The Union of India on Wednesday apprised the Supreme Court that though waqf was an Islamic concept, it was not an essential part of Islam and since waqf boards discharged secular functions, the inclusion of non-Muslims in waqf boards was permissible. Appearing for the Central government before the Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI)…
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed political commentator Abhijit Iyer-Mitra to take down within five hours, the derogatory social media posts on women journalists of Newslaundry. The single-judge Bench of Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav came down heavily on Abhijit Iyer-Mitra over the choice of words in the controversial social media posts. Referring to the…
The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted interim bail to Ali Khan Mahmudabad, an Associate Professor of Ashoka University, Sonipat, who was arrested for posting comments on Operation Sindoor, India’s retaliatory strike against Pakistan over the Pahalagam terror attack. The Bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice N Kotiswar Singh granted interim bail to Khan on…
The State of Tamil Nadu has moved the Supreme Court against the Union of India for withholding funds under the Samagra Shiksha Scheme (SSS) over the non-implementation of the National Education Policy 2020 and PM SHRI. Filed under Article 131 of the Constitution, the suit sought a direction to the Centre to pay over Rs…
The petitioners challenging the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 on Tuesday argued before the Supreme Court that the Act had singled out the Muslim community by imposing unfair requirements on them for registration of properties as waqf while endowments made by other religious communities were not subject to such onerous conditions. Appearing for the petitioners, Senior…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday reintroduced the mandatory three-year practice for lawyers to enter the judicial service. The Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai, Justice AG Masih and Justice K Vinod Chandran directed all state governments to amend the rules ensuring that for any candidate appearing for civil judges (junior division) exam…
The Supreme Court has upheld an order passed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court, which dismissed with cost a public interest litigation seeking to make Karwa Chauth festival compulsory for all women, including widows, divorcees and those in live-in relationships. Terming the PIL filed before the High Court as motivated and frivolous, the Bench…
The State of Kerala has filed an intervention application in the batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, on the grounds that the amendment would affect the fundamental rights of the Muslims possessing waqf properties and negate/alter the nature of these properties. Noting that the apprehension of the Muslim…
Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankar has questioned the probe conducted by the three-judge in-house committee into the alleged recovery of unaccounted cash from the official residence of Justice Yashwant Varma. Speaking at the launch of the book titled ‘The Constitution We Adopted,’ edited by Senior Advocate Vijay Hansaria on Monday, Dhankar said the committee lacked any legal…
The Supreme Court on Monday said the country was not a dharamshala (a public shelter) to accommodate refugees from across the world. The Bench of Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice K Vinod Chandran made this oral observation, while rejecting a petition filed by a Sri Lankan national facing deportation. The petitioner challenged a Madras High…