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Art. 58 Limitation Act | Limitation Period Begins When Cause Of Action First Arises, Not On Full Knowledge Of Dispute : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that the limitation period starts from the date when the cause of action first accrued to the plaintiff, and not when he acquired 'full knowledge' about the same. It is a settled law that time-barred suits must be dismissed even if the limitation is not pleaded as a defence. An argument was made that the limitation period begins not from the date the first cause...
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...
Former SC Judge Dinesh Maheshwari Takes Charge As Law Commission Of India's Chairperson
Justice (Retired) Dinesh Maheshwari, former Judge of the Supreme Court, has been appointed as the Chairperson of the 23rd Law Commission of India.Advocate Hitesh Jain and Professor DP Verma(Law Faculty, BHU) are the other members of the Commission. They took charge yesterday.Their tenure will last till 30.08.2027. The 22nd Law Commission was headed by Justice (Retd) Ritu Raj Awasthi,...
Cascading Impact Of Royalty On Royalty: Supreme Court Grants Last Chance To Union To Furnish Proposal As Per 'Kirloskar' Decision
The Supreme Court recently granted one final opportunity to the Cabinet Secretariat to prepare a proposal in terms of its directions in Kirloskar Ferrous Industries Limited v. Union of India and place it before the Union Cabinet.In the said decision, the Court had asked the Union to consider the cascading impact of royalty on royalty in the calculation of “average sale price” by virtue...
Former SC Judge Kurian Joseph To Head Tamil Nadu's Committee On State Autonomy
Justice Kurian Joseph, former Judge of the Supreme Court, will head the high-level committee formed by the Tamil Nadu Government to study the principles related to State autonomy.Justice Kurian Joseph agreed to accept the position on an honorary basis without taking any remuneration.Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin announced the formation of this committee in his address to the...
Supreme Court Stays HC Order Slashing Toll To 20% On NH-44 Stretch; NHAI To Levy Toll At 75% Rate
The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court's order directing an 80 percent reduction in toll-fee at the Lakhanpur and Bann Toll Plazas on National Highway–44, until the completion of construction on the Lakhanpur–Udhampur stretch. The High Court had observed that it was unfair to collect toll if the road was in a bad shape.NH–44 is part of...
Supreme Court Lays Down Twin Test To Resolve Copyright–Design Conflict Under S15(2) Of Copyright Act
The Supreme Court today (April 15) resolved an ambiguity under the intellectual property (IP) law, by resolving the overlap between 'design' and 'copyright' protection under Section 15(2) of the Copyright Act. Section 15(2) of the Copyright Act specifically deals with designs capable of being registered under the Designs Act, 2000, and the limit of copyright protection in such cases....
Who Are The Petitioners Challenging Waqf Amendment Act 2025 In Supreme Court?
As the Supreme Court is set to hear the petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, tomorrow, we take a look at the petitions that have been filed so far. The Act, passed by the Parliament on April 4, received the President's assent on April 5. The Central Government has notified the operation of the Act with effect from April 8.Although ten petitions...