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A Sikh American has won a legal victory in the US state of Minnesota allowing Sikhs to wear their turbans in driving license identification photographs. The major legal victory for Sikh Americans came yesterday when Jatinder Singh of Blaine, Minnesota and SALDEF (Sikh American Legal Defense...

Arya Samaj weddings legal only for followers: Kerala HC By Mahir Haneef, TNN - Mar 9, 2013, 11.55 PM IST KOCHI: The Kerala high court has ruled that the Arya Samaj cannot conduct marriages between people if they are not followers of the samaj and it will not be legally valid if it takes...

Former Air India Suspect Loses Bid to Recover Legal Fees Read the full ruling by THE SUPREME COURT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA: http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca/jdb-txt/SC/12/10/2012BCSC1002.htm

No legal shield for cops who violated rights: HC Ajay Sura, TNN | May 15, 2012, 06.51AM IST CHANDIGARH: Policemen involved in human rights violations by indulging in activities like fake encounters in Punjab during the days of militancy do not deserve protection of law to avoid...

Sikh community demands a legal right to divorce Vikas Kahol - INDIA TODAY - Chandigarh, May 11, 2012 | 22:04 The absence of a provision for divorce in the Anand Marriage Amendment Bill 2012 has sparked a debate among Sikh intellectuals and in the community. The bill was introduced in...

recently as iv posted else were i got charged with carryin concealed weapon for my kirpan, it was a straight dagger with double edge, which is illegal in my state. now normal kirpans i seen on most sikh of being from 3-9inches total and sharp on one end are legal. Anyway, i was put in jail and...

Bhajji's mum slaps legal notice on UB Group for Dhoni ad Related thread http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/sports-and-fitness/36381-ad-mocks-harbhajan-and-sikhs.html There's fresh trouble brewing within team India over ads featuring Harbhajan Singh and skipper MS Dhoni. It has been reported that...

Neglected heritage: Entangled in legal wrangle over ownership of building Legal wrangling over ownership of a government school in Raja Bazaar have intensifies as a trade organisation files a civil suit against the Punjab Education Department. Anjum and Company has filed a complaint in a...

California Settles to Allow All Prisoners to Keep Religiously Mandated Beards June 10, 2011 (Los Angeles, CA) – The State of California has agreed to allow prisoners to keep unshorn beards in accordance with their faith. The change is a result of the settlement of a lawsuit [...

Dear all , I heard about many cases where the verdict was against the innocent persons who were never culprit. Here I'm discussing the case of kehar singh . The debate about death penalty versus life sentence would never have arisen were it not for an earlier SC obeservation that the death...

Learning the legal aspects of computing B. S. WARRIER Cyber law is one area where IT professionals and legal experts have to work in tandem to protect users, empower enforcement agencies, and punish offenders. Computer and Internet are being used every day by billions of people around...

Singh Makkar today said the SGPC had decided to seek the opinion of legal experts for the expeditious implementation of the Anand Marriage Act. Addressing mediapersons after a meeting with SGPC members in connection with the December 23 protest outside the US Embassy, Makkar said they would...

Bonus Legal Victory: Sikh Bullied, School is Accountable The Sikh Coalition Fateh! October 8, 2010 [ http://www.ny.gov/governor/press/090810-DignityStudentsAct.html ] First Time Public School Enters Into Settlement Agreement For Failing Sikh Child From Bullies (New York, NY) –...

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Tories eroding legal rights, retiring judge fears Tories eroding legal rights, retiring judge fears - The Globe and Mail B.C.’s most prominent judge, Patrick Dohm, says the federal government’s approach to incarceration of those accused of crimes is out of touch. In an exclusive...

Haitian Families in Brooklyn Receive Legal Assistance, Hot Meals as Part of UNITED SIKHS Haiti Earthquake Relief Effort Brooklyn, NY: UNITED SIKHS is providing urgent legal advocacy services and serving Langgar (traditional Sikh community hot meals) to Haitian families in NYC impacted by...

My husband and I were thinking of having our divorce online but were concerned if it was legal. Has anybody else tried an online divorce?

London, Nov 14 (IANS) Prominent London-based human rights organisation Liberty is mounting a legal challenge against a school in Wales for excluding a Sikh student for wearing a kada, a symbol of Sikhism. More...

By Prasun Sonwalkar, London, Nov 14 : Prominent London-based human rights organisation Liberty is mounting a legal challenge against a school in Wales for excluding a Sikh student for wearing a kada, a symbol of Sikhism. More...

London, Nov 14 - Prominent London-based human rights organisation Liberty is mounting a legal challenge against a school in Wales for excluding a Sikh student for wearing a kada, a symbol of Sikhism. More...