Law

Calcutta HC directs KMC to issue fresh verification for three rooftop eateries

IANS | May 6, 2025 11:30 PM

Kolkata, May 6 (IANS) A single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Tuesday, directed the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) to conduct fresh verification of the relevant license documents of three rooftop bars-cum-restaurants in Kolkata against whom the corporation has issued a demolition order within two weeks.

SC to hear multiple pleas challenging Waqf Act today

IANS | May 5, 2025 7:07 AM

New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) The Supreme Court is set to resume hearings Monday on a series of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, a contentious piece of legislation that has sparked nationwide debate and drawn over 70 legal challenges from across the country.