PDP leader and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Monday strongly criticised the Supreme Court’s decision denying bail to the key activist Umar Khalid in the 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy case. “The scales of justice are breaking under the burden of injustice”, she remarked.
In a balancing act, the Constitution Bench’s Supreme Court making it clear that Governors could not indefinitely sit on Bills while declining to set a timeline for either the President or the Raj Bhavans, has been welcomed by the DMK, which claimed it as a victory.
The apex court today delivered a significant verdict on the Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025, staying certain provisions that were opposed by various parties, including the Congress.
The top court clarified that the release directive is only for stray dogs that are not infected with rabies or exhibiting aggressive behaviour.
“Democracy has survived a brutal assault from the Election Commission of India (ECI),” Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said in a message shared on platform X.
A Bench of Chief Justice of India B R Gavai, Justice K Vinod Chandran and Justice N V Anjaria issued notice to the Centre and the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on a Delhi government plea challenging the blanket ban on such vehicles.
Buoyed by a hard-earned legal victory in the Supreme Court on the ten rebel BRS MLAs who left the party for Congress, BRS working president KT Rama Rao on Thursday asked party workers to prepare for bypolls in ten constituencies of Telangana.
In an interview with 'Hindustan Times', he said that it is for the Parliament to take a decision on such matters.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday said the Supreme Court's verdict on the Tamil Nadu Governor indefinitely withholding bills passed by the state Assembly upholds the federal system and the democratic rights of the legislature.
While welcoming the Supreme Court's decision, Mayawati expressed hope that it would put an end to the controversies surrounding Madrasa education and the uncertainty faced by thousands of Madrasas.
