The Delhi High Court has upheld rules allowing a childless widow of a deceased CRPF jawan to continue receiving family pension even after remarriage. The Court said the policy supports widows financially and encourages remarriage, and is neither arbitrary nor unconstitutional.
Today, On 9th January, The Delhi High Court dismissed a petition challenging the constitutional validity of The Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968. This order governs the specification, reservation, and allocation of electoral symbols to parties and candidates.
Today, On 6th January, The Supreme Court extended interim protection to Ashoka University Professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad over his remarks on Operation Sindoor, giving the State six weeks to decide on sanction. The Court said no coercive action shall be taken meanwhile.
The Supreme Court on December 12 sought the Centre’s response to a petition by a sitting Karnataka MLA. She challenges the Enforcement Directorate’s power under PMLA to seize and retain assets without oversight for up to 180 days.
The Supreme Court has asked the Rajasthan government to respond to a plea challenging the constitutional validity of its 2025 anti-conversion law. The petition claims the law is “ultra vires and unconstitutional.”
Today, 3rd December, The Supreme Court is set to examine the constitutional validity of Talaq-e-Hasan, an extrajudicial Muslim divorce practice. The Court has scheduled the hearing for 21st January and directed that a counter be filed within four weeks.
Today, On 28th November, Supreme Court has sought the Rajasthan government’s response to a petition challenging the validity of the Rajasthan Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2025. The plea alleges the law contains arbitrary and unreasonable provisions that violate rights.
Today, 19th November, Supreme Court questioned the Talaq-e-Hasan practice, saying it concerns a woman’s dignity and asking how such a practice can be encouraged in modern society, as it listed the matter for next Wednesday’s hearing amid growing constitutional scrutiny today.
Today, On 18th November, The Supreme Court adjourned Professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad’s plea seeking the release of his passport, which is linked to remarks made on Operation Sindoor. The matter was deferred even though the Court had earlier fixed November 18 for the hearing.
The Supreme Court has stayed the operation of Section 166(3) of the Motor Vehicles Act, which imposed a six-month limit for filing accident claims. Tribunals and High Courts have been directed not to reject petitions solely due to delay.
