Dr.Ambedkar Opposed Setting Time Limit For President To Decide On Bill's Assent : Solicitor General Tells Supreme Court

Not setting time limits was a conscious omission by the Constituent Assembly, the SG said.

If Governor Keeps Bills Pending For Long, What Is The Recourse? Supreme Court Asks AG In Presidential Reference

During the hearing of the Presidential Reference on the questions relating to granting assent to Bills, the Supreme Court on Tuesday (August 19) orally remarked that the judgment by the two-judge bench in the Tamil Nadu Governor case might have been given to "handle an egregious situation" created by the Governor keeping the Bills passed by the State Legislative Assembly pending for a...

'Be Loyal To Constitution, Not Bosses': Supreme Court Reprimands Bihar IPS Officer For Filing Affidavit Supporting Murder Convict

The Supreme Court today (Aug. 19) reprimanded Bihar IPS officer Ashok Mishra for filing a "shockingly irresponsible" affidavit supporting an accused in a murder case, contradicting the state's prosecution stance. A bench of Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and SVN Bhatti had earlier taken serious exception to Mishra's affidavit, which effectively gave a "clean chit" to the accused in a case...

'We'll Be Just Expressing A View On Law, Not On TN Governor Decision' : Supreme Court On Presidential Reference Over Bill Timelines

The Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, which is hearing the Presidential Reference on the issue relating to Bills, orally observed during the hearing on Tuesday (August 19) that it was only sitting in an advisory jurisdiction and not in appeal over the judgment in the Tamil Nadu Governor case which laid down timelines for the President and the Governor to act on Bills submitted for...

Former Supreme Court Judge B. Sudershan Reddy Named INDIA Alliance Candidate For Vice President Post

The INDIA bloc has named former Supreme Court judge B. Sudershan Reddy as their candidate for the Vice President post.A joint statement released by the Opposition parties stated :Shri.B Sudershan Reddy garu is one of India's most distinguished and progressive jurists. He has had a long and eminent legal career including as Judge of the Andhra Pradesh High Court, Chief Justice of Gauhati...

'Mere Use Of Insulting & Abusive Language In Matrimonial Relationship Not Abetment To Suicide': Jammu Court

A Jammu Court has discharged two women, a widow and her mother, accused of abetting the suicide of the woman's husband, observing that ordinary matrimonial quarrels or denial of entry into the matrimonial home cannot, by themselves, constitute abetment to suicide.The Principal District and Sessions Court, Judge Y.P. Bourney noted that the deceased had been married for over two decades, had...

Supreme Court Dismisses NCPCR's Challenge To HC Ruling That 16-Year-Old Muslim Girl Can Marry Under Personal Law

The Court observed that the NCPCR has no locus to challenge the judgment.

Babar Qadri Murder Case | NIA Court Frames UAPA Charges Against Former Kashmir Bar Association President Mian Abdul Qayoom

The Special NIA Court in Jammu has formally framed charges against Mian Abdul Qayoom, ex-president of the Kashmir High Court Bar Association, in connection with the killing of advocate Babar Qadri.The NIA court has charged Qayoom under Sections 16, 18, and 38 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, relating to terrorist acts, conspiracy, and membership of a banned...

Presidential Reference On Timelines For Bills' Assent : Live Updates From Supreme Court

A 5-judge Constitution Bench of the SupremeCourt will hear today the Presidential Reference by President Droupadi Murmu on 14 questions on the power to assent on Bills, including whether Court can fix timelines for the President/Governor to decide on Bills.The Presidential Reference, made under Article 143, came a month after Supreme Court's judgment in Tamil Nadu Governor's matter, wherein...

A Bench Of The Bombay High Court At Kolhapur - My Views : Justice AS Oka Writes

The Bombay High Court must make the entire decision-making process transparent by putting it in the public domain. This action will tell us whether a lawful decision-making process was followed.

Supreme Court Daily Round-up : August 18, 2025

Links of today's reports :Supreme Court Upholds Quashing Of FIR Against Dadra & Nagar Haveli Administrator & Officials Over Suicide Of MP Mohanbhai DelkarSupreme Court Refuses To Entertain AAP MP Sanjay Singh's Plea Against Closure Of 105 Govt Primary Schools In UP'Why Pay Toll If Traffic Block Lasts 12 Hours?' : Supreme Court Reserves Order On NHAI's Plea Over Paliyekkara Toll...

'Absurd': Supreme Court Stays Uttarakhand Govt Notification Which Barred Blind Candidates From Applying In General Category

The Supreme Court today(August 18) stayed a 2018 Uttarakhand Government notification which restricts persons with blindness, visually impaired persons and those with locomotor disability, who are already excluded from reservation under the Persons with Benchmark Disabilities ("PwBD"), to appear in the general category for the Uttarakhand Judicial Services. The Court has directed that...