Supreme Court Friday dismissed a plea to ban idol immersions in water bodies across the country, saying restrictions would militate against the fundamental right of a section of citizens to profess and practice the religion of their choice.A bench of Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan and Justice J.M. Panchal dismissed the plea against idol immersions in water bodies, brushing aside petitioner Salek Chand...
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a judgment that might come as a dampener to green activists, the Supreme Court on Friday rejected a plea to ban idol immersions in rivers, lakes and other water bodies."Restrictions would militate against the fundamental right of a section of citizens to profess and practice the religion of their choice," a bench comprising chief justice KG Balakrishnan and justice JM Panchal observed.The petitioner,...
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Supreme Court today dismissed a plea to ban idol immersions in water bodies across the country, saying restrictions would militate against the fundamental right of a section of citizens to profess and practice the religion of their choice.A bench of Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan and Justice J.M. Panchal dismissed the plea against idol immersions in water bodies, brushing aside petitioner Salek Chand...
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NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Friday dismissed a plea to ban idol immersions in water bodies across the country, saying restrictions would militate against the fundamental right of a section of citizens to profess and practice the religion of their choice. A bench of Chief Justice KG Balakrishnan and Justice JM Panchal dismissed the plea against idol immersions in water bodies, brushing aside petitioner...
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The Supreme Court Friday dismissed a plea to ban idol immersions in water bodies across the country, saying restrictions would militate against the fundamental right of a section of citizens to profess and practice the religion of their choice.A bench of Chief Justice K. G. Balakrishnan and Justice J. M. Panchal dismissed the plea against idol immersions in water bodies, brushing aside petitioner Salek...
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Supreme Court Friday dismissed a plea to ban idol immersions in water bodies across the country, saying restrictions would militate against the fundamental right of a section of citizens to profess and practice the religion of their choice.A bench of Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan and Justice J.M. Panchal dismissed the plea against idol immersions in water bodies, brushing aside petitioner Salek Chand...
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Kerala State Pharmacy Council will organise a national pharmaceutical scientific seminar here on October 26. Deputy Speaker of the Kerala Assembly, Jose Baby, will inaugurate the seminar, at the Town Hall.Announcing this at a press conference here, the council president K.C. Ajithkumar said the government and the council were adopting measures to check unhealthy practices in the pharmaceutical sector.The...
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Supreme Court has held that a person cannot be detained under the Preventive Detention Act in a casual manner as it would violate his fundamental right to personal liberty."Persons found guilty of economic offences have to be dealt with a firm hand, but when it comes to fundamental rights under the Constitution, this Court, irrespective of enormity and gravity of allegations made against the detainee,...
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District Revenue Officer M. Rajarathinam (left) releasing a book on Right to Information Act at a workshop for revenue officials in Salem on Saturday.SALEM: Officials must be aware of the provisions of the Right to Information (RTI) Act and its importance, said District Revenue Officer M. Rajarathinam here on Saturday.Inaugurating a workshop on RTI Act and its implications and releasing a book on ‘Right...
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Rights and You(CRY), India's leading NGOs for advocating child rights, today launched its nationwide ''Sabko Shiksha, Samaan Shiksha''(Education for All) campaign to invite people to sign a charter to be sent to the Centre. It used the Centre to make three amendments to the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009.Addressing a press conference here, CRY's Director Dipankar Mazumder...
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