SRM School of Law observes Social Justice Day with public lecture on ending manual scavenging and caste discrimination
“There Is a Direct Link Between Slavery and Livelihood”: Ramon Magsaysay Laureate Bezwada Wilson.
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A Person’s Caste Has No Place in an FIR: Pakistan SC issues directions banning caste, conversion status references in FIRs, arrest memos
The Court opined that practices of prefixing or suffixing names with caste identifiers in official police records perpetuate a social ill that the Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan explicitly and unequivocally aims to eradicate.
“Abhorrent, Degrading, and Unknown to Law”; Supreme Court Declares Imposition of Bail Conditions Such as Cleaning of Police Stations as Null and Void
“The most invaluable gift that the people of India gave unto themselves through the Constitution was the vision of a casteless society founded upon the principle of substantive equality.”
Free speech not a licence to vilify communities: Supreme Court Highlights Fraternity Concerns in ‘Ghooskhor Pandat’ CASE
The Supreme Court emphasised that freedom of speech does not extend to vilifying communities, with Justice Ujjal Bhuyan underscoring fraternity as a constitutional value. The Court’s observations came while examining objections to the ‘Ghooskhor Pandat’ movie title.
SC takes note of disturbing pattern of student suicides; Constitutes National Task Force to prevent commission of suicides in higher educational institutions
Referring to relevant reports and studies, Supreme Court pointed out that the number of student suicides has now surpassed suicides committed by farmers due to agrarian distress, with a four percent rise in 2024 alone.
Decoding Sub-Classification in SCs
by G.B. Reddy* and Pavan Kasturi**