Senior Advocate and former Chief Justice of Orissa High Court S Muralidhar has said that the Constitution reflected the aspirations of Indians, who wanted an egalitarian society that respected individual dignity. Delivering a lecture on ‘Transformative Constitutionalism and the Role of the Judiciary,’ organised by the Kochi International Foundation and the National University of Advanced…
On the basis of a Supreme Court judgment that declared the laws as “deemed to have been assented” to by Governor RN Ravi, the Government of Tamil Nadu has notified 10 state Acts in the official gazatte. This has become the first such instance in India, wherein a state government operationalised a legislation without the assent…
Former Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud has suggested the creation of a cohesive national platform for disability advocacy through greater collaboration between academia and the private sector, along with amendments to the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPWD) Act. Speaking during a panel discussion on ‘Disability Rights & Beyond,’ organised by Mission Accessibility on…
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a petition filed by a passenger, blaming the Railways for the theft of his backpack containing laptop, camera, charger, eye glasses and ATM cards, while he was travelling to Nagpur by a train in 2013. The single-judge Bench of Justice Ravinder Dudeja ruled that a passenger carrying luggage in…
Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra has filed a petition challenging the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, alleging that parliamentary rules and practices were violated during the law-making process, contributing to the unconstitutionality of the 2025 Act. This is the first petition among the many filed so far against the Waqf Acts, claiming that the Chairperson of…
A Delhi court has remanded Pakistani-origin Canadian businessman Tahawwur Hussain Rana, an accused in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, to 18-day custody of the National Investigation Agency (NIA). The order was passed by Special NIA judge Chander Jit Singh of Patiala House Courts on Thursday night. Appearing for NIA, Senior Advocate Dayan Krishnan sought 20-day…
The Central government has appointed Advocate Narender Mann as Special Public Prosecutor for conducting trials and other matters in a case registered by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) against Pakistani-origin Canadian businessman Tahawwur Hussain Rana, being extradited from the US over his alleged involvement in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks. As per a gazetted notification…
An intervention application was filed before the Supreme Court by the Hindu Sena on Wednesday supporting the recent amendments made to the Waqf Act, 1995, through the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025. Hindu Sena’s National President filed the application at a time when Apex Court is receiving petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the amended Act….
The All India Association of Jurists (AIAJ), a community of lawyers, former judges and law enthusiasts, has filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025. The plea, first to be filed by the legal fraternity, termed the Act ‘unconstitutional’ and sought the striking down of the…
The Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Government of India on a petition seeking consolidation of all petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf Act, 1995, as well as the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025. The Bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad passed the order on Wednesday on…