The Supreme Court of India has dismissed a writ petition filed by the Managing Committee of Contai Rahamania High Madrasah and another party, who had approached the Court seeking a reconsideration of its earlier decision in Sk. Mohd. Rafique v. Managing Committee, Contai High Madrasah delivered in 2020. In that judgment, the Court had upheld…
Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal has called for a fundamental change in the way government departments handle litigation, stressing that the long-standing practice of filing appeals automatically must come to an end. Addressing the 10th All India Conference of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), the minister said that unnecessary appeals not only increase the…
The Allahabad High Court has ruled that glorifying caste is against the spirit of the Constitution and can even be seen as anti-national. Justice Vinod Diwakar, while giving the decision, said that real patriotism comes from respecting the Constitution and its values, not from boasting about caste or family background. The Court noted that in…
By Kenneth Tiven The Donald Trump administration has just ratcheted up a multi-faceted attack on America’s mainstream media using the assassination of his right-wing supporter Charlie Kirk as the rationale. First, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, appearing on a right-wing podcast, personally threatened ABC Television with drastic actions over a remark by talk…
The Delhi High Court was informed by Yasin Malik that six successive governments,ranging from that of V. P. Singh to Manmohan Singh, engaged him to play a role in seeking a settlement of the Kashmir issue. He also asserted that in 2006, at the behest of the then-Special Director of the Intelligence Bureau, V. K….
The Supreme Court of India, in its recent order, has declined to consider the plea filed by P. Varavara Rao, an 85-year-old poet and activist facing prosecution under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in the Bhima Koregaon case, seeking modification of one of the conditions imposed upon his medical bail. The condition in question mandates…
A tribunal constituted under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, presided over by Justice Sachin Datta of the Delhi High Court, has upheld the Central Government’s notification declaring the Jammu and Kashmir Ittihadul Muslimeem (JKIM) as an “unlawful association.” The government notification, issued on March 11, 2025, under Section 3(1) of the Act, was subjected…
The Supreme Court has again delayed hearing the bail applications of former JNU students Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, along with three other accused, in the case connected to the alleged conspiracy behind the 2020 northeast Delhi riots. On Friday, the matter came up before a bench consisting of Justices Aravind Kumar and Manmohan. However,…
The Supreme Court of India recently declined to stay the Madras High Court’s judgment that quashed a Tamil Nadu government order permitting the construction of marriage halls using funds from five temples. The original government order had authorized the use of surplus temple funds for building marriage halls, but the High Court held that this…
Chief Justice of India BR Gavai has addressed the controversy surrounding remarks he made during the hearing of a petition concerning the restoration of a damaged idol of Lord Vishnu in the Javari Temple at Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh. The petition had sought directions from the Supreme Court to restore and reinstall the beheaded idol, which…