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Why Are You Only Concerned With Madarsas? Have You Equally Treated Institutions Of Other Religions? Supreme Court Asks NCPCR
In response to the stand taken by the National Commission for the Protection of Children's Rights (NCPCR) against the Madarsa education system, the Supreme Court on Tuesday (October 22) asked it if it has taken the same stand against similar institutions of other religions as well.Pointing out that there are similar institutions where children of other religions join for religious studies...
Supreme Court To Pronounce Judgment On Plea Challenging Byju's-BCCI Settlement Tomorrow
The Supreme Court will tomorrow (October 23) pronounce its decision of the petitions challenging the decision of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) to close the insolvency proceedings against ed-tech company Byju's (Think and Learn Pvt Ltd) accepting a settlement between it and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for about Rs 158 crores.The bench led by CJI...
Allegations Of Fake Encounters In Assam Are Serious, Human Rights Commission Should Take Proactive Approach: Supreme Court
While hearing a plea raising the issue of 'fake' encounters in Assam, the Supreme Court today expressed that there is a legislative mandate behind establishment of Human Rights Commissions and they are expected to act pro-actively in civil liberty matters.In the context of Assam, it called on for data regarding enquiry, if any, initiated by the Assam Human Rights Commission into cases...
Gujarat Police Arrests Conman On Allegations Of Running Fake Arbitration Tribunal Since 2019
On Monday, the Gujarat Police arrested 37-year-old Morice Samuel Christian on the allegations of running a fake arbitration tribunal and passing several 'awards' between 2019 and 2024 by posing himself as its presiding officer. According to a report by PTI, Christian, who is now facing an FIR under Sections 170 (Personating a public servant) and 419 (Punishment for cheating by...
NEET-UG | Supreme Court Extends Time For High-Level Expert Committee's Report On NEET Exam Reforms
The Supreme Court on Monday (October 21) extended by two weeks the deadline for the submission of a report by the High-Level Committee of Experts constituted by the Union to propose measures to enhance the security for the NEET exam.The Court extended the time till November 4, 2024.The High-Level Committee of 7 expert members was formed by the Union in the wake of paper leak of the NEET-UG...
Take Proactive Steps To Release Deserving Undertrial Prisoners Under S.479 BNSS : Supreme Court To States/UTs
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (October 22) expressed concern over the inadequate implementation of Section 479 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, which the maximum period for which undertrial prisoners can be detained.“A cursory examination of the reports from few of the states and the union territories would indicate that the process of identification of the undertrial...
'Striking Down Madarsa Act Like Throwing Baby With Baby Water; Let's Preserve India As Melting Pot Of Religions' : Supreme Court Reserves Judgment
The Supreme Court today (October 22) reserved judgment on a batch of petitions filed against the judgment of the Allahabad High Court's March 22 judgment striking down the 'Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act 2004' as unconstitutional.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandracuhd, Justice JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, which started hearing the matter yesterday, completed...
Supreme Court Permits Teesta Setalvad To Travel To Amsterdam For International Documentary Film Festival
The Supreme Court today (on October 22) permitted human rights activist Teesta Setalvad to travel to Amsterdam for the upcoming world premier of her documentary "CycleMahesh."Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal (for Teestva) briefly submitted that her passport needed to be released for 30 days for her to apply for a Schengen visa to travel to the Netherlands for 10 days from November 14-24.She...
Striking Down Entire Madarsa Education Act Wrong, Only Violative Provisions Needed To Be Nullified: UP Govt To Supreme Court
The State of Uttar Pradesh told the Supreme Court on Tuesday (October 22) that the Allahabad High Court should not have struck down the UP Board of Madarsa Education 2004 in its entirety. Additional Solicitor General of India KM Nataraj, appearing for the State, submitted that the High Court should have only struck down the provisions which are violative of the fundamental rights instead...
Supreme Court Extends Interim Anticipatory Bail Granted To Malayalam Actor Siddique In Rape Case
The Supreme Court today (October 22) extended the interim anticipatory bail granted to Malayalam actor Siddique in a rape case registered against him based on allegations levelled by a young actress by two weeks.A bench comprising Justices Bela Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma adjourned the hearing after Senior Advocate V Giri, for Siddique, sought time to file a rejoinder to the status...
Society Expects Every HC Judge To Be An Epitome of Unimpeachable Integrity, Champion Of Moral Excellence & Professionalism : Supreme Court
In a recent judgment, the Supreme Court emphasised the need for the Judges of the High Courts to uphold integrity and probity while discharging judicial functions.The Court made these pertinent observations while recording strong disapproval of the conduct of a Gujarat High Court Judge in releasing the reasoned judgment a year after the operative portion was dictated in the Court.While...