Writ Petition

Ayodhya row: Centre has cornered itself with writ petition in SC, may rue unleashing revolution of rising expectations

The BJP government’s hand was forced because it seems to have realised that the rhetoric on development has worn so thin that even the blindfolded can see through it

Narendra Modi government's plea on undisputed land in Ayodhya threatens to stump Congress again

Mere months before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP seems to have unleashed their oldest lethal weapon in the form of a writ petition in the Supreme Court requesting it to release the "excess vacant land" around the disputed Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid site, something that puts the Congress on the backfoot.

Fresh Ayodhya plea shows BJP's desperation for verdict in Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi case before LS polls

The Centre's writ petition in the Supreme Court maintains that the Ram Janmabhoomi Nyas had sought the return of this "excess" land to it. In 2003, the court had ordered that the status quo be maintained on this 67-acre plot.

Ayodhya row: Centre files writ petition in Supreme Court to transfer 'excess', undisputed land to Ram Janmabhoomi Nyas

The Modi government has filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court, asking it to release the "excess" land the government had acquired in Ayodhya around the disputed Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid site in Uttar Pradesh.

Supreme Court refuses to monitor implementation of RTE Act, says education 'one priority among many'

"Don't expect miracles" in a huge country like India, the Supreme Court said, refusing to further hear a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking implementation of the Right to Education Act.

Bhima Koregaon probe: Bombay HC asks Maharashtra Police why it held press conference when matter is subjudice

The writ petition was filed by Satish Surgiv Gaikwad, an activist who calls himself a victim of the violence in Bhima-Koregaon on 1 January this year. He moved the High Court seeking to restrain the Pune police from further probing the case and stay the investigations

VVPAT row: SC declines to pass 'advance ruling' on plea challenging discretionary power of returning officers

Ahead of the Gujarat Assembly polls, the Supreme Court on Monday refused to pass any order on a plea challenging the discretionary power of a returning officer to refuse counting of the paper trail from VVPAT machines.

MP Sharma and Kharak Singh's case: 'Privacy not a Fundamental Right,' Supreme Court had held decades ago

The current issue of the right to privacy recalls two earlier judgments of the Supreme Court, MP Sharma’s case in 1954 and Kharak Singh’s case in 1962, where the apex court had held that privacy was not a fundamental right.

Gutka ban: Delhi HC seeks AAP govt's reply on PIL over implementation of tobacco rule

Strict implementation of the ban on 'gutka' and other chewable tobacco products in the national capital came under scanner of the Delhi High Court, which on Monday sought the response of the AAP government.

Nun gangrape: SC refrains from taking suo motu cognizance, asks advocate to file petition

The Supreme Court on Friday refrained from taking suo motu cognizance of the gangrape case of 71-year-old nun of West Bengal but gave liberty to a woman advocate to file a petition for hearing the matter.