NEET-UG 2024 Candidates' Plea In Supreme Court Seeks CBI Investigation Into Alleged Paper Leak & Malpractices

A writ petition filed by NEET-UG candidates in the Supreme Court seeks a CBI investigation into the alleged instances of paper leak and malpractices in the conduct of the NEET-UG 2024 exam on May 5 this year.Apart from the issue of alleged mass-scale paper leaks, the petitioners have raised the allegation of exam centre manipulations in the NEET-UG exam.The petitioners raised suspicions...

Working Hours Of Caretakers Under Social Justice Dept To Be Limited To 8 Hours A Day, 48 Hrs In A Week: Kerala Administrative Tribunal

The Kerala Administrative Tribunal, Thiruvananthapuram declared that compelling Ayahs (caretakers) to work for 24 hours a day and 6 days in a week without break is arbitrary and violative of Constitutional rights.The Bench consisting Justice P V Asha (Judicial Member) and Justice Pradeeep Kumar (Administrative Member) observed that Management cannot deny just and humane working conditions to...

Supreme Court Asks Yamuna River Board To Decide Delhi Govt's Plea For Additional Water; HP Govt Withdraws Statement On Surplus Water

The Supreme Court (today on June 13), disposed of the Delhi Government's plea seeking directions to the State of Haryana for immediate release of water to the crisis-hit national capital. While doing so, the Court directed the Delhi Government to approach the Upper Yamuna River Board (UYRB), saying that the issue concerning the sharing of the Yamuna water between States is a complex...

'Teaser Is So Offensive' : Supreme Court Halts Release Of Film 'Hamare Baraah' Till Bombay HC Decides Challenge To CBFC Certification

The Court also slammed the Central Board of Film Certification(CBFC) saying that the statutory body had failed to do its duties.

NEET UG 2024 - Grace Marks Given To 1563 Candidates Will Be Cancelled, They'll Be Given Retest Option: Centre Tells Supreme Court

The NTA told the Court that the re-test is likely to be held on June 23 and its results will be declared by June 30.

Constitutional Courts Provide Democratic Space For Reasoned Dialogues Especially In Times Of 'Fractured Polities' : CJI DY Chandrachud

Chief Justice of India Dr. DY Chandrachud in his recent lecture at Cambridge University, United Kingdom spoke extensively on his idea of 'transformative constitutionalism' and the role of Indian Courts in bolstering a democratic space for discussing diverse views. He expressed how Courts in Constitutional Democracies like India had a key role in ensuring that the marginalized get a...

Plea To Cancel NEET UG 2024 | Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing

The Supreme Court will hear today three petitions seeking to cancel the NEET UG 2024 test and conduct of a retest due to alleged anomalies in grant of grace marks.A vacation bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta will hear the matter. The petitioners also seek stay of the counselling.Follow this page for live updates from the hearing which will happen after 10.30...

Disinformation Has Serious Impact On Rule Of Law, Emerging To Be Most Severe Global Risk : Justice K V Viswanathan

Justice, K V Viswanathan (Judge, Supreme Court of India) spoke about the 'Emerging Areas That Impact Law And The Legal System' in Justice T S Krishnamoorthy Iyer Memorial Oration held at the Kerala High Court today.One of the major emerging legal areas that was discussed was Disinformation. Justice Viswanathan said that digital media has its advantages and disadvantages. He stated that...

Pune Porsche Car Accident Case: JJB Extends Remand Of Minor Accused To Observation Home Till June 25

The Juvenile Justice Board, Pune today extended the remand of teen accused of driving the Porsche car involved in a collision which caused deaths of two engineers to observation home till June 12, 2024.Advocate Prashant Patil for the minor accused told Live Law that the minor has been directed to undergo psychological assessment till June 25.The incident occurred on May 19, 2024, when...

Government Of Telangana Establishes Real Estate Appellate Tribunal

The Government of Telangana established the Real Estate Appellate Tribunal (REAT) seven years after the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016, came into force on May 1, 2017. The Telangana Government appointed Justice A. Rajasheker Reddy (retd) as chairperson, Pradeep Kumar Reddy Palle as judicial member, and Chitra Ramchandran as technical and administrative member of...

Principle Of Res Judicata May Not Strictly Apply When Public Interest At Stake: Supreme Court

While ruling in favor of the Delhi government and its entities in a batch of land acquisition cases, the Supreme Court recently observed that the principle of res judicata may not strictly apply in situations where public interest is at stake.The bench of Justices Surya Kant, Dipankar Datta and Ujjal Bhuyan said that in such cases, "a more flexible approach ought to be adopted by...

Karnataka Govt Notifies Karnataka Prohibition Of Violence Against Advocates Act 2023

Karnataka's State Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister HK Patil has moved the Karnataka Prohibition Of Violence Against Advocates Bill, 2023 which was passed in December 2023. It received the assent of the Governor on the 20th March, 2024.The statement and object of the Bill state that “Advocate in due discharge of their professional duties also face the threat of malicious and...