The St. Stephen’s college was an aided educational institution which use to get grants from the state government funds. The institution used to follow an admission process which was followed every academic year to get new admissions. Being a Christian minority institution, the admission process was of the sort which used to favour Christian students.
Kehar Singh was convicted for the assassination of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on 31st October 1984. He was given the death penalty under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code. He appealed in Delhi High Court, filed a special leave petition and also a writ petition but they were dismissed.
The case is related to the Rafale deal entered into by India and France and pertains to the three classified documents that provide evidence to the political storm. The Government was accused of corruption and abuse of power because the prime minister approved of the purchase at such a high cost
In the judgement of Danial Latifi v. Union of India, the right of a woman to maintenance was upheld for a lifetime or until she remarried. In the landmark case of Mohd. Ahmed Khan v. Shah Bano Begum & ors.[1], Shah Bano was represented by Danial Latifi, who went on to file a writ petition in the apex court challenging the constitutional validity of the act which overturned the verdict of the case.
