President Gives Assent To Waqf Amendment Act 2025

The President on April 5 gave assent to the Waqf Amendment Act 2025 passed by the Parliament on April 4. The Act amends the Waqf Act 1995 making sweeping changes to the administration of Waqfs.The amendments, which have created controversy, have already been challenged in the Supreme Court on the ground that they violate right to practice religion, right to equality etc.Click here to read...

'Unacceptable': Allahabad High Court Bar Association (HCBA) Condemns 'Clandestine' Swearing-In Of Justice Yashwant Varma

The Allahabad High Court Bar Association (HCBA) today condemned the manner in which Justice Yashwant Varma, who is facing an in-house inquiry over allegations of unaccounted cash found at his official residence in Delhi, was sworn in as a judge of the High Court on Saturday. Terming the entire process as 'clandestine' and his oath as 'fallacious and unacceptable', the Bar Association,...

'No Religion Permits Such Brutal Tree Felling, Pay Compensation From Festival Offerings': Supreme Court To Kerala Temple Committee

The Supreme Court on Friday (April 4) pulled up the temple committee of the Thiru Keralapuram Sreekrishnaswamy Temple, located in Peroor Village, Kerala, over three cutting of three Wild Jack Trees, each having a diameter of about 1.5 to 2 meters, on the temple premises. A bench of Justice Abhay S. Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan was dealing with an interlocutory application in a property...

Wife Can Be Affected By Defamation Of Husband; Apart From Individual Reputations, Spouses Share Common Family Reputation : Supreme Court

In a civil matter, the Supreme Court recently observed orally that while a husband and wife have individual reputations, there is also something called "family reputation" and a wife is likely to be affected by anything that tends to lower her husband's reputation.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh was dealing with an appeal filed by Spunklane Media Private Limited(which owns...

Excess Payments To Employee Can't Be Recovered When There Was No Fraud Or Misrepresentation: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has reiterated that excess payment made to an employee cannot be recovered if such payment was not on account of any fraud or misrepresentation on the part of the employee. Also, excess payment to the employee due to any wrong application of the rule or incorrect calculation on the part of the employer is not recoverable.A bench comprising Justice PS Narasimha and...

Delhi MLA Amanatullah Khan Moves Supreme Court Challenging Waqf Amendment Bill

A day after two writ petitions were filed challenging the constitutionality of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, another petition has now been filed by Amanatullah Khan, a Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly, ˘belonging to the Aam Aadmi Party, contending that the 2025 Bill was curtaining the religious and cultural autonomy of Muslims and enabling arbitrary executive interference with...

Domestic Violence Act: All India Annual Digest 2024

Supreme Court:DV Act |When Can Order Passed Under S.12 Be Modified/Altered Due To Change In Circumstances? Supreme Court ExplainsCase Details : S Vijikumari v. Mowneshwarachari CCitation : 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 745The Supreme Court, in a recent judgment, has explained when Section 25(2) of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 can be invoked to seek the alteration, modification...

Supreme Court Refuses To Review Dismissal Of Plea To Confiscate Electoral Bond Donations

The Supreme Court recently dismissed a review petition filed by Advocate Dr. Khem Singh Bhati seeking a review of the Supreme Court's order dated August 2, 2024, whereby the plea to confiscate Rs.16,518 crores received by the political parties under the 2018 Electoral Bonds Scheme, which was held unconstitutional, was dismissed.A bench headed by Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and...

IBC | Difference Between 'Avoidance Transactions' & 'Fraudulent Or Wrongful Trading' : Supreme Court Explains

The Supreme Court, in its recent decision in Piramal Capital and Housing Finance Ltd v. 63 Moons Technology explained the key difference between how the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016 deals with avoidance transactions and transactions relating to fraudulent or wrongful trading. Notably, under the IBC 2016, 'avoidance transactions' are specific transactions conducted by a corporate...

NALSA Files PIL In Supreme Court For Release Of Elderly & Terminally Ill Prisoners

The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) filed a Public Interest Litigation before the Supreme Court, seeking urgent intervention for the release of elderly and terminally ill convicted prisoners across the country. The petition highlights the dire conditions faced by such prisoners and calls for the implementation of compassionate release of the identified prisoners in line...

Teacher In-Service As On Aug 10, 2017 With 18-Month D.El.Ed. From NIOS Before Apr 1, 2019 'At Par' With 2-Yr Diploma Holder: SC

Dealing with the issue of eligibility for teacher recruitment process in West Bengal, the Supreme Court today held that any teacher who was in-service as on 10.08.2017 and who acquired the Diploma In Elementary Education (D. El. Ed.) qualification through National Institute of Open Schooling's (NIOS) 18-months programme prior to 01.04.2019 is a valid diploma holder and at par with a teacher...

Pune Court Grants Interim Bail To Elgar Parishad Case Accused Mahesh Raut For Appearing In LLB Exams

A special court in Pune on Thursday granted interim bail to Mahesh Raut, one of the accused in the Elgar Parishad case allowing him to appear for his second semester Bachelors of Law (LLB) Exams. Special NIA Judge Chakor Bhaviskar granted him interim bail from April 20 to May 16, for preparing for the exams and submitting his assignments.As per the information available on the court's...