Taking a major step towards transparency in the judiciary, all judges of the Supreme Court have decided to publicly declare their assets. The decision was taken during a full-court meeting held on April 1. A resolution was passed during the meeting, which said that judges should make a declaration of their assets to the Chief…
The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed tree-felling in 400 acres of land at Kancha Gachibowli forest area near the Hyderabad Central University campus in Telangana. The Bench of Justice BR Gavai and Justice AG Masih passed the interim order after an oral mention was made by Senior Advocate K Paremeshwar, the Amicus Curiae in the…
The Lok Sabha has passed the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, which aims to regulate the Waqf properties by proposing amendments in the Waqf Act, 1995. The Bill was tabled before the House on Wednesday. It was introduced by Union Minister Kiren Rijiju and passed at around 2 am on Thursday, after a marathon debate of…
Supreme Court judge Justice Rajesh Bindal on Thursday called for revising the syllabus for legal education in the country with greater emphasis on the practical aspects of law. Addressing the inaugural session of the Bharat Shiksha Summit 2025 organised by the Balaji Foundation in New Delhi, Justice Bindal drew attention to the uneven quality of…
The Bharat Shiksha Summit 2025 will be held on Thursday (April 3) in New Delhi’s Vigyan Bhawan. The theme of the Summit is Shaping The Future of Education. The event will see prominent leaders, educationists, legal practitioners, EdTech innovators and policymakers brainstorm on the future and evolving landscape of education in the country. The inaugural…
The Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) has recently issued non-bailable warrants against three directors of Direct News Private Limited in an application filed by Nxt Digital Limited of Hinduja Global Solutions of the Hinduja Group. The directors are Rakesh Sharma, resident of Greater Kailash, Delhi; Intzar Ali, resident of Badarpur, Delhi and Prateek…
By Annunthra Rangan In today’s world, misinterpretations and misunderstandings are inevitable. However, targeting a specific community and attempting to marginalize them is contrary to the principles of a democratic and secular nation. India, which upholds secularism as a fundamental value, is expected to guarantee press freedom as an essential democratic right. While freedom of the…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Union government to file a short status report on Section 103(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), which introduced mob lynching as a specific offence, punishable by death or life imprisonment. The Bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice N Kotiswar Singh issued the directions on a public…
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed Wikipedia to take down the alleged defamatory statements made on its page about news agency Asian News International (ANI). The single-judge Bench of Justice Subramonium Prasad passed the interim order on an application moved by the ANI, which had earlier filed a suit accusing Wikimedia Foundation, the parent…
The Supreme Court on Wednesday relegated the petitions challenging the constitutional validity of Hindu Religious Endowments laws implemented by three states and one Union Territory, to their respective High Courts. The batch of petitions, including a writ petition filed by Swami Dayananda Saraswati and others in 2012, challenged the constitutional validity of the Tamil Nadu…