SC sets 3-month limit for president to decide on bills referred by governors

SC sets 3-month limit for president to decide on bills referred by governors

The Supreme Court on Tuesday imposed a three-month deadline on the president to approve or reject bills referred by state governors.“In case of any delay beyond this period, appropriate reasons would have to be recorded and conveyed to the State...
Constitution reflects aspirations of Indians wanting egalitarian society: Justice S Muralidhar

Constitution reflects aspirations of Indians wanting egalitarian society: Justice S Muralidhar

Senior Advocate and former Chief Justice of Orissa High Court S Muralidhar has said that the Constitution reflected the aspirations of Indians, who wanted an egalitarian society that respected individual dignity. Delivering a lecture on ‘Transformative Constitutionalism and the Role...
Tamil Nadu government notifies 10 re-enacted Bills following Supreme Court ruling

Tamil Nadu government notifies 10 re-enacted Bills following Supreme Court ruling

On the basis of a Supreme Court judgment that declared the laws as “deemed to have been assented” to by Governor RN Ravi, the Government of Tamil Nadu has notified 10 state Acts in the official gazatte. This has become the...
National Conference moves SC against Waqf Act

National Conference moves SC against Waqf Act

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir’s ruling National Conference (NC) on Friday said it has filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging the recent amendments to the Waqf Act. The party first announced its decision to challenge the Act, which it...
Kerala court sentences ambulance driver to life for rape of Dalit COVID patient

Kerala court sentences ambulance driver to life for rape of Dalit COVID patient

Pathanamthitta : A court here on Friday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for brutally raping and physically assaulting a 19-year-old COVID-19 patient, who belongs to a Dalit community, while she was being transported to a first-line treatment centre near...
Former CJI DY Chandrachud suggests amendments to Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act

Former CJI DY Chandrachud suggests amendments to Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act

Former Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud has suggested the creation of a cohesive national platform for disability advocacy through greater collaboration between academia and the private sector, along with amendments to the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPWD) Act....
High Courts should not order CBI probe based on vague allegations, says Supreme Court

High Courts should not order CBI probe based on vague allegations, says Supreme Court

The Supreme Court said in a recent judgement that mere allegations about the incompetence of the local police are not enough for High Courts to hand over cases to the Central Bureau of Investigation.A bench of Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and...
Delhi High Court dismisses passenger plea blaming Railways for theft of bag carrying laptop and valuables

Delhi High Court dismisses passenger plea blaming Railways for theft of bag carrying laptop and valuables

The Delhi High Court has dismissed a petition filed by a passenger, blaming the Railways for the theft of his backpack containing laptop, camera, charger, eye glasses and ATM cards, while he was travelling to Nagpur by a train in...
Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra challenges Waqf Act, 2025

Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra challenges Waqf Act, 2025

Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra has filed a petition challenging the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, alleging that parliamentary rules and practices were violated during the law-making process, contributing to the unconstitutionality of the 2025 Act. This is the first petition...
Mumbai 26/11 terror attack accused Tahawwur Hussain Rana sent to 18-day NIA custody

Mumbai 26/11 terror attack accused Tahawwur Hussain Rana sent to 18-day NIA custody

A Delhi court has remanded Pakistani-origin Canadian businessman Tahawwur Hussain Rana, an accused in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, to 18-day custody of the National Investigation Agency (NIA). The order was passed by Special NIA judge Chander Jit Singh of...
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