The Supreme Court retracted its judgment within hours of asking the President to consider Balwant Singh Rajoana’s appeal for compassion in the murder case of Beant Singh. This was after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta promised to inform the court of the Center’s position on the matter. A bench of Justices B R Gavai, Prashant Kumar … Read more
Thousands of madrassa students in Uttar Pradesh could find out today how their education will go when the Supreme Court makes a decision over the validity of the madrassa statute that the Allahabad High Court repealed. The Madrassa Act is reasonable and is aimed at improving academic excellence, the top court said in its ruling, … Read more
In a Bench of three judges, headed by CJI Chandrachud, senior advocate NK Kaul referred to the review petition challenging the judgment, at the rise, which held that same-sex marriages were legally not valid. But the CJI clarified, “Matter of review petitions are usually decided in chambers” and that “review petitions, whether to be heard … Read more
Do not take us for granted, the Supreme Court on Monday said, slamming the Delhi government for not rectifying defects in its plea seeking a direction to Haryana to release the surplus water provided by Himachal Pradesh to the national capital to mitigate its water crisis. A vacation bench of Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice … Read more
The Supreme Court today issued an ultimatum to the Centre on the matter of providing permanent commissions to female Coast Guard personnel, saying “women cannot be left out” and “if you do not do it, we will do it”. “All of these arguments about functionality, etc., are not valid in 2024. Women cannot be left … Read more
In a significant development, the Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the Adani Group, affirming the Securities and Exchange Board of India’s (SEBI) investigation into the Hindenburg case. The court dismissed the legitimacy of the OCCRP report, funded by figures like George Soros, as a basis for questioning SEBI’s probe. The bench, led by … Read more
New Delhi: The central government filed a counter-affidavit in the Supreme Court justifying its eighth successive ban on the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) as an ‘unlawful association’. The Centre told the Supreme Court that ‘any organisation that has the objective of establishing Islamic rule in India cannot be permitted to exist.’ They should … Read more