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Supreme Court Stays Tree Felling In Kancha Gachibowli Land In Hyderabad, Seeks Report From Telangana HC Registrar
The Supreme Court on Thursday passed an interim order staying the tree felling in Telangana's Kancha Gachibowli forest area near the Hyderabad Central University campus.A bench comprising Justice BR Gavai and Justice AG Masih passed the order after an oral mention was made by Senior Advocate K Paremeshwar, the Amicus Curiae in the forest cases matter (TN Godavarman), regarding...
Supreme Court Judges Decide To Make Their Assets' Declarations Public
In a significant step towards transparency and boosting public confidence in the judiciary, all Judges of the Supreme Court have agreed to make the declaration of their assets publicly available.At a full-court meeting held on April 1, the judges decided to disclose their assets to the Chief Justice of India, with the declarations to be uploaded on the Supreme Court's official website,...
Party Interested In Property Deemed To Know About Sale Deed From Registration Date : Supreme Court Rejects Partition Suit Filed After 45 Yrs
Noting that the limitation period begins from the date of registration of the sale deed, which constitutes constructive notice, the Supreme Court on Thursday (April 2) overturned the High Court's decision upholding a decree in a partition suit filed 45 years after the sale deed was registered. Citing Suraj Lamp Industries Pvt. Ltd. v. State of Haryana & Anr. (2012) 1 SCC 656, the Court...
Lok Sabha Passes Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2025 After 14 Hours Of Debate
After an intense debate lasting nearly 14 hours, the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 was passed in the Lok Sabha at past midnight at about 2 AM. The Bill was tabled in the Lok Sabha yesterday (April 2) by Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju. The legislation was passed with 288 votes in favour and 232 votes against it. Waqf is the permanent dedication by any person for any purpose...
No Universal Rule That Candidate With Qualification Higher Than Basic Eligibility For Post Must Be Preferred: Supreme Court
Though over-qualification by itself is not a disqualification, there is no general rule that candidates with qualifications higher than the basic qualification required for a post must be preferred, observed the Supreme Court in a judgment delivered today.The Court observed that there is no straight-jacket rule that candidates with higher qualifications must be selected over those with...
Supreme Court Sets Aside Punjab & Haryana High Court's Interim Stay on Chandigarh Liquor Vend Allotments
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (April 1) set aside an interim order passed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court restraining the implementation of liquor vend allotments under the Chandigarh Excise Policy 2025-2026.A bench of Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Manmohan observed that the High Court had not recorded any reasons while granting the interim relief. “If indeed the High Court had found...
