1+ week, 5+ day ago (799+ words) The Kerala High Court recently ruled that it cannot order the opening of a traditional forest trek route to the Sabarimala temple, or the 'Kanana Patha', ahead of the schedule fixed by the authorities, merely to suit the personal convenience of individual pilgrims [V Shyamalan v State of Kerala & ors]. A Bench of Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V and Justice KV Jayakumar noted that the schedule for opening the path is guided by various factors, to protect pilgrims and the ecologically fragile tiger reserve through which the path passes. Pilgrims are expected to plan their travel to Sabarimala in line with the schedule, the Court said. They cannot insist that the patha be opened earlier to align with their personal convenience or by disregarding the larger administrative, logistical, and safety considerations involved in fixing such a schedule, it added. The Court…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago (345+ words) Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai said that he practices Buddhism though he has not studied any religion in depth. He also said that he is secular despite his Buddhist background and he believes in all religions - Hinduism, Sikhism, Islam, Christianity. "I practice Buddhism but I don't have much depth in any religious studies. I am truly secular and I believe in Hinduism, Sikhism, Islam, Christianity..everything. I have learnt from my father since he believed in Dr Ambedkar. Someone used to tell him about a Dargah..we used to go," he said. He was speaking at the farewell function organised for him by the Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association (SCAORA). CJI Gavai is slated to retire on November 23 and tomorrow would be his last working day at the Supreme Court. In his speech, CJI Gavai, who hails from Dalit…...