The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the summons issued by a Magistrate court to Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi in a criminal case registered against him over his controversial remarks against freedom fighter Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. The Bench of Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Manmohan stayed the summons on the grounds that Senior Counsel…
The Delhi Police on Friday arrested Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) leader and activist Medha Patkar in a criminal defamation case filed by Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena in 2001. On April 23, a Delhi court issued non-bailable warrants against Patkar following her conviction in the defamation case. Additional Sessions Judge Vishal Singh of Saket…
The Kerala State Waqf Board has opposed the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 in the Supreme Court, calling it unconstitutional and a violation of fundamental rights of citizens. Filing a preliminary reply in the Apex Court, the Board alleged that the 2925 Act subverted the principles of secularism. Noting that all religions in the country were…
The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday gave permission to West Bengal Leader of Opposition and BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari to visit Murshidabad, which recently witnessed violence during protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025. The Division Bench of Justice Soumen Sen and Justice Raja Basu Chowdhury further permitted the local BJP MLA to visit the…
Following the conviction of Narmada Bachao Andolan leader and activist Medha Patkar in a criminal defamation case, a Delhi court on Wednesday issued non-bailable warrants against her. Vinai Kumar Saxena, the current Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, had lodged a criminal defamation case against Patkar in 2001. Additional Sessions Judge Vishal Singh of Saket Courts observed…
The Supreme Court on Wednesday warned Tamil Nadu Minister Senthil Balaji that if he did not resign from the Ministership, the bail granted to him in a money laundering case related to the ‘cash-for-jobs’ scam would be cancelled. Taking strong objection to the fact that Balaji was sworn-in as a State Minister soon after getting…
In the wake of the recent terror attack at Jammu and Kashmir’s Baisaran valley near Pahalgam that claimed 28 lives and left scores injured, a public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking safety measures for tourists. Filed by Advocate Vishal Tiwari, the PIL sought directions to the Union Home Ministry…
The Supreme Court has ruled that a Muslim member of a State Bar Council, appointed to the State Waqf Board, could not continue as a member of the Board on expiry of his tenure in the Bar Council. The Bench of Justice MM Sundresh and Justice Rajesh Bindal on Tuesday observed that eligibility to the…
A Lucknow court has dismissed a defamation complaint filed against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath over derogatory comments allegedly made against the minority community during a speech in the Legislative Council in February, 2025. Additional Civil Judge Alok Verma dismissed the complaint on the grounds that since the statements made by the Chief Minister…
The Supreme Court has formulated guidelines for the disbursal of unclaimed compensation amounts lying deposited with motor accident claim tribunals and labour courts. The Division Bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan permitted the Tribunals to issue transfer orders regarding the requisite amounts directly to the bank account of the persons entitled…