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September 15, 2025 12:33 PM

Supreme Court stays certain provisions of Waqf (Amendment) Act

The Supreme Court on Monday issued an interim order staying certain provisions of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, while refusing to put the entire law on hold. A bench led by Chief Justice B.R. Gavai and Justice A.G. Masih specifically stayed the clause that required a person to have practised Islam for five years before creating a waqf, saying the state must first prescribe a mechanism to determine who qualifies under that test. The court observed that “in the absence of such a mechanism, i...

September 8, 2025 5:29 PM

Supreme Court allows Aadhaar as identity document for Bihar voter list revision

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to accept Aadhaar as the 12th identity document for inclusion in the revised voters’ list in Bihar. A bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi passed the order while hearing petitions, including one by the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), which argued that Aadhaar was not being accepted by ECI officials as a stand-alone document for voter registration. Petitioners said that officials were insisting on one of...

August 22, 2025 12:26 PM

SC modifies stray dog order, allows return after sterilisation and vaccination

The Supreme Court on Friday modified its earlier suo motu order that had mandated the confinement of all stray dogs to shelters across Delhi-NCR, permitting their release back into their original places of habitation after sterilisation and vaccination, except for those infected with rabies or exhibiting aggressive behaviour. A Bench of Justice Vikram Nath, Justice Sandeep Mehta, and Justice N.V. Anjaria said, “The earlier prohibition on release shall remain in abeyance. The dogs, once deworm...

August 22, 2025 10:41 AM

SC to deliver verdict today on stray dogs relocation in Delhi-NCR

The apex court is set to deliver its verdict on the issue of relocating stray dogs in the Delhi-NCR region on Friday, amid extensive debate and dissent from animal rights activists and organisations. The judgment will be delivered by a three-judge Bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta, and NV Anjaria, in the suo moto case titled “In Re: City Hounded by Strays, Kids Pay Price.” The case addresses a previous direction by a two-judge Bench led by Justice JB Pardiwala, which had...

August 14, 2025 10:16 AM

New SC bench to hear Delhi-NCR stray dogs relocation case today

The Supreme Court on Wednesday shifted the suo motu case on the relocation of stray dogs in Delhi-NCR to a newly formed three-judge bench, which will hear the matter today. The new bench will comprise Justice Vikram Nath, Justice Sandeep Mehta, and Justice N.V. Anjaria. “The judges who passed the earlier order are not part of the Bench,” the court said. This comes after animal activists, celebrities, and some political figures objected to the order, pointing out that Delhi and other NCR ci...

August 11, 2025 3:56 PM

Supreme Court orders immediate removal of stray dogs from Delhi-NCR streets

The Supreme Court on Monday directed civic bodies across Delhi-NCR to immediately capture all stray dogs and relocate them to shelters, citing serious concerns over public safety and the rising threat of rabies. A bench comprising Justices J. B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan described the situation as “grim” and stressed that urgent measures were needed to protect children, women, and the elderly. “We have to make the streets completely free of stray dogs. The time for action is now,” the...

July 30, 2025 3:22 PM

Supreme Court quashes lifetime ban on cricketer Santhosh Karunakaran

The Supreme Court on Wednesday set aside the lifetime ban imposed on former Kerala Ranji player Santhosh Karunakaran by the Kerala Cricket Association (KCA). A bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta allowed the special leave petition (SLP) filed by Karunakaran against the 2021 rulings of the Kerala High Court, which had dismissed both his writ petition and subsequent appeal. Karunakaran was banned in 2021 after he questioned the lack of reforms in district cricket bodies. He h...

May 15, 2025 4:51 PM

Supreme Court to hear pleas challenging the Waqf Act on May 20

The Supreme Court on Thursday announced that it would hear a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, on May 20, for interim relief. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India, BR Gavai, and Justice AG Masih will consider whether an interim stay is required in the case. The previous Bench, headed by the then CJI Sanjiv Khanna, had said that it would address three key issues for interim relief: the de-notification of Waqf properties (and whethe...

April 25, 2025 8:20 PM

Centre tells Supreme Court: Waqf Act amended to curb encroachment of government properties

The Union government has informed the Supreme Court that it amended the Waqf Act, 1995, to prevent the misuse of Waqf provisions, which were reportedly being used to encroach upon both government and private properties. In an affidavit submitted before the apex court, the Ministry of Minority Affairs said the reforms were necessary to ensure transparency and proper administration of Waqf Boards. Citing a sharp 116% increase in the area designated as Waqf after the 2013 amendment, the Centre not...

April 17, 2025 8:29 PM

SC allows West Bengal govt to retain ‘untainted’ teachers for now

The Supreme Court on Thursday permitted “untainted” assistant teachers in West Bengal—whose appointments were cancelled due to widespread irregularities in the 2016 recruitment process—to continue in their roles until the completion of a fresh selection process. Emphasising that students must not suffer as a result of the administrative lapses, a bench led by Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna extended temporary relief exclusively to Class 9 to 12 teachers whose names have not been li...