“Since it offends the very fabric of the secular society, the Government is justified in ordering closure of the school”, said the High Court.
The petition also seeks direction that Centre has no power to grant benefits from taxpayer money on the schemes framed in favour of notified religious minority communities.
By alerting the nation that ‘democracy was in danger’, the quartet of judges has upheld constitutional values at a time when the rule of law faces unprecedented attack.
June 11,2018
June 11,2018
June 11,2018
June 11,2018
The significance of the judgment lies not just in its protection of the right to privacy but in its insistence that no government, majoritarian or otherwise can violate the rule of law. Life is not a gift of the state but is a natural right, because it is.
May 28,2018
May 28,2018
May 28,2018
May 28,2018
The historical import of such moments is not complete without a reflection of cases past and especially when ‘ghosts’ of certain cases need to be exorcised to enable a vocabulary of non-discrimination and equality in our daily lives inside and outside of the courtroom.
May 28,2018
May 28,2018
May 28,2018
May 28,2018
Section 144 imposed outside the Supreme Court
