Kerala High Court strongly rebukes Today (Mar 25) Njarakkal police for issuing a notice to an advocate representing custodial torture victims. Court says summoning lawyers like this violates their rights and professional confidentiality.
Today, On 25th November, the Supreme Court dismissed PILs to remove “secular” and “socialist” from the Indian Constitution’s Preamble. The Chief Justice stated that Parliament can amend the Preamble, and the court emphasized that defining these terms is a governmental responsibility. The terms were added in 1976 through the 42nd amendment.
The Karnataka High Court Today (Oct 16) issued notice to the State government on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging a government order (GO) that authorises district Wakf boards to issue marriage certificates to married Muslim couples. Court directed the State to file its reply to the petition filed by one Alam Pasha by November 12. The petitioner told the Court that the Wakf Act, 1995, did not confer any statutory powers on Wakf boards to issue marriage certificates and, therefore, the State’s order issued in August last year was illegal.
Day-3 | 9-Judge Bench- The Supreme Court clarified that the power to impose a tax on mineral rights lies with the states, not the Parliament, and emphasized the need to preserve this authority. The court is deliberating on whether the royalty collected by the Centre on mining leases qualifies as a tax. The hearing will resume on March 5.