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Supreme Court Sets Aside TN Governor's Decision To Reserve 10 Bills For President's Assent; Says He Acted Without Bona Fides
The Supreme Court today (April 8) held that the action of the Tamil Nadu Governor Dr RN Ravi withholding assent for 10 bills, the oldest of them pending since January 2020, and reserving them to the President after they were re-enacted by the State Legislature is "illegal and erroneous" in law and liable to be set aside.Any consequential steps which might have been taken by the President on...
Supreme Court's Judgment In Tamil Nadu Govt's Plea Against TN Governor Over Delay In Assenting Bills - LIVE UPDATES
The Supreme Court will pronounce judgment today on the petition filed by the Tamil Nadu Government against TN Governor RN Ravi for withholding assent on bills passed by the Assembly.A bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice R Mahadevan will pronounce the verdict.Follow this page for live...
'Alarming Interference With Religious Affairs' : NGO APCR Files Petition In Supreme Court Challenging Waqf Amendment Act
Following several petitions challenging the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, now the NGO Association for the Protection of Civil Rights (APCR) has filed a writ petition before the Supreme Court challenging the law as violating Articles 14, 25, 26 and 300A of the Indian Constitution.The petition terms the new Act as an "alarming interference" into the religious affairs of the Muslim community,...
Excise Duty On Petrol & Diesel Increased By ₹2 Per Litre; Retail Prices Remain Unchanged
According to Notification No. 02/2025-Central Excise dated 7th April, 2025, issued by Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, the central government has increased the excise on petrol and diesel by Rs 2 per litre. The petrol and diesel price hike will come into effect from 8th April, said the notification. Currently, the excise duty charges are Rs. 19.90 per litre on petrol...
Does The Term 'Regulate' In S. 79(1) Electricity Act Cover Regulation Of Trade In Electricity Industry? Supreme Court To Decide
In the context of certain clauses of Section 79(1), Electricity Act 2003, the Supreme Court is set to consider the issue as to whether the word "regulate" used therein is limited to framing of regulations or subordinate legislation, or can it extend to regulation of trade in the electricity industry."Our attention is drawn to paragraphs 53 to 55 of the Constitution Bench judgment of this Court...
Plea In Supreme Court Seeks FIR, Derecognition Of MNS Over Raj Thackeray's Alleged Hate Speech Against Hindi-Speakers
A writ petition has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking action against President of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena Raj Thackeray and other MNS members for multiple instances of alleged hate speech, targeted violence, and threats against North Indians in Maharashtra who don't speak Marathi.The petition has been filed by one Sunil Shukla, a Mumbai resident and President of a...
Landlord-Tenant Relationship Ends Only With Eviction Decree; Mesne Profits To Be Calculated From Decree Date: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently observed that under the Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999, it is the settled law that the relationship of landlord and tenant comes to an end only upon the passing of the decree of eviction.“As the decree of eviction was passed under the Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999, the settled position of law is that only on the decree of eviction being passed,...
Pune Court Allows Rahul Gandhi's Plea To Convert Savarkar Defamation Case Into 'Summons Trial' To Enable Him To Bring Historical Facts On Record
A special MP/MLA Court in Pune on Monday allowed an application filed by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi seeking to convert the 'summary trial' pending against him over his allegedly defamatory statements against late right-wing leader Vinayak Savarkar, into a 'summons trial' as his statements were based on historical facts.Special Judge Amol Shinde noted that no prejudice will be caused to...
Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Seeking 100% Manual Counting Of EVM-VVPAT Slips In Elections
The Supreme Court today dismissed a plea seeking directions to the Election Commission of India to conduct 100% manual counting of VVPAT slips apart from the electronic counting done through the control unit. The bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna, Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice KV Viswanathan was hearing a writ petition filed by the petitioner-in-person , Hans Raj Jain. Jain informed the bench that...
DMK Moves Supreme Court Challenging Waqf Amendment Act 2025, Says It Affects Rights Of About 20 Crore Muslims
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), the political party in power in the State of Tamil Nadu, has filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court challenging the Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025.The petition has been filed through the DMK's Deputy General Secretary A. Raja, Lok Sabha MP, who was also a Member of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Waqf Bill. The writ petition was settled by Senior...
Supreme Court Of India Signs MoU With Supreme Court Of Nepal On Judicial Cooperation
The Supreme Court of India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Supreme Court of Nepal to develop, promote and strengthen the judicial cooperation between the two countries today. The MoU was signed in the presence of Justice Prakash Man Singh Raut, Chief Justice of Nepal and Justice Sanjiv Khanna, Chief Justice of India. Inspired by the cordial and friendly relations...