The Karnataka High Court has issued notice on a single-screen theatre’s petition challenging the 2% cess on cinema tickets under the Karnataka Cine and Cultural Activists (Welfare) Act, 2024, and will consider interim relief on September 30, the day the Act comes into force.
The Supreme Court has dismissed a PIL challenging the 2018 amendment to the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, which inserted Section 18A to restore the bar on anticipatory bail and dispense with a preliminary enquiry before FIR and prior approval for arrest. The Court held that the amendment had already been upheld in Prithvi Raj Chauhan (2020), with sufficient safeguards, and that isolated instances of abuse are no ground to revisit a law approved by a three-judge Bench, abuse being addressable case by case.
The Bombay High Court granted industrialist Anil Ambani interim protection from prosecution and penalties in a tax-evasion case while admitting his petition challenging provisions of the Black Money Act. Ambani contends that certain provisions of the law are unconstitutional and violate the Constitution of India.
A petition before the Supreme Court challenges the reappointment of Bihar Panchayati Raj Minister Deepak Prakash, questioning the constitutional validity of a non-legislator continuing in ministerial office. The plea seeks a writ of quo warranto and interpretation of Article 164(4) of the Constitution.
The Supreme Court issued notice on a petition challenging the constitutional validity of multiple regulations framed by the University Grants Commission, including its 2026 Promotion of Equity rules and the 2023 and 2012 student grievance-related frameworks. These regulatory measures are now in dispute.
