The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the dissolution of the CMJ University in Meghalaya, affirming the state government's decision to shut down the institute in 2014 for allegedly defrauding thousands of students by giving them fake degree certificates.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday criticized the Assam government for failing to provide reasons for detaining 270 foreigners at the Matia transit camp in its affidavit.
The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Assam government to conduct an immediate inspection of the Matia Transit Camp in Goalpara which houses over 200 detainees identified as illegal infiltrators under the Foreigners Act, 1946
The Lady of Justice statue in the Supreme Court not only had its blindfold removed reportedly at the orders of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, but also has replaced a sword with the Constitution on the left hand while the right hand balances the scale of justice.
Opposition parties in Assam, including the Congress and Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP), have welcomed the Supreme Court's verdict on Thursday, which upheld the validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act. This landmark decision resolved the prolonged debate over the cut-off year for detecting and deporting illegal immigrants, affirming that the date remains March 24, 1971, as established under the Assam Accord.
The Supreme Court's five-judge Constitution bench upheld the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955, by a 4:1 majority on Thursday.
The Supreme Court's five-judge Constitution bench upheld the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955, by a 4:1 majority on Thursday.
Assam State Jamiat Ulema (ASJU) has threatened to move the Supreme Court (SC) if the Assam government continues what it views as harassment of Muslims under the guise of detecting and deporting foreign nationals from the state.
The cow protection group led by Jagadguru Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati Ji Maharaj has threatened to file a petition before the Supreme Court against the airport authorities for denying them permission to take off from Agartala to proceed towards Shillong Airport on Saturday.
