India

President Droupadi Murmu has put the spotlight on the excessive cost of litigation as a major impediment to the delivery of justice in India, stating that thousands of people from downtrodden communities linger in jails. Speaking at an event to mark Constitution Day, the President urged the executive, judiciary and legislature to evolve an effective […]

A woman along with her son have been arrested for killing and chopping the body of her second husband in East Delhi’s Pandav Nagar area. The case is very similar to that of Shraddha murder case. The mother-son duo stored the body parts in the refrigerator and dumped them one by one near the area. […]

The Central Information Commission has said the 1993 Supreme Court order allowing remuneration to imams in mosques violates the Constitution. Making a strong remark against the SC ruling, CIC also said that the policy of ‘giving special benefits’ to Muslim community encouraged ‘fissiparous tendencies’ among a section leading to the partition of India. In 1993, […]

The Central Information Commissioner, while imposing costs on the Delhi Waqf Board over non-disclosure of salaries being paid to imams, has criticised a 1993 order passed by the Supreme Court, saying it was in violation of Constitutional norms and set a “wrong precedent”. Central Information Commissioner Uday Mahurkar said the top court’s order permitting remuneration to […]

Intensifying the crackdown on Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), the J&K administration has sealed 13 properties worth crores of rupees belonging to the banned outfit in Anantnag in South Kashmir. According to the recommendation of the Station Investigation Agency (SIA), Anantnag district magistrate Basharat Qayoom issued an order to put restrictions on entry and usage. The 13 properties […]