UPSC Civil Services Exam 2023: Plea Before Central Administrative Tribunal Seeks Reduction In Cut Off For CSAT From 33% to 23%

Alleging that the difficulty level of the questions was similar to those asked in CAT and IIT JEE examinations, some of the candidates of the 2023 Civil Services Examination have challenged the qualifying Part II (CSAT) exam conducted by UPSC last month and asked the Central Administrative Tribunal to direct the Commission “to reduce the cut off for Paper II CSAT from 33% to 23%.”“Alternatively, this tribunal should direct the commission to conduct a re-exam for Paper II (CSAT) as part of Civil...

Supreme Court To Hear Tomorrow Plea Of Alleged Gangster Sanjeev Jeeva's Wife To Attend His Funeral

The Supreme Court will hear tomorrow the plea of Payal Maheshwari, wife of alleged gangster Sanjiv Maheshwari 'Jeeva', seeking permission to attend his funeral.Jeeva is said to be a close aide of Mukhtar Ansari and was shot dead by unidentified assailants inside the Lucknow court premises yesterday. His name had surfaced in the murder of senior BJP leaders Brahmadutt Dwivedi and Krishnanand Rai.The matter was listed today before a vacation bench of Justice Aniruddha Bose and Justice Rajesh...

Difficult To Assume 'Mob' From Muslim Community Would Chant ‘Jai Shree Ram’: Court Raps Delhi Police For Clubbing Complaints Without Probe, Acquits 3

While acquitting three Muslim men in a case connected to the Northeast Delhi riots, a court in the national capital pulled up the Delhi Police for clubbing several complaints with the case without investigation. The court acquitted the three accused in the main complaint and referred the matter related to the wrongly clubbed complaints back to the investigating agency.Additional Sessions Judge Pulastya Pramachala said the charges levelled against Akil Ahmed, Raheesh Khan and Irshad in respect of...

Supreme Court To Hear Tomorrow Appeal Against Delhi HC's Order Granting Interim Bail To Magunta Raghava Reddy In Delhi Liquor Scam Case

The Supreme Court listed for tomorrow (June 9 2023), an appeal challenging the Delhi High Court order which had granted 15 days of interim bail to Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) MP Magunta Srinivasulu’s son Magunta Raghava Reddy. The matter was mentioned for urgent listing by ASG SV Raju before a vacation bench comprising Justice Aniruddha Bose and Justice Rajesh Bindal. Reddy was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in February 2023 in connection with the Delhi...

Can BCI Refuse To Enrol Graduate From Law College Which Was De-Recognized? Supreme Court Reserves Judgment

The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its judgement in a plea which dealt which the question whether the Bar Council of India (BCI) has the power to regulate matters pertaining to education or not before enrolment as an advocate. “Despite service of notice, no one has appeared on behalf of the Respondents. We have heard the Advocate for the Petitioners. Judgement reserved”, a Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sanjay Kumar ordered. During the brief hearing today, Advocate on Record...

NCW Acts On Complaint Regarding Lack Of Toilets For Women Lawyers In Nilgiris Court Complex; Writes To Madras HC Registrar

The National Commission For Women on Wednesday urged the Madras High Court Registrar to take immediate cognizance of the lack of toilets for female lawyers at the Nilgiris Court Complex. The commission asked the Registrar to communicate the steps taken within three days.In the letter, the NCW said the court complex, which was inaugurated in 2022, boasts of several amenities but lacks a designated toilet that the women lawyers can use. "The complainant has mentioned in their complaint that the...

Mukhtar Ansari's Aide Sanjeev 'Jeeva' Shot Dead By Unidentified Assailants Inside Lucknow Court Premises

Alleged gangster Sanjeev Maheshwari 'Jeeva', a close aide of Mukhtar Ansari was shot dead today by unidentified assailants inside the Lucknow court premises. The attackers had reportedly come dressed as a lawyer. One of them was caught by the police. A girl and a policeman also got injured in the shootout.Jeeva's name had surfaced in the murder of senior BJP leaders Brahmadutt Dwivedi and Krishnanand Rai. In an official statement, Lucknow Police Commissioner S B Shiradkar...

[BAIL] Questions & Answers By Justice V. Ramkumar- Anticipatory Bail [Part-II]

Q. 6 What are the factors to be taken into account while dealing with an application for anticipatory bail ? Ans.(i) The nature and gravity of the accusation and the exact role of the accused must be properly comprehended before arrest is made;(ii) The antecedents of the applicant including the fact as to whether the accused has previously undergone imprisonment on conviction by a...

Plea In Supreme Court To Declare Results Of Bar Council Of India's Qualifying Exam For Indian Nationals Holding Foreign Degrees

The Supreme Court vacation bench comprising Justice Aniruddha Bose and Justice Rakesh Bindal listed on Friday a plea seeking to direct the Bar Council of India (BCI) to to declare the result of the 18th Bar Council of India Qualifying Examination for Indian nationals holding Foreign Law Degrees (INHFLD). The said examination was conducted from 19 December 2022 to 24 December 2022 at the BCI office. Appearing for the petitioner, Advocate Yajur Bhalla argued–"The candidates will not be able...

‘How Can You Mention Again?You Can’t Come To A Different Bench’: Supreme Court Questions Ashwini Upadhyay’s Repeated Mentioning Of Plea Related To Rs 2000 Note

A Supreme Court Vacation Bench comprising Justice Aniruddha Bose and Justice Rajesh Bindal on Wednesday sought a report from the Supreme Court registry of the last mentioning of Advocate Ashwini Upadhyay's petition challenging Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and State Bank of India's (SBI) notifications that permit exchange of Rs. 2000 currency notes without requirement of any identity proof. Advocate Upadhyay mentioned his plea against the Delhi High Court's dismissal of his PIL seeking for...

Chennai Court Grants Bail To Kalakshetra Faculty Member In Sexual Harassment Case

The Metropolitan Magistrate Court, Saidapet, has granted bail to Hari Padman, a faculty member of Rukmini Devi College, run by Kalakshetra foundation, who has been accused of sexually harassing students.In December 2022, one the former Directors of the foundation had made a Facebook post accusing the male teacher of molesting and threatening the students. This led to many other students coming forward with similar instances of sexual harassment. The students sat on dharna demanding action from...

Bar Council Of Delhi’s Special Committee Opposes BCI’s Rules For Entry Of Foreign Lawyers And Foreign Law Firms In India, Calls For Stay

A special committee constituted by the Bar Council of Delhi has opposed the Bar Council of India Rules for Registration and Regulation of Foreign Lawyers and Foreign Law Firms in India, 2022. The Special Committee comprised of various members of Bar Council of Delhi, President and Secretary of Delhi High Court Bar Association, other Bar Associations of the national capital, Chairman and Secretary of Coordination Committee of the lawyers’ body. According to the interim report of the Bar Council...