🚨Gyanvapi case | #VaranasiCourt to resume hearing on the plea challenging maintainability of the suit filed by 5 Hindu women for performance of all rituals of Hindu deities within the Gynavapi complex. #GyanvapiHearing#Gyanvapi
Hearing before the court of District and Sessions Judge Dr. AK Vishvesha was scheduled to take place at 2pm, however, a delay was caused due to unknown reasons. #gyanvapi
Hearing starts. Counsel for the Muslim side is to place his legal arguments against the maintainability of the suit. #gyanvapi#gyanvapihearing
Media entry is barred inside the courtroom as earlier hearings, however, the security has been beefed up. Appx 7-8 SI and more than 50 police constables are present inside the court premises today. #gyanvapi#gyanvapihearing
Counsel for the Muslim side is continuing his arguments. On the last date of hearing, after finishing up reading the plaint by Hindu side, he had told media that he will submit legal points, rulings to establish that suit by Hindu side is not maintainable. #gyanvapihearing
Today's hearing concludes. Muslim side has completed its arguments. Next date fixed for tomorrow, July 13th.
Adv. Vishnu Shankar Jain, appearing for the Hindu devotees, briefs media about their objections to the arguments raised by opposite parties. #gyanvapi#gyanvapihearing
Muslim side has concluded its argument including factual as well as legal points. In legal points, they relied upon the Places of Worship Act, Waqf Act, and other laws to state that the instant suit is not maintainable:Adv. Anupam Dwivedi informs #gyanvapihearing
From Hindu side, plaintiff number 2 to 5 started their arguments today which will resume tomorrow at 2 pm. Regarding Places of Worship Act, it's their contention that ascertaining religious character of place is barred nowhere: Adv. Anupam Dwivedi #gyanvapihearing
Supreme Court to hear first, the issue of maintainability of petitions challenging its 2022 decision in Vijay Madanlal vs Union of India, wherein provisions of PMLA were upheld, on September 6.
Supreme Court today took up the batch of review petitions challenging its 2022 verdict.
ASG Raju: They cannot ask this court to sit in appeal.
Sr Adv Kapil Sibal: We have given a set of issues..
Sibal: the other batch of matters that was heard by Justice Kaul should also come here..
Justice Kant: For that you have to mention before CJI.
🚨 Delhi High Court to shortly hear pleas seeking an urgent stay on the release of the film Udaipur Files, alleging that the film promotes communal hatred and violates certification norms under the Cinematograph Act, 1952.
The film, based on the 2022 murder of Udaipur tailor Kanhaiya Lal, is slated for release on July 11, 2025. Lal was brutally murdered by Mohammad Riyaz Attari and Ghaus Mohammad by slitting his throat.
Yesterday, the HC had directed the producers of the film to arrange a private screening of the movie and its trailer for all counsels, after the CBFC informed that it had mandated 40 to 50 cuts before granting certification
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#SupremeCourt to hear a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of Waqf Amendment Act, 2025.
Bench: CJI BR Gavai & Justice AG Masih
#WaqfAmendmentAct #WaqfBoard #Waqf
Matter taken up.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta: Court had identified and earmarked three specific issues. We have already filed our response addressing these issues. However, the petitioner's written submissions now go beyond the scope of those three issues and raise several additional matters.
SG Mehta: I have filed my affidavit strictly in response to the originally framed three issues. Therefore, I respectfully request that the proceedings be confined to those three issues alone.
@ArvindKejriwal @CBIHeadquarters Special Counsel DP Singh, appearing for CBI: Kejriwal is the 'sutradhaar' of the entire excise scam. I will show facts proving the same.
@ArvindKejriwal @CBIHeadquarters Singh: the investigation would have been incomplete without Kejriwal's arrest. Within 1 month of his arrest, CBI filed a chargesheet, therefore showing that the investigation had reached the advanced stage.
#BREAKING Bareilly Court delivers historic verdict, sentencing a woman to 4.5 years in prison for false testimony and false rape accusations. Court justifies sentence, matching it to accused man's time served
"It is highly objectionable to use police and court as medium to achieve one's illegal objective," court said emphasizing fair treatment for both genders
Court also orders the girl to pay Rs. 5,88,822, equivalent to UP government's prescribed unskilled laborer wages, as fine to falsely accused man