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West Bengal Govt Questions Maintainability Of ED's Petition In Supreme Court Over I-PAC Raid
In the Enforcement Directorate's plea assailing West Bengal authorities' interference with its raid at IPAC office, the state government has filed a counter affidavit contesting maintainability of the ED's writ in view of the pendency of similar proceedings before the Calcutta High Court.The State has contended that ED does not have fundamental rights enabling it to file a writ petition...
Private School Fee Regulation Law Won't Be Enforced In 2025-26 : Delhi Govt Tells Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday recorded the statement of the Delhi Government that the newly notified law regulating fees in private schools in the national capital will not be implemented for the current academic year 2025-26.Additional Solicitor General S V Raju, appearing for the Delhi Government, informed the Court that the Delhi School Education (Transparency in Fixing and Regulation of...
Supreme Court To Hear Plea Against Appointment Of Temple Priests From State-Recognised Thanthra Vidyalayas In Kerala
The Supreme Court today issued notice in petitions challenging the Kerala High Court's judgment which held that temple shanthis (priests) need not be appointed from any particular caste or lineage, and that those who have studied from the 'Thanthra Vidyalayas' recognised by the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) and the Kerala Devaswom Recruitment Board (KDRB) can be appointed to such...
Pune Porsche Case : Supreme Court Grants Bail To Three Accused Of Swapping Blood Samples Of Juvenile Passengers
The Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to three accused alleged to have conspired to swap blood samples, following the 2024 Pune Porsche accident that killed two persons.A Bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan ordered the release of Ashish Satish Mittal, Aditya Avinash Sood and Amar Santhosh Gaikwad, subject to conditions to be imposed by the trial court, noting...
Supreme Court Directs Centre To Constitute Tribunal To Decide Pennaiyar River Dispute Between Tamil Nadu And Karnataka
The Supreme Court today directed constitution of a Tribunal for resolving disputes pending between the States of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka over sharing of Pennaiyar river water resources.The Court ordered the constitution of a Water Disputes Tribunal by the Central Government within 1 month.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and NV Anjaria delivered the judgment, after having reserved its decision...
Mamata Banerjee Files Writ Petition In Supreme Court Against Election Commission Over West Bengal SIR Process
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court against the Election Commission of India, challenging the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process ongoing in the State.The petition was filed on January 28, stating that the ongoing process will result in "large-scale disenfranchisement" caused by "the opaque, hasty, unconstitutional and illegal actions...
Union Budget 2026–27: Read All Reports
Union Budget 2026-27 Proposes 'Corporate Mitras' To Support MSME ComplianceThe Union Budget 2026–27 on Sunday proposed the creation of a cadre of trained paraprofessionals, referred to as “Corporate Mitras”, to support micro, small and medium enterprises in meeting compliance requirements.Presenting the Budget, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said, “The government will facilitate...
Right To Information Act (RTI): All India Annual Digest 2025
Supreme CourtA request to disclose the marks obtained by other candidates in a public examination under the Right to Information Act, 2005, in the public interest, cannot be declined. Public Information Officer and Registrar v. Onkar Dattatray Kalmankar, 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 210Article 19(1)(a) - Right to Information - Supreme Court examined legal framework on the right to information affirming...
Steps Taken To Remove Objectionable Social Media Posts Against Justice GR Swaminathan, FIRs Registered : TN DGP Tells Supreme Court
The Tamil Nadu Police has filed a response in the Supreme Court, stating that it has taken action against those who had spread defamatory remarks against Justice G.R. Swaminathan of the Madras High Court.This comes after the Supreme Court, on January 28, asked the State Police to file an affidavit in a public interest litigation seeking actions against the protestors who allegedly...
No Income Tax On Interest From Motor Accident Compensation : Finance Minister In Union Budget 2026
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in the Budget speech, announced the proposal to exempt interest accrued on motor accident compensation from Income Tax Act. As a result, there will be no TDS deduction on the interest awarded for motor accident compensation."Any interest awarded by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal to a natural person will be exempt from income tax and any TDS on...
Union Budget 2026-2027: Follow Live Updates
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget 2026–27 in Parliament at 11 am today, marking her ninth consecutive Budget and an unusual first, with the annual fiscal exercise being tabled on a Sunday.CLICK HERE TO READ LIVE UPDATESFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to shortly present the Union Budget for financial year 2026-27 before the Lok Sabha. Follow this...