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नई दिल्ली, नवंबर 28 केंद्र सरकार ने सुप्रीम कोर्ट को बताया है कि किसी को भी धर्म परिवर्तन कराने का मौलिक अधिकार नहीं है। सुप्रीम कोर्ट में दाखिल एक याचिका में आरोप लगाया गया है कि बलपूर्वक, धोखाधड़ी या जबरदस्ती करके धर्मांतरण कराया जा रहा है और इस पर तत्काल प्रतिबंध लगे। केंद्र सरकार ने इस याचिका के जवाब में दाखिल हलफनामे में कहा कि धर्म के अधिकार में ‘प्रचार’ शब्द किसी व्यक्ति के धर्मांतरण के अधिकार की परिकल्पना नहीं करता है।यह सिर्फ अपने धर्म को उसके सिद्धांतों की व्याख्या करके प्रचार प्रसार करने का सकारात्मक अधिकार देता है। हलफनामे…
New Delhi, Nov 28. The central government has informed the Supreme Court that no one has a fundamental right to convert anyone in this country. The term “propagate” in the right to religion does not envisage the right to convert a person, the government said in response to a plea to ban conversion through force, fraud or coercion. Rather is in the nature of the positive right to spread one’s religion by exposition of its tenets, it said. Article 25(1) guarantees “freedom of conscience” to every citizen, and not merely to the followers of one particular religion”. This in…
नई दिल्ली, 25 नवंबर शुक्रवार को दिल्ली हाईकोर्ट ने बॉलीवुड सुपरस्टार अमिताभ बच्चन के पक्ष में एक बड़ा फैसला दिया है। अदालत ने बिना अमिताभ बच्चन की रज़ामंदी के उनका फोटो, उनकी आवाज और कोई भी निजी चीज़ के इस्तेमाल पर रोक लगा दी है। संभवत अपने आप में ये सबसे बड़ा आदेश है। दिल्ली हाईकोर्ट के जस्टिस नवीन चावला ने अपने आदेश में कहा कि इसमें कोई संदेह नहीं कि अमिताभ बच्चन एक मशहूर अदाकार हैं और उन्हें अगर राहत नहीं दी गई तो उनके लिए एक ब़ड़ी क्षति होगी। अमिताभ बच्चन ने अपनी याचिका में आरोप लगाया था…
New Delhi, Nov 25. The Supreme Court on Friday issued notices on multiple pleas seeking court nod to allow same sex couples to marry under the Special Marriage Act (SMA). A bench led by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud issued formal notices to the government seeking its stand on the issue. The bench also included Justice Hima Kohli. A same sex couple, Parth Pheroze Mehrotra and Uday Raj Anand, urged the court to declare the right to marriage a fundamental right for members of the LGBTQ+ community. The couple sought a writ of mandamus to be allowed to solemnize…
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दिल्ली का ऐतिहासिक जामा मस्जिद लड़कियों के प्रवेश पर लगी पाबंदी हटा ली गई है। इस फ़ैसले के बाद हुए विरोध को लेकर ये फ़ैसला वापस लिया गया है। इसके पहले जामा मस्जिद के तीनों गेट पर एक पोस्टर लगाया गया था जिसमें लिखा था कि “जामा मस्जिद में लड़की का लड़कियों का अकेले दाखला मना है।“ Courtesy: Twitter इसे लेकर जामा मस्जिद के इमाम का कहना था कि जामा मस्जिद इबादत की जगह है और इसके लिए लोगों का स्वागत है लेकिन लड़कियां अकेले आ रही हैं और अपने दोस्तों का इंतज़ार कर रही हैं। राज्य महिला आयोग ने…
Q1. When was the electoral bond scheme introduced? Ans: The electoral bonds were introduced via the Finance Bill, 2017. The government notified the scheme on Jan 2, 2018. The scheme was intended to cleanse the system of political funding in the country, the notification said. Q2. What is an electoral bond? Ans: An electoral bond would be a bearer instrument in the nature of a promissory note and an interest free banking instrument. A citizen of India or a body incorporated or established in India will be eligible to purchase the bond. A person being an individual can buy electoral…
New Delhi, Nov 23. The first plea, seeking a review of a recent ruling which upheld up to 10 per cent quotas for the upper caste poor, was filed in the Supreme Court on Wednesday. The plea has been filed by Congress leader Jaya Thakur. The review always goes to the same bench. It will now go before the other four judges of that bench. Former CJI U.U. Lalit who headed the bench has since retired. The Constitution bench had in a 3:2 ruling upheld the validity of the Constitution 124th amendment. The two dissenting judges had said that…
New Delhi, Nov 23. The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought to see for itself the mechanism followed by the government in appointing Arun Goel as an election commissioner just two days ago. To this end, the court demanded the files regarding his appointment. A Constitution bench led by Justice K.M. Joseph is hearing pleas to examine ways and means to ensure that the Election Commission functions as an impartial, independent body as it is meant to be under the Constitution. Yesterday, the top court had suggested that the selection panel for the posts include the Chief Justice of India too…
New Delhi, Nov 21 A review petition will be filed in the Supreme Court against the top court’s controversial decision to acquit three death row convicts in the gruesome Chhawla rape and murder case. A press release issued on Monday said that Delhi Lieutenant Governor V. K. Saxena has approved filing of a review petition in the top court. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta and Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhatti will represent the state in the case. Benefit of doubt would go to convicts as prosecution failed to prove case The top court had allowed the convicts — Rahul, Ravi Kumar…