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No contempt if Parliament and state legislature simply make laws: Supreme Court
By Chennaivision on June 4, 2025
The Supreme Court has said that any law enacted by Parliament or a state legislature “subsequent” to a court order cannot be held an act of contempt, and the enactment would have the “force of law” unless declared “null and void” by a Constitutional Court. A bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and S C Sharma said this in a… Continue reading "No contempt if Parliament and state legislature simply make laws: Supreme Court"
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Supreme Court to examine whether time limit for bills applies to Kerala as well
By Chennaivision on April 23, 2025
The Supreme Court has said that it would examine whether the recent judgement on a plea of Tamil Nadu, fixing timelines for the grant of assent to bills, covered the issues raised by the Kerala government in its pleas. A bench comprising Justices P S Narasimha and Joymalya Bagchi agreed to hear on May 6 the pleas of the Kerala… Continue reading "Supreme Court to examine whether time limit for bills applies to Kerala as well"
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‘Cannot have situation where you direct President’: VP Dhankhar
By Chennaivision on April 18, 2025

In the wake of the Supreme Court ruling that sets a three-month timeline for the President to decide on Bills referred by Governors of states, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar said Thursday that India cannot have a situation where the judiciary directs the President. “So, we have judges who will legislate, who will perform executive functions, who will act as super… Continue reading "‘Cannot have situation where you direct President’: VP Dhankhar"
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No Fresh Waqf Appointments Under Amended Act Till May 5: SC
By Chennaivision on April 18, 2025
A day after the Supreme Court red-flagged three key aspects of the Waqf Act, 2025 and suggested it could stay them, the Centre told the court on Thursday that it would neither make any appointments to Waqf Boards nor change the character of waqfs, including ‘waqf-by-user’ that are notified and registered as such until the next hearing on May 5.… Continue reading "No Fresh Waqf Appointments Under Amended Act Till May 5: SC"
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Supreme Court moots tweaks in key provisions of Waqf law
By Chennaivision on April 17, 2025
The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed its concerns over the newly enacted Waqf law, questioning three aspects of the statute – the status of “waqf by user” properties declared so under earlier court orders, the majority presence of non-Muslim members in the Waqf Council and Waqf Boards and disallowing a property from operating as waqf property if it is disputed… Continue reading "Supreme Court moots tweaks in key provisions of Waqf law"
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Supreme Court notice to education ministry on plea seeking fair grading by NAAC
By Chennaivision on April 15, 2025
The Supreme Court has sought response from the Union education ministry and others on a plea seeking measures to ensure fair and transparent grading by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council of Higher Education Institutions. A bench of Justices P S Narasimha and Joymalya Bagchi issued notice to the ministry, the University Grants Commission (UGC) and the NAAC on a… Continue reading "Supreme Court notice to education ministry on plea seeking fair grading by NAAC"
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Supreme Court sets 3-month deadline for President to decide on bills
By Chennaivision on April 12, 2025
For the first time, the Supreme Court has prescribed that the president should decide on the bills reserved for her consideration by the governor within a period of three months from the date on which such reference is received. Four days after the top court cleared 10 bills, which were stalled and reserved by Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi… Continue reading "Supreme Court sets 3-month deadline for President to decide on bills"
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SC seeks replies from UGC, govt on PIL raising questions on NAAC accreditations
By Chennaivision on April 9, 2025
The Supreme Court on Wednesday began hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) raising concerns of transparency and fairness in the process of assessment and grading of higher educational institutions conducted by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), a development that came against the backdrop of an ongoing probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into bribery allegations against… Continue reading "SC seeks replies from UGC, govt on PIL raising questions on NAAC accreditations"
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West Bengal: SC invalidates appointment of 25,753 teachers
By Chennaivision on April 3, 2025
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the Calcutta High Court’s April 2024 order cancelling the entire recruitment panel of the 2016 West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC), resulting in job losses of over 25,000 teaching (for classes 9, 10, 11 and 12) and non-teaching staff (for Group C and D). A division bench comprising Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna… Continue reading "West Bengal: SC invalidates appointment of 25,753 teachers"
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Supreme Court stays Allahabad high court’s ‘grabbing breasts not rape’ ruling
By Chennaivision on March 27, 2025
The Supreme Court has stayed the controversial order of Allahabad high court, which observed that acts like grabbing breasts or breaking the string of pyjamas do not constitute an attempt to rape, and the prosecution must go beyond this “stage of preparation” to prove its charges against a rape accused. The Supreme Court took suo motu cognizance of the case… Continue reading "Supreme Court stays Allahabad high court’s ‘grabbing breasts not rape’ ruling"

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