Supreme Court seeks govt’s reply on uniform succession law

Supreme Court seeks govt’s reply on uniform succession law

(This story originally appeared in on Mar 11, 2021) NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought the Union government’s stand on the need for a gender and religion neutral uniform law conferring succession and inheritance rights on citizens while entertaining a PIL, the fourth in the last three months on issues which together constitute … Read more

Plea in SC challenges provisions of law prohibiting raising of religious disputes

Plea in SC challenges provisions of law prohibiting raising of religious disputes

A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging validity of some provisions of a 1991 law which prohibited filing of a lawsuit to reclaim a place of worship or seek a change in its character from what prevailed on August 15, 1947. The plea seeks setting aside of sections 2, 3, 4 of … Read more