New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear next week a plea flagging BJP MP Nishikant Dubey’s recent criticism of the apex court and Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna. The matter was mentioned for urgent listing before a bench of Justices B R Gavai and Augustine George Masih. The counsel told the…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Centre to file its stand within a week in the challenge to the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 after it was assured by the union government that ‘waqf by user’ or ‘waqf by deed’ properties won’t be denotified till the next hearing. A bench comprising Chief Justice…
Kolkata: The West Bengal government on Thursday submitted a report before the Calcutta High Court and claimed that the law and order situation in violence-hit Murshidabad district was under control. A division bench of Justices Soumen Sen and Raja Basu Chowdhury was hearing a petition moved by the Leader of the Opposition in the state…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to examine a contentious issue whether Muslims can be governed by secular Indian succession law to deal with ancestral properties instead of Shariat without renouncing their faith. A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar took note of a plea filed by Naushad K…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday took strong note of an analogy drawn by the Centre in support of the inclusion of non-Muslims in waqf boards and the argument that by that logic, a bench of Hindu judges should not be hearing pleas related to waqf. The bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI)…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the violence occurring during protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, is “very disturbing”. A bench of Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justices Sanjay Kumar and K V Viswanathan observed while hearing the pleas challenging the constitutional validity of the newly amended law on waqf. “One very…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed concern over the environmental damage due to the felling of a large number of trees on a land parcel next to the University of Hyderabad, and said it would go out of the way for the protection of environment and ecology. A bench of Justices B R Gavai…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday took exception to the Allahabad High Court’s recent remarks in a rape case as reportedly saying the complainant “herself invited trouble”, and wondered why it made such observations while deciding a bail plea. The high court recently granted bail in the rape case, observing the complainant “herself invited…
Kolkata: Holding that it cannot turn a blind eye to reports of vandalism in a few districts of West Bengal, the Calcutta High Court on Saturday ordered deployment of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) in Murshidabad district, which has been hit by violence allegedly linked to ongoing protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Act. The court…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has set aside an order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, which transferred the probe in a case to the CBI, and said such directions should not be routinely passed. A bench of Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and K Vinod Chandran said the high courts should direct for Central Bureau…
