Kochi: The Kerala High Court has held that section 52A in the Waqf Act which came into effect in November 2013 and penalises alienation of waqf property without the sanction of the Waqf Board does not have a retrospective effect. The ruling by Justice P V Kunhikrishnan came on a plea by two persons challenging…
New Delhi: A fresh plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a probe into the indictment of billionaire industrialist Gautam Adani who has been charged in the US for alleged bribery and fraud, saying the move “unveiled malpractices carried out by the conglomerate”. The plea has been filed by advocate Vishal Tiwari as…
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Friday said the Speaker of the state Legislative Assembly must decide on the disqualification petitions against three BRS MLAs, who had joined the ruling Congress, within a “reasonable time”. A bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice J Sreenivas Rao said no such deadline could be set, but…
Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Monday issued an order attaching Himachal Bhavan in Delhi after the Congress-led Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu government failed to pay electricity dues amounting to around Rs 150 crore. Himachal Bhavan is located at Mandi House in the national capital. The court has also directed the Principal Secretary of the…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday a plea seeking enforcement of measures to curb air pollution in the national capital. Delhi woke up to toxic air conditions on Sunday as the Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded in the “severe” category. The AQI stood at 429 at 9 am, according…
New Delhi: Equating ‘bulldozer justice’ with a lawless state of affairs where might is right, the Supreme Court on Wednesday laid down pan-India guidelines and said no property should be demolished without a prior show cause notice and the affected must be given 15 days to respond. The executive cannot assume judicial powers to punish…
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna on Tuesday said no oral submissions for urgent listing and hearing of cases will be permitted and urged lawyers to either send emails or written letters for it. Usually lawyers mention their cases before the CJI-led bench at the outset of the day’s proceedings for out of…
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India Justice Sanjiv Khanna on Monday said that ensuring easy access to justice and equal treatment to citizens regardless of their status is the constitutional duty of the judiciary. Justice Sanjiv Khanna, who was sworn in as the 51st CJI by President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, expressed deep…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a bail plea of former JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna, who faces charges of rape and sexual assault. A bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma rejected the plea and observed that Revanna is a very influential person. Appearing for Revanna, senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi…
New Delhi: India’s 51st Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna has his imprint on several landmark judgments such as upholding the sanctity of EVMs, abrogation of Article 370, scrapping the electoral bonds scheme, and granting interim bail to former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal. Hailing from an illustrious Delhi-based family, Justice Khanna is the son…
