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Bhopal, Sep 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav responded to the Supreme Court's decision on the provisions of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, stating that the judgment has cleared the way for the beginning of yet another social reform in the country. Chief Minister Yadav said that with the court's judgment has also come a response to those who were questioning Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intention when the Waqf (Amendment) Bill was passed in Parliament. "The Supreme Cou ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 15 (ANI): The Communist Party of India (CPI) welcomed the interim relief granted by the Supreme Court through its order staying certain 'controversial' provisions of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025. CPI Rajya Sabha MP P Sandosh Kumar stated that the apex court's intervention confirms what the party has consistently argued, that the BJP hurriedly pushed through the amendments without proper discussion with the Muslim community or representative organisations, and that ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 15 (PTI) Expressing disappointment over the Supreme Court's interim order in the Waqf case, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Monday said it was "unsatisfactory" as the refusal to stay the entire law leaves "numerous harmful provisions" in operation, including the prospective de-recognition of 'Waqf by user'. The Muslim body also asserted that its 'Save Waqf Campaign' will continue with full strength and nationwide protests will culminate in a massive rally at R ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Sep 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Reacting to the Supreme Court's interim stay on certain provisions of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, BJP MP Jagdambika Pal on Monday said that such stays are temporary. Speaking to IANS, Jagdambika Pal said, "We welcome the decision. The way petitions were filed in the Supreme Court seeking a stay on the Act -- I don't think there has been such a lengthy discussion on any other law." He highlighted the government's consultative approach and said, "The gove ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 15 (ANI): Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday lauded the Supreme Court's interim order to put a stay on certain provisions of the Waqf Amendment Act and said that the Apex Court reaffirmed its resolve to protect the rights of minorities. In a post on X, Mallikarjun Kharge shared, "The Hon'ble Supreme Court, in its interim order today, reaffirmed its resolve to protect the rights of minorities -- a cause for which the Opposition stood united against the M ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 15 (PTI) The CPI-M on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court order putting on hold certain provisions of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, which sparked nationwide protests and debates earlier this year. "The Hon'ble Supreme Court has stayed certain provisions of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, including the one that mandated a disputed property would not be treated as Waqf unless the executive permits it after an inquiry," CPI-M General Secretary M A Baby said in a post on X. "The CPI-M wel ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court of India in its interim order Monday September 15, 2025 stayed the controversial provisions of the Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025 but refused to grant a blanket hold on the new Waqf law. "We have gone to legislative history right from the 1923 Act up till now and considered a prima facie challenge to each of the sections. After hearing parties, we have held that the case was not made out to stay the entire statute. However, certain sections which are challenged need some ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court's interim order on the Waqf (Amendment) Act, saying the spirit of the verdict was in favour of "democratic India" and assured that the Centre would re-examine the provision requiring five years of practising Islam for the creation of Waqf. The apex court, in its interim order on Monday, declined to stay the Waqf Act in its entirety, noting that a statute carries a presumptio ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court's September 15 interim order on the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, keeps the law broadly in force while pausing the most contentious innovations. The bench reiterated the strong presumption that a parliamentary statute is constitutional and declined a blanket stay, yet it suspended specific clauses that, in its view, risk arbitrary application or encroach on judicial functions. In short, most reforms continue, but key levers that would have shifted power toward the ex ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 15 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court's interim order staying certain provisions of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 and said that the top court's ruling is a "win" for the constitutional values of justice, equality, and fraternity. In a post on X, the Congress General Secretary (Communications) said that the interim order represents a substantial victory not just for the parties that opposed but also for all those members ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 15 (ANI): Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court order on the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, after the apex court refused to stay the entire law but put on hold certain provisions pending the final adjudication of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Act. Rijiju, who also holds the Minority Affairs portfolio, said that the Supreme Court decision reflects the trust in our institutions, as he called the Supreme Cou ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) As the Supreme Court put a stay on certain provisions of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, a couple of Muslim clerics on Monday expressed satisfaction with the interim relief, stating that their efforts would continue until the final verdict comes in "favour of the Muslims." The apex court in its interim order on Monday, declined to stay the Waqf Act in its entirety, noting that a statute carries a presumption of constitutionality and can be stayed only in the rarest ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju interpreted the Supreme Court's order on Waqf Amendment Act 2025 in Centre's favour, saying that the apex court "upheld the decision made in the Parliament." SC stalled key provisions of the act, including the clause that only practising Muslim of five years can dedicate a property as Waqf.Meanwhile, Congress viewed the judgement from an opposite lens saying that the order put a "complete stop to government's conspiracy", welcoming it as a r ...Read More >
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 15 (ANI): All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) welcomed the Supreme Court's order on staying certain provisions of the Waqf Amendment Act, while expressing hope that a 100 per cent relief will be provided in the case to the petitioners when the top court delivers its final verdict in the case. Speaking to ANI, Eidgah Imam and AIMPLB member Maulana Khalid Rasheed Farangi Mahali emphasised that their "demand of the Supreme Court putting a stay on ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 15 (ANI): Congress MP Imran Pratapgarhi on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court's order on staying certain provisions of the Waqf Amendment Act, stating that the apex court has put a "complete stop" to the government's "conspiracy" and the verdict is a relief for those who feared their lands will be grabbed. The remarks by Pratapgarhi, one of the petitioners on a plea to stay the implementation of the Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025, were made as the Supreme Court pronounced ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 15 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay the entire Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025, but put on hold certain provisions pending the final adjudication of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Act. A bench of Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and Justice Augustine George Masih observed that some sections of the amended Act need some protection. Also Read | Did Kangana Ranaut Reveal Big Secrets About PM Narendra Modi? PIB Fact Check Flags Fake ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court on Monday declined to stay the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 in entirety, observing that a statute carries a presumption of constitutionality and can be stayed only in the rarest case. However, a Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) B.R. Gavai and Justice A.G. Masih stayed the provision mandating 5 years of practising Islam for the creation of waqf until relevant rules are framed. Further, the CJI Gavai-led Bench stayed the provision empowering ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday declined to stay the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 in entirety, observing that a statute carries a presumption of constitutionality and can be stayed only in the rarest case. However, a Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) B.R. Gavai and Justice A.G. Masih stayed the provision mandating 5 years of practising Islam for the creation of waqf until relevant rules are framed. Further, the CJI Gavai-led Bench stayed the provision empowering a designated officer to ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 15 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay the entire Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025, but put on hold certain provisions pending the final adjudication of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Act. A bench of Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and Justice Augustine George Masih observed that some sections of the amended Act need some protection. Passing the interim order, the bench stayed the provision in the Act that a person should be a prac ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday declined to suspend the entire Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, but decided to put on hold key provisions of the law. A bench led by Chief Justice of India B R Gavai and Justice A G Masih pronounced the order. The CJI, pronouncing the judgment, said that the bench has found that no case was made out to stay the entire provisions of the statute. The bench said it has put on hold the provision which empowered a collector to determine whether a property declared a ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 15 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday while refusing to stay the entire Waqf Amendment Act, stayed certain provisions of it, putting on hold the provision that mandated a person should be a practitioner of Islam for 5 years to create a Waqf. The top court has also said that no more than 3 non-muslim members should be present in the board, and only a total 4 non-muslim members are to be present. The Supreme Court has said that the provision on limiting who can create ...Read More >
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday questioned the recently introduced bills on the removal of PM, CM and ministers, asking if the President can actually make the Prime Minister resign. The Hyderabad MP said that the Constitution states that the President would be guided by the aid and advice of the Council of Ministers. He reasoned that the proposed legislation empowers the President to remove the PM, which is in opposition to the existing law. "We ...Read More >
The Centre has cautioned the Supreme Court that imposing fixed timelines on governors and the president for acting on state bills would disrupt the constitutional balance and lead to disorder. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta argued that such timelines would negate the rule of law, emphasizing that the Constitution deliberately avoids fixed limits for these roles. Imposing fixed timelines on governors and the president to act on bills passed by a state Assembly would amount to one organ of the go ...Read More >
New Delhi: Diagnosed with thalassemia at the age of two, a 23-year-old woman depended on blood transfusions every three weeks to stay alive. But when she was hospitalised with dengue in Class VIII, doctors discovered something more alarming -- she was HIV-positive. "I wasn't recovering. After several tests, they told me I was HIV-positive. I suspect it came from a transfusion. If the blood was properly tested, maybe this wouldn't have happened," she said. Now living with both thalassemia and HIV ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Thursday dismissed a challenge to the provisions of the anti-terror law -- Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). The UAPA in its present form is constitutionally valid; therefore, the challenge to its vires fails, and the petition is dismissed, said a division bench of Justices Ajay Gadkari and Neela Gokhale. The High Court had earlier sought responses from the state and central govts to a petition by one Anil Baile challenging the constitutional validity ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) YouTuber Samay Raina appeared before the National Commission for Women (NCW) in Delhi on Tuesday, months after he was summoned in connection with allegedly offensive and sexist content aired during his show "India's Got Latent", officials said. Raina was also among the five social media influencers who appeared before the Supreme Court in a case seeking action against them for ridiculing persons suffering from disabilities. Raina submitted his statement in response to t ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Former Supreme Court judge Justice (retired) Sanjay Kishan Kaul on Tuesday called for restraint in taking battles over political issues to courts and wished the tussle over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Bihar electoral roll could be settled at the level of the Election Commission, without requiring the intervention of the apex court. "Political battles should be settled in a political manner. The court is not a forum to settle political problems," J ...Read More >
New Delhi- The Election Commission of India should not be given unbridled powers in implementing the One Nation, One Election system, former Chief Justices of India DY Chandrachud and JS Khehar told a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC), as per sources. Both the former Chief Justices shared their observations and gave a presentation on the simultaneous elections at the meeting of the JPC, which is examining the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Amendment) Bill, 2024 and the Union Terri ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to stay the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) drive being undertaken by the Election Commission of India (ECI) in Bihar, stating that the process is "completely constitutional." However, the apex court also stressed the need for "checks and balances" to ensure fairness in a democratic setup. BJP spokesperson Tuhin Sinha welcomed the court's remarks and told IANS, "The opposition has been trying to malign the Elect ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Thursday called 1975 Emergency a dark chapter in India's history and added that this should serve as a reminder for everyone and everywhere, that democracy cannot be taken for granted. In a strongly-worded Op-Ed in a leading daily, the Congress MP said that the Emergency, imposed in 1975, demonstrated how fragile democratic institutions can be trampled upon, even in a country where they are ostensibly robust and remind ...Read More >
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