Today, On 29th January, The Supreme Court instructed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to publish the names of individuals flagged for logical discrepancies during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Tamil Nadu. This order aims to ensure transparency and compliance.
Justice GR Swaminathan questioned Senior Advocate Vikas Singh over reported remarks suggesting the judge had political ambitions during the Thiruparankundram lamp-lighting contempt hearing. The Madras High Court also sought an explanation from the State Chief Secretary over alleged non-compliance with court orders.
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Today, On 27th August, The Supreme Court dismissed the Enforcement Directorate’s challenge to the stay of summonses issued to Tamil Nadu district collectors in an illegal sand mining case. The court admonished the collectors for failing to appear before the ED and directed them to comply with the summonses. Approximately 2,300 FIRs are involved, with 36 documents still undownloadable.
The proposed “Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development Act, 1995” seeks to transfer decision-making authority over Waqf properties to district collectors, aiming to redefine governance and management across India. The bill faces opposition from various parties, but aims to prevent wrongful declarations of government land as Waqf property while promoting inclusive representation and improved administration.
Supreme Court: “State’s Writ Petition Deemed Misguided”. Today (February 27), the Supreme Court halted the enforcement and implementation of an interim order from the Madras High Court that had suspended the summonses sent to district collectors in Tamil Nadu regarding alleged illegal sand mining-money laundering cases.
“ED Can’t Investigate Predicate Offences”: TN Govt.; Today, February 26, the Supreme Court persisted in its thorough inquiry into the Tamil Nadu government’s authority to contest summonses from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) directed at district collectors concerning purported illegal sand mining and money laundering incidents.
The Madras High Court has issued a significant interim order, staying the summons issued by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to District Collectors in Tamil Nadu in an alleged sand mining money laundering case. The division bench of Justice SS Sundar and Justice Sunder Mohan, while allowing the investigation to continue, has directed the ED to […]
The Tamil Nadu government has taken a firm stand against the Enforcement Directorate (ED) by filing petitions in the Madras High Court, seeking to quash the summons issued to five district collectors in a sand mining money laundering case. The state government’s move represents a significant assertion of federal principles and jurisdictional authority. Also read- […]