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CBSE Boards : Saudi Student Moves Supreme Court Over Failure To Declare Class XII Improvement Result After Exam Cancellations In Gulf
A student from Saudi Arabia has moved the Supreme Court seeking directions to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to declare his Class XII Improvement Examination result, contending that private candidates affected by the cancellation of examinations in West Asian countries due to war-related tensions are entitled to the benefit of CBSE's special assessment scheme.The petition...
S.35L Central Excise Act | Only Supreme Court Can Decide Appeals On Question Of Excisability; Not High Courts: SC
The Supreme Court has held that disputes relating to the excisability of goods fall within its exclusive appellate jurisdiction and cannot be decided by High Courts under Section 35G of the Central Excise Act, 1944.“An appeal from an order passed by the Appellate Tribunal relating to the determination of any question having a relation to the rate of excise duty or to the value of goods for...
Malviya Nagar Fire: Delhi Court Remands Hotel Owner To 4-Days Police Custody
A Delhi Court on Thursday remanded Lavkesh Bajaj, owner of the hotel building in Malviya Nagar where a devastating fire killed 21 people yesterday, to four days of Police custody. Judicial Magistrate First Class Bhanu Pratap Singh of Saket Courts passed the order and allowed Delhi Police's request for four days of police custody.The Court orally remarked that the arrest was legal.The...
MBBS Stipend Dispute : NMC Tells Supreme Court Only 7 Medical Colleges Found Not Paying Interns, Resident Doctors
The National Medical Commission (NMC) informed the Supreme Court that only seven medical colleges have been found not paying stipends to interns, junior residents, or senior residents, and that regulatory action has already been initiated against them.A Bench of Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice Prasanna B. Varale was hearing a batch of petitions concerning payment of stipends to medical...
Supreme Court Rejects Hindu Dharma Parishad's Plea To Light Lamp Atop Thiruparankundram Hill, Reduces Cost Imposed By HC
The Supreme Court recently refused to interfere with the Madras High Court's order dismissing a petition filed by the Hindu Dharma Parishad seeking to light a lamp atop the Thiruparankundram Hills.On April 9, the High Court bench of Justice N Sathish Kumar and Justice M Jothiraman had imposed a cost of Rs. 50,000, criticised the filing of such pleas for political gains and dismissed the...
Supreme Court Dismisses WFI Plea Against HC Order Allowing Vinesh Phogat's Participation In Asian Games Selection Trial
The Supreme Court today(May 4) dismissed the plea referred by the Wrestling Federation of India(WFI) challenging the Delhi High Court's order permitting wrestler Vinesh Phogat to participate in the selection trials for the Asian Games. The plea was dismissed as infructuous in view of the fact that the selection trials are already over.Last week, the Supreme Court refused to stay he High...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : June 3, 2026
Links to reports of June 3 :Supreme Court Constitutes High-Powered Expert Committee To Reassess Definition Of Aravalli Hills'No Constitutional Protection For Betting On Games Of Skill' : Supreme Court Upholds TN, Karnataka Laws Banning Online Games With Stakes'When Law Enforcers Turn Extortionists, Citizen Looks Askance' : Supreme Court Cancels Pre-Arrest Bail Of Policemen Accused...
Telangana Advocates Protection Act 2026 Comes Into Force
The Telangana Advocates Protection Act came into force on Tuesday (June 2) two months after it was cleared by the legislative assembly. The notification issued by the government states:"In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3) of section 1 of the Telangana Advocates Protection Act, 2026 (Telangana Act No.16 of 2026), Government hereby appoint the 2nd day of June, 2026, as the...
J&K Court Acquits Man Accused Of Raping Niece, Orders Action Against Complainant, Cops & NGO Workers For False Prosecution
A Fast Track Court in Jammu has acquitted a man accused of raping his niece, holding that the prosecution case was patently absurd and palpably improbable, and that the accused suffered incarceration for one year, seven months and eleven days in an occurrence which never took place.The Court directed a departmental enquiry against the Investigating Officer and his supervisory officer, and...