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Karnataka High Court Quashes FIR Under Section 295A IPC and Section 67 IT Act in WhatsApp Group Case Due to Lack of Sanction and Insufficient Evidence -- Petitioner Acquitted of Religious Offence Charges

The Karnataka High Court allowed a criminal petition filed under Section 482 of the CrPC seeking to quash an FIR registered under Section 295A IPC and...

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"Supreme Court Affirms Need for Minority Establishment in AMU’s Minority Status Dispute" AMU’s Minority Status Under Scrutiny: Establishment by Legislature Versus Minority Founding Rights

The Supreme Court judgment in Aligarh Muslim University v. Naresh Agarwal & Ors. primarily deals with the issue of minority rights in education, f...

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Supreme Court Upholds Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act, 2004 as Valid Regulatory Legislation. High Court erred in striking down entire Act; provisions conflicting with UGC Act are severable.

The Supreme Court considered appeals against the Allahabad High Court's judgment striking down the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act, 2004 ...

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Supreme Court Overrules PV Narasimha Rao, Holds Bribery Not Protected by Parliamentary Privilege — Legislators Who Accept Bribes for Speech or Vote Are Not Immune from Prosecution Under Articles 105(2) and 194(2) of the Constitution.

The Supreme Court of India, in a seven-judge bench decision, overruled its earlier majority judgment in PV Narasimha Rao v. State (CBI/SPE) (1998) 4 S...

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Karnataka High Court Allows Appeal in Part, Upholds Quashing of Government Order Including Dargah as Religious Institution Under Karnataka Education Act. Court Remits for Reconsideration Without High Level Committee Report, Emphasizing Natural Justice and Independent Application of Mind by Government.

The case involves a writ appeal filed by Syed Ghouse Mohiyuddin Shah Khadri, the Sajjada Nasheen of Hazrath Dada Hayeth Meer Kalandar Dargah in Chikka...

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Supreme Court Upholds Punjab Religious Premises Act as Valid Classification Under Article 14. Tenants of Religious Institutions Not Entitled to Rent Control Protection as Religious Property Requires Summary Eviction Procedure to Prevent Maladministration.

The case involves an appeal by tenants occupying shops in Gurudwara Singh Sabha, Mandi Gobindgarh, Punjab, challenging the constitutional validity of ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Women's Entry into Haji Ali Dargah Sanctum Sanctorum — Gender Discrimination by Trust Struck Down. The Court held that the ban on women's entry violated constitutional guarantees of equality and freedom of religion, and directed the Trust to permit women access.

The petitioners, Dr. Noorjehan Safia Niaz and Zakia Soman, social activists and office bearers of Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan, filed a Public Inte...

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Bombay High Court Allows Rejection of Plaint in Trust Dispute for Non-Compliance with Section 50 of Bombay Public Trust Act, 1950. Suit by devotees challenging removal of deity held barred without Charity Commissioner's consent.

The case involves a Notice of Motion filed by defendant trustees (defendant Nos. 1, 3, 4, and 5) in a suit seeking rejection of the plaint under Order...