Supreme Court of India

Supreme Court will examine plea on the contentious statute linking Aadhaar and Voter Identity Card on July 24.  Randeep Singh Surjewala, Congress General Secretary and Chief Spokesperson filed the petition, alleging "invasion of privacy." Surjewala has declared law illegal and breach of his right to privacy and equality in his appeal. Lok Sabha passed Election Laws Bill by voice vote in December 2021, authorizing linkage of Aadhaar with Voter… read-more

Supreme Court granted the Centre permission to continue providing protection to businessman Mukesh Ambani and his family in Mumbai on July 22. A bench accepted the Central Government's appeal against the Tripura High Court's decision on a PIL. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the Centre, stated that the PIL petitioner (Bikash Saha) in Tripura had nothing to do with Ambani's protection in Mumbai. 

In Gayathri Peetha Mutt's organized program, Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai announced to obey SC orders in Loudspeaker Row. Notably, on May 10, the Supreme Court issued an order on the use of loudspeakers in public places, asking governments to obey it.  In regard to this, CM Bommai said action will be taken to implement it in a cordial manner. Everybody should obey the order, all the issues will be resolved. 

The Supreme would soon decide if a larger bench needs to hear the challenges against Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code. A bench comprising CJI NV Ramana, Justice Hima Kohli and Justice Surya Kant has posted the matter on 10th May. The bench stated that the matter would not be adjourned. The Attorney General of India asserted that there is a need to check the misuse of the law.

A letter petition has been filed in the Apex Court, requesting a fair and unbiased probe into the violence that had broken out in Delhi's Jahangirpuri on the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti. Stone-pelting was also reported during the Hanuman Jayanti procession in the north-western area of Delhi., which left many injured critically. This marked the first such clash between two groups in the national capital since 2020 riot.