Key constitutional cases: SC examines Waqf Amendment, PMLA review, and illegal second foreigners case—strengthening rights, due process, and legal safeguards for all communities.
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS (05 MAY 2025)
SREE NARAYANA GURU TRUST MOVES SC AGAINST WAQF (AMENDMENT) ACT 2025
Case Title: In Re: The Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025
There has been an application by Sree Narayana Manava Dharmam Trust seeking to intervene in the petitions filed against the constitutionality of Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025. The Petition was filed in Supreme Court on April 3, 2025, with the claims that the Act destroys the very Islamic concept of waqf and is, therefore, violative of Articles 13 and 29(1) of the Constitution. The Apex Court is scheduled to take up more cases concerning challenges to the Waqf Amendment, 2025, today.
LEGAL PROVISIONS
- Articles 13 and 29(1) of the Constitution (Protection of customs and cultural rights)
- Alleged violation of religious freedom and minority rights
- Changes in the appointment of Waqf Board members and omission of Islamic legal principles
Source: Supreme Court of India
SUPREME COURT TO HEAR REVIEW PLEAS AGAINST PMLA VERDICT ON MAY 7
Case Title: Karti P. Chidambaram v. The Directorate of Enforcement
On May 7, the Supreme Court will hear RP (review petition) against the 2022 Vijay Madanlal Choudhary judgment. In this judgement, which upheld key provisions of the PMLA. A reconstituted bench will examine concerns regarding ECIR non-disclosure and reversal of presumption of innocence under Section 24. The bench consists of Justice N. Kotiswar Singh.
LEGAL PROVISIONS
- Sections 5, 8(4), 15, 17, 19, 24 & 45 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002
- Right to fair trial (Article 21 of the Constitution)
- Reverse burden of proof and bail conditions under scrutiny
Source: Supreme Court of India
SC QUASHES SECOND FOREIGNERS TRIBUNAL CASE AGAINST WOMAN PREVIOUSLY DECLARED INDIAN
Case Title: Tarabanu Begum @ Tarabhanu Khatun v. Union of India & Ors.
The Supreme Court invalidated a second Foreigners Tribunal proceeding against a woman previously declared Indian in 2016. The Court ruled the second case was barred by res judicata, citing its earlier judgment in Abdul Kuddus, and held the 2018 action as an abuse of legal process.
LEGAL PROVISIONS
- Foreigners Act, 1946
- Principle of res judicata
- Burden of proof under Section 9 of the Act
- Supreme Court precedent: Abdul Kuddus v. Union of India
Source: Supreme Court of India
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