Supreme Court calls for comprehensive sentencing policy in India

Central Wing of the Supreme Court of India where the Chief Justice’s courtroom is situated. (Photo: Subhashish Panigrahi/Wikimedia Commons) In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court of India has urged the Union Government to explore the feasibility of introducing a comprehensive sentencing policy to address the wide disparities in sentencing convicts across the nation. The … Read more

Supreme Court extends stay on hate speech trial against Tamil Nadu BJP chief

Central Wing of the Supreme Court of India where the Chief Justice’s courtroom is situated. (Photo: Subhashish Panigrahi/Wikimedia Commons) The Supreme Court of India has extended the stay on the criminal trial against K. Annamalai, the Tamil Nadu state president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), over alleged hate speech remarks made against Christians in … Read more

Appointed of Christian judge to Indian Supreme Court hailed as ‘good news’

Central Wing of the Supreme Court of India where the Chief Justice’s courtroom is situated. (Photo: Subhashish Panigrahi/Wikimedia Commons) The appointment of a Christian judge to India’s top court last week was welcomed by Christian leaders and the minority community as “good news,” noting that “one of our own has been appointed at the highest … Read more

After tedious legal battles Supreme Court of Nepal convicts Nepali pastor of proselytisation

Pastor Keshab Acharya and his wife Junu Acharya. (Photo: Christian Today/Hannah Mitchell) The Supreme Court in Nepal denied the application of a Nepali pastor and upheld the High Court judgement of a one-year jail term and fine, even after there were no witnesses to establish the allegation of proselytization, said the pastor himself. Keshab Raj … Read more

Supreme Court halts proceedings against SHUATS vice chancellor in conversion case

Central Wing of the Supreme Court of India where the Chief Justice’s courtroom is situated. (Photo: Subhashish Panigrahi/Wikimedia Commons) In a significant development, the Supreme Court of India on October 6, 2023, issued a stay on the arrest of Dr. Rajendra Bihari Lal, Vice-Chancellor of the Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology, and Sciences (SHUATS), … Read more

Supreme Court grants interim protection in religious conversion case in Uttar Pradesh

ECI church, Hariharganj, Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh. (Photo: Courtesy of ECI) In a recent development, the Supreme Court has provided interim protection from arrest to the Chairman of the Broadwell Christian Hospital Society in Fatehpur district, Uttar Pradesh, amidst allegations of forceful religious conversion. A bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice JB Pardiwala has … Read more

Supreme Court of Pakistan addresses forced conversion and child marriages amidst growing concerns

(Photo: Unsplash/Mohamed Nohassi) The Supreme Court of Pakistan has issued a directive urging the government to respond to a petition aimed at halting the forced conversion and marriage of minority girls, often used to disguise instances of child rape. The move follows a petition challenging the Lahore High Court’s decision to send Nayab Gill, a … Read more

Canadian Supreme Court refuses to hear appeals over worship restrictions on churches

(Photo: Unsplash/Tom Carnegie) The Supreme Court of Canada has declined to hear appeals from churches in Ontario and British Columbia that challenged pandemic restrictions on in-person worship. The churches had been fined hundreds of thousands of dollars for violating gathering limits. Pastor Henry Hildebrandt of the Church of God in Aylmer, Ontario, expressed his disappointment … Read more