BJP MP Dinesh Sharma welcomed the Allahabad High Court order granting permission to whitewash Jama Masjid in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal, and said that it was neither the policy of Centre nor the state government to insult any religious place.
Uttar Pradesh Minister of State for Minority Welfare Danish Azad Ansari on Saturday wrote to the State Director General of Police Prashant Kumar regarding security arrangements during the month of Ramzan.
Allahabad High Court has ordered cleaning of Sambhal Mosque premises ahead of Ramzan as Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) said whitewashing is not needed, Masjid Committee to file objections.
Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal mandated a panel consisting of officials from the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), a scientific expert, and a local administration representative to ensure the work was conducted without causing structural damage to the mosque.
The Supreme Court (SC) on Friday sought the Uttar Pradesh government's response to a bail plea filed by Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party MLA (Member of Legislative Assembly) Abbas Ansari, who is booked in a case under the UP Gangsters Act.
A Bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan explained that discretion in such cases must be used judiciously by the courts keeping in mind the well settled principles for granting bail.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday extended its stay on the Allahabad High Court's order that allowed a court-monitored survey of the Shahi Idgah Mosque complex, adjacent to the Krishna Janmabhoomi temple, in Mathura.
The Supreme Court on Friday expressed disinclination to interfere with the Allahabad High Court's order to consolidate or club all suits relating to the Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Eidgah dispute and hear them together.
A bench of Justices BR Gavai and Augustine George Masih directed its registry to summon the trial court records in other connected matters expeditiously and supply its copies to the lawyers appearing in the matter.
The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended judicial officers and advocates for appointments to the Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Bombay, and Allahabad High Courts. The recommendations aim to address vacancies and strengthen the judicial system in these courts.
The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that no tax will be levied on the Delhi-Noida Direct (DND) flyway for commuters and dismissed an appeal of Noida Toll Bridge Corporation Limited (NTBCL) against 2016 order of the Allahabad High Court.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday accused the Congress of appeasement politics, saying the party has not been able to bring a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) and asked the party to spell out if there should there be a common law for every religion in a secular nation.