Thiruvananthapuram: Travancore Dewaswom Board (TDB) denies special arrangements for women devotee while entering the Sabarimala temple. TDB president A Padmakumar says, “Earlier also women visited Sabarimala with the present amenities. Further action on the subject will be taken as per the direction of the Supreme Court.” TDB has made amendments[Read More…]
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The recent gender friendly judgements of the Supreme Court of India
Doing away with colonial era Section 377 was perhaps Supreme Court’s one of the most vital judgments in ensuring belated justice to the LGBTQ community as well as affirming India’s stance as a nation that is defined by liberalism and acceptance.
Sabarimala verdict: Supreme Court lifts ban on entry of women in temple; “Patriarch cannot win over faith’, says CJI
Supreme Court lifts centuries’ old prohibition of women between ages 10 and 50 from entering Sabarimala temple in Kerala on Friday. “The practice in Sabarimala temple violates the rights of Hindu women. It has to be in harmony with the Constitution” said Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra. The verdict[Read More…]
DCW chairperson Swati Maliwal calls Supreme Court’s Adultery Verdict ‘anti-women’
Criticising the Supreme Court’s decision on adultery, the Delhi Commission for Women Chairperson Swati Maliwal has termed it anti-women decision. The Supreme Court declared the section 497 (adultery) “not a criminal offense”. Totally disagree with SC on adultery. They’ve given license to married couples 4 adulterous relationships. What’s sanctity of[Read More…]
Kerala church-sex scandal: Two priests accused of rape, surrender
Fr Abraham Varghese and Fr Jaise K George, two of the four Kerala priests, accused of raping and blackmailing a woman in Kerala have surrendered before a local court, after a Supreme Court order. This comes a week after the Supreme Court dismissed their anticipatory bail plea. Two Malankara Orthodox Church[Read More…]
New car insurance to be costlier from September 2018
The Supreme Court of India has ordered that all new vehicles, including four-wheelers, will have to be sold with a three-year third-party insurance from 1 September 2018. The move is expected to result in a significant hike in insurance prices. At present, a new car insurance includes a third-party cover[Read More…]
Madhya Pradesh: 16 year old commits suicide after gang raped, accused detained
Three men accused of raping a 16-year-old girl have been detained in Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, after since the minor victim committed suicide. A case has been registered and all the three accused have been arrested by the police. Further investigation is underway in the matter. Witnessing the increasing number of[Read More…]
Won’t talk to separatists: Centre tells SC on Kashmir unrest
Addressing the Kashmir crisis, the government on Friday told the Apex Court that it was ready to talk to only accepted political parties in Jammu and Kashmir but not with the separatists. It was clearly expressed by Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi that the government will only negotiate or go into[Read More…]