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Why Twitter Reached Karnataka High Court Against The Government of India Once Again?

Gunjan ChaudharyJuly 6, 20220

Micro-blogging platform Twitter has approached the Karnataka High Court on some orders of the Government of India. Twitter has expressed its inability to comply with some orders issued by the government in June this year and has sought direction from the court in the matter. After this move of Twitter, it is believed that the dispute between the government and the social media company may increase once again. In fact, since the introduction of new IT rules, the central government has been continuously warning these companies to work within the purview of the law. However, the government continues to face off with Twitter over several rules. What is the latest controversy? In June, the central government ordered Twitter to remove some content. This order was given under the new IT Act. Tw

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Karnataka Hijab Row: Verdict Of Court Questions Essence Of Article 25, Says Experts

Pooja YadavFebruary 25, 20220

One of the eccentricities of the continued hijab ban case is how a secular court has got to decide whether wearing a hijab is remitted by Islam. One cannot fault the Karnataka tribunal to some extent, because it is just following the ‘Essential Religious Practices Test’ laid down by the Supreme Court of India. Courts use this test to see whether a practice is crucial to the faith, so as to determine if such practice is ought to have protection under Article 25 of the constitution, which guarantees the liberty of faith. While scholars have highlighted the inconsistency of the precedents governing this test moreover because of the inappropriateness for a secular court to interpret religion, shall elaborate on why the courts or maybe the state, lack the competence to work out if a pr...

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