Bhatt been a prominent critic of former Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi. In a 2011 petition, he accused Modi of encouraging the 2002 communal violence. The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to suspend the 20-year prison term handed to former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt in a 1996 drug-planting case, Live Law reported. Bhatt, who is...
The court said it would deliver its order before the winter vacation beginning December 19 and asked all parties to file compiled documents by 18 December. The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its decision on the bail petitions filed by activists Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam and several others accused of involvement in an alleged “larger...
The top court called the case against Islamuddin Ansari, who privately sent the clip to the police officer for verification, “a total abuse of authority and court process”. The Supreme Court on Monday ordered a senior Uttar Pradesh police officer to provide a voice sample for forensic analysis over an audio clip in which he...
Court reportedly questioned the legal status of Rohingya in India, compared their entry to that of ‘intruders digging tunnels’ and asked whether those entering illegally were entitled to food, shelter and education. A group of former judges, senior advocates and civil society members on Friday issued an open letter to Chief Justice of India, expressing...
Top court overturns Calcutta HC ruling, saying the law entitles divorced Muslim women to reclaim all marital gifts and property given to the groom The Supreme Court of India has ruled that gifts given by a bride’s parents to a Muslim groom at the time of marriage must be returned to the woman if the...
The All India Milli Council convened a virtual consultation with journalists to address growing concerns around the contentious Waqf Act 2025. Prominent media personnel, legal experts, and community leaders joined the discussion to strategize a unified response to the Waqf legislation. Maulana Fazlur Rahim Mujaddidi, General Secretary of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board,...
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has moved the Supreme Court against the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025. AIMPLB filed the plea in the top court late April 6. President Droupadi Murmu on April 5 gave her assent to the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, which was passed by Parliament after...
The Supreme Court has ruled that divorced Muslim women also have the right to claim maintenance under Section 125 of the CRPC, 1973, against their former husbands. Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Augustine George Masih dismissed a petition challenging a Telangana High Court directive to pay a maintenance allowance of ₹10,000 per month to a divorced...
A bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan today concluded hearing arguments of the convicts in the batch of pleas challenging the premature release of 11 men who had gang-raped Bilkis Bano and brutally massacred her family members during the 2002 Gujarat carnage. Bilkis Bano has filed a petition Supreme Court against the remission...
Law Commission of India seeks suggestion from civil society on Uniform Civil Code till 15 July, 2023. By: M. Burhanuddin Qasmi The public notice from LCI The Law Commission of India (LCI) issued a fresh Public Notice dated 14 June, 2023 under subject line ‘Uniform Civil Code – Reg.’ and sought suggestions from common public,...