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At least 33 bills await assent of governors, president in four Oppn-ruled states
In its unanimous opinion on the Presidential Reference, a five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice B R Gavai also held that "indefinite delay" by the governors will be open to "limited judicial scrutiny" and that deemed assent of bills cannot be granted by the apex court by using its plenary power under Article 142. Deemed assent would amount to virtual takeover of the role of a "separate constitutional authority," it said.
November 21, 2025HC prohibits tree felling in Bhopal without its nod, summons 7 officials
A communication dated October 30, 2025, from the executive engineer of the Vidhan Sabha Building Controller to the principal secretary of the Vidhan Sabha Secretariat stated that several trees were obstructing the construction of a residential complex, and were being removed, the newspaper report stated.
November 21, 2025Secretaries of local bodies given two weeks to remove unauthorised flags, banners
It also said that the question of recovering fines from the secretaries, as sought in the plea, would be considered by the court after the two-week deadline was over.
November 21, 2025HC stays proceedings against AIADMK leader C Ve Shanmugam
This statement, made at the very outset, proves that the chairperson was not acting as an independent quasi-judicial authority but was proceeding with a predetermined and politically motivated agenda, he alleged.
November 21, 2025Jharkhand HC Chief Justice conducts surprise inspection of Premashray
Justice Chauhan also issued directions to ensure that no unnecessarily procedural hurdles are imposed on girls willing to return to their families, and their families are also willing to take them back.
November 21, 2025Kerala HC stays ECI order delisting UDF-affiliated political party
"There shall be an interim stay of operation of Order No F No 56/Delisting/2025/PPS-III issued by the Election Commission of India, to the extent the petitioner is taken off from the list of Registered Political Parties and marked as 'DELISTED RUPPs'," the court said.
November 21, 2025Telangana: Man gets death penalty for murdering wife, two children
According to the prosecution, the accused, a private employee, suspected the fidelity of his 25-year-old wife, who worked as a private school teacher. The couple quaralled over the issue.
November 21, 2025Highlights of SC opinion on Presidential reference
SC refused to accept the preliminary objections raised by opposition-ruled states like Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Kerala to maintainability of Presidential Reference, saying the issues raised in it pertain to the very core and foundational modalities of the constitutional machinery.
November 21, 2025SC opinion on Presidential Reference draws mixed views from legal experts, Oppn leaders
"The 'deemed assent' granted by the apex court itself on the 10 Tamil Nadu bills via its Article 142 powers is likely void or significantly affected by the Constitution Bench's ruling that 'deemed assent' is impermissible," Dubey said.
November 21, 20257 convicted for 2022 murder in UP's Bulandshahr, sentenced to life imprisonment
The attackers first assaulted Idrees and later opened fire. As the victim tried to take refuge inside a mosque, the assailants followed him inside and shot him dead, the prosecutor said.
November 21, 2025Relatives of Maoist leaders Devji, Raji Reddy file habeas corpus petition in Andhra HC
According to reports, Devji, carrying Rs 1 crore on his head, created the People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA), and went on to become a key Central Committee member of the CPI (Maoist) and the politburo member of the Maoist party.
November 21, 2025Women's representation still weak in regulatory spaces: SC Judge
"The new commercial codes, new arbitration and mediation frameworks, laws related to data protection, cyber security, and digital marketplaces are helping remove bottlenecks to create a modern regulatory state that enables trust and growth. India has been re-archiving a fair and predictable dispute resolution system through arbitration and mediation," the apex court judge said.
November 21, 2025Court grants interim bail to Elgar Parishad case accused to appear for law exam
The court held that, considering the established pattern of granting permission to the same accused to appear for his law course examinations, the current application "deserves to be allowed".
November 21, 2025Ex-cop Sachin Waze moves court seeking quashing of money laundering case
"It is also an admitted fact that the applicant has neither intention nor knowledge of the further usage of the proceeds of crime nor participation in the money laundering allegedly done by the accused Anil Deshmukh," the plea said.
November 21, 2025It's healthy tradition for husband to give all assets to wife: Priya Kapur to Delhi HC
The court is also hearing arguments on an interim injunction application filed by Karisma Kapoor's children to restrain Priya Kapur from alienating Sunjay Kapur's assets. The children have questioned the authenticity of the purported will.
November 21, 2025Delhi court sends 4 accused in Red Fort bomb blast to 10-day NIA custody
Principal District and Sessions Judge Anju Bajaj Chandna sent the four accused to 10 days of NIA custody on the anti-terror probe agency's plea, seeking 15 days of custodial interrogation.
November 21, 2025Delhi HC quashes Covid drugs case against Gautam Gambhir
The Drug Control Department counsel opposed the plea, saying the plea was not maintainable as Gambhir had directly moved the high court instead of first moving the revisional court of sessions.
November 21, 2025SC accepts Centre's definition of Aravali Hills, bans grant of fresh mining leases
"We further direct that till the MPSM (Management Plan for Sustainable Mining) is finalised by the MoEF&CC through ICFRE (Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education), no new mining leases should be granted," it said.
November 21, 2025Allahabad HC asks all judicial officers in UP to mention injuries in judgments
"Whereas circular dated March 3, 2002 and circular dated March 3, 1982 of high court clearly directs the judicial officers to invariably reproduce in their judgments, the injuries from the injury reports of the injured persons. We hope and trust that the aforesaid circulars shall be complied with by all the judicial officers while writing their judgments," the court said.
November 21, 2025Governor can reserve bill passed again by assembly for president's consideration: SC
The top court was answering the Presidential Reference in which President Droupadi Murmu has sought the opinion under Article 143(1) of the Constitution to know from the court whether timelines could be imposed by judicial orders for exercise of discretion by the president while dealing with the bills passed by state assemblies.
November 21, 2025Allahabad HC refuses to quash FIR against accused in Bareilly violence case
The court disposed of the writ petition, granting liberty to the petitioner to approach the competent court for seeking appropriate remedies under the law.
November 21, 2025Presidential reference: SC rejects objections of opposition-ruled states
The top court said the perusal of April 8 verdict would reveal that at least some of the conclusions are in variance with earlier decisions, although the decision in State of Tamil Nadu, seeks to reconcile this departure from earlier precedents.
November 21, 2025Prez reference: Interpretation, working of constitutional text truly 'swadeshi', says SC
In a major verdict, the top court held that no timelines can be imposed on governors and the president to grant assent to bills passed by state assemblies, and governors do not have "unfettered" powers to sit on them for perpetuity.
November 21, 2025Presidential reference: SC says it cannot impose timelines for Governors, President to act on Bills, also can't grant 'deemed assent'
“It is impermissible for the Courts to undertake judicial adjudication over the contents of a Bill, in any manner, before it becomes law. Pertinently, discharge of its role under Article 143, does not constitute ‘judicial adjudication’,” it said.
November 21, 2025Actions of governors, President on Bills not justiciable: SC
“We find that such a conclusion belies logic. Taking this line of reasoning further, if the reservation of a Bill, or withholding and returning it to the Legislature, is justiciable, then the grant of assent too would necessarily have to be subject to judicial review. This opens another front to challenge a Bill, and the resulting legislation...," it said.
November 21, 2025Prez reference: Constitution does not allow deemed assent of bills, says SC
The apex court said governors have only three options - either to grant assent or refer the bills to the president or withhold assent and send them back to the assemblies for reconsideration under Article 200.
November 21, 2025Guv not bound by aid, advice of council of ministers in reserving bill for president's consideration: SC
The top court said a scenario wherein the council of ministers would tender aid and advice to the effect that the governor must return a bill for reconsideration, or reserve it for the president's assent, is not conceivable. Rather, the converse is inevitable, that is if the governor was bound by the aid and advice of the council of minister, all bills would be granted assent, rendering the option of referring to the president, or returning with comments, nugatory, it said.
November 21, 2025HC refuses to quash case against man accused of sexually assaulting wife who was minor
The court said this case does not involve only two young persons who chose to live together but their parents also stand arraigned under the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act on the allegation that they facilitated a marriage involving a minor girl.
November 21, 2025HC stays proceedings against BJP leader for 'disclosing' identity in sexual assault case
In the high court, Kapoor’s counsel contended that the screenshots containing the FIR copy are not even legible, and it was impossible to ascertain the contents and name of the victim in it.
November 20, 2025Gyanvapi row: Plea over replacing cloth seal of 'wazukhana' to be heard on Dec 3
The Gyanvapi complex, located adjacent to the Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi, has been at the centre of a long-running legal dispute between Hindu and Muslim parties over claims of the existence of a temple-like structure beneath the mosque.
November 20, 2025Delhi court sends four accused in Red Fort bomb blast to 10 days NIA custody
The four accused are Dr Muzammil Shakeel Ganai of Pulwama, Dr Adeel Ahmed Rather of Anantnag and Mufti Irfan Ahmad Wagay of Shopian in Jammu and Kashmir and Dr Shaheen Saeed of Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh.
November 20, 202570-year-old man sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for raping minor granddaughter
The crime surfaced on June 15, 2021, when the victim's mother filed a complaint with Vairengte police alleging that her 10-year-old daughter had been repeatedly raped by her grandfather between 2017-2018.
November 20, 2025Man gets 20 year RI for raping 8-yr-old girl in Odisha’s Kendrapara
The court also directed the District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) to initiate the process for Rs 6 lakh compensation to the survivor under relevant legal provisions, he said.
November 20, 2025Former AP CM Jagan Mohan Reddy appears before CBI court in Hyderabad
The cases relate to investments made by various companies in his firms as quid pro quo for different favours bestowed on them during the tenure of his father late Y S Rajasekhara Reddy as Chief Minister of undivided Andhra Pradesh between 2004 and 2009.
November 20, 2025Intellectuals terrorists more dangerous than those working on ground: Delhi police in SC
"The ultimate intention is regime change. CAA protests were a red-herring, the real purpose was regime change, create economic deprivation and create chaos across the country. The riots were deliberately made to coincide with the visit of US President Donald Trump. These so-called intellectuals are more dangerous than the ground-level terrorists," Raju said.
November 20, 2025SC stays Haryana STF's probe against Delhi lawyer in murder case
"However, instead of respecting the independence of the Bar, the investigating agency has sought to criminalise the petitioner's professional association with his clients, thereby undermining the rule of law and the sanctity of the advocate-client relationship," the plea said.
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