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SC declines full stay on Waqf law; suspends contentious clauses

A bench of Chief Justice B.R. Gavai and Justice Augustine George Masih, by an interim order, stayed the operation of two key provisions while upholding the requirement of the registration of Waqfs and the presence of non-Muslims on the Central Waqf Council and the State Waqf Boards.

SC to hear in April pleas to bring political parties under RTI

The Supreme Court on Friday said that it will hear in April petitions including by NGO Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), seeking directions to bring all recognized national political parties within the ambit of Right to Information (RTI) Act.