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Supreme Court Stays MP High Court Direction To Register FIR Against Congress MLA Arif Masood Over Alleged Forgery
The Supreme Court today stayed the Madhya Pradesh High Court direction for registration of an FIR against Congress MLA Arif Masood, the secretary of the governing body of Aman Education Society which operates Indira Priyadarshani College, for allegedly securing and continuing the affiliation of the college through forged documents for nearly two decades. A bench of Justices JK Maheshwari...
Centre Publishes Income Tax Act 2025 In Official Gazette After Presidential Assent
The Ministry of Law and Justice today published the Income Tax Act, 2025, in the Official Gazette after it received the President's assent on Thursday. The Act consolidates and amends the existing income tax law, replacing the Income Tax Act, 1961. It willcome into effect from April 1, 2026.The Act was passed by the Parliament in the current monsoon session. Click here to read the...
Blanket Direction To Pick Up All Stray Dogs & Place Them In Shelters Can Lead To Catch-22 Situation: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has stated that the blanket directions of the two-judge bench to relocate all stray dogs from Delhi to dog shelters/pounds can lead to a Catch-22 situation, as it is impossible to comply without first evaluating whether there is sufficient infrastructure to accommodate them."A blanket direction to pick up all the strays and place them in dog shelters/pounds without...
Supreme Court Women Lawyers Association Condemns Justice Markandey Katju's Misogynistic Remarks
The Supreme Court Women Lawyers Association has issued a statement condemning the 'misogynistic' remarks by Former Supreme Court Judge, Justice Markandey Katju, who recently said that all those women lawyers who winked at him in the court got favourable judgments by him. The letter issued by SCWLA states that such remarks were a deep assault on "the dignity, credibility, competence, integrity...
Bihar SIR | Voters Excluded From Draft Rolls Can Submit Applications Online With Aadhaar Card : Supreme Court
In the Bihar SIR matter, the Supreme Court today ordered that the persons who are excluded from the draft electoral roll can submit their applications for inclusion through online mode and that physical submission of forms is not necessary.The Court further clarified that any of the eleven documents mentioned by the Election Commission of India or an Aadhaar card can be submitted along with...
Bihar SIR Case : Live Updates From Supreme Court
The Supreme Court to hear today the pleas challenging #ElectionCommission's Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in BiharOn the last date, the Court directed ECI to publish on websites district-wise list of names of 65 lakh voters deleted in the draft rolls (in EPIC-searchable format)It also ordered ECI to notify to the public that Aadhaar card can be submitted by those deleted from...
Supreme Court Refuses To List Application Against 'Umeed Portal', Says Will Consider In Waqf Amendment Act Challenge
The Supreme Court today (August 22) refused urgent listing of an application seeking the suspension of the 'Umeed Portal' launched by the Union Government for the online registration of waqfs, including waqfs-by-user.The Court orally said that it will consider this issue in its pending decision on the plea to stay the operation of the Waqf Amendment Act, 2025. "You register it, nobody is...
Supreme Court Orders Status Quo On Suit Against Sambhal Masjid Till Monday
The Supreme Court on Friday (August 22) ordered status quo till Monday (August 25) with respect to the Hindu plaintiffs' suit against the Sambhal Mosque in Uttar Pradesh. A bench of Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Justice Atul S. Chandurkar was hearing the Sambhal Mosque Committee's plea against the May 19, 2025 order of the Allahabad High Court that held that the suit against the...
Supreme Court Stays Coercive Action Against 'The Wire' Editor & Karan Thapar In Assam Police FIR Under S.152 BNS
The Supreme Court today granted interim protection from arrest to online news portal-The Wire's Founding Editor Siddharth Varadarajan and Consulting Editor-Karan Thapar in an FIR registered by Assam police under Section 152 of the BNS.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi passed the order after taking up the matter following a mentioning by Senior Advocate Nitya Ramakrishnan....
Supreme Court Prohibits Feeding Of Stray Dogs In Streets & Public Places Except Dedicated Areas
The Supreme Court held that it is illegal to feed stray dogs on the streets and in public places. The Court directed that stray dogs must be fed only in the dedicated feeding spaces to be created in each Municipal ward by the authorities. If anyone is found to violate this direction, they will be proceeded as per law. The Court passed this direction on the basis of reports regarding...
PIL In Supreme Court Seeking To De-Register Congress For "Vote-Chori" Campaign & Restrain Comments Against ECI
A public interest litigation has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking de-registration of the Indian National Congress as a political party as well as constitution of a special investigation team to investigate party leaders Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge's'Vote-Chori' campaign against the Election Commission of India.As a temporary measure, the petitioner seeks ex-parte...