The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) on a plea filed by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and other INDIA bloc leaders challenging the deletion of voters’ names during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The proceedings concern the legality of the…
The Delhi High Court on Thursday declined to grant an urgent hearing to a woman journalist and two others seeking relief in connection with an FIR registered against them under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act over alleged casteist remarks against a Delhi Police officer during a protest in the national…
The Supreme Court has upheld the Madras High Court’s decision that a person converting from Hinduism to Islam cannot automatically claim reservation benefits under the Backward Class (Muslim) category on the basis of their pre-conversion caste status. A Bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and Shree Chandrashekhar dismissed the Tamil Nadu government’s challenge to the…
Four advocates have approached the Supreme Court seeking a uniform regulatory framework to prevent political demonstrations and processions within court premises and to regulate protests in the vicinity of the Supreme Court and High Courts. The petition also seeks consideration of criminal contempt proceedings against Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and other political leaders in…
The Union Home Secretary has tendered an unconditional apology before the Supreme Court over the temporary suspension of cellular internet services in parts of New Delhi during the protests demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, while maintaining that the restriction was necessary to preserve public order. In an affidavit filed in response…
A writ petition has been filed before the Supreme Court challenging the Delhi Police’s decision to withdraw Jantar Mantar’s status as a designated protest venue, contending that shifting demonstrations to distant locations could substantially undermine citizens’ fundamental rights to freedom of speech and expression and peaceful assembly. Filed by advocate Swaty Singh, the petition assails…
The Delhi Union of Journalists (DUJ) has approached the Supreme Court seeking protection for journalists covering public protests, alleging that several reporters were detained, assaulted and prevented from performing their professional duties during demonstrations in Delhi on October 10 and 11 against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The writ petition raises concerns over alleged police…
The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Centre to explore measures to streamline the process of securing compensation for families of Indian nationals recruited into the Russian armed forces, including the possibility of submitting claims through the Russian Embassy in India. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi also…
A Delhi court has questioned the nature of the relief that can be granted in a civil defamation suit against YouTuber Dhruv Rathee over a video allegedly insulting Hindu deities, asking how a court could direct an individual to stop expressing himself. District Judge Mohinder Virat was hearing a suit filed by advocate Amita Sachdeva,…
The Supreme Court on Wednesday set aside a notice issued by the Ghaziabad Police to social media platform X seeking extensive personal and digital information linked to journalist Abhishek Upadhyay’s account, holding that the authorities could not seek confidential or personal information relating to a period preceding the incident under investigation. A Bench comprising Chief…