Supreme Court on May 18 upheld Tamil Nadu law allowing bull-taming sport 'Jallikattu' in the State. Bull tamers and owners celebrated the Supreme Court verdict upholding the validity of the bull-taming sport. Tamil Nadu Law Minister S Regupathy termed the Supreme Court verdict as "historical". Court said that Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 2017, substantially minimises pain, suffering to animals. Supreme Court says 'Jallikattu' is a part of the cultural heritage of Tamil Nadu. The bench noted that Jallikattu has been going on for the last few centuries. The petitions were filed in the Supreme Court challenging the State laws. SC dismissed all the pleas challenging the validity of states’ laws allowing bull-taming sport Jallikattu. SC 5-judge bench disagrees with view in the 2014 judgment in Nagaraja that Jallikettu is not part of cultural heritage. Jallikattu is conducted during the Pongal festival as thanksgiving for a good harvest. Subsequent festivals are conducted in temples which shows that the event has great spiritual significance.
18 May,2023 05:10 PM IST | Mumbai
The Supreme Court on March 2 asked SEBI to complete an investigation into Hindenburg’s allegations against Adani Group within two months. It also ordered constituting an expert committee to review regulatory mechanism in view of the falling share prices of Adani firms triggered by the Hindenburg allegations. Business tycoon Gautam Adani on March 2 welcomed the decision and tweeted. Meanwhile, Aam Admi Party Leader Sanjay Singh, also commented on the issue.
02 March,2023 10:38 PM IST | Mumbai
The Supreme Court on Monday affirmed the Narendra Modi government's demonetisation move in 2016, stating there was no flaw in the decision making process. Justice BR Gavai read out the majority view on behalf of himself and justices SA Nazeer, AS Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian.The top court said the Centre had the power to demonetise all series of a bank note, adding the November 8, 2016 decision can't be said to be unreasonable nor was it hit by the doctrine of proportionality. The Supreme Court said it is not relevant whether the objective behind the decision was achieved or not. Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram, who had appeared on behalf of the petitioners, welcomed the dissenting judgment, calling it a slap on the wrist of the government. The Congress and BJP have differences in opinion regarding the SC verdict on demonetization.
02 January,2023 11:08 PM IST | New Delhi
The Supreme Court on Monday affirmed the Narendra Modi government's demonetisation move in 2016, stating there was no flaw in the decision making process. Justice BR Gavai read out the majority view on behalf of himself and justices SA Nazeer, AS Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian.The top court said the Centre had the power to demonetise all series of a bank note, adding the November 8, 2016 decision can't be said to be unreasonable nor was it hit by the doctrine of proportionality. The Supreme Court said it is not relevant whether the objective behind the decision was achieved or not. Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram, who had appeared on behalf of the petitioners, welcomed the dissenting judgment, calling it a slap on the wrist of the government.
02 January,2023 07:43 PM IST | Mumbai
The Allahabad High Court has reduced the sentence of a convict, who forced a minor to have “oral sex” with him. The judgment has been received critically over social media. Here, Supreme Court lawyer, activist and researcher Vrinda Grover dissects the judgement and explains why she thinks that the judgment is wrong legally.
25 November,2021 07:33 PM IST | Mumbai
Reacting to the Bombay High Court' judgment in connection with the 2002 hit and run case involving actor Salman Khan, Maharashtra Minister of State for Home Ram Shinde on Thursday said the government would decide the future course of action only after going through the copy of judgment, which it has not received yet.
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