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Baffling Supreme Court Judgment On Beards

by Mohib Ahmad

Some of the comments made by the bench header by Justices Raveendran and Katju went way beyond the scope of the case. A healthy debate on private institutions right to set rules and regulations is needed. At the same time the courts can’t litigate religion from the bench.

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And They Struck Again

by Asghar Ali Engineer

Funnel like approach of intelligence agencies and police will not give any substantial results.

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Allah Ishwar Tere Naam

by Mirza Faisal

There was a funny petition filed in the Supreme Court by the Kerala unit of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha protesting that the oath taken in the name of ‘Allah’ was in violation of the constitution which says that oath can be taken only in the name of God or solemnly affirmed. The petition claimed that [...]

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Pakistan: Back To The Past Again

by Mirza Akhtar Beg

Will the future ever arrive in Pakistan? It is back to the past again. Technically, President Musharraf has declared an emergency, but in reality, it is a coup against the democracy creeping in; which he reluctantly promised eight years ago. This time General Musharraf overthrew the government of the other infernal co-resident in his body, [...]

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SC Judges’ Injustice To Indian Minorities – II

by Adnan Alavi

“…Commissions set up for minorities have to direct their activities to maintain the integrity and unity of India by gradually eliminating the minority and majority classes,” the judges said.
Haven’t we heard this before? “We don’t accept the concept of minorities at all, ” RSS chief KS Sudarshan told Karan Thapar on August 14, 2000. The [...]

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SC Judges’ Injustice To Indian Minorities – I

by Adnan Alavi

(Excerpts from a very important article by AG Noorani on a SC ruling where the judges came close to asserting that Hinduism is the national religion, the rest are converts, which is the Sangh parivar’s central thesis. )
A grave lapse was committed by the then Chief Justice of India, Justice RC Lahoti and Justices PK [...]

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