A Bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice V. Mohana issued notice to the petitioners who have challenged the amended law before various High Courts and sought their response to the Union government's plea that all such cases be heard together, preferably by the Delhi High Court.
The order was passed by the Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice V. Mohana after hearing the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by K.S. Raju Legal Trust through its representative, Dr Jagmohan Singh Raju.
While hearing the matter, a bench of Justices Sandeep Mehta and Vijay Bishnoi denied bail to RTI activist Rakesh Kumar Behl and his aide.
The apex court left open the option of an election petition before the High Court as the Congress intensified its protest over the rejection of Natarajan's candidature.
The Supreme Court on Thursday issued detailed guidelines for courts dealing with cases involving the custody of a child who is an alleged victim under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, emphasising that the child’s welfare, dignity, emotional security and psychological well-being must remain the paramount consideration at all stages of the proceedings.
A bench of Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice K Vinod Chandran refused to interfere with the Kerala High Court order, which refused to order a CBI investigation into the ADM’s death.
The amendment prevents public inspection of electronic documents, including CCTV footage, webcasting recordings, and video footage of candidates.
The government also assured the apex court that there won’t be appointment of any non-Muslim to the Waqf Boards, for now.
The untainted teachers hit by the apex court judgement in the WBSSC case have been deprived of their right to life, says Alok Ray
The Supreme Court will continue hearing a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 on Thursday.
