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'Alarming Interference With Religious Affairs' : NGO APCR Files Petition In Supreme Court Challenging Waqf Amendment Act
Following several petitions challenging the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, now the NGO Association for the Protection of Civil Rights (APCR) has filed a writ petition before the Supreme Court challenging the law as violating Articles 14, 25, 26 and 300A of the Indian Constitution.The petition terms the new Act as an "alarming interference" into the religious affairs of the Muslim community,...
SEBI Can't Pass Multiple Orders On Same Cause Of Action; Res Judicata Principle Applies : Supreme Court
Reiterating that the principle of res judicata applies to quasi-judicial proceedings, the Supreme Court today (April 7) upheld the Securities Appellate Tribunal's decision, which held that SEBI's subsequent disgorgement order was barred by res judicata, as its earlier order had not directed disgorgement. The Court invoked the principle of constructive res judicata (as per Explanation IV...
Does The Term 'Regulate' In S. 79(1) Electricity Act Cover Regulation Of Trade In Electricity Industry? Supreme Court To Decide
In the context of certain clauses of Section 79(1), Electricity Act 2003, the Supreme Court is set to consider the issue as to whether the word "regulate" used therein is limited to framing of regulations or subordinate legislation, or can it extend to regulation of trade in the electricity industry."Our attention is drawn to paragraphs 53 to 55 of the Constitution Bench judgment of this Court...
Plea In Supreme Court Seeks FIR, Derecognition Of MNS Over Raj Thackeray's Alleged Hate Speech Against Hindi-Speakers
A writ petition has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking action against President of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena Raj Thackeray and other MNS members for multiple instances of alleged hate speech, targeted violence, and threats against North Indians in Maharashtra who don't speak Marathi.The petition has been filed by one Sunil Shukla, a Mumbai resident and President of a...
Landlord-Tenant Relationship Ends Only With Eviction Decree; Mesne Profits To Be Calculated From Decree Date: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently observed that under the Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999, it is the settled law that the relationship of landlord and tenant comes to an end only upon the passing of the decree of eviction.“As the decree of eviction was passed under the Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999, the settled position of law is that only on the decree of eviction being passed,...
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...
Appointment To Public Posts Cannot Be Done On Hereditary Basis : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently ruled against the hereditary appointments in the public service. The Court said that the appointment to the public posts cannot be done on hereditary basis, and such an appointment violates Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution.Holding so, the bench comprising Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Manmohan upheld the Patna High Court's decision which had struck down...
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...