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News Capsule for the Month of June 2026

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The following are the top news stories for the month.   If you wish to follow and get notifications of future articles, you can sign up using the email on the left sidebar.  Kerala  Denial Of Disability Pension To Army Personnel Based On Medical Opinion Unsupported By Full Reasons Invalid: Kerala High Court.  Kochi Mayor meets CM Satheesan, submits proposals for nine priority projects.   Kerala Police to enforce strict deadlines.  The government allocates 3-day menstrual leave.  Aster Medcity Kochi performs the first heart transplant using a donor heart from Kannur.  Kerala CM Satheesan tables White Paper on finances in Assembly, says "people have the right to know" (discussed in the Finance Section).  Bharat Mata Portrait Row: High Court Closes Contempt Case Against Kerala University VC For Defying Order To Reinstate Registrar.  H1N1 death reported in Kochi.  UDF signals KIIFB reset: Fiscal health report calls for end to ...

Is Article 14 of Indian Constitution supreme?

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Article 14 is considered to be one of the most important pillars of the Indian Constitution. It is popularly known to us as Equality before law. So, let us look into a question whether Article 14 itself is supreme or does it prevent the Government from not making other laws which may violate the so-called Equality. Article 15 and 16 follows with further classification and clarity.  Quoting the article 14-  The State shall not deny to any person equality before the law or the equal protection of the laws within the territory of India Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth. Article 14 came into a hype during the CAA protests when critics quoted it multiple times. While the defenders of CAA multiple times repeated that there is no violation of Article 14. The main essence of this article is not the article itself but the idea of what do you mean by the term "Equal". Mathematically or scientific...