"Landmark Judgment on Property Rights and Public Welfare in Mumbai" "Balancing property ownership with the collective good under India's constitutional framework."

The Supreme Court examined whether Chapter VIII-A of the MHADA Act aligns with the principles of Article 39(b) of the Indian Constitution, which aims ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act, 2004 as Valid Regulatory Legislation. High Court erred in striking down entire Act; provisions conflicting with UGC Act are severable.

The Supreme Court considered appeals against the Allahabad High Court's judgment striking down the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act, 2004 ...

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Supreme Court Strikes Down Caste-Based Discrimination in Prison Manuals as Unconstitutional. Prison Rules Dividing Labour and Segregating Barracks by Caste Violate Articles 14, 15, 17, 21, and 23 of the Constitution.

The petitioner, Sukanya Shantha, a journalist, filed a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution seeking directions for the repeal of offendi...

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Bombay High Court Allows Women's Entry into Haji Ali Dargah Sanctum Sanctorum — Gender Discrimination by Trust Struck Down. The Court held that the ban on women's entry violated constitutional guarantees of equality and freedom of religion, and directed the Trust to permit women access.

The petitioners, Dr. Noorjehan Safia Niaz and Zakia Soman, social activists and office bearers of Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan, filed a Public Inte...

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Division Bench of Karnataka High Court Hears Challenge to Karnataka Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments (Amendment) Act, 2011 by Temple Trusts. Petitioners Allege Amendment Is Discriminatory and Violative of Fundamental Rights Under Constitution.

The petitioners, comprising 64 Hindu religious institutions and charitable trusts from various districts of Karnataka, filed writ petitions under Arti...

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High Court of Karnataka Hears Writ Petitions Challenging Government Order Appointing Administrator for Vyasaraja Mutt. Petitioners Allege That the Karnataka Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments Act, 1997 Does Not Apply to the Mutt and Seek Quashing of the Administrator's Appointment.

The case involved two writ petitions filed in the High Court of Karnataka challenging the Government orders dated 26.05.2012 appointing an administrat...