Ashish Sinha

HC reserves order on plea challenging puja in Gyanvapi mosque

February 16, 2024

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday has reserved its order on a plea challenging decision of Varanasi district court to allow Hindu prayers in a cellar of the Gyanvapi mosque. Committee’s lawyer SFA Naqvi stated that, Justice Rohit Ranjan Agrawal heard an appeal filed by the Anjuman Intezamia Masjid committee,...

Delhi Excise Policy: Sanjay Singh Moves SC Against Delhi HC Order

February 16, 2024

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sanjay Singh has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Delhi High Court’s decision to deny him bail in a money laundering case linked to the Delhi excise policy’scam’. On February 7, the high court rejected Singh’s bail plea, despite his reelection to the Rajya Sabha...

SC Landmark Judgment: Electoral Bonds are Un-Constitutional, Stop Selling at once

February 16, 2024

The Supreme Court in a landmark decision invalidated the electoral bonds scheme, deeming it unconstitutional and in violation of the Right to Information. The Bench Comprising of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice Sanjiv Khanna, Justice BR Gavai, Justice Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj Mishra emphasised the fundamental rights aspect and...

Electoral bonds invalid: SC

February 16, 2024

Ruling mandates disclosure of purchaser, values and recipients. Stating that the electoral bonds scheme lacked foolproofness, the Supreme Court emphasized on Thursday the necessity for voters to possess information regarding funds received by a political party to effectively exercise their freedom to vote. A five-judge Constitution bench led by Chief...

Supreme Court Collegium proposes transfer of 3 high court judges

February 15, 2024

The Supreme Court collegium, led by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, has recommended to the Centre the transfer of three high court judges upon their request. The collegium, also comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna, B R Gavai, Surya Kant, and Aniruddha Bose, acknowledged the request of Calcutta High Court judge Justice...

62 Babies born in West Bengal jails in last four years’: Amicus Curiae to SC

February 15, 2024

Sixty-two babies have been born in West Bengal jails over the past four years, with most of the women inmates expecting when brought into prison, the Supreme Court has been informed. Last week, the apex court took cognizance of allegations concerning several women prisoners in West Bengal becoming pregnant while in custody. Senior advocate...

Delhi HC forms Committee of Experts to Improve Health Infrastructure

February 15, 2024

The Delhi High Court has formed a committee of experts to address the reformation and improvement of the health and medical infrastructure in all hospitals in Delhi governed by the Central Government, Delhi Government, and Municipal Corporation of Delhi. A division bench of Justices Manmohan and Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora...

Umar Khalid withdraws bail plea, cites ‘change in circumstances’

February 15, 2024

Former JNU student Umar Khalid withdrew his bail plea from the Supreme Court on Wednesday in a case filed under the anti-terror law UAPA, alleging his involvement in the conspiracy behind the northeast Delhi riots of February 2020. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, representing Khalid, informed a bench of Justices Bela...

Farmers’ protest: Punjab & Haryana HC calls for amicable resolution, issues notices to Centre & states

February 14, 2024

Amidst the ongoing protest by farmers marching towards Delhi to demand a law guaranteeing Minimum Support Price (MSP), the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday urged for an amicable settlement between the parties. A bench of Acting Chief Justice GS Sandhawalia and Justice Lapita Banerji also directed the State...

Farmers’ protest: Exercise your rights without infringing others’ Freedom

February 14, 2024

At midnight on 15 August 1947, the members of the Constituent Assembly gathered to witness India’s independence. Subsequently, the Constituent Assembly adopted the Constitution of India in 1950. The question arises that how did the new constitutional system provide the right to protest to the free citizens of a free...

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