The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea of Sultana Begum, claiming to be the widow of late Mirza Mohammed Bedar Bakht, the great-grandson of Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar, seeking possession of the Red Fort on account of being the legal 'heir'.
The Supreme Court is likely to hear a plea on May 5 seeking suo moto contempt action against MP Nishikant Dubey for allegedly making derogatory remarks against the Court and Chief Justice of India. The plea also seeks action on provocative speeches.
The Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on a petition seeking direction to investigate serious allegations of corruption and financial misconduct. The case is related to a shopping mall project in West Delhi.
Brijesh Chowta, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) State Secretary and Member of Parliament from Dakshina Kannada, has written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah requesting that the investigation in to the murder of Suhas Shetty be handed over to the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
The Rouse Avenue court on Friday reserved order on pleas seeking supply of documents neither included in relied documents nor in un-relied documents. The CBI opposed the pleas.
An Indian passport holder, Sharmeen Irfan, is seeking to return to Pakistan via the Attari-Wagah border crossing in Amritsar and on Friday appealed to Indian authorities for assistance in reuniting her with her family.
The Commission has issued notices to the Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police (DGP) of Madhya Pradesh, seeking a detailed report within two weeks.
The Supreme Court strongly criticised the counsels who filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea seeking the constitution of a judicial commission to investigate the April 22 Pahalgam terrorist attack in which 26 people were killed.
Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (ACJM) Paras Dalal disposed of the application after noting the clarification from Delhi Police and submissions made by the counsel for Raghav Chadha.
The Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, which was recently passed by Parliament, came into effect from April 8. Soon after its enactment, a number of petitions were filed in various courts seeking a stay on the operation of the Act
A bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and R Mahadevan while pronouncing a judgement on PIL pleas seeking directions to the government regarding problems faced by acid stuck victims and blind or persons with low-vision in being able to complete the eKYC process, stated that the right to digital ac