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New Delhi, Sep 16 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought the stand of several states on pleas seeking a stay on their respective anti-conversion laws. While issuing notices to the states, a bench of Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran made it clear that it will consider the prayer for staying the operation of such laws once the replies were in. The bench then granted four weeks to the states for their responses and allowed the petitioners to file rejoinders two weeks therea ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday, September 15, dismissed a plea challenging the Kerala High Court's ruling that political parties are not required to establish Internal Complaints Committees (ICC) under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (POSH Act), affirming that party membership does not equate to employment. The bench, comprising Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and Justices K Vinod Chandran and AS Chandurkar, declined to enter ...Read More >
New Delhi: What can be termed as a major win for Anant Ambani, the Supreme Court on Monday cleared Reliance Foundation-owned Vantara of all allegations of animal smuggling, money laundering, and violation of statutory laws. According to a Hindustan Times report, the top court also ruled that no court or administrative forum will entertain similar complaints in the future. A bench of justices Pankaj Mithal and PB Varale accepted the findings of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) chaired by forme ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 16: TAC Infosec Limited (NSE: TAC) ("TAC Security" or the "Company"), a NSE-listed cybersecurity company today announced that the Board of Directors of TAC InfoSec Limited today approved the issue of bonus shares in the ratio of 1:1 i.e. every shareholder holding 1 (one) fully paid-up equity share of Rs. 10/- each as on the record date to be fixed by the Board on a later date, will receive 1 (one) fully paid-up equity share of Rs. 10/- each. The bonus shar ...Read More >
New Delhi: In the Vantara Wildlife Centre case of Jamnagar, Gujarat, the Supreme Court has asked if someone wants to keep an elephant and does so by following all the rules, then what is wrong with it? The court said this while completing the hearing of the case on Monday, September 15, 2025. However, the court has not passed any order yet. The report of the Special Investigation Team was also presented in today's hearing. A PIL was filed in the Supreme Court demanding a thorough investigation ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: Justice N Tukaramji of the Telangana High Court has quashed multiple criminal cases registered against Ayush practitioners by the Telangana Medical Council (TMC), holding that the Council deviated from the prescribed procedure and failed to provide material particulars to support allegations of cheating and impersonation. The court was hearing a batch of three criminal petitions filed by H Lokesh and others, who challenged FIRs registered against them in Cyberabad and Sangareddy poli ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday made it clear that the publication of final voter list being prepared by the poll body as part of the special intensive revision (SIR) in Bihar will not inhibit SC from striking it down 'if it finds any illegality in the process'. A bench of justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi verbally observed, "if we find any illegality (in the SIR), we will definitely strike it down" regardless of the finalisation of the revised list. SC also refused to modify its ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court's prima facie endorsement of non-arbitrariness of provisions of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, was principally based on a 100-year history of mismanagement and misappropriation of sprawling properties and valuable assets donated for charity by benevolent Muslims and the remedial regulations enacted since 1923.A bench of CJI B R Gavai and Justice A G Masih traced more than 100 years of documented history relating to regulation of waqfs starting from the Waqf Act of 1 ...Read More >
The Supreme Court has partially stayed the Waqf Amendment Act, 2025, to balance the interests of involved parties. Certain provisions related to determining Islamic practice duration, property status, and collector's powers are suspended. The court also addressed the composition of the Central Waqf Council and boards, ensuring non-Muslim representation limits. The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that no case is made out to stay all provisions of the recently passed Waqf Amendment Act, 2025. A ben ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Based on the finding of an SC-appointed SIT headed by its retired judge J Chelameswar who told the court there had been no violation of law in the running of Vantara (Greens Zoological Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre) at Jamnagar in Gujarat, the apex court on Monday not only closed the case against it but also directed that no further complaint upon same allegations shall be entertained before any judicial statutory or administrative forum.A bench of Justices Pankaj Mithal and Prasan ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 15: The Supreme Court on Monday put on hold several key provisions of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, including the clause that only those practising Islam for the last five years can dedicate a property as Waqf, but refused to stay the entire law. "We have held that presumption is always in favour of constitutionality of a statute and intervention (can be done) only in the rarest of rare cases," a bench of Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice Augustine George Masih said in its in ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court-appointed SIT probing the affairs of Vantara has given a clean chit to the zoological rescue and rehabilitation centre run by the Reliance Foundation at Jamnagar, Gujarat. The report was submitted on Friday by the Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by the former Supreme Court judge Justice Jasti Chelameswar, to the SC, which perused the submissions on Monday. The SIT, in its report, said that the acquisitions were in accordance with regulatory laws and record ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 15 (PTI) The BJP on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court's decision on the Waqf (Amendment) Act and said it is a "tight slap" on those who were questioning the constitutionality of the law and playing "politics of fear". The top court put on hold a few key provisions of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, including a clause that only those practising Islam for the last five years could create a waqf, but refused to stay the entire law outlining the presumption of constitutionality in it ...Read More >
New Delhi (ABC Live): On 14 September 2025, the Supreme Court delivered a landmark judgment on the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, upholding controversial provisions that fundamentally alter how Waqf properties are defined, managed, and regulated. The Court rejected petitions claiming the amendments were unconstitutional, instead framing them as necessary governance reforms. This ruling reshapes the Waqf Act, 1995, weakens the century-old doctrine of "Waqf by User," and expands State oversight of r ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 15 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday noted that multiple inquiries into the affairs of Vantara, the animal rescue and rehabilitation centre, have led to the finding that there has been no violation of law whatsoever. A bench of Justices Pankaj Mithal and Prasanna B Varale found that there is no merit in the allegations of smuggling of animals or money laundering against the Jamnagar-based facility, owned and operated by the Reliance Foundation. The Court's observa ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 15 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Monday said there was "no contravention of law" while accepting a clean chit given by its special investigation team to Vantara, the zoological rescue and rehabilitation centre in Gujarat's Jamnagar. A bench of Justices Pankaj Mithal and P B Varale took the SIT's report on record besides noting the probe team's satisfaction on the compliance and regulatory measures in Vantara. The top court on August 25 constituted a four-member SIT headed by a form ...Read More >
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, Sep 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court on Monday declined to order a blanket stay the operation of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, while granting limited interim relief in respect of certain contentious provisions. A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) B.R. Gavai observed that courts must exercise restraint when asked to stay laws enacted by Parliament. "By now, it is a settled principle of law that the courts should be very slow in granting interim relief by way of stay ...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 >
Hyderabad, Sep 15 (PTI) AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday said the Supreme Court has only given an interim order on the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 and hoped that the apex court would soon pass its verdict on the whole legislation itself. "The finality of the act has not been decided. It's only an interim order. Let us hope they quickly decide the whole issue of the act itself," he told reporters here. The Supreme Court on Monday put on hold a few key provisions of the Waqf (Amendment) ...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 >
Hyderabad: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday said the Supreme Court has only given an interim order on the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 and hoped that the apex court would soon pass its verdict on the whole legislation itself. "The finality of the act has not been decided. It's only an interim order. Let us hope they quickly decide the whole issue of the act itself," he told reporters here. The Supreme Court on Monday put on hold a few key provisions of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, i ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Congress on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court's interim order staying some provisions of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, describing it as a "substantial victory" for the constitutional values of justice, equality, and fraternity. "The Order is an important one because it goes a long way towards undoing the mischievous intentions underlying the original statute," said Jairam Ramesh, Congress MP and General Secretary in-charge communications. In a message on X, R ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 15 (PTI) BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Monday slammed the Opposition for criticising the amendments to the Waqf Act and said those involved in communal attack on a constitutional reform are neither well-wishers of the country nor any religion. The former minority affairs minister's remarks came after the Supreme Court put on hold several key provisions of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, including the clause that only those practising Islam for the last five years can dedicate ...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: The Congress on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court order putting on hold several key provisions of the Waqf (Amendment) Act as a win for the constitutional values of justice, equality, and fraternity, and asserted that it goes a long way towards undoing the "mischievous intentions" underlying the original statute. Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said the Supreme Court's order on the Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025 represents a substantial victory not just fo ...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, Sep 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court on Monday accepted the report of the Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by retired apex court judge Justice Jasti Chelameswar, which gave a clean chit to the Vantara wildlife facility in Gujarat's Jamnagar. A Bench of Justices Pankaj Mithal and Prasanna B. Varale opened the sealed-cover report in open court and read out the conclusion of the SIT, which held that the transfers of wildlife in the facility were in conformity with the statu ...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 >
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