Communist Party Of India Files Writ Petition In Supreme Court Challenging Waqf Amendment Act 2025

Communist Party of India, through its General Secretary D. Raja has filed a writ petition before the Supreme Court of India challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 and the provisions inserted and omitted by it in the Waqf Act, 1995. The petition was filed on April 9 through advocate Ram Sankar.It is contended that the Waqf Amendment Act violates the...

No More Governor Raj : Why Supreme Court's Judgment In TN Governor's Case Is Historic?

To awaken those pretending to be asleep, the Court had no choice but to drop a bombshell.

Supreme Court Monthly Round-up: March 2025

Nominal IndexCitationsIn Re Recruitment of Visually Impaired In Judicial Services v. Registrar General High Court of Madhya Pradesh, SMW(C) No. 2/2024 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 274Maatr Sparsh An Initiative By Avyaan Foundation v. Union of India & Ors. | Writ Petition (Civil) No.950/2022 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 275State of Goa & Anr. v. Namita Tripathi 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 276Sharmila Velamur v. v....

TVK President & Tamil Actor Vijay Approaches Supreme Court Against Waqf Amendment Act

Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) President and actor Vijay has filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of the Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025.Several petitions have already been filed in the Court questioning the Act.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice KV Viswanathan will hear ten petitions against the...

UP Court Recommends Inquiry Against Cop Who Mistook Magistrate For Accused In Proclamation Order

In a mix-up that could easily belong to a courtroom drama, a police officer in Uttar Pradesh's Firozabad district “blindly” mistook a Magistrate for the accused in a theft case while attempting to comply with the proclamation order. Not only did Sub-inspector Banwarilal confuse a proclamation order issued by the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Nagma Khan under Section 82 CrPC...

Justice Nagarathna Suggests Mandatory Pre-Litigation Mediation In Family Court Cases

Speaking at an event, Supreme Court judge-Justice BV Nagarathna recently flagged the need for pre-litigation conciliation/mediation as a mandatory procedure before cases reach Family Courts."My suggestion is that there should be pre-litigation conciliation/mediation as a mandatory procedure before a case is filed in the Family Court. This is because The crystallization of a dispute in the form...

The Supreme Court Can Reduce Its Pendency: Here's How

Livelaw is starting a series on the pendency of cases in the Supreme Court of India, High Courts, Tribunals and Trial Courts. This article is one of the first in the series with regard to the Supreme Court of India. Livelaw invites stakeholders to participate in this endeavour by submitting their articles to – columns@livelaw.inCurrently, 81,712 cases are pending in the Supreme Court of India. The Court's immense pendency increases the time citizens must wait for their...

The Feasibility Of A Police Officer Independently Obtaining The Specimen Signatures And Handwritings Of An Accused Person During The Stage Of Investigation

C O N T E N T SI N N E R T I T L E SPARA NOIntroduction1Mode Of Proving Signature And Handwriting2Police Officer's Authority, if any, to take specimen writings under the old law3Power of the Court under Section 73 of IEA to take specimen signatures and handwriting 4The deadlock directed to be cleared Comparative table – S.311 A Cr.P.C./S.349 BNSS NOTES BY THE AUTHOR555I.P....

Supreme Court Weekly Digest March 2025 [March 17 - 23, 2025]

Supreme Court Weekly Digest March 2025 [March 17 - 23, 2025][2025 LiveLaw (SC) 311 to 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 338]AdministrationJudicial Review - Administrative Decisions - Courts should be cautious in interfering with the administrative decisions of the Governing Board, particularly when such decisions are in furtherance of implementing a statutorily approved Master Plan. (Para 16)...

Calcutta High Court Orders Deployment Of Central Forces In Murshidabad After Anti-Waqf Bill Protests Turn Violent

In an urgent hearing on Saturday, the Calcutta High Court ordered the deployment of Central Forces in Bengal's Murshidabad after violence broke out during Anti-Waqf Bill protests, which reportedly led to multiple deaths.Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam constituted a special division bench constituted by Justices Soumen Sen and Raja Basu Chowdhury upon an urgent plea moved by BJP leader...

Even Right To Laugh Being Threatened Today; No Justice In Bulldozer Actions : S Muralidhar

Dr. S. Muralidhar, Senior Advocate and former Chief Justice of Orissa High Court, on Friday raised concerns over fundamental rights being threatened by state, such as the right to laugh, and criticised the practice of state demolishing the homes of people as punitive action, calling it “negative transformation”.“Democracy has to be practised by the people. If you don't exercise your...

FSSAI Proposes Star Rating System For Nutrition Content In Food Products; Supreme Court Asks Expert Committee To Submit Its Report

The Supreme Court recently directed an Expert Committee constituted by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to submit its report on the amendments proposed by the FSSAI to introduce a star-rating labelling regarding the nutrition content of food products.The Court was dealing with a PIL seeking the implementation of Front-of-Package Warning Labels (FOPL) on packaged foods...