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Breaking | Karnataka High Court Paves Way For State To Conduct Board Exams For Classes 5, 8, 9 And 11
The Karnataka High Court has set aside a single bench order which stopped the State government from conducting board exams for students of 5, 8 and 9 and 11 standard of the schools affiliated to the State Board.A division bench of Justice K Somashekhar and Justice Rajesh Rai K thus allowed the State's appeal and directed the government to hold remaining Assessment for classes 5,8,9...
Allahabad High Court Declares 'UP Board Of Madarsa Education Act 2004' As Unconstitutional
In a significant ruling, the Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) has declared the 'UP Board of Madarsa Education Act 2004' as UNCONSTITUTIONAL violating the principle of Secularism. A detailed Judgment is awaited.While declaring the law as Ultra Vires, the Division comprising Justice Vivek Chaudhary and Justice Subhash Vidyarthi also directed the Uttar Pradesh Government to frame a scheme...
Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's Plea Against ED Arrest Today
The Supreme Court will hear today Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's writ petition challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate yesterday in connection with the Delhi liquor policy case.A Special Bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna, MM Sundresh and Bela Trivedi will hear the matter today.Senior Advocate Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi mentioned the matter before Chief Justice of...
Breaking | 2G Scam: Delhi High Court Admits CBI's Appeal Against Acquittal Of A Raja, Others
The Delhi High Court on Friday admitted the appeal moved by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) challenging the acquittal of former telecom minister and current Lok Sabha MP, A Raja and various others in the 2G spectrum allocation scam case.Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma pronounced the order on the leave to appeal filed by CBI. The verdict was reserved on March 14. Leave to appeal...
Exempting Earth Extraction For Linear Projects From Environmental Clearance Arbitrary : Supreme Court Quashes Centre's Notification
The Supreme Court (on March 21) set aside an amendment that eliminated the requirement of environmental clearance for extracting the earth for linear projects such as roads, pipelines, etc. The Court termed this blanket exemption “completely unguided.” Based on this, it was held to be arbitrary and violative of Article 14 of the Indian Constitution. One of the reasons the Court...
BREAKING| Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal Approaches Supreme Court Challenging ED Arrest, Seeks Urgent Hearing Tonight
Update at 11.15 PM : No hearing of Arvind Kejriwal's plea in SupremeCourt tonight.Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has approached the Supreme Court against his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate at his residence in connection with the Delhi Excise Policy case.He has filed a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution challenging the arrest by the ED.His lawyers are seeking an...
Supreme Court Passes Interim Order Allowing Visually Impaired Candidates To Appear In MP State Judiciary Exams
The Supreme Court on Thursday (March 21) issued interim directions for the efficient facilitation of judicial aspirants with visual impairments in the Madhya Pradesh Judicial Services Exam. The Court's interim direction comes after its suo-moto cognizance on March 7 of a letter sent to CJI DY Chandrachud by the mother of one of the visually impaired candidates against the exclusion of...
Protection Of Great Indian Bustard: Supreme Court Relooks Earlier Directions On Undergrounding Powerlines, Forms Expert Committee
The Supreme Court on Thursday (March 21) constituted an expert committee to examine the scope, feasibility and extent of installing overhead and underground powerlines in areas considered 'Priority' for the conservation of the Great Indian Bustard (GIB). The directions of the court come as a consequence of the need to strike a balance between the protection of the GIB and India's...
Centre Notifies Appointment Of Justice Mohd. Yousuf Wani As Additional Judge Of J&K High Court
The President of India has appointed Justice Mohd. Yousuf Wani as an Additional Judge of the Additional Judge of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court.The Notification issued by the Ministry of Law & Justice states, “In exercise of the power conferred by Clause (1) of Article 224 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Shri Mohd. Yousuf Wani, to be an...
Centre Notifies Appointment Of 6 Additional Judges In High Court Of Kerala
The Central Government has notified the appointment of six advocates as Additional Judges in the High Court of Kerala. The Supreme Court Collegium had recommended their names for appointment as Judges on 12 March 2024. They are:1. Shri Mullapally Abdul Aziz Abdul Hakim2. Shri Syam Kumar Vadakke Mudavakkat3. Shri Harisankar Vijayan Menon4. Shri Manu Sreedharan Nair5. Shri Easwaran Subramani6....