Supreme Court
- India
No debate on Article 142, decision entirely in court’s domain: Ex-SC judge
New Delhi: Supreme Court’s retired judge Ajay Rastogi on Saturday virtually disagreed with Rajya Sabha Chairman and Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar’s ‘nuclear missile’ remark about Article 142 and its alleged misuse, saying the…
- India
‘Shut Parliament if SC makes laws’: BJP’s Nishikant sparks row
New Delhi: BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Saturday stirred controversy with a sharp statement directed apparently at the judiciary amid the ongoing Supreme Court review of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025. Dubey…
- India
Mehbooba Mufti welcomes SC stay on Nashik dargah demolition
Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday welcomed the Supreme Court’s stay on demolition of Hazrat Saatpeer Sayed Baba Dargah in Nashik and said judiciary remains the last and…
- India
SC to hear plea for grant of uniform compensation to victims of hate crime
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on April 23 a plea seeking uniformity in granting compensation to the victims of hate crime and mob lynching. The apex court had…
- Middle East
SC irked over Dubai court order restricting child’s travel in matrimonial dispute
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has criticised an order of a Dubai court restricting the travel of a minor child in an matrimonial dispute and called it “atrocious” and “violative of human…
- India
VP Dhankhar drops ‘nuclear’ line on Supreme Court, Kapil Sibal hits back
New Delhi: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar’s recent remarks criticising the judiciary, especially over the Supreme Court’s directive on a timeline for the President’s assent to bills, have ignited a political firestorm. Dhankhar…
- India
Action against Waqf Board strikes at soul of Constitution, says Pramod Tiwari
New Delhi: In response to the Supreme Court’s interim order on the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, Congress MP Pramod Tiwari on Friday welcomed the decision, stating that it upholds the Constitution and…
- World
Trump’s birthright citizenship move: US SC to hear case in May
Washington: The Supreme Court on Thursday kept on hold President Donald Trump’s restrictions on birthright citizenship but agreed to hear arguments on the issue in May. Trump’s executive order to end birthright…
- Andhra Pradesh
YSR Congress welcomes Supreme Court’s Waqf Act scrutiny
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh’s YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) on Thursday welcomed the scrutiny of the Waqf Board Amendment Act, 2025, by the Supreme Court and termed it a step toward justice for Muslims.…
- News
Courts acting as ‘super parliament’: VP Dhankar slams SC on deadline to Prez, Guvs
Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankar on Thursday, April 17, remarked that judges in India are not answerable to anyone and that the law does not apply to them. He…
- India
Interim relief to Waqf Act petitioners: Property changes halted
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday, April 17, directed the Centre to file its stand within a week in the challenge to Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 after it was assured by…
- India
SC to resume hearing on Waqf Amendment Act on Thursday
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will continue hearing a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 on Thursday. The top court will hear the matter at…
- India
Urdu not an alien language: SC refuses to interfere Bombay HC’s order
The Supreme Court on Tuesday, April 15, observed that Urdu is not an alien language and “is the finest specimen of Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb (culture), or the Hindustani tehzeeb.” Refusing to interfere with…
- India
‘Will members of one faith be allowed on boards of another’ SC questions Centre on Waqf law
New Delhi: While hearing petitions challenging the newly passed the Waqf Amendment Act on Wednesday, April 16, the Supreme Court asked the Central government if Muslims would be allowed to be part…
- Hyderabad
SC voices concern over tree felling near University of Hyderabad
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed concern over the environmental damage due to the felling of a large number of trees on a land parcel next to the University of…
