Please understand.
Find out the judgements given
by the Supreme Court on the
above subjects in recent years and
discuss them.
Civics lesson no.1 Working of the constitution.
Answers
Answer:
1. Lifting ban on entry of women (aged 10-50) inside Sabarimala Temple
Saying that "Devotion cannot be subjected to gender discrimination", the Supreme Court removed a ban that prevented women between 10 and 50 years of age from entering Kerala's Sabarimala temple. They dissented saying that courts shouldn't determine which religious practices should be struck down or not.
2. Aadhaar Constitutional But Conditions Apply
The banks and mobile phone companies can't insist on Aadhaar-linking anymore.
So, while Aadhaar-PAN linking is mandatory, banks and telecom companies cannot ask ask people to link their bank accounts and mobile numbers with Aadhaar. This is unconstitutional also means that banks and mobile phone companies can't anymore insist on Aadhaar number to verify your details when you seek a new connection or open a new bank account.
3.Adultery not a crime
The Supreme Court declared Section 497 as unconstitutional. Adultery is no longer a crime but if it leads to someone committing suicide, the act will be treated as a crime - abetment to suicide.
4.Supreme Court agrees to live streaming of court proceedings
The Supreme Court said that live streaming would bring in more transparency in judicial proceedings and effectuate the "public right to know".