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New Delhi, Apr 9 (PTI) A petition filed in the Supreme Court has sought direction to the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to issue new Aadhaar cards only to citizens up to the age of six years, and frame stringent guidelines for its issuance to adolescents and adults, to stop infiltrators from masquerading as Indian citizens. The Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by lawyer Ashwini Upadhyay has also sought a direction to the authorities to install display boards at common se ...Read More >
New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief and former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and others previously accused in the excise policy case have moved a recusal application before Justice Swarn Kanta Sharma in the Delhi High Court, the party said in a statement on Sunday. According to the statement, Kejriwal will also argue the case on Monday. This comes after the Delhi High Court on March 16 granted Kejriwal and others more time to respond to the Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI's) p ...Read More >
Panaji, April 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday abruptly scrapped the entire process of the bye-election to Goa's 21-Ponda Assembly Constituency, just a day before polling was scheduled. The Commission issued a fresh notification formally rescinding its earlier order of March 16, 2026, after the Bombay High Court at Goa declared that notification "null and void". The bye-election had been called to fill the vacancy caused by the death of sitting MLA Ravi Nai ...Read More >
Kochi, April 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a timely intervention on the eve of polling, the Kerala High Court on Wednesday directed authorities to take immediate corrective measures to ensure that election duty personnel receive their postal ballots without further delay. Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas issued the directive while hearing a writ petition filed by the Kerala NGO Union, which flagged a widespread denial of voting rights to government officials deployed for election duties. The petition highl ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 8 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Centre how persons who are not devotees of Lord Ayyappa could challenge the customs of the Sabarimala temple in Kerala. The remark was made by a nine-judge Constitution bench hearing petitions related to discrimination against women at religious places, including the Sabarimala temple in Kerala, and on the ambit and scope of religious freedom practised by multiple faiths. The bench comprises Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Just ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed the plea moved by Christian Michel James, challenging Article 17 of the UAE-India Extradition treaty. He is an accused in the Augusta Westland Chopper deal corruption and money laundering case. Division bench of justices Navin Chawla and Ravinder Dudeja dismissed the plea and said, "We find no merit in the petition." The detailed order of judgement is to be uploaded by the High Court. Michel had claimed that the inve ...Read More >
The ED registered its money laundering case on the basis of an August 2019 FIR filed by the Mumbai Police's Economic Offences Wing . The First Information Report alleged fraudulent sale of SSKs by the then officers and directors of the MSCB at throwaway prices to their relatives/private persons without following due procedure. But the EOW later filed a closure report in the alleged ₹25,000 crore scam citing a lack of evidence, which a special court for MPs/MLAs cases recently accepted. Rohit ...Read More >
The Allahabad High Court has refused to dismiss a fraud case involving false promises of a PhD degree and a university job, underscoring the need for thorough investigation and ethical practices in academia. Key PointsAllahabad High Court refuses to quash FIR against woman accused of PhD and job fraud.Accused allegedly defrauded aspirant of over Rs 22 lakh with promises of a PhD and assistant professor position.Court highlights a 'chilling trend' where people believe jobs can be secured through ...Read More >
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], April 7 (ANI): A fresh political storm has erupted in the controversy over allegations against the Acting Chief Secretary Sanjay Gupta of the Himachal Pradesh government after the Communist Party of India (Marxist) demanded registration of an FIR against Sanjay Gupta, who is already under scanner in the Chester Hills land case. This demand comes in following a Himachal Pradesh High Court stay on a key portion of his order passed despite an alleged lack of juri ...Read More >
New Delhi : The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday in the Delhi High Court opposed former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal's application seeking recusal of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma from hearing its appeal against the trial court's order discharging him and 22 others in the Delhi excise policy case, describing the development as "serious". Even as Justice Sharma issued notice in the application, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the agency, submitted that Kejriwal had ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, 6 Apr: The Supreme Court on Monday directed the CBI to register within two weeks a preliminary enquiry into allegations of preferential allotment of contracts for public works in Arunachal Pradesh to firms allegedly owned or related to the family members of Chief Minister Pema Khandu. Observing that the state and its instrumentalities cannot confer benefits according to the "whims of any political or administrative functionary," the apex court said it is a fit case where an "independ ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday directed the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to take over the probe into the incident in West Bengal's Malda district, where seven judicial officers deputed for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls were allegedly held hostage for several hours at a BDO office in Kaliachowk. A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M. Pancholi, while hearing a suo motu writ petition registered in the wa ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 6 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Monday directed the CBI to register within two weeks a preliminary enquiry into allegations of preferential allotment of contracts for public works in Arunachal Pradesh to firms allegedly owned or related to the family members of Chief Minister Pema Khandu. Observing that the State and its instrumentalities cannot confer benefits according to the "whims of any political or administrative functionary", the apex court said it was a fit case where an "in ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice on a recusal application filed by AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal, who appeared in person and sought that the matter relating to the alleged excise policy case be heard by a Bench other than that of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma. The development came during the hearing of a plea filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) challenging a trial court order discharging Kejriwal, former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and other ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday opposed before the Delhi high court, former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's application seeking recusal of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma from hearing its appeal against the trial court's order discharging him and 22 others in the Delhi excise policy case, describing the development as "something serious" that had taken place in the national capital. Justice Sharma took Kejriwal's application on record and listed it for hearing ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Monday arrived at the Delhi High Court, along with his wife, in connection with his recusal application before Justice Swarna Kanta Sharma in the alleged liquor scam. Kejriwal is also expected to argue his case during the hearing. Also Read | Rajasthan Weather Forecast and Update: IMD Issues Yellow Alert for Rain and Hailstorms Till April 8. Refusing to comment on the matter, he told reporters, "The m ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Monday arrived at the Delhi High Court, along with his wife, in connection with his recusal application before Justice Swarna Kanta Sharma in the alleged liquor scam. Kejriwal is also expected to argue his case during the hearing. Refusing to comment on the matter, he told reporters, "The matter is sub-judice." The High Court is slated to hear a plea filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) ...Read More >
While college managements termed the HC order as a historic move the students' union, Opposition party leaders and the students want the government to release the dues and resolve the issue The 'interim measure' of the Telangana High Court permitting private colleges to collect tuition fees directly from students covered under the State's Reimbursement of Tuition Fee (RTF) scheme has triggered concern among students and parents, particularly those from economically weaker backgrounds, for whom ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal and several other accused in the alleged Delhi excise policy case has moved a recusal application before the Delhi High Court, seeking that the matter be heard by a Bench other than that of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma. Sources indicated that former Delhi Chief Minister Kejriwal is likely to appear in person before the Delhi High Court on Monday to advance arguments in support of the plea seeking recusal ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 5 (ANI): In a significant development ahead of the scheduled hearing, former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, along with several other former accused in the alleged liquor scam, has moved an application before the Delhi High Court seeking the recusal of Justice Swarn Kanta Sharma from the case. According to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legal team, Kejriwal may appear before the Court on April 6 and could make submissions in person during the hearing. Also Read | UP G ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 5 (ANI): In a significant development ahead of the scheduled hearing, former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, along with several other former accused in the alleged liquor scam, has moved an application before the Delhi High Court seeking the recusal of Justice Swarn Kanta Sharma from the case. According to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legal team, Kejriwal may appear before the Court on April 6 and could make submissions in person during the hearing. The High Court i ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Telangana government on Wednesday, April 1, told the High Court that around 383 acre of forest land in Maheswaram village, Rangareddy district, was being sought to be siphoned off based on file notings without any valid legal title, as it argued its appeal against a single-judge's order favouring the petitioners. Appearing before a division bench of Justices Moushumi Bhattacharya and Gadi Praveen Kumar, the state Advocate General argued that revenue records cited by the responden ...Read More >
Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM won five seats in the Bihar election last year ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * Asaduddin Owaisi expands AIMIM's campaign to West Bengal and Assam targeting Muslim voters * AIMIM allies with Humayun Kabir's Aam Janata Unnayan Party in Bengal, contesting about 182 seats * Owaisi's party supports AIUDF in Assam but does not field any candidates there Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode New Delhi: Months after the ...Read More >
For over a decade, the courts, the Centre, and the states have expanded the rights of transgender persons. The Centre is now turning back the clock, excluding large sections of transpersons who were earlier protected by the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019. An amendment bill, passed by Parliament in the ongoing budget session, has led to widespread fear and confusion in the transgender community. The only step left before the bill becomes law is for the President to assent. I ...Read More >
JODHPUR: The Rajasthan high court on Thursday ordered the deletion of three paragraphs that criticised the recent amendments to the trangender rights act from a March 30 verdict, adding that the text in the epilogue was included by mistake and was neither intended nor necessary. A division bench of justices Arun Monga and Yogendra Kumar Purohit - who had passed the order while deciding a writ application filed by a transgender person - noted that certain portions had "inadvertently" been includ ...Read More >
Indore (Madhya Pradesh): The Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Thursday scheduled a hearing in a set of connected petitions related to the Bhojshala dispute, directing that proceedings will begin on April 6 at 2.30pm. A division bench comprising Justice Vijay Kumar Shukla and Justice Alok Awasthi passed the order while hearing multiple writ petitions and an appeal filed by various parties, including Hindu Front for Justice, against the Union of India and other respondents. Durin ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday took serious exception to an incident in West Bengal's Malda district where judicial officers deputed for work relating to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls were allegedly gheraoed and attacked, observing that it was a "brazen attempt" to browbeat the judiciary and a direct challenge to the authority of the apex court. A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M. Panchol ...Read More >
Indore, Apr 2 (PTI) The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Thursday said it will begin regular hearing from April 6 in cases related to the religious character of the Bhojshala temple-Kamal Maula mosque complex in Dhar. The Indore bench of the high court said it will hear arguments of all parties and intervenors in a sequential manner. The Hindu community considers Bhojshala to be a temple dedicated to Goddess Saraswati, while the Muslim side claims the possibly 11th-century monument to be the Kamal ...Read More >
The Allahabad high court has directed a man, who was earlier granted security after allegedly being stopped from offering namaz at his house, not to hold large gatherings. The petitioner also gave an undertaking that he would not allow a large number of people to assemble at his property for offering namaz. The court asked the state authorities to take action if public peace and tranquillity are threatened due to large gatherings. The high court also discharged the contempt notice issued to th ...Read More >
Prayagraj: The Allahabad high court has directed a petitioner from Bareilly, who was previously granted security after being allegedly stopped from offering namaz at home, not to hold large gatherings. The court has also asked the state authorities to take action if public peace and tranquility are threatened due to such large gatherings. The high court also discharged the contempt notice issued to the Bareilly district magistrate and SSP. A division bench comprising Justice Saral Srivastava and ...Read More >
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