New Delhi: In a mixed outcome for Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, the Supreme Court on Friday stayed an Allahabad High Court order that had refused to quash a summons issued to him in a criminal defamation case over his controversial remarks against freedom fighter Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. However, the court also delivered a stern rebuke,…
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Friday said the police investigation against Kunal Kamra over his remarks against Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde can continue, but the comedian shall not be arrested. A bench of Justices Sarang Kotwal and S M Modak admitted Kamra’s petition seeking the quashing of the first information report (FIR)…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed an appeal of the Punjab government challenging the bail granted to Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia in a drugs case by the Punjab and Haryana High Court. A bench comprising justices J K Maheswari and Aravind Kumar said it will not entertain the Punjab government’s…
Mumbai: A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court has reserved the verdict in the 2008 Malegaon blast case for May 8. On April 19, the prosecution filed its final written arguments, with some citation marking the end of the hearing in the case, PTI reported. At least six people were killed and over 100 injured…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to stay the Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) mains examination scheduled for April 25 and rejected pleas alleging paper leak during a preliminary test on December 13 last year. A bench comprising Justices Dipankar Datta and Manmohan dismissed a batch of petitions seeking the cancellation of the…
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)…
