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Kerala RSS Member's Murder : Supreme Court Asks NIA To Approach Special Court/HC For Cancellation Of PFI Members' Bail
The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain the plea of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to cancel the bail granted by the Kerala High Court to 18 members of the Popular Front of India (PFI) in the case for the murder of Rashtriya Swayamsewavak Sangh (RSS) member Srinivasan in Palakkad in April 2022.The NIA sought the cancellation of the bail on the grounds that the accused...
If Primary Relief Is Time-Barred, Ancillary Reliefs Also Become Unenforceable : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that when the primary relief in the suit becomes time-barred then the ancillary relief claimed therein also becomes unenforceable. The bench comprising Justices Pankaj Mithal and SVN Bhatti heard the case where the primary relief in a plaintiff's suit seeking a declaration that his father's Will and Codicil was null and void was dismissed by the civil court...
WhatsApp Provides Services In India To Its Users; Consumer Complaint Maintainable Against It: UP State Commission
The Uttar Pradesh State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission recently observed that since WhatsApp provides 'services' to its users in India, a consumer complaint against it would be maintainable. The Commission, comprising Mr. Sushil Kumar (Presiding Member) and Mrs. Sudha Upadhyay (Member), categorically observed that it can't be said that a consumer complaint against WhatsApp won't...
Lakshadweep MP Challenges Waqf Amendment Act 2025, Says It Violates Rights Of Scheduled Tribe Members Practising Islam
Mohammad Hamdullah Sayeed, a Member of Parliament from Lakshadweep, has filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025. The petitioner raises a specific challenge to Section 3E inserted in the Waqf Act, 1995 through the 2025 Amendment. The said provision bars the creation of Waqf over properties in tribal areas covered...
Art. 58 Limitation Act | Limitation Period Begins When Cause Of Action First Arises, Not On Full Knowledge Of Dispute : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that the limitation period starts from the date when the cause of action first accrued to the plaintiff, and not when he acquired 'full knowledge' about the same. It is a settled law that time-barred suits must be dismissed even if the limitation is not pleaded as a defence. An argument was made that the limitation period begins not from the date the first cause...
Sikh Person Moves Supreme Court Challenging Waqf Amendment Act 2025, Says It Violates Secular Ethos Of Constitution
Daya Singh, a practising Sikh and the President of Gurdwara Singh Sabha, Gurgaon, has filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of the Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025.The petitioner, who claimed to be an advocate of inter-faith harmony and supporter of charitable endeavours across communities, contended that the amendments infringe upon his fundamental right to...
Challenge To Waqf Amendment Act 2025 : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing
The Supreme Court will hear today a batch of petitions challenging the constitutionality of the Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice KV Viswanathan will hear the petitions at 2 PM. Over seventy petitions have been listed before the bench.AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi, Congress MP Md Jawed, RJD MP Manoj Kumar Jha, TMC...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Questioning Delhi Police's Cremation Of Man As 'Unidentified' Despite Pending Missing Complaint
The Supreme Court today issued notice to the Delhi Police on a writ petition seeking effective measures, including mandatory biometric identification methods, for ensuring intimation of unidentified dead bodies to their family members before cremation/burial.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh heard the matter,Briefly put, the petitioner, a retired army officer, filed the...
Former SC Judge Dinesh Maheshwari Takes Charge As Law Commission Of India's Chairperson
Justice (Retired) Dinesh Maheshwari, former Judge of the Supreme Court, has been appointed as the Chairperson of the 23rd Law Commission of India.Advocate Hitesh Jain and Professor DP Verma(Law Faculty, BHU) are the other members of the Commission. They took charge yesterday.Their tenure will last till 30.08.2027. The 22nd Law Commission was headed by Justice (Retd) Ritu Raj Awasthi,...
