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Environmental activists challenge validity of Wetlands rules in SC

Environmental activists challenge validity of Wetlands rules in SC

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New Delhi Environmental activists challenge validity of Wetlands rules in SC The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought the response of the Centre on a petition challenging the constitutional validity of the Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules 2017 which defines wetlands in a manner that excludes historically developed wetlands from the ambit of protection and preservation. A bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and justice Joymalya Bagchi issued notice on a petition filed by a group of nine environmental activists led by Ravindra Sinha who alleged that Rule 2(g) of the 2017 Wetlands Rules is inconsistent with India’s binding international obligations under the Ramsar Convention, 1971, and violates the basic right to life of citizens under Article 21 of the Constitution of India. “We are limiting notice to the vagueness of the definition,” the bench said as it posted the matter in August. Senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan who argued the petition explained how the exclusion is manifest in the 2017 Rules by comparing it with the earlier definition under the Wetlands Rules of 2010. …

SC reserves verdict on plea of Justice Yashwant Varma assailing validity of inquiry panel by LS| India News

SC reserves verdict on plea of Justice Yashwant Varma assailing validity of inquiry panel by LS| India News

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New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on a plea of Allahabad High Court judge Yashwant Varma challenging the legality of the parliamentary panel probing corruption charges against him. SC reserves verdict on plea of Justice Yashwant Varma assailing validity of inquiry panel by LS A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and SC Sharma reserved its decision after hearing senior advocates Mukul Rohatgi, Siddharth Luthra, appearing for Varma and Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing both houses of Parliament. During the hearing, Rohtagi and Luthra questioned the procedure adopted in setting up the parliamentary panel and said under the Judges Act of 1968, only the Speaker of Lok Sabha and chairman of Rajya Sabha are entitled to admit the motion for removal of a judge from office. Mehta defended the constitution of the parliamentary panel, and said if the motion has been admitted in both the houses then the inquiry committee shall be jointly constituted by the speaker and the chairman. On Wednesday, the top court orally observed that there was no bar …

Revenue dept grants legal validity to digital land records | Mumbai News

Revenue dept grants legal validity to digital land records | Mumbai News

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In a bid to promote e-governance, the revenue department released a government resolution on Thursday granting legal validity to digital 7/12 (land title document) extracts and other vital land records (8-A, Ferfar). Papers related to land such as 7/12, 8-A, and Ferfar (mutation – record of change in land ownership) are secured with a digital signature, QR Code, and a 16-digit verification number, whereby a talathi’s stamp not required. It will be available online by paying only Rs 15. The new rules aim to streamline the process for citizens seeking official land documentation. The rules govern the procedure for authenticating records, including the digital signature of the land revenue officer on the official records. Citizens can now apply for corrections or updated records through two primary methods. The online portal for accessing the official Mahabhumi portal is http://digitalbaliraja.mahabhumi.gov.in. The offline or direct method is by applying through the village revenue officer or the tehsildar’s office. “This is our commitment to transparency, speed, and ease of business,” said Maharashtra Revenue minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule. According to the …

HC upholds validity of rule mandating 1-year ‘watch period’ for convicts before furlough

HC upholds validity of rule mandating 1-year ‘watch period’ for convicts before furlough

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New Delhi, The Delhi High Court on Friday upheld the validity of a prison authorities’ order mandating a one-year “watch period” for convicts before becoming eligible for furlough upon returning to jail after their appeals against conviction are dismissed. HC upholds validity of rule mandating 1-year ‘watch period’ for convicts before furlough The high court passed the judgment while dismissing a petition seeking to declare a clause of a 2019 standing order issued by the Director General as ultra vires the Constitution, being violative of Article 14 and 21 and the Delhi Prison Act and Rules. The court also refused to grant the alternative place that, in place of a one-year watch period, a period of six months would be reasonable. A bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela observed that the standing order was issued in exercise of general administrative powers of the DGP and does not infringe on any provision in the Delhi Prisons Act or the Delhi Prisons Rules. The court also rejected petitioner Deepak Srivastav’s contention …

Allahabad HC Says One-Year Passport Validity Justified If Court Doesn’t Specify Duration | India News

Allahabad HC Says One-Year Passport Validity Justified If Court Doesn’t Specify Duration | India News

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Last Updated:November 05, 2025, 00:08 IST The passport office maintained that in the absence of a specified duration in the court order, the one-year limit was consistent with a 1993 MEA notification Representative image The Allahabad High Court has ruled that when a criminal court grants an accused permission or a No Objection Certificate (NOC) to travel abroad without specifying the period for which the passport may be issued, passport authorities are justified in restricting its validity to one year. A division bench comprising Justice Ajit Kumar and Justice Swarupama Chaturvedi made the observation while dismissing a plea filed by one Rahimuddin, who sought a ten-year passport despite a pending criminal case against him. Rahimuddin had earlier moved the High Court seeking a passport while facing trial under Section 447 of the IPC and Section 3 of the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act, 1984. The court had directed him to obtain permission from the competent criminal court before applying. Subsequently, the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM), Pilibhit, granted him an NOC on October 10, …

Supreme Court to hear pleas against constitutional validity of Waqf (Amendment) Act today

Supreme Court to hear pleas against constitutional validity of Waqf (Amendment) Act today

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The Supreme Court had on April 17 recorded the Centre’s assurance of not denotifying waqf properties, including “waqf by user”, or making appointments in the central waqf council and boards till May 5. New Delhi: The Supreme Court is all set to hear pleas against the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025 on Thursday. The matter would be heard by Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice Augustine George Masih. Former CJI Sanjiv Khanna, whose bench was hearing the matter, demitted office on May 13. The Supreme Court had on April 17 recorded the Centre’s assurance of not denotifying waqf properties, including “waqf by user”, or making appointments in the central waqf council and boards till May 5. The assurance came when the apex court was informed that the law was passed by Parliament with “due deliberations” and it should not be stayed without hearing the government. The Centre opposed the apex court’s proposal to pass an interim order against the denotification of waqf properties, including “waqf by user”, aside from staying a …

Waqf Act Updates: Supreme Court Begins Hearing On Pleas Challenging New Law’s Constitutional Validity

Waqf Act Updates: Supreme Court Begins Hearing On Pleas Challenging New Law’s Constitutional Validity

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Last Updated:May 05, 2025, 14:07 IST The Centre assured it won’t denotify waqf properties or make appointments to the Central Waqf Council until May 5. Almost every major opposition party has moved the apex court against the new Waqf law. (Representational image: PTI) Waqf Act SC Hearing Updates: The Supreme Court on Monday started hearing a batch of pleas challenging the Waqf (Amendment) Act’s constitutional validity, almost a month after it was passed by the Parliament. A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court is hearing the batch of five petitions including other related fresh pleas on the issue. Congress MP Mohammed Jawed and AIMIM chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi were among the petitioners who challenged the Waqf (Amendment) Act, saying that the law is “unconstitutional” and violates different provisions of the Constitution. However, ahead of the hearing in the Supreme Court, the government paused two central aspects of the contentious law in the face of probing questions by the top court. The Centre assured the apex court on April 17 that it would neither …

Centre seeks dismissal of petitions in Supreme Court challenging constitutional validity of Waqf Act

Centre seeks dismissal of petitions in Supreme Court challenging constitutional validity of Waqf Act

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Waqf Act: President Droupadi Murmu had given her assent to the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, which Parliament passed during the budget session. The President also gave her assent to the Mussalman Wakf (Repeal) Bill, 2025, which was passed by the Parliament. New Delhi: The central government filed its preliminary affidavit in the Supreme Court and seeks dismissal of petitions challenging constitutional validity of Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025. The Centre opposes a stay on any provisions of the Act, saying that it is a settled position in law that constitutional courts would not stay a statutory provision, either directly or indirectly, and will decide the matter finally. The Centre sought the Supreme Court to dismiss the pleas challenging validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 and said there cannot be a “blanket stay” on the law as there was a “presumption of its constitutionality”. In a 1,332-page preliminary counter affidavit, the government defended the contentious law saying that “shockingly” after 2013, there were an addition of over 20 lakh hectare (precisely 20,92,072.536) in waqf land. “Right …

Vodafone Idea (Vi) Silently Rolls Out Rs. 340 Recharge Plan With 1GB Daily Data, 28-Day Validity

Vodafone Idea (Vi) Silently Rolls Out Rs. 340 Recharge Plan With 1GB Daily Data, 28-Day Validity

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Vodafone Idea (Vi) has silently rolled out a new prepaid recharge plan for users in India. It offers benefits such as unlimited voice calls, daily data, and a set number of SMS per day. The plan is said to be available in select telecom circles in the country and comes with a service validity of 28 days. Alongside, prepaid Vi customers also benefit from extra data at night in addition to Weekend Data Rollover benefit. Vi Rs. 340 Recharge Plan Benefits Vi’s new plan is priced at Rs. 340 in India. With a validity of 28 days, customers get benefits such as unlimited voice calls, 1GB of data per day, and 100 SMS per day. While it offers high-speed internet, speeds will be reduced to 64Kbps post exhaustion of the data limit, as per the telecom provider. Further, daily SMS quota charges of Re. 1 for local and Rs. 1.5 for STD will be applicable if the provided limit is exhausted. There are other benefits too. Vi customers can avail of 1GB of extra data …