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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...
Writ Courts Can Suo Motu Strike Down Subordinate Legislation Which Violates Fundamental Rights & Biding Precedents : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently held that Writ Courts have the authority to exercise suo motu powers to strike down subordinate legislation if it violates fundamental rights enshrined in the Constitution, rendering it void and unconstitutional.The Court observed that it saw no reason to not concede the power to suo motu declare a subordinate legislation invalid, on the ground of its being...
Death Penalty In Child Rape-Murder Case Set Aside; Supreme Court Flags Illegal Admission Of Confession, Lapses In DNA Evidence
The Supreme Court recently overturned the conviction of a man accused of raping and causing the death of a minor, observing that the trial was conducted in a flawed and irregular manner. The Court noted that the trial judge had improperly allowed the investigating officer to narrate the accused's confessional statements during his examination-in-chief and admitted those statements...
'Eligibility Cut-Off Is Application Deadline When Not Specified' : Supreme Court Grants Relief To D.El.Ed Candidates Of 2020-22 In WB
The Supreme Court granted relief to several candidates who pursued the Diploma in Elementary Education (D.El.Ed) course in the 2020-2022 batch in West Bengal by overturning a Calcutta High Court judgment which held them ineligible to apply for the post of Assistant Teachers in primary schools.The High Court had held that since these candidates had not obtained the course completion...