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'Legitimizing Illegal Migration' : All Assam Students Union Moves Supreme Court Challenging Citizenship Amendment Rules 2024
The All Assam Students Union (AASU) has filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court seeking the annulment of the Citizenship Amendment Rules 2024. ASSU asserts that the notification of the Rules on 11.3.2024 stands in stark contradiction to the Assam Accord and S. 6A of the Citizenship Act 1955.AASU argues that these rules legitimize illegal migrants, adversely impacting indigenous culture...
No Indian Citizen Would Be Asked To Produce Any Document To Prove Citizenship After Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 : MHA
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs said that no Indian citizen would be asked to produce any document to prove their citizenship after the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019.The Ministry added that Indian Muslims need not worry as CAA has not made any provision to impact their citizenship and has nothing to do with the present 18 crore Indian Muslims, who have equal rights like their...
SBI Furnishes Electoral Bonds Details To ECI After Supreme Court Rebuke
In a significant development following the Supreme Court's rebuke, the State Bank of India (SBI) has furnished electoral bonds details to the Election Commission of India (ECI) in compliance with the court's directives.This was announced by the commission on social media platform 'X' (formerly Twitter) by the Spokesperson of ECI at 7:17 PM today. The update reads:"In compliance of the...
'Not Keen On Letting Interim V-Cs Continue, Regular Appointments Needed': Supreme Court On WB Universities Row
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (March 12) expressed reluctance to allow interim vice-chancellors to continue in their roles indefinitely in state-run universities in West Bengal, stressing the need to initiate the process for regular appointments without further delay.The apex court's stance comes as a response to the ongoing dispute between the West Bengal government and Governor CV...
Delhi Liquor Policy Case | Supreme Court To Hear AAP MP Sanjay Singh's Bail Plea And Challenge Against ED Arrest On March 19
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (March 12) directed Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sanjay Singh's challenge against his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the alleged Delhi liquor policy scam and bail application to be listed for hearing on Tuesday, March 19.A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna, Dipankar Dutta and Prashant Kumar Mishra was hearing two special leave...
2018 Hapur Lynching Case : UP Trial Court Finds 10 Persons Guilty, Sentences Them To Life
A Sessions Court in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday (March 12) found ten persons guilty in the 2018 Hapur lynching case relating to the murder of 45-year-old Qasim and assault of 62-year-old Samiudeen on a false rumour of cow slaughter.The Court of Additional Sessions Judge Hapur convicted all 10 convicts under Sections 302/149, 307/149, 147, 148 and 153A of the Indian Penal Code. They have...
Supreme Court Puts On Hold Karnataka Govt's Board Exams For Classes 5, 8 & 9
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (March 12) put on hold the Board Exams proposed to be held by the Karnataka Government for students of Classes 5, 8 and 9 of the schools affiliated to the State Board.The Court allowed the appeals filed by organisations of private schools and parents challenging the interim order passed by a division bench of the Karnataka High Court on March 7 staying a single...
'Extending Citizenship Based On Religion Offends Secularism' : DYFI Moves Supreme Court To Stay Citizenship Amendment Rules 2024
The Democratic Youth Front of India (DYFI) filed an application in the Supreme Court seeking to stay the Citizenship (Amendment) Rules 2024.In the application, the DYFI contended that granting citizenship based on the religion of immigrants offends the fundamental principle of secularism. The Citizenship Amendment Act 2019, for the first time ever in the history of India, introduced religion as...
'What Fundamental Right Violated?': Supreme Court Asks Rebel Congress MLAs Who Filed Writ Petition Against Disqualification From HP Assembly
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (March 12) adjourned until next week the hearing of a plea by six rebel MLAs of the Congress party challenging their disqualification from the Himachal Pradesh state assembly. The adjournment was granted at the petitioners' request. The court, however, expressed its doubts over the maintainability of the petition under Article 32 of the Constitution, asking...
HC's Order 'Smacks of Arbitrariness and Perversity', Supreme Court Sets Aside Allahabad HC's Order Passed Without Hearing Parties
The Supreme Court on Monday (March 11) set aside the order of the Allahabad High Court passed in gross violation of the principle of natural justice whereby the order was passed without hearing to the opposite parties.Terming the order of the High Court as arbitrary and perverse, the Bench Comprising Justices BR Gavai and Sandeep Mehta found that the order was passed in haste without...
Conveyance Takes Place Only At Time Of Registration Of Sale Deed; Need For Sanction For Conveyance Doesn't Bar Agreement To Sell : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that conveyance by way of sale would take place only at the time of registration of a sale deed in accordance with Section 17 of the Registration Act, 1908. Therefore, the Court held that there is no bar for a tribal in Maharashtra to enter into an agreement to sell and seeking advance sale consideration.On this basis, the Court held that a suit for specific...