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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...
'Unconstitutional Assault On Religious Autonomy' : IUML Moves Supreme Court Challenging Waqf Amendment Act 2025
Joining the list of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, the Indian Union Muslim League, a political party, has filed an Article 32 writ petition challenging the Act on grounds of violating Article 14, 15, 25 and 26 of the Constitution.The Act is challenged as an "unconstitutional assault on the religious autonomy and personal rights of the...
Karnataka Court Frames Charges Against Former MP Prajwal Revanna In Rape Case
A court in Bengaluru on Thursday framed charges against Janata Dal (Secular) leader and former MP Prajwal Revanna, in connection with the first rape case registered against him at the Holenarasipura Rural Police Station of Hassan District.Additional City Civil And Session Judge Santhosh Gajanan Bhat framed charges against Revanna under Sections 376(2)(k) (rape by a person in a position...
Petitions Challenging Waqf Amendment Act 2025 Mentioned Before Supreme Court For Urgent Listing
The petitions filed in the Supreme Court challenging the Waqf Amendment Act 2025 were mentioned before the Chief Justice of India today seeking urgent listing.Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal mentioned the petition filed by Maulana Arshad Madani, the President of the Islamic cleric's body Jamiat Ulema-i-Hind.CJI Sanjiv Khanna asked Sibal why the oral mentioning is being made when there is a system...
Kunal Kamra Approaches Bombay High Court To Quash Mumbai Police FIR For Video Against Eknath Shinde; Hearing Tomorrow
Comedian Kunal Karma has approached the Bombay High Court seeking to quash the FIR over his recent video against Maharashtra Dy CM Eknath Shinde.The matter was mentioned by senior advocate Navroz Seervai today, before the division bench led by Justice Sarang Kotwal.The bench has agreed to grant an urgent hearing tomorrow (Tuesday). Kamra, who presently resides in Tamil Nadu, was earlier...
Till Conviction Rate In PMLA Cases Improves, People Will Remain Sceptical About ED Arrests: Justice Ujjal Bhuyan
Even though the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) is an important weapon to combat money laundering, its abysmally low conviction rates are one of the major reasons for the Supreme Court to grant bail in cases arising from the said act, Justice Ujjal Bhuyan said on Sunday.The judge pointed out that from 2014 to 2024, while the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has lodged over 5.3...
SC Judges Visit Rajasthan Village With Tree-Planting Tradition On Birth Of Girl Child; Attend RSLSA's Green Justice Conference
In a significant step towards promoting environmental sustainability and gender empowerment, the Rajasthan State Legal Services Authority (RSLSA) organized a day-long programme on April 5, 2025, in Nathdwara, District Rajsamand. The highlight of the event was a state-level conference titled "Green Justice: Role of Legal Services Institutions for Green & Clean Environment &...
'Muslim Community Will Be Deprived Of Properties' : Kerala Islamic Clerics' Body Approaches Supreme Court Against Waqf Amendment Act
A prominent organization of Kerala-based Sunni Islamic scholars and clerics, Samastha Kerala Jamiatul Ulema, has filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of the Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025, which received the Presidential assent yesterday.The Act, which makes sweeping changes to the Waqf Act 1995 in relation to the nature and administration of Islamic...
Section 18 Of Limitation Act Applies To Public Premises Act : Supreme Court
In a case involving liability for demand raised under the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971, the Supreme Court recently applied Section 18 of the Limitation Act and granted benefit of extension of limitation to the lessor noting that there was acknowledgement of liability by the licensee within the limitation period of 3 years."The respondents cannot argue that...