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Supreme Court Directs State Boards To Notify Assessment Scheme For Class XII Within 10 Days; Sets July 31 Deadline For Results
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed state boards to notify their respective schemes for assessment for the cancelled Class 12 physical exams within 10 days from today.The Court further directed the state boards to declare the results of internal assessment by July 31."We're passing General order for all boards. We direct the Boards that schemes be formulated and notified in 10 days from...
Kerala High Court Grants Further Extension For Appointment Of KAT Chairman
The High Court on Wednesday granted an extension of three weeks' time to the Cabinet Appointment Committee to finalise its recommendations for the appointment of Chairman to the Kerala Administrative Tribunal Advocates' Association.A PIL had been admitted on 30th April 2021 by Kerala Administrative Tribunal Ernakulam Advocates Association praying that a Chairman be appointed to the...
'Are You Going To Risk Students' Lives?' Supreme Court Warns Andhra Pradesh Govt Against Holding Class XII Exams Amid COVID
The Supreme Court on Thursday intensely quizzed the Andhra Pradesh Government over its decision to conduct physical exams for Class 12 tentatively in the last week of July.A vacation bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari expressed lack of conviction with the state government's affidavit which stated that COVID safety protocols will be followed by ensuring that only...
Class 12 Exams - Uniform Scheme Of Assessment For State Boards Impossible; Will Not Direct That : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday observed that it is impossible to have a uniform scheme for assessment for all state boards in the country.A vacation bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari observed that each board is autonomous and different and hence the court cannot direct adoption of a uniform scheme."We are not going to direct uniform schemes. Each board will have...
Plea Seeking Cancellation Of CLASS XII Board Examination: Supreme Court Hearing- Live Updates
Supreme Court to hear today the petition seeking Cancellation of CLASS XII Board ExaminationsAndhra Pradesh Govt yesterday informed SC that it wants to hold Class 12 Exams by July last weekSupreme Court will also examine Kerala Govt's move to hold Class XI exams in September.21 States have cancelled and 6 have conducted Class 12 exams.The PIL also seeks a uniform assessment criteria for...
"Real Culprits Are Still At Large": Kerala High Court Orders Reinvestigation In Bengali Migrant Murder Case
"The want of proper, fair and effective investigation resulted in inculpating the accused in this case who is a close friend of the deceased. The real culprits in this case are still at large and the murder of a poor labourer who left his land to eke out a livelihood remains unsolved. This should not be repeated".
Kerala High Court Suspends Government Order Which Permitted Private Hospitals To Fix Room Rent For Covid Patients
A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Wednesday suspended the operation of a Government Order that authorized private hospitals to fix room rents for treatment of Covid-19 patients. The review petition filed by Kerala Private Hospitals Association sought a review of the High Court's direction to the State to fix Covid-19 treatment charges in a petition complaining of...
Ban Whatsapp If Non-Compliance With New IT Rules Continues: Plea Filed Before Kerala High Court
A PIL has been filed in the Kerala High Court on Tuesday seeking directions to the Central Government to ban the operation of WhatsApp if it continues to deviate from the orders of the legal authorities in the country. Petitioner Omanakuttan K G, a software engineer, moved the Court citing national and public interest, alleging that WhatsApp did not function in conformity to...
'Strict Liability': Madras High Court Orders Interim Compensation To The Parents Of An Infant Whose Thumb Was Allegedly Severed By Nurse
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court directed the Tamil Nadu Government to pay an interim compensation of Rs. 75,000/- to the parents of the newborn whose thumb was allegedly cut-off by a staff nurse in the Government Rajah Mirasdar Hospital, Thanjavur. A single judge bench of Justice N. Anand Venkatesh further directed the State Government to get the child admitted to...
Vacation Bench Of Delhi High Court Holds Virtual Hearing Till Late Night For The Third Time
In a rare sight, the vacation benches of the Delhi High Court on Wednesday comprising of Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani and Justice Jasmeet Singh held virtual court simultaneously till 10:10 PM and 9:40 PM respectively in the night for the third time. This is the third instance wherein vacation benches of the Delhi High Court have been hearing the matters late night in a month's...
"She Hasn't Even Filed Divorce Plea": Allahabad HC Dismisses Plea of Woman In Live-In Relation Seeking Protection Against Husband
The Allahabad High Court on Monday dismissed a protection plea of a woman in a live-in relationship who alleged that she left her matrimonial house in view of the anti-social activities of his husband and is now living with one Mohit in a live-in relationship.The Bench of Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice Sadhna Rani (Thakur) was hearing the plea of a woman who sought protection from...