Losing sight of a moral compass
Majoritarian logic has no place in a plural society, argue Shivanshu K Srivastava and Nupur Chaurasiya
Majoritarian logic has no place in a plural society, argue Shivanshu K Srivastava and Nupur Chaurasiya
The Supreme Court said this while reserving orders on pleas challenging the Allahabad High Court judgement declaring the 2004 Uttar Pradesh Board of Madrasa Education Act as unconstitutional.
The petitioner had moved the withdrawal application on Wednesday and the court was slated to give its verdict on Thursday.
Both the parties are accusing each other of being sympathisers of the candidates.
The accused was awarded the sentence by the MP MLA Court of Ghazipur under the Gangster Act in the BJP MLA Krishnanand Rai murder case.
In a big relief to Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan, the Allahabad High Court on Friday put his arrest on hold. The court also sought a reply from the Uttar Pradesh government.
Allahabad High Court had directed the District Magistrate to hold a measurement of Mohammad Ali Jauhar University as a part of the condition of the bail granted to Azam Khan.
According to the petitioner, Adityanath had delivered a speech during an election campaign in Alwar district, which according to the petitioner had hurt the religious sentiments of the people.
A Varanasi Court on Monday dismissed a plea of Anjuman Islamia Masjid committee challenging the maintainability of the suit filed by five Hindu women seeking worshipping rights in the Gyanvapi mosque compound.
The bench had agreed but fixed Monday with caution to the revisionists' lawyers that it would not adjourn the hearing on Monday on any of their pleas.
