The Supreme Court has ruled that the legal heirs of a tribal woman were entitled to a share in the property of their maternal grandfather. The Division Bench of Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Joymalya Bagchi observed that denying a woman her share in her father’s property, when the custom was silent, would violate her…
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay trial court proceedings against Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav in the land-for-jobs scam case. The Bench of Justice MM Sundresh and Justice N Kotiswar Singh passed the order on a plea challenging the May 29 verdict of the Delhi High Court. Yadav had approached…
Allahabad High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma has filed a petition in the Supreme Court against the in-house committee report that indicted him over recovery of unaccounted cash at his official residence in Delhi. The move followed the recent decision of the Union government to bring an impeachment motion in the Parliament for removal of…
The Bombay High Court on Thursday upheld the constitutional validity of provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. The Bench of Justice AS Gadkari and Justice Neela Gokhale observed that UAPA, in its present form, was constitutionally valid. A detailed copy of the verdict is awaited. As per a leading English daily, one Anil Babura…
The Delhi High Court on Thursday quashed 16 FIRs lodged against 70 Indian nationals for allegedly sheltering more than 190 foreign nationals, who participated in the Tablighi Jamaat congregation during the first wave of Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. The single-judge Bench of Justice Neena Bansal Krishna ordered the police to quash the charge sheets against…
The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the probe in a case related to the alleged assault of an Army officer by the Punjab Police. The single-judge Bench of Justice Rajesh Bhardwaj said it was convinced that the Chandigarh Police was not only making efforts…
The Supreme Court on Thursday came down heavily on a petitioner seeking registration of a first information report (FIR) against some Delhi High Court judges over judgments rendered by them. The Bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi questioned the petitioner under which law were the sitting High Court judges liable to be…
The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed its strong displeasure over the Haryana Police’s Special Investigation Team (SIT), constituted to probe the social media comments of Ashoka University Professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad on ‘Operation Sindoor,’ expanding the scope of investigation on its own. The Bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi asked Additional Solicitor…
The Supreme Court has issued notice on a petition filed by Adani Krishnapatnam Port Limited (AKPL) challenging the February 2025 verdict of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), which imposed a penalty on the company for causing environmental damage during coal handling operations at the Andhra Pradesh port. While refusing to stay the NGT order, the Bench…
A Delhi court sought the response of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on a petition filed by 26/11 Mumbai terror attack accused Tahawwur Hussain Rana, seeking permission for regular telephonic conversations with his family. Special Judge Chander Jit Singh of Patiala House Courts on Tuesday adjourned the matter till July 25, granting additional time to…