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New Delhi: Supreme Court on Thursday asked Calcutta high court not to proceed with the hearing of a PIL challenging West Bengal govt’s new list of OBC sub-groups, which includes 80 from the Muslim community and entitles them to reservation in public employment.Accepting the argument of senior advocate Kapil Sibal who pleaded for stay of…
Burnt pieces of a currency note seen among debris near the residence of Justice Yashwant Varma, in New Delhi (left), and Justice Yashwant Varma. NEW DELHI: Chief Justice of India B R Gavai on Wednesday recused himself from hearing a petition filed by Justice Yashwant Varma of the Allahabad high court. The petition challenges an…
SC seeks Union’s response; plea challenges ‘push back’NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday sought the Centre’s response to a petition by a man alleging that his mother, released after detention of three years following a Foreigner Tribunal identifying her as a Bangladeshi, may have been forcibly pushed into Bangladesh despite her plea against the…
NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Saturday demanded an amendment in the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and suggested declaring Pakistan a terrorist state. While addressing a press conference, Kapil Sibal claimed that during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s tenure, terrorist attacks in Jammu and Kashmir kept reducing. “The real issue is terrorism. That’s…
Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal. File | Photo Credit: ANI With India and Pakistan agreeing to halt military actions, Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Sunday (May 11, 2025) demanded that an all-party meeting be called while urging political parties not to attend it until the government assures that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be…
NEW DELHI: Senior advocate Kapil Sibal hit back at Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar‘s ‘Parliament is supreme‘ saying that the Constitution is paramount. Sibal’s retort came merely hours after the VP’s remarks in an escalating confrontation between the legislature and the judiciary. Dhankhar had earlier said that the elected representatives are the “ultimate masters” of constitutional…
New Delhi: A series of pointed remarks by Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar concerning the judiciary has prompted an equally sharp response from senior advocate and Rajya Sabha MP, Kapil Sibal. Last week, for the first time, the Supreme Court ordered that the President should decide on the bills reserved for her consideration by the governor…
Top lawyers and MPs Abhishek Singhvi and Kapil Sibal on Thursday targeted govt over the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, with Singhvi alleging that the legislation “is more a conspiracy than an attempt to bring reforms” and violates the Constitution’s Article 25 and 26. He warned that the bill could be struck down by courts as unconstitutional,…
Kapil Sibal (ANI file photo) NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha MP and senior lawyer Kapil Sibal has termed the Election Commission a “dysfunctional” and “failed” institution that a significant section of the public has lost faith in its ability to uphold constitutional responsibilities.In an interview with PTI news agency, Sibal stressed the urgency of addressing concerns…
SC’s senior advocate Kapil Sibal will represent Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind in its legal challenge against the implementation of UCC in Uttarakhand, Jamiat officials said Wednesday. The petition was mentioned before Chief Justice of Uttarakhand HC , with hearing expected this week. Source link
