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Missionaries of Charity baby selling case: Child Rights body moves to Supreme Court, seeks SIT probe into all such charity-run shelter homes

OpIndia Staff - 13 February, 2020

The NCPCR plea, filed through lawyer Swarupama mentioned cases of child trafficking and child rights violation in Jharkhand and alleged that authorities neglected to protect these children.

Law

Specify reasons for selecting candidate with pending criminal cases against them: SC tells political parties

OpIndia Staff - 13 February, 2020

Supreme Court directs political parties to justify their selection of a criminal candidate on their website.

Politics

NOT SATIRE: Congress to launch nationwide protests against BJP because SC upheld 2012 decision by Congress-led Uttarakhand govt

OpIndia Staff - 10 February, 2020

The Congress party blames the BJP for the Supreme Court's decision to uphold the decision taken by its own government in Uttarakhand.

News Reports

Can a 4-month old go to protests: SC fumes over infant’s death in Shaheen Bagh protests, issues notice to centre and Delhi govt

OpIndia Staff - 10 February, 2020

Supreme Court took a suo moto cognisance to stop the involvement of children and infants in demonstrations after National Bravery Award winner Zen Gunratan Sadavarte had written to the Chief Justice of India (CJI) seeking directives for stopping children from being used in protests.

Law

Protests cannot continue indefinitely on public road: Supreme Court issues notice to Centre, Delhi govt on Shaheen Bagh

OpIndia Staff - 10 February, 2020

The top court of the country observed that there cannot be indefinite protests in common area inconveniencing people eternally

Law

Supreme Court upholds the constitutionality of SC/ST Amendment Act, nullifies its previous order

OpIndia Staff - 10 February, 2020

The apex court also observed that the directions issued by the 2018 Division Bench were not within the parameters of Article 142 of the Indian constitution.

News Reports

Days after death of infants at Shaheen Bagh, Supreme Court takes suo motu cognizance to stop involvement of children in protests

OpIndia Staff - 8 February, 2020

Shaheen Bagh: Supreme Court took cognisance to "stop the involvement of children and infants in demonstrations"

News Reports

“This is not a strategy like Babri Masjid where we will have to accept the court judgement”: Mumbai SIO leader detained for provocative speech

OpIndia Staff - 6 February, 2020

Student Islamic Organisation Maharashtra chief Salman Ahmed has been detained for making provocative statement during an anti-CAA gathering in Nanded earlier this month.

Law