The Election Commission of India (ECI) has informed the Delhi High Court that it is examining serious allegations of separatist links against ‘Waris Punjab De’ before taking a decision on the organisation’s application for registration as a political party. In an affidavit filed before the High Court, the poll body said it had received sensitive…
The Bombay High Court has declined to grant urgent permission for organising Chhath Puja celebrations at Mumbai’s Girgaum Chowpatty on November 15 and 16, observing that the fundamental right to religious freedom under Article 25 of the Constitution is subject to the requirements of public order, morality and health. A vacation bench of Justice Advait…
The Supreme Court has held that a grandson cannot claim a right by birth in property inherited by his father under the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, where the grandfather’s estate has devolved upon his Class I heirs and the respective shares have subsequently been partitioned. A Bench of Justice Augustine George Masih and Justice Sunita…
The Bombay High Court has directed the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) to conduct inspections and independent water audits of casino and cruise vessels operating in the River Mandovi after water quality assessments revealed faecal coliform levels exceeding permissible limits, with particularly high concentrations detected near casino and cruise jetties. A Division Bench of…
The Telangana High Court has sentenced the District Collector of Ranga Reddy district to six months of simple imprisonment for wilfully disobeying its direction to consider a representation seeking the removal of certain land parcels from the prohibitory properties list maintained under Section 22-A of the Registration Act, 1908. Justice K. Lakshman, while allowing a…
The Supreme Court has declined to interfere with an interim order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court permitting the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to conduct a preliminary enquiry into allegations of religious conversions and other activities involving Pastor Ankur Yoseph Narula, founder of the Church of Signs and Wonders, Jalandhar, and his wife,…
The Supreme Court has held that insubordination, behavioural issues or strained relations with members of the Bar cannot, by themselves, form the basis for branding a judicial officer’s integrity as doubtful, observing that questions of judicial temperament must be distinguished from allegations of dishonesty. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya…
The Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh government to pay compensation exceeding ₹15 lakh to a vehicle owner whose commercial vehicle was seized and subsequently confiscated on suspicion of transporting cattle for slaughter, without sufficient evidence to substantiate the allegation. Justice Sandeep Jain, while allowing a petition filed by Tej Prakash in Tej…
The Manipur High Court has directed the Centre to keep the Census 2027 exercise in the State in abeyance until April 30, 2027, asking the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India to take a reasoned decision on seven representations highlighting concerns over population enumeration, the status of internally displaced persons and the prevailing situation…
“If you want to become PM, stay in mock parliament your entire life; your turn won’t come,” Union Home Minister Amit Shah warned Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi. Rhetoric apart, Shah was not off the mark. On the one hand he was questioning Rahul’s ability, but on the other also ruling out the possibility of…