The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act 1955, which recognized the Assam Accord, by 4:1 majority. The verdict was delivered by the five-judge Constitution Bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice Surya Kant, Justice MM Sundresh, Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra. Justice…
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud has recommended the name of second seniormost judge of the Supreme Court, Justice Sanjiv Khanna, as his successor. The CJI has written a letter to the Government of India proposing the name of Justice Khanna as the 51st Chief Justice of India. CJI Chandrachud will demit office on November…
The Supreme Court today directed the Lieutenant Governor (LG) of Delhi VK Saxena, who serves as the Chairperson of the Delhi Development Authority (DDA), to file an affidavit explaining which officers of the DDA should be held liable for cutting trees in Delhi’s Ridge Forest area in violation of court orders. A Bench comprising Chief…
The Kerala High Court dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed challenging the validity of a statutory provision related to a user fee. The petitioners, Unnikrishnan and Manoj K., residents of Balussery, Kozhikode, argued against the imposition of the user fee. However, the court held that individuals affected by the user fee can challenge its…
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday ordered the Wikimedia Foundation, which hosts Wikipedia, to take down the page carrying information about the ongoing defamation suit filed by Asian News International (ANI) against the online platform. The Bench of Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela directed Wikipedia to comply with the order within 36…
The Kerala High Court, comprising Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice S. Manu, disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by residents of Ayiroor Village in Varkala, regarding the construction of a flyover at Parippally Junction in Kollam District. The petitioners, Sivajith S. and Sindhu, sought directions for constructing five spans below the flyover…
The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court has denied a woman’s request to revoke her husband’s bail, who is accused of raping their underage daughter. A Single Bench of Justice Pankaj Bhatia passed this order while hearing a Criminal Misc Bail Cancellation Application filed by a minor girl through her mother. The bail cancellation…
Supreme Court directs Maharashtra to file counter against Zakir Naik’s plea seeking clubbing of FIRs The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the State of Maharashtra to file a counter affidavit against the maintainability of a writ petition filed by Islamic preacher Zakir Naik seeking the clubbing of multiple FIRs registered against him in Maharashtra and…
The Allahabad High Court while rejecting the bail application of a man accused of raping a 4-year-old girl, said that a small innocent child, who does not understand the meaning of rape, has been targeted in the crime. A Single Bench of Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav passed this order while hearing a Criminal Misc Bail…
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has rejected a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the detention of over 2000 people and seeking directions to bring into force amendments to Article 22 of the Constitution. The PIL, filed by senior advocate Syed Tassadque Hussain, argued that the detainees’ rights were violated. However, the Division Bench of…