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SCBA Requests Supreme Court To Live Stream Hearing Of Waqf Amendment Act Challenge
The Supreme Court Bar Association has requested the Supreme Court to live stream the hearings of the petitions challenging the Waqf Amendment Act 2025.SCBA Hony.Secretary Vikrant Yadav said in a letter addressed to HS Jaggi, Registrar (Technology) that when the hearing took place on April 16, the Courtroom was overcrowded, leaving no space to sit or stand. It was said that many members...
State Rules Can't Be Inconsistent With Central Rules Under CST Act : Supreme Court Rejects Rajasthan's Appeal
The Supreme Court upheld the Rajasthan High Court's decision striking down Rule 17(20) of the Central Sales Tax (Rajasthan) Rules, 1957 (Rajasthan CST Rules) as ultra vires the Central Sales Tax Act, 1956, noting that the State Government cannot exceed its delegated powers by authorizing cancellation of Form C, which the Central Rules do not permit. The bench comprising Justices Abhay S Oka...
Supreme Court To Consider Practising Muslim Man's Plea To Be Governed By Indian Succession Act Instead Of Shariat Law
A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court by a Muslim man seeking a declaration that he should be governed by the Indian Succession Act instead of the Shariat law of inheritance.The bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar was hearing the plea filed by the Petitioner-in-person Naushad KK. The Court noted that another similar matter titled Sufiya PM v Union of India was pending...
Form Swift Response Protocols For Road Accident Victims; Enforce Drivers' 8-Hour Daily Work : Supreme Court To States/UTs
The Supreme Court on Thursday issued significant directions to all states and union territories, mandating them to take effective steps towards developing swift response protocols to ensure that victims of road accidents receive immediate assistance. A Bench comprising Justice Abhay S. Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan emphasized the growing concern of delayed medical help and rescue efforts...
Supreme Court Imposes Costs On UP Police For Filing FIR Over Civil Dispute
The Supreme Court on April 16 imposed a cost of Rs 50,000 on the State of Uttar Pradesh for the police action of converting a civil dispute into a criminal case.The Court said that the State can recover the cost from the errant cops. "It will be open to the State of Uttar Pradesh to conduct internal enquiries and collect this amount from the delinquent and responsible officers."The bench of...
Waqf Amendment Act Challenge : Supreme Court Hearing On Interim Order | LIVE UPDATES
The Supreme Court will hear at 2 PM today the petitions challenging the constitutionality of the Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025 on the aspect of interim order.Yesterday, the bench comprising Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice KV Viswanathan proposed to pass an interim order with three directions : 1. The properties declared by Courts as Waqfs should not...
Indian Military Nursing Service Personnel Eligible For Civil Posts Under Ex-Servicemen Quota In Punjab : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (April 16) held that the personnel from the Indian Military Nursing Service (IMNS) qualify as "ex-servicemen" under the Punjab Recruitment of Ex-Servicemen Rules, 1982 (“1982 Rules”) for reservation in Punjab Civil Services. The Court noted that the 1982 Rules aim to resettle veterans, given the fact that 7.7% of Army personnel are from Punjab and...
Supreme Court Weekly Round-up: April 07, 2025 to April 13, 2025
Nominal IndexCitationsKarandeep Sharma @ Razia @ Raju v. State of Uttarakhand 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 398G.C. Manjunath & Ors. v. Seetaram 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 399Amritpal Jagmohan Sethi v. Haribhau Pundlik Ingole 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 400Securities and Exchange Board of India v. Ram Kishori Gupta & Anr. 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 401K. Gopi v. Sub-Registrar & Ors. 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 402Sohom Shipping...
Writ Petition Under Article 32 Cannot Be Used To Challenge Our Own Judgments : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today (April 16) ruled that Article 32 of the Constitution, being a remedial provision for the enforcement of fundamental rights, cannot be invoked as a means to challenge the Court's own judgment. The Court noted that allowing writ petitions under Article 32 to challenge final judgments would undermine judicial hierarchy and lead to endless litigation, undermining...
Various Instances Of Anti-Conversion Laws Being Weaponised By States : Citizens For Justice & Peace Tells Supreme Court
The Human Rights Organisation, Citizens for Justice and Peace has filed before the Supreme Court an application seeking interim relief with regards the 'weaponisation' of anti-conversion laws enacted various states in the Country. The bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar was hearing the batch of petitions challenging the constitutionality of laws in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya...