A Delhi court has formally framed criminal charges against businessman Sushil Ansal in a prosecution arising from alleged misdeclaration and suppression of material facts under the Passports Act, 1967. The matter has now been set down for recording of prosecution evidence. Chief Judicial Magistrate Mridul Gupta of Patiala House Courts recently framed charges against Ansal…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed counselling to proceed for 49 postgraduate medical seats at Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, even as a dispute over the institute’s affiliation remains unresolved. The top court clarified that its decision is an interim arrangement aimed at protecting the interests of students and preventing loss of valuable…
indicated that parties may file brief written submissions within one week, bringing to a close hearings that traversed issues of public safety, public health, animal welfare, constitutional obligations, and administrative enforcement. The Apex Court cautioned that it would not hesitate to record adverse findings against states and local authorities that filed vague, evasive, or non-committal…
The Supreme Court has put a temporary halt on the implementation of the University Grants Commission’s (UGC) Equity Regulations aimed at addressing caste-based discrimination in higher educational institutions. The stay, till March 19, comes amid concerns that the regulations may require further legal scrutiny to ensure they align with constitutional principles and existing statutory frameworks….
The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain a writ petition seeking constitutional recognition of a fundamental right to minimum wages for domestic workers, holding that the subject squarely falls within the domain of legislative and executive policy-making by the States. The Bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi observed…
The Chief Justice of India Surya Kant has remarked that the trade unions have been a major factor in slowing the country’s industrial progress, stating that their actions have contributed to the shutdown of numerous industrial units. The observation was made during proceedings before the Supreme Court while hearing a petition related to labour welfare…
The Supreme Court on Thursday rolled out a comprehensive set of administrative reforms anchored in the deployment of artificial intelligence and digital integration, aimed at enhancing institutional efficiency and addressing the chronic problem of case pendency across judicial tiers. Chief Justice of India Surya Kant indicated during the proceedings that the judiciary was progressively embracing…
A court in Lucknow has dismissed a petition filed by a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker seeking the registration of a First Information Report (FIR) against Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, over allegations related to his citizenship. The court termed the plea an “abuse of the process of…
The Delhi High Court has declined to entertain a defamation lawsuit filed by former NCB officer Sameer Wankhede against the Netflix series Ba**ds of Bollywood*, which is reportedly inspired by events surrounding the 2021 drug case involving Aryan Khan. The court rejected the plea on the ground that it lacks territorial jurisdiction to hear the…
A special court in Bengaluru on Wednesday accepted the closure report submitted by the Karnataka Lokayukta Police in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) land allotment case involving Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, his wife BM Parvathi, her brother Mallikarjuna Swamy, and landowner J Devaraj. The order was passed by the Special Judge for cases involving Members…