Supreme Court To Hear Pleas Challenging Election Commissioners' Law On May 14

The Supreme Court today postponed to May 14 the hearing of pleas challenging constitutionality of the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service, and Term of Office) Act, 2023, which removed the Chief Justice of India from the selection panel appointing Election Commissioners.The matter was listed before a bench of Justices Surya...

CJI Sanjiv Khanna Nominates Justice BR Gavai As Next Chief Justice Of India

Chief Justice of India, Justice Sanjiv Khanna today (April 16) officially recommended the Centre to consider Justice BR Gavai for appointment as the 52nd Chief Justice of India. Upon succession as the 52nd CJI, Justice Gavai would also be the second CJI belonging to the Scheduled Caste community after Justice KG Balakrishnan retired as the CJI in 2010. The present Chief Justice, Justice...

J&K Court Issues Proclamation Notice Against Hizbul Mujahideen Chief Syed Salahuddin In 2002 Murder Case

In a significant move, a court in Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam district has issued a proclamation notice against Syed Salahuddin who is the long-absconding chief of the banned militant group Hizbul Mujahideen in connection with a murder case that dates back over two decades.Salahuddin, originally known as Mohammad Yousuf Shah and now based in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, has been asked to...

Disturbed With Violence During Protests Against Waqf Amendment Act : Supreme Court

At the end of today's two-hour hearing on the constitutionality of the Waqf(Amendment) Act, 2025, the Chief Justice of India, Sanjiv Khanna, appealed to the people against resorting to violence. "One thing is very disturbing, the violence taking place. Once the matter is before the Court... this should not happen...we will decide," CJI said. Last week, the protests held in Murshidabad...

Kancha Gachibowli | 'Come With Plan To Restore Those 100 Acres, Otherwise Officers Will Go To Prison' : Supreme Court To Telangana Govt

In the matter pertaining to large-scale felling of trees in the Kancha Gachibowli area of Telangana, the Supreme Court today expressed that restoration of status quo at the site will be the Court's first priority and the Wildlife Warden of the State shall take immediate steps to protect wildlife affected by the deforestation.A bench of Justices BR Gavai and AG Masih heard the matter and posted...

Waqfs Declared By Courts Shouldn't Be Affected : Supreme Court Proposes To Pass Interim Order On Waqf Amendment Act Challenge

"If you are going to denotify waqf-by-user properties, it will be an issue," CJI Khanna said.

Kerala RSS Member's Murder : Supreme Court Asks NIA To Approach Special Court/HC For Cancellation Of PFI Members' Bail

The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain the plea of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to cancel the bail granted by the Kerala High Court to 18 members of the Popular Front of India (PFI) in the case for the murder of Rashtriya Swayamsewavak Sangh (RSS) member Srinivasan in Palakkad in April 2022.The NIA sought the cancellation of the bail on the grounds that the accused...

Urdu & Hindi One Language According To Scholars; Language Shouldn't Become A Cause For Division : Supreme Court

The Court said that a language should not be linked to any religion.

Lakshadweep MP Challenges Waqf Amendment Act 2025, Says It Violates Rights Of Scheduled Tribe Members Practising Islam

Mohammad Hamdullah Sayeed, a Member of Parliament from Lakshadweep, has filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025. The petitioner raises a specific challenge to Section 3E inserted in the Waqf Act, 1995 through the 2025 Amendment. The said provision bars the creation of Waqf over properties in tribal areas covered...

Sikh Person Moves Supreme Court Challenging Waqf Amendment Act 2025, Says It Violates Secular Ethos Of Constitution

Daya Singh, a practising Sikh and the President of Gurdwara Singh Sabha, Gurgaon, has filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of the Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025.The petitioner, who claimed to be an advocate of inter-faith harmony and supporter of charitable endeavours across communities, contended that the amendments infringe upon his fundamental right to...

Challenge To Waqf Amendment Act 2025 : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing

The Supreme Court will hear today a batch of petitions challenging the constitutionality of the Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice KV Viswanathan will hear the petitions at 2 PM. Over seventy petitions have been listed before the bench.AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi, Congress MP Md Jawed, RJD MP Manoj Kumar Jha, TMC...

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Questioning Delhi Police's Cremation Of Man As 'Unidentified' Despite Pending Missing Complaint

The Supreme Court today issued notice to the Delhi Police on a writ petition seeking effective measures, including mandatory biometric identification methods, for ensuring intimation of unidentified dead bodies to their family members before cremation/burial.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh heard the matter,Briefly put, the petitioner, a retired army officer, filed the...