The Supreme Court of India will hear on May 14 an application by Rani Kapur, mother of late industrialist Sanjay Kapur, seeking to stop Priya Kapur and others from interfering with the RK Family Trust. This comes while mediation between parties continues.
The Supreme Court of India stayed the Madras High Court order barring R Seenivasa Sethupathi from participating in Tamil Nadu Assembly floor tests and trust votes, with the Bench calling the High Court’s direction “atrocious” before suspending its operation.
Justice Dwarka Dhish Bansal cycled to the Madhya Pradesh High Court after Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged fuel conservation amid global tensions. He said cycling is easy, adding, “Just because we are High Court judges doesn’t mean we are special… everyone should cycle.”
The Supreme Court of India ruled that a professionally qualified woman pursuing her career and securing stability for her child cannot amount to cruelty or desertion in marriage, criticising lower court observations as “regressive,” “ultra-conservative” and reflective of a “feudalistic” mindset.
AAP minister Sanjeev Arora told the Punjab and Haryana High Court that his ED arrest in a money laundering case is “political victimisation” and sought parity with earlier orders protecting against vendetta, alleging proceedings driven by political rivalry in Punjab.
The Supreme Court of India agreed to urgently hear TVK MLA R Seenivasa Sethupathi’s plea challenging the Madras High Court order restraining him from voting or participating in Tamil Nadu Assembly floor tests, after Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi sought urgent listing before CJI Surya Kant.
The Supreme Court of India directed the Rajasthan government to frame a policy promoting Rajasthani language as a medium of instruction in schools, and to integrate it into education, recognizing its status as a regional mother-tongue, as per constitutional mandate upheld by Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta.
Justice BV Nagarathna questioned whether menstruation being termed a taboo is an objective fact or subjective perception, observing that such views depend on belief systems and that religious understanding should be based on a devotee’s perspective rather than an outsider’s interpretation.
Punjab Cabinet Minister Sanjeev Arora has challenged his ED arrest under PMLA before the Punjab and Haryana High Court, seeking quashing of arrest, remand order and Section 19 action, calling it illegal and violative of Articles 14, 21 and 22 of the Constitution of India.
The legal dispute over late businessman Sunjay Kapur’s estate intensified after Rani Kapur accused Priya Kapur of bypassing court-monitored mediation to gain control of disputed family assets before the Supreme Court Bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and Ujjal Bhuyan.
