The Supreme Court reportedly observed that the issue of regulation for cryptocurrencies in the country must be taken up in consultation with experts. According to a Bar and Bench report, a bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice NK Singh addressed the lack of crypto regulations in India. The observation was made during the hearing … Read more
New Delhi: A series of pointed remarks by Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar concerning the judiciary has prompted an equally sharp response from senior advocate and Rajya Sabha MP, Kapil Sibal. Last week, for the first time, the Supreme Court ordered that the President should decide on the bills reserved for her consideration by the governor … Read more
New Delhi: The government on Thursday assured the Supreme Court there will be “no Waqf appointments… (and) no change in status (of properties claimed by Waqf boards)” till the next hearing of a clutch of petitions challenging the changes to laws governing administration of Muslim charitable properties. The court was told existing waqfs, including those … Read more
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 2 p.m. A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justices Sanjay Kumar and K.V. Viswanathan was on Wednesday willing to issue a … Read more
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said finality of a litigation is a core facet of a sound judicial system and a case that has concluded cannot be reopened, otherwise there will be “chaos in the administration of justice”. A bench of Justices Surya Kant, Dipankar Datta and Ujjal Bhuyan dismissed a writ petition … Read more
New Delhi: When there is a law in place, it has to be enforced, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday while expressing concern over the unsatisfactory implementation of provisions of the Finance Act 2017 which capped the limit of cash transactions to Rs two lakh. Issuing a slew of directions, the top court directed that … Read more
The Supreme Court’s intention to issue an interim order on the amended Waqf law was put on hold at the last minute today after the Centre and the states requested more time to marshal their arguments on three points the court raised. The three-judge bench led by Justice Sanjiv Khanna will hear the matter again … Read more
New Delhi: Hearing a raft of petitions challenging provisions of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, the Supreme Court on Wednesday posed a series of questions to both the petitioners and the Centre. Here Are Some Of The Key Quotes From The Hearing: “We are told Delhi High Court is built on Waqf Land… We are not … Read more
New Delhi: A bunch of petitions challenging the amended Waqf law — meant to govern how Muslim charitable properties are managed — will be heard by the Supreme Court today. Six BJP-ruled states that intend to defend the law, have sought to join in. Here are the top 10 points in this story: The Waqf … Read more
New Delhi: Only courts have the prerogative to provide recommendations regarding the constitutionality of a Bill and the Executive is supposed to exercise restraint in such matters, the Supreme Court has said, underlining that it would be prudent for the President to refer Bills with constitutional questions to the Supreme Court. The significant remark has … Read more