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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...
Supreme Court Monthly Round-Up: May 2024
Here's a comprehensive overview of the Supreme Court of India proceedings during April 2024. This monthly digest aims to inform you about the latest judgments, orders, and Public Interest Litigations (PILs) filed in the Supreme Court during the month of May, providing a succinct overview.Orders/ Judgments S.138 NI Act | Courts Can't Compel Complainant To Give Consent For Compounding,...
NEET-UG 2024 : Physics Wallah CEO Moves Supreme Court Challenging Grant Of Grace Marks By NTA
Alakh Pandey, the CEO of the educational technology company Physics Wallah, has approached the Supreme Court challenging the decision of the National Testing Agency (NTA) to award grace marks to several candidates who attended the National Entrance-cum-Eligibility Test(NEET) for the Under Graduate (UG) medical admissions this year.The writ petition, filed on June 9, was mentioned by Advocate...
If You Don't Act Against 'Tanker Mafia', We'll Ask Delhi Police : Supreme Court To Delhi Govt On Water Crisis
The Supreme Court (today on May 12), raised serious concerns regarding the loss of water in Delhi due to several factors like Tanker mafia. The court asked the Delhi Government if any action has been taken against the same.“If water is coming from Himachal then where is the water going in Delhi. There is so much of …as we know tanker mafia is working. Have you taken action...
Refusal Of Accused In Sexual Offence Case To Undergo Medical Examination Shows Unwillingness To Cooperate With Investigation : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday (June 10) directed a person accused of sexual assault of his 9-year-old daughter to undergo a medical examination, observing that his refusal would amount to non-cooperation with the investigation.The Court was hearing a petition filed by the mother of the victim girl challenging the Karnataka High Court's order staying a police notice asking the accused to appear...
'Damocles Sword Hanging On Nation' : Indira Jaising Requests Union Law Minister To Halt Implementation Of New Criminal Laws
Senior Advocate Ms Indira Jaising, in her recent letter to Mr Arjun Ram Meghwal, the Union Minister of Law and Justice has raised concerns about the implementation of the three new criminal laws - Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam which are scheduled to come into force from July 1. As per the senior advocate, the three criminal...