"It (Secularism) should be adopted by all religions and citizens in India and it cannot be selective. To respect other religions is also a formal part of fundamental duties," said the retired Supreme Court judge.
In 2021, the apex court had dismissed pleas by telecom companies seeking correction of errors in calculation of AGR dues payable by them as per the top court's October 2019 judgment.
Addressing concerns that the Bill violates the basic structure of the Indian Constitution, Justice Gogoi asserted that the doctrine of basic structure has a very debatable jurisprudential basis.
Delhi High Court has appointed former Supreme Court judges, Justices AK Sikri and MR Shah as arbitrators in a dispute between a private firm and RailTel Corporations of India.
Justice Shah’s approach mirrors a conflict that remains at the heart of the Indian Constitution and the criminal process. The former framework is built upon ideas of empowering citizens to question exercise of state power, while the other requires citizens to trust and defer to it.