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Karnataka hijab ban case: Five key takeaways from Supreme Court verdict

A bench of justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia pronounced the judgement on the Karnataka hijab ban case today

Despite SC's split verdict, Karnataka HC's ban on hijab in classes to continue

On 15 March, the Karnataka High Court issued its verdict on the hijab ban after weeks of protests across the country. The high court ruled that hijab is not an essential religious practice in Islam, which came as a huge setback for students who have been protesting the ban

First India, now Supreme Court divided over hijab as two-judge bench gives split verdict

The Supreme Court on Thursday gave a split verdict in the Karnataka hijab ban case, with Justice Hemant Gupta dismissing the petitions against the hijab ban, while Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia allowing them.

Bharti Airtel chief regulatory officer Ravi Gandhi quits after 12 years; may join non-telecom firm

Ravi Gandhi in his around 12-year stint in the firm has represented Bharti Airtel in several important cases which includes interconnection usage charges, various mergers and acquisitions, increasing foreign direct investment limit in the company to 100 percent, etc.

Bharti Airtel, Vodafone-Idea, others face whopping Rs 1.4 lakh cr payout after SC order

Bharti Airtel faces the highest liability of around Rs 42,000 crore after including licence fees and spectrum usage charges, while Vodafone-Idea may have to pay about Rs 40,000 crore

Pathanamthitta Magistrate Court extends prohibitory orders in Sabarimala temple till 22 December midnight

Pathanamthitta Magistrate Court has extended the prohibitory orders in Sabarimala Temple till the midnight of December 22. The decision has been taken based on reports by the District Police Chief and Executive magistrates in Pamba and Sannidhanam.

Frequent shutdowns over Sabarimala verdict despite judicial intervention fuel debate on hartal culture in Kerala

Protest against the strike that brings life to a standstill started brewing in Kerala after BJP called a flash statewide hartal on 17 November at 2 am to protest the arrest of K P Sasikala – leader of the Hindu Aikya Vedi, a constituent of Sangh Parivar – on her way to the hill shrine.

SC's Sabarimala, Ayodhya, triple talaq verdicts: 'Essential part of religion' under Article 25 must adhere to doctrines of that religion

The absence of publicly available information on whether a mosque forms an essential part of Islam highlights that perhaps in Ismail Faruqui too, the Supreme Court did not engage adequately with this issue, prompting Justice Nazeer to dissent from the majority opinion in the instant case.

CPI leader D Raja says some parties trying to gain political advantage from Ayodhya issue ahead of 2019 polls

The Supreme Court Thursday declined to refer to a five-judge constitution bench the issue of reconsideration of the observations in its 1994 judgment that a mosque was not integral to Islam which had arisen during the hearing of the Ayodhya land dispute.

Ayodhya has religious significance for Hindus and not Muslims, says Uma Bharti on Supreme Court verdict

Bharti is one of the BJP leaders facing charges of criminal conspiracy in the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition in Ayodhya.