Appointment of priests by govt boards can't be a secular act: Centre Solicitor General Tushar Mehta criticized the Supreme Court's past rulings on temple priest appointments, arguing they wrongly classified a religious decision as secular. He urged a review of jurisprudence, emphasizing state non-interference in religious matters and advocating for legislative control over social and religious reforms. #Supreme_Court #Tushar_Mehta #Solicitor_General #General_Tushar #Centre_Solicitor #Mehta_criticized #Court_past #secular_act #govt_boards #past_rulings
Justice B V Nagarathna: Women cannot be 'untouchables' for 3 days every month Justice B.V. Nagarathna strongly criticized the historical practice of isolating menstruating women, deeming it a form of "untouchability." While hearing arguments on the Sabarimala temple entry ban, she questioned the validity of such social customs. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta countered, arguing the deity's unique attributes and devotees' faith should not be tested by gender equality standards. #Women #Nagarathna #Tushar_Mehta #General_Tushar #days #Justice #month_Justice #Nagarathna_strongly #menstruating_women #untouchables'
'He's hale & hearty': Govt opposes Sonam Wangchuk's release on health grounds Solicitor General Tushar Mehta made the submission before a bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and PB Varale in response to the Supreme Court’s earlier query, asking the authorities to consider Wangchuk’s release on medical grounds over his deteriorating health issue. SC had earlier directed authorities to conduct Wangchuk’s medical examination by a specialised doctor and file a report before it. #Supreme_Court #Sonam_Wangchuk #Justices_Aravind #Aravind_Kumar #Tushar_Mehta #Solicitor_General #General_Tushar #Govt_opposes #opposes_Sonam #Mehta_made
Anil Ambani undertakes not to leave country pending CBI-ED probes When the bench told solicitor general Tushar Mehta, who was representing both CBI and ED, to take preventive steps to ensure that investigation into the alleged fraud was not impeded, Mehta said that there was a look out circular (LOC) against Ambani, indicating that any attempt to flee the country would be foiled at the airport. #Tushar_Mehta #general_Tushar #solicitor_general #Anil_Ambani #pending_CBI-ED #CBI-ED_probes #Ambani_undertakes #bench_told #told_solicitor #preventive_steps
Wangchuk tried to create Nepal and Bangladesh-like unrest: Govt tells SC Appearing before a bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and P B Varale, solicitor general Tushar Mehta said the activist was appealing to Gen Z to come out on the street against govt to create a problem in Ladakh which is very sensitive as it shares borders with countries that are not very friendly. Responding to Wangchuk’s submission that he was holding a peaceful protest against govt on the line of Gandhian principles, the SG said, “Gandhi was just a facade to hide his real intention of instigating violence.” #Govt #Justices_Aravind #Aravind_Kumar #Tushar_Mehta #Bangladesh-like_unrest #create_Nepal #general_Tushar #solicitor_general #shares_borders #create
