Calcutta High Court Orders Deployment Of Central Forces In Murshidabad After Anti-Waqf Bill Protests Turn Violent

In an urgent hearing on Saturday, the Calcutta High Court ordered the deployment of Central Forces in Bengal's Murshidabad after violence broke out during Anti-Waqf Bill protests, which reportedly led to multiple deaths.Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam constituted a special division bench constituted by Justices Soumen Sen and Raja Basu Chowdhury upon an urgent plea moved by BJP leader...

Even Right To Laugh Being Threatened Today; No Justice In Bulldozer Actions : S Muralidhar

Dr. S. Muralidhar, Senior Advocate and former Chief Justice of Orissa High Court, on Friday raised concerns over fundamental rights being threatened by state, such as the right to laugh, and criticised the practice of state demolishing the homes of people as punitive action, calling it “negative transformation”.“Democracy has to be practised by the people. If you don't exercise your...

FSSAI Proposes Star Rating System For Nutrition Content In Food Products; Supreme Court Asks Expert Committee To Submit Its Report

The Supreme Court recently directed an Expert Committee constituted by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to submit its report on the amendments proposed by the FSSAI to introduce a star-rating labelling regarding the nutrition content of food products.The Court was dealing with a PIL seeking the implementation of Front-of-Package Warning Labels (FOPL) on packaged foods...

Governors Must Generally Act As Per Advice Of State Council Of Ministers On Assent For Bills : Supreme Court

The Court observed that Governors can't be given absolute discretion which would enable them to collude with the Union Govt and stall the Bills cleared by the State Assembly.

Rule Of Law Has Responsibility To Protect Investment Of Foreign Investor: Supreme Court

While reviving criminal proceedings against a person accused of defrauding subsidiary of a foreign company, the Supreme Court recently remarked that rule of law has a responsibility to protect investments of foreign investors."The rule of law has a responsibility to protect the investments of foreign investors, while at the same time ensuring that any person accused of mishandling such funds...

Only Way To Protect Constitution Is To Practise It, Otherwise It'll Die : S Muralidhar

Constitutional morality is believing in the three values of liberty, equality and fraternity, he said.

First Time In History : State Govt Gives Effect To 10 Laws After Supreme Court Declares Governor's "Deemed Assent" On Bills

The Tamil Nadu Government has notified the operation of 10 Acts, which the Supreme Court declared as "deemed" to have been assented to by Governor RN Ravi in view of the Governor's prolonged delay in clearing them and his unconstitutional reference to the President.The notification was issued by the Government today after the Supreme Court uploaded its judgment yesterday night. It is for...

President Must Decide On Bills Reserved By Governor Within 3 Months; States Can Approach Courts Against President's Inaction : Supreme Court

In the landmark judgment in the 'State of Tamil Nadu vs Governor of Tamil Nadu' case, the Supreme Court has also set timelines for the President to act as per Article 201 of the Constitution on the Bills which the Governor has reserved for the President's assent.The Court held that the President must take a decision within 3 months on the Bills reserved. In the judgment, the Court has also...

Kerala High Court Strikes Down GST Act Provision Which Levied Tax On Supplies By Clubs/Associations To Members

In a significant judgment, the Kerala High Court has struck down the provisions of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, which allowed the levy of GST on supply by clubs and associations to its members.As per the 2021 amendment made to the CGST Act, the definition of "supply" was amended to include within its fold "activities or transactions, by a person, other than an individual, to...

Supreme Court Uploads Judgment In TN Governor Case, Directs Sending Of Judgment Copy To All Governors & HCs

Four days after the Supreme Court declared Tamil Nadu Governor Dr RN Ravi's actions in reserving the 10 re-enacted Bills for the President's consideration not "bona fide," the Court has now released the judgment in the case, running into 415 pages.The judgment was uploaded on the official site of the Supreme Court at 10.54 PM today. The public has been keenly anticipating the judgment for...

Senior Citizens Act | Supreme Court Upholds Eviction Order Passed Against Son & Daughter-in-Law From Elderly Man's Property

Confirming the order of eviction passed under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 against a son and daughter-in-law, the Supreme Court recently held in favour of a 75-yr old man whose self-acquired property was encroached upon by the couple."It shall be a defeat of the purpose of the Act if Appellant is not granted the benefit of eviction against his son...

J&K Apni Party Files Intervention Application Challenging Waqf Amendment Act In Supreme Court

The Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party has approached the Supreme Court, by virtue of an intervention application, challenging the recently passed Waqf Amendment Act, 2025. The party under the leadership of Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari, has urged the court to examine the constitutional validity of the law.The said application is filed under Order 1 Rule 8A of the Supreme Court Rules, 2013 which...