Advocate Ashwini Upadhyay moves SC seeking nationwide special revision of electoral rolls to prevent illegal voting, ensure only genuine citizens vote.
Read Full ArticleCentre opposes Ashwini Upadhyay’s plea in SC for a lifetime ban on convicted politicians, asserting it falls within Parliament’s domain and is not unconstitutional.
SC defers hearing on petitions challenging the 1991 Places of Worship Act, stating limits to interventions and scheduling for April 1.
SC declines PIL challenging TDS as arbitrary, urging petitioner to approach HC; claims TDS system causes undue hardship and violates constitutional rights.
Congress defends the Places of Worship Act in SC, calling it vital for safeguarding secularism, communal harmony, and India’s constitutional principles.
SC upholds inclusion of “socialist” & “secular” in Preamble, dismissing pleas challenging 1976 amendment made during Emergency, citing judicial reviews.
Supreme Court reserves order on challenge to ‘socialist’ & ‘secular’ in Preamble; next hearing scheduled for 25 Nov 2024.
Supreme Court hears Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay’s challenge to 42nd Amendment adding ‘Socialist’ & ‘Secular’ to Preamble, questioning its constitutional validity.
SC issues notice to EC, Union govt on plea to declare pre-poll freebies as bribery under RPA, citing undue influence and financial burden on public funds.
SC expunges Allahabad HC’s remark about ‘majority becoming minority’ in bail case related to forcible religious conversion and abduction.
SC refuses to lift stay on ‘Udaipur Files’ release; awaits Centre’s decision on CBFC clearance amid pleas over vilification concerns.
17 July, 2025 11:37 AM
SC directs disability-friendly prisons; says denial of basic care violates Articles 14 & 21; orders infrastructure upgrades, audits, and compliance within 6 months.
17 July, 2025 11:18 AM
SC tells Haryana SIT to finish probe in 4 weeks into Ashoka University professor’s posts on Operation Sindoor; no further summons for now.
17 July, 2025 11:32 AM
SC acquits man on death row, cites faulty probe; issues detailed procedural guidelines for DNA evidence collection, storage, and chain of custody.
17 July, 2025 11:04 AM
SC allows quashing of rape case in exceptional circumstances, citing settlement, complainant’s affidavit, and need to prevent misuse of legal process.
17 July, 2025 03:36 PM
SC stays Karnataka HC order impleading Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy in contempt case; issues notice to NGO, seeks reply in 4 weeks.
17 July, 2025 06:04 PM
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