A 13-member full court read the judgment - a split verdict with eight in favor and five against - declaring that the decision of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and the Peshawar High Court (PHC) to allocate reserved seats to the ruling coalition was unconstitutional."The Pakistan...
New Delhi, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday hailed the Supreme Court's landmark judgment on maintenance of Muslim women, calling it a "big step" and said the assistance should be equitable regardless of religion.The apex court had on Wednesday ruled that a Muslim woman can seek...
New Delhi, NCW chief Rekha Sharma welcomed the Supreme Court's landmark judgment affirming the right of Muslim women to demand maintenance, saying the judgment is an important step towards ensuring gender equality and justice for all women. , no matter what their religion is.The Supreme Court...
New Delhi, noting that the State is not the "absolute owner" of resources and that public tenders are meant to ensure a level playing field, the Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside the decision of the West Bengal authorities to cancel the award of a contract for maintenance of two underpasses in...
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to allow a public hearing on petitions reviewing last year's ruling denying legal recognition to same-sex marriage.In a setback for gay rights activists, a five-judge constitutional bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud on October 17 last...
New Delhi [India], On July 10, the Supreme Court will hear the review petition against the high court ruling rejecting marriage equality rights for queer couples.A five-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud will hear the petition seeking review of the apex court's order...
New Delhi [India], The Delhi High Court has recently allowed a businessman, Umesh Shahra, to travel abroad by suspending the look-out circular (LOC) issued against him, following the view taken by the Bombay High Court in the judgment of 'Viraj Chetan Shah vs. Union of India & Ors.', in which...
On Wednesday, CBI was given permission to produce CM Kejriwal in the special court after his interrogation by the agency in Tihar Jail.In a related development, CM Kejriwal withdrew his petition filed before the Supreme Court challenging the order of interim stay by the Delhi High Court on his...
Justice Vikram Nath and S.V.N. Vacation bench of. Bhatti refused to interfere in the Delhi High Court's decision to deny bail to accused Azhar Khan.The High Court in its judgment said that the accused not only defrauded the bank but also made fake and fabricated documents in the name of fake...
Bengaluru, Speakers at a panel discussion here highlighted the use of art in expressing dissent in the context of a recent court judgment that limits public protests to a designated space along a park.Citizens for Sankey organized a panel discussion on 'Art as activism: Creative avenues for...
A division bench headed by Justice Apurba Sinha Ray also asked the NTA to disclose in its affidavit how the reservation policy of the state as well as the Central government has been followed in preparing the merit list.The bench, which also included Justice Kaushik Chanda, took note of the...
In view of the ongoing general elections, the Supreme Court had ordered the release of Kejriwal on interim bail till June 1.On Wednesday, the Supreme Court registry had refused to accept his application seeking seven-day extension of interim bail to undergo medical examinations including...
CM Kejriwal was ordered to be released on interim bail till June 1 in view of the ongoing general elections in a money laundering case related to the alleged excise policy scam. The top court had directed him to surrender back in Tiha jail on June 2.The registry said the top court has already...
New Delhi [India], A petition has been filed in the Delhi High Court challenging the appointment of Professor Mohammad Shakeel as the acting Vice Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia University and terming it as a complete violation of the directions passed by the Delhi High Court in a judgment...
Issuing the direction, Justice Naveen Chawla asked the principal district and sessions judges of all district courts of Delhi to circulate this order to the presiding judicial officers."The learned Principal District and Sessions Judges of all the District Courts of Delhi are requested to...
The judgment by a division bench of Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty and Justice Rajashekhar Mantha effectively means that all OBC certificates issued by the current Trinamool Congress regime that came to power in 2011 have now been cancelled.Following the order, more than 5,00,000 OBC...
New Delhi [India], The Supreme Court has rejected petitions seeking review of its judgment which had upheld the validity of the central government's 2019 decision to abrogate Article 370 of the Constitution, which created Jammu and Kashmir. A five-judge Constitution bench comprising Chief...
New Delhi [India], In a significant judgment, the Supreme Court on Thursday said acquisition of private properties is unconstitutional if the procedure is not properly followed while depriving a person of his land, bench comprising Justices Pamidighantham Sri Narasimha and Arvind Kumar's bench...
The Hindu side had also said that the property belonged to the deity Katra Keshav Dev for more than 1,000 years and the birthplace of Lord Krishna was demolished in the 16th century and a "chabutra" (platform) was constructed for the construction of the Idgah. was constructed. I left.Advocate...
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said there is a need to reconsider its 1995 judgment bringing the medical profession under the ambit of the Consumer Protection Act.A bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and Pankaj Mithal said the decision of the three-judge bench should be reconsidered and...