By Kumkum Chadha When Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation on May 12, he put to rest some of the doubts that had cropped up after the announcement on the ceasefire between India and Pakistan. Much to India’s embarrassment, US President Donald Trump jumped the gun. Not only did he announce to the world…
By Dilip Bobb Last week, while ruling in favour of granting Permanent Commission to women officers in the Indian Army, the Supreme Court asked the centre not to release from service Short Service Commission women army officers challenging the denial of Permanent Commission to them asking not to “bring their morale down” in “the prevailing…
The Delhi High Court on Friday reserved its verdict on a petition filed by over 100 parents seeking directions to the Lieutenant Governor (LG) to take over the Delhi Public School, Dwarka, in the wake of exorbitant fee hike by the school. After hearing the parties, the single-judge Bench of Justice Vikas Mahajan said it…
Chief Justice of India BR Gavai on Friday expressed its strong displeasure over the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) refusing to organise a farewell for Justice Bela M Trivedi. Presiding over a Ceremonial Bench held to honour Justice Trivedi, who chose May 16 as her last working day (her official date of retirement is June…
The Supreme Court on Friday held that ISKCON Bangalore was an independent legal identity under the Karnataka Societies Registration Act, which owned the iconic Hare Krishna Temple and educational complex in Bengaluru. The Bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih passed the order on a petition filed by ISKCON Bangalore challenging…
The Supreme Court on Friday, while directing the Union government not to grant ‘ex-post facto’ Environmental Clearances (EC) in future, set aside the previous Office Memoranda and notifications which allowed for the grant of ex-post facto Environmental Clearance for mining projects. The order was passed by the Bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice…
The Union of India has appointed a team of special public prosecutors (SPPs), headed by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, to represent the National Investigation Agency (NIA) before various courts conducting trials in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack cases. Apart from the SG, Additional Solicitor General (ASG) SV Raju and Senior Advocates Dayan Krishnan and Narender…
The matter was earlier heard on April 16 and 17 in detail. On April 16, Sibal led the petitioners side and raised various concerns over the 2025 Act, including the omission of ‘waqf by user’ provision. He argued that it was impossible to prove registration documents for centuries-old mosques and dargahs, which were mostly waqf…
Madhya Pradesh Minister Kunwar Vijay Shah has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Madhya Pradesh High Court’s May 14 order, which directed the State Director General of Police (DGP) to register a first information report (FIR) against Shah over his controversial remarks against Colonel Sofia Qureshi. The Minister allegedly made a controversial remark during a…
Taking strong objection to the April 8 judgment of the Supreme Court, which fixed deadlines for the Governor and the President to decide on state Bills in the Tamil Nadu government vs Governor case, President Droupadi Murmu asked the Apex Court how could it give such a ruling when the Constitution had no such stipulations….