The High Court in its order had declared the CJI's office a "public authority" and said that it should come under the RTI Act.
A team of officials have been tasked with studying the Supreme Court order threadbare for its technicality and nuances so that the trust can be constituted exactly as per the top court's verdict on the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute
The Supreme Court verdict awarding the disputed land to deity Ram Lalla Viraajmaan, and an alternative site for a mosque to Muslims is being welcomed by large sections of people across communities in the twin towns of Ayodhya and Faizabad.
The fine print of the Ayodhya verdict could, in coming years if not days, trigger a plethora of questions on the legal precedents it has set.
Judges hold hearings in courtroom on Saturdays or other holidays only in extraordinary circumstances.
Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi headed bench of the Supreme Court will deliver four other important judgments within a week before he demits office on November 17.
In its long order, the apex court said that the deity Ram Lalla is a juristic entity, which went beyond legal persons and human nature
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said he wanted the issue to end and that has finally happened.
The placement of idols in Babri Masjid in 1949 and its demolition in 1992 was termed as 'clear violation of law' by the Supreme Court.
In a unanimous verdict, the Supreme Court said the 2.77 acre disputed land in Ayodhya will be given to a trust to be set up by the Centre and the Sunni Waqf board will be given five acres of alternate land
The bench, led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi, has justices SA Bobde, DY Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan and S Abdul Nazeer as other members.
As a precautionary measure, the government has closed all schools, colleges, educational institutions from Saturday to Monday in Uttar Pradesh.
The Supreme Court, in a unanimous verdict, held that the entire disputed land in Ayodhya must be handed over to the trust formed by the centre.
Vikas Yadav and his cousin Vishal Yadav were sentenced for kidnapping and killing Katara on the intervening night of February 16 and 17, 2002 for his alleged affair with Bharti Yadav, sister of Vikas
Justice Bobde gave a clean chit to CJI Ranjan Gogoi in a sexual harassment case.
Justice Bobde would become the 47th CJI and will take oath on November 18.
Muslim parties said Supreme Court's decision may impact the minds of millions who are citizens of this country.
Justice Gogoi, who was sworn in as the 46th Chief Justice of India in 2018, will demit the office on November 17.
He would take his colour, brushes and canvas outside to paint and talk with his love. He would stand close to the window and paint, keeping an eye on his muse.
They say the violin mimics the human sound. In his case, it was that of love, of longing. He didn’t know any other way of loving.
Younger people do not have much progressive beliefs; a 2017 survey found that one-third of young people opposed inter-caste marriage.
The pandemic has made it clear that virtual learning is here to stay. In the West, the big question is whether it will dilute the quality of the college experience and education. In India, which grapples with digital divide, the question remains whether this will reach most people at all.
Even after two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, many 'informed' individuals in India continue to deny the virus with unscientific claims and unfounded data. The latest? Omicron will end the pandemic.
Across Asia there are deeply entrenched obstacles to a mode of higher education that is liberal in multiple senses – disciplinary and epistemological but also social and political.
The two incidents in the recent past, one in Mon district of Nagaland and the other at Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh, undermined the core principles democracy and federalism.