A Bench led by CJI D.Y. Chandrachud said that more States are trying to “jump into the bandwagon” even while the court is hearing the case. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The Supreme Court on Friday gave States three more weeks to file counter-affidavits to petitions challenging their anti-religious conversion laws, even as senior … Read more
The chairman of the UP State Law Commission, AN Mittal, who retired recently, is responsible for drafting some key legislation passed in the state — some were first of its kind, some were widely debated and criticised, and some were progressive laws which have gone unnoticed. Mittal speaks to Vatsala Gaur about his experience. On … Read more
Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel on Friday said the state government will move the Supreme Court against the High Court’s last week order staying certain sections of the contentious law against religious conversion, including its “core” provision. Among other sections, which mainly deal with religious conversion through marriage, the Gujarat High Court had also … Read more