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Aug 21, 2018 • 36 tweets • 10 min read
1. Hearing in the #Diwali firecracker ban Petition has commenced. Counsel for the Union is reading out the suggestions for further regulation of firecrackers for this Diwali.
2. Mr. Shekhar Naphde, Senior Counsel for the State of Tamil Nadu, is responding to the suggestions of the Union. Mr. Naphde submits that he finds it rather surprising and mysterious that the Union did not consult FRDC before making the suggestions for further regulation.
Aug 14, 2018 • 20 tweets • 3 min read
Arguments in the Diwali Firecracker ban Petition have resumed before the Bench comprising of Justices Shri A.K.Sikri and Shri Ashok Bhushan.
2. Mr. Dhruv Mehta, Senior Advocate, has commenced arguments for Respondent No. 7, which is against the ban on sale of firecrackers.
Jul 5, 2018 • 33 tweets • 8 min read
1. The Supreme Court's Bench of Justices Shri Adarsh Goel and Shri Ashok Bhushan took up the Jagannath Puri Temple Petition W.P (C) No. 649/2018
2. After hearing the Petitioner, the amicus and other Respondents, the Bench heard the arguing counsel for the @indiccollective, Mr. @jsaideepak.
Feb 27, 2018 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
We've filed a PIL before Kerala High Court seeking reliefs from the state government for their failure to uphold the rights of temples & devotees under articles 25 and 26 of the Constitution. We were also joined by @kbsvbharat in this endeavour. #ActionUpdateThread#YearOfTemples
The PIL has been filed to bring to the attention of the courts the following three specific lapses by the state government of Kerala and their lack of accountability in managing Hindu temples.