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Ex-TN Minister Senthil Balaji Requests Supreme Court To Remove Adverse Observations In Judgment
Ex-Tamil Nadu Minister Senthil Balaji has filed an application in the Supreme Court seeking the expunction of certain observations made by the Court in September 2022 in the case P. Dharamaraj v. Shanmugam , which restored the criminal complaints against him over the alleged cash-for-jobs scam.In the said judgment, the Court had set aside the Madras High Court's order which had quashed...
Citizenship Determination Isn't Election Commission's Job; It's Home Ministry's, Says Supreme Court During Bihar SIR Hearing
The Supreme Court on Thursday questioned the Election Commission of India (ECI) over its decision to conduct a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar months before the upcoming Assembly elections.The bench raised concerns about voters being asked to furnish documents at short notice and about the legal authority of the ECI to seek proof of citizenship.A bench of...
'We Said We Aren't Giving Urgent Hearing' : Supreme Court On Plea Against 'Udaipur Files' Movie
The Supreme Court on Thursday said that it did not pass any order in respect of the film "Udaipur Files" and that it only refused urgent listing when the matter was mentioned yesterday.Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for the Jamiat Ulema I Hind, orally mentioned the matter today at 1 PM before a bench comprising Justice Sudhashu Dhulia and Justice Joymalya Bagchi, saying that because...
Aadhaar Card Not Proof Of Citizenship : Election Commission Tells Supreme Court
Aadhaar card is not a proof of citizenship, the Election Commission of India told the Supreme Court on Thursday (July 10), during the hearing of the petitions challenging the "Special Intensive Revision(SIR)" of Electoral Rolls in Bihar.The petitioners questioned the ECI's exclusion of Aadhaar card and the Voter card from the list of eleven documents specified by the ECI as citizenship...
Karnataka State Legal Services Authority Launches '90-Day Mediation Drive' To Settle Pending Cases In Courts Across State
Karnataka State Legal Services Authority on July 1 launced a special campaign–"Mediation For the Nation"–which is a 90-day intensive drive to settle pending cases in High Court/all District and Taluka Mediation Centres throughout the State through Mediation.As per a press release issued by KSLSA, the campaign is being conducted as per the directions of National Legal Services...
Patna High Court Launches 'SUVAS Cell' Web Portal To Translate Judgments From English Into Regional Languages
The SUVAS Cell (Supreme Court Vidhik Anuvaad Software Cell) of the Patna High Court launched its independent web portal on 4 July 2025, hosted on the official website of the Court.The launch was carried out by Justice Prabhat Kumar Singh, Chairman of the SUVAS Committee, in the presence of Justice A. Abhishek Reddy and Justice Chandra Shekhar Jha, both members of the Committee. Justice...
Challenge To Bihar Electoral Roll Revision : Live Updates From Supreme Court
The Supreme Court will hear today a bunch of petitions challenging the Election Commission's "Special Intensive Revision" of Electoral Rolls in Bihar.A bench of Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Joymalya Bagchi will hear the matters.Petitions have been filed by the MPs Mahua Moitra (Trinamool Congress), Manoj Kumar Jha (Rashtriya Janata Dal), leaders of major opposition parties - KC...
Showing Character With Goddess Name Being Aggressively Cross-Examined By Lawyer Of Another Religion Threatens Public Order : CBFC To Kerala HC
Opposing the certification of the Malayalam film "Janaki vs State of Kerala", the Central Board of Film Certification told the Kerala High Court in an affidavit that the objection is regarding the fact that in the movie, the title character "Janaki", which is another name of Goddess Sita, is subjected to rape and many traumatic and unpleasant experiences, which can offend...
Partition Rights Of Children From Second Wife Under Hindu Law
The concept of division of family property under Hindu legal traditions is closely connected to the ancient traditions of joint family and coparcenary systems. Over the years, the legislative framework has evolved to bring in gender equality, legitimacy protections, and redefine family structures. A particularly intricate and sensitive area is legal entitlements of children from a subsequent...