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Justice Ashok Bhushan Appointed As NCLAT Chairperson For Second Term
The Central Government has approved the re-appointment of Justice Ashok Bhushan, former Judge of the Supreme Court of India, as Chairperson of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT). The re-appointment will be effective from the date he assumes charge and will continue until he attains the age of 70 years, i.e., till July 4, 2026.Justice Bhushan was earlier appointed as the...
Supreme Court To Hear Petitions Challenging SIR Of Electoral Rolls On November 11
The Supreme Court on Friday fixed November 11 for hearing the petitions challenging the Election Commission of India's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in several states.Advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), mentioned the matter before a bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi, requesting that it be heard on Monday. ADR had...
NEET-PG 2025 | 'Disclose Your Policy On Publishing Answer Keys': Supreme Court Asks NBE
While remarking that transparency is an important factor, the Supreme Court today stated that it will examine whether publishing answer keys for the NEET-PG exam would compromise the integrity of the examination. At the same time, the Court made it clear that it will not go into individual allegations that the NEET-PG 2025 has discrepancies. A bench comprising Justice PS Narasimha and...
No Motor Accident Claim Should Be Dismissed As Time-Barred : Supreme Court's Interim Order In Plea Challenging S.166(3) MV Act
The Supreme Court passed an interim order directing the Motor Accident Claims Tribunals and High Courts to not dismiss any motor accident compensation petition as time-barred.The Court passed this order while hearing a petition challenging Section 166(3) of the Motor Vehicles Act, which prescribes a 6-month limitaiton period from the date of the accident to file a claim petition. This...
Supreme Court To Hear DMK's Petition Challenging SIR In Tamil Nadu On November 11
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to post on Tuesday (November 11) the petiton filed by political party Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) challenging the decision of the Election Commission of India for conducting a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in Tamil Nadu.Advocate Vivek Singh mentioned the DMK's petition before Chief Justice of India BR Gavai for urgent listing....
Attorney General Clarifies Absence In Madras Bar Association Case: Says Engaged In High-Stakes Arbitration For India Govt
Attorney General for India R Venkataramani has clarified that his request for adjournment in the Madras Bar Association case before the Supreme Court was not intended to delay the hearing, but was necessitated by his ongoing engagement in an important arbitration matter for the Government of India in a dispute with Reliance Ltd.The Attorney General said that he is presently leading...
Supreme Court Monthly Round-Up: October 2025
Reports/JudgmentsEither Grant Or Deny Relief; Avoid Passing Adverse Orders Against Litigants On Issues Beyond Pleadings : Supreme Court To High CourtsCause Title: P. Radhakrishnan & Anr. v. Cochin Devaswom Board & Ors.Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 970The Supreme Court set aside certain directions issued by the Kerala High Court that had ordered the Cochin Devaswom Board to re-fix...
Supreme Court Restrains Calcutta High Court From Hearing West Bengal OBC Classification Matter
The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the further proceedings in the Calcutta High Court in the matter concerning the classification of Other Backward Classes.The Court was hearing the petition filed by the State of West Bengal against the 2024 High Court order quashing the classification of 77 communities as Other Backward Classes (OBC) given under the WB Backward Classes (Reservation...