Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Cancellation Of BPSC-Main 2025 Exam Over Alleged Paper Leak

A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the Bihar Public Services Commission (BPSC) Exams 2025 over alleged paper leak. The counsel for the petitioner mentioned the matter before CJI Sanjiv Khanna for urgent listing saying that the exam is scheduled to commence soon. The Counsel said: "My lords, there is a plea by BPSC students who have been affected by paper leak, their exams...

Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Independent Investigation Into West Bengal Violence During Protests Against Waqf Amendment Act

Petitions have been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a court-monitored investigation into the violence which took place in Murshidabad in West Bengal during the protests against the Waqf Amendment Act 2025.One petition has been filed by Advocate Shashank Shekhar Jha seeking the constitution of a Special Investigation Team to investigate the matter under the monitoring of the Court. The...

Supreme Court Rejects Plea That S.498A IPC/S.85 BNS Violates Article 14, Says Allegations Of Misuse Vague

The Supreme Court today dismissed a public interest litigation seeking inter-alia balanced protection for all parties in matrimonial cases, mandatory preliminary investigation before filing of S.498A IPC/domestic violence cases and legal protection against false complaints.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh heard the matter.Dismissing the PIL, the bench observed that it saw...

Delhi HC Senior Designations | 'Marks Assigned By One Member Not Considered' : Supreme Court Directs Reconsideration Of Deferred & Rejected Applications

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (April 15) directed the Delhi High Court to consider afresh the applications for senior designations, which were deferred or rejected in November last year, in accordance with the existing rules (The High Court of Delhi Designations of Senior Advocates Rules 2024).A bench comprising Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan passed the direction "in the...

Jurists Debate View That Ordinary Laws Can't Be Challenged For Violation Of Basic Structure Of Constitution

At a panel discussion held during the launch of former Supreme Court judge Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman's new book on the Basic Structure Doctrine, Senior Advocates Kapil Sibal, Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi, and Arvind Datar raised concerns about the basic structure of the Constitution being violated through ordinary legislation.While the Supreme Court has held that constitutional amendments can...

Certain Fundamental Rights Are Beyond Majority's Hands, Can't Be Taken Away Even In Referendum : Justice KV Viswanathan

Since certain fundamental rights are natural and inherent rights, they are beyond the hands of majority and cannot be taken away even through a referendum, said Justice KV Viswanathan, Judge of the Supreme Court.Speaking at the launch of the book "'Basic Structure Doctrine: Protector of Constitutional Integrity" written by Justice Rohinton Nariman, former judge of Supreme Court,...

YSR Congress Party Moves Supreme Court Against Waqf Amendment Act

The petition alleges that the amendment facilitates large-scale government interference in Muslim religious endowments.

Seven States Approach Supreme Court Supporting Waqf Amendment Act 2025

Ahead of the hearing of the petitions challenging the Waqf Amendment Act 2025, the States of Assam, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Gujarat and Maharashtra have filed intervention applications in the Supreme Court supporting the legislation.They have sought to be impleaded in the petition filed by the All India Muslim Personal Law Board and another(WP(c No.284/2025). Rajasthan...

If Basic Structure Doctrine Ever Goes, Then God Help This Country : Justice Nariman

Former Judge of the Supreme Court, Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman, today asserted that the basic structure doctrine is here to stay and warned about the dangers of doing away with this doctrine."And if by chance, if it ever goes, then God help this country," he said.Justice Nariman was speaking at an event of his book launch titled 'Basic Structure Doctrine: Protector of Constitutional...

Supreme Court Holds Chandigarh Authorities Liable For Delay In Film City Project, Directs Refund Of 47.75 Crores To Successful Bidder

In a recent judgment, the Supreme Court largely upheld an arbitral award passed in favor of a company engaged by the Chandigarh Administration to establish a Multimedia-cum-Film City in the Union Territory, holding the authorities liable to refund a forfeited bid amount of Rs.47.75 crores.A bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Satish Chandra Sharma delivered the verdict, being of the view that...

President Ought To Seek Supreme Court's Opinion When Governor Reserves Bill On Ground Of Unconstitutionality: SC

Another key takeaway from the Supreme Court's judgment in the Tamil Nadu Governor case is its observation that when a Governor reserves a Bill for the President's assent on grounds of perceived unconstitutionality, the President ought to seek the Supreme Court's opinion.Article 143 of the Indian Constitution grants the President the power to seek advisory opinions from the Supreme Court...

Supreme Court Weekly Digest March 2025 [March 24 - 31, 2025]

Citations 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 339 to 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 372BNS / IPCSections 143, 147, 153 (A), 295, 436 and 332 IPC - In cases of group clashes where a large number of persons are involved, Courts must be cautious to ensure that no innocent bystander is convicted and deprived of their liberty. In such type of cases, the Courts must be circumspect and reluctant to rely upon the testimony...