The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a writ petition challenging the validity of Section 4 (2) of the Places of Worship Act 1991, which provided that any legal proceedings on the religious character of a place of worship initiated before August 15, 1947 shall be terminated on the commencement of the Act. The top court…
In order to streamline the judicial processes and ensure efficient functioning of the judiciary, the Allahabad High Court has transferred 582 judges across the state of Uttar Pradesh. As per a notification issued by Joint Registrar of the Allahabad High Court Satish Kumar Pushkar on Sunday, the judges have been transferred in Uttar Pradesh under…
A Delhi court has granted bail to former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councillor Tahir Hussain, who was arrested by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in connection with the riots that shook the Northeast area of Delhi in 2020. Hussain, however, would remain behind bars in another case…
The Delhi High Court has upheld the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) order granting disability pension to two soldiers, observing that the possibility of disease and disability came as a package deal when one went to serve the country as a soldier. The Bench of Justice C Hari Shankar and Justice Ajay Digpaul noted that the…
By Vikram Kilpady Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde doesn’t need enemies—his own supporters seem more than capable of doing the damage. A pointed yet indirect jab at Shinde by stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra was blown out of proportion, triggering a free speech firestorm. The comedian’s remarks led to an FIR against him and vandalism…
By Kenneth Tiven Unintimidated federal judges across the nation have resisted what they see as illegal and generally bad legal performance from US President Donald Trump’s attorneys, more comfortable in ideology than in federal law. Statistics on anti-Trump events across the nation are uncompiled as most of it has been small protests across the nation,…
By Sujit Bhar As the world, led by the US, struggles to avoid a looming recession, protectionist trade barriers and major immigrant crises that have been the result of incessant conflicts around the globe, India seems to have completely lost the plot. Not only is India being forced by the US to reduce many tariff…
By Dilip Bobb Till recently, the term “oligarch” was popularly associated with ultra-rich Russians who had gained control of significant portions of the economy in the late 1990s, especially in energy, metals and natural resources. Many of these had close ties with government officials, particularly the president, leading some to characterize modern Russia as an…
By Kumkum Chadha “Language is our heart and soul. Replacing it with the three-language formula is nothing but hegemony by the centre.” —Dr Thamizhachi Thangapandian, aka Sumathy Tamil Nadu is once again at the forefront of a battle that cuts deep into its cultural and political identity. The ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) is leading…
By Sanjay Raman Sinha A late-night fire at Delhi High Court Judge Justice Yashwant Varma’s residence has sparked a judicial firestorm. While the flames were doused, they exposed something far more incendiary—allegations of corruption, missing sacks of cash, and a high-stakes power struggle within India’s judiciary. The March 14 blaze in Justice Varma’s official residence…