Author: Ashish Sinha
NEW DELHI: A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was filed in the Top Court on Monday seeking permission for peaceful protests at Jantar Mantar in the national capital. The petition was filed by Supreme Court advocate Narendra Mishra. SC Assures Early Consideration of Plea Advocate Narendra Mishra urged the Chief Justice of India to take up the petition at the earliest. During the proceedings, the Supreme Court indicated that the matter would be considered and listed for hearing. However, the court has not yet specified a date for the hearing or issued any substantive directions on the plea. CJI Seeks Clarity…
The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court has clarified the limits of the Sunni Central Waqf Board’s powers in matters concerning the revenue records of Waqf properties. The court held that the Board, while exercising its general powers, cannot direct a District Magistrate (DM) to enter, remove, or modify a person’s name in the revenue records. A bench comprising Justice Alok Mathur and Justice Amitabh Kumar Rai made the observation while dismissing a petition filed by Shams Tabrez. Revenue Record Changes Must Follow Legal Procedure The High Court held that changes to revenue records concerning Waqf properties cannot be…
The Allahabad High Court has observed that social media chats or screenshots, by themselves, cannot establish allegations of continuous adultery against a wife. The court stressed the need for corroborative evidence, including material that may establish physical intimacy or cohabitation, while considering such allegations in a maintenance dispute. The court observed that a spouse making such a serious allegation must support it with credible corroborative evidence capable of establishing circumstances such as physical intimacy or cohabitation. Allahabad HC’s Key Observation A bench of Justice Jai Krishna Upadhyay made the observation while hearing a petition filed by a husband challenging a…