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Calcutta HC Dismisses PIL Over Alleged Removal of Loudspeakers From 4,000 Mosques [Read Order]
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Calcutta HC Dismisses PIL Over Alleged Removal of Loudspeakers From 4,000 Mosques [Read Order]

Calcutta High Court dismisses PIL alleging verbal directions to remove loudspeakers from places of worship in West Bengal, holding that the claims lacked documentary and affidavit evidence.

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Allahabad HC Awards ₹25 Lakh to 2 Sisters Illegally Confined by Father After Converting to Islam [Read Order] Judiciary
Allahabad HC Awards ₹25 Lakh to 2 Sisters Illegally Confined by Father After Converting to Islam [Read Order]

Allahabad High Court awards ₹25 lakh compensation to two adult women illegally confined by their father after they voluntarily converted to Islam, upholding their right to faith and personal liberty.

'Religion Cannot Subvert Legal Process', Orders Gate Blocking Access Relocated : Himachal Pradesh HC [Read Order] Judiciary
'Religion Cannot Subvert Legal Process', Orders Gate Blocking Access Relocated : Himachal Pradesh HC [Read Order]

Himachal Pradesh High Court directs removal of a gate unauthorisedly erected on government land near a temple, holding that religious sentiment cannot justify blocking a villager's access to his property.

Sabarimala Reference Day 16: Religion Cannot Be Tested on Secular Yardstick Judiciary
Sabarimala Reference Day 16: Religion Cannot Be Tested on Secular Yardstick

Sabarimala Reference Day 16: Senior Advocates tell Supreme Court religion cannot be tested on secular yardsticks under Articles 14 and 19.

Karnataka Withdraws 2022 Hijab Ban; Allows Religious Symbols With Uniform [Read Order] Executive
Karnataka Withdraws 2022 Hijab Ban; Allows Religious Symbols With Uniform [Read Order]

Karnataka withdraws its 2022 hijab ban order and permits limited religious symbols alongside uniforms in schools and colleges.

Sabarimala Reference Day 13: “Can Faith Justify Civil Death and Genital Cutting of Children?”: SC Bench Examines Religion’s Reach Over the Body

SC’s nine-judge bench examined whether religious practices violating dignity, bodily autonomy and conscience can claim protection under Article 26.

Sabarimala Reference Day 7: Subramanium Urges Expansive Reading of Article 25; Bench Debates Essential Religious Practice Test, Scope of Denominational Management

Day 7 of Sabarimala hearing: SC debates Article 25 scope, ERP test, denominational rights, and limits of constitutional morality.

Just as Mecca-Madina, Sabarimala is a Sui Generis Case: Written Submissions Filed by Adv. Ashwini Upadhyay in Supreme Court’s Seven-Judge Reference on Sabarimala Review

Adv. Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay tells Supreme Court Sabarimala is sui generis, defends age-based entry restriction & limits of Articles 25–26.

Sabarimala Review: SC Constitution Bench Examines Scope of Religious Freedom, ERP Doctrine, and Constitutional Morality

Supreme Court’s 9-judge Bench hears Sabarimala review, examining ERP doctrine, religious freedom, and Articles 25 and 26.

SC Dismisses Challenge to MHA Circular on ‘Vande Mataram’; Terms Apprehensions Premature

Supreme Court dismisses plea against MHA’s ‘Vande Mataram’ circular, calls concerns premature as directive is advisory with no mandatory or penal effect.

SC Declines Interference in Case Concerning Tribal Village Entry Bans on Pastors

Supreme Court refuses to interfere in plea against tribal village entry bans on pastors, asks petitioner to exhaust remedies under PESA Act.

Vidhii Setu Writes to UN Over Lynching of Hindu Worker in Bangladesh [Read Letter]

Vidhii Setu Foundation moves UN over alleged lynching of Hindu worker in Bangladesh, seeking urgent intervention, fact-finding mission, and global action.

Supreme Court’s Diwali Decision Sparks Debate | Crackers, Faith & Fairness | Bolo Bharat

As Diwali approaches, the debate reignites over the Supreme Court’s decision permitting the use of green crackers. Is this a balanced step toward sustainable celebration, or does it reflect a tilt t...

SC seeks response from UP, MP, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand on plea to stay anti-conversion laws

SC asks UP, MP, Raj, U’khand & others to reply on pleas challenging anti-conversion laws; petitions from HCs transferred to apex court.

Ten Thousand Hindus being unlawfully converted to other religions every day, Ashwini Upadhyay tells Supreme Court

Ten thousand Hindus being unlawfully converted daily, Ashwini Upadhyay tells SC while defending anti-conversion laws; matter listed for May 13.


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