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Tamil Nadu Moves Supreme Court Against President Withholding Assent To NEET Exemption Bill
The State of Tamil Nadu has approached the Supreme Court challenging the President of India's decision to withhold assent to the Tamil Nadu Admission to Undergraduate Medical Degree Courses Bill, 2021. The Bill seeks to exempt the State from the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) and restore admissions based on Class XII marks with a scientific system of normalization. The...
Court Slams Delhi Police For 'Callous And Shaky' Probe In Murder Case, Acquits Three Men
A Delhi Court has acquitted three men in a murder case, while rapping the Delhi Police for conducting the investigation in a casual and callous manner. Additional Sessions Judge Pawan Kumar of Saket Courts said that investigation had left number of unsolved loose ends and that the “casual and shaky” probe added misery to the “fragile case” of the prosecution.The judge acquitted ...
Supreme Court To Decide Validity Of J&K Policy Denying Remission To Terror-Offence Convicts
The Supreme Court will consider the validity the rule in Jammu and Kashmir which bars remission for terror convicts.The Court decided to har a life convict's petition challenging Rule 54(1) of the Jammu & Kashmir Jail Manual, 2000 and Para 20.10(Chapter XX titled Commutation and Remission of Sentence) of J&K Prison Manual 2022, which disallows premature release to those convicted...
Aadhaar Used Only As Proof Of Identity, Not Proof Of Citizenship For Electoral Roll Inclusion : Election Commission Tells Supreme Court
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has reiterated before the Supreme Court that Aadhaar card is being used only to verify the identity of applicants seeking inclusion in electoral rolls, and not as proof of citizenship. The ECI made this statement in its reply filed to an interlocutory application moved by Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, who is seeking a direction against the use of Aadhaar as...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : November 14, 2025
Plea Seeks Probe Into NCLAT Member's Disclosure Of Higher Judge Trying To Influence Decision; Supreme Court To Deal On Administrative SideCan Telecom Spectrum License Be Subjected To Insolvency Proceedings? Supreme Court Reserves JudgmentS.138 NI Act | Guidelines In 'Damodar Prabhu Judgment' On Costs For Compounding Cheque Bounce Cases Not Binding: Supreme CourtSupreme Court Seeks ED's...
Dish TV Settles SEBI Case, Pays Rs 11.7 Lakh Over Jawahar Lal Goel's Unauthorized Continuation On Board
Dish TV India Limited has settled adjudication proceedings, initiated by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) by paying Rs 11.7 lakhs, over the unauthorized continuation of Jawahar Lal Goel, a non-executive director on its board without shareholder approval, a breach of listing regulations.SEBI Adjudicating Officer Sudeep Mishra closed the adjudication proceedings on November...
Trial Judges Shouldn't Write Directly To Supreme Court Seeking Time Extension : SC Reiterates
The Supreme Court on Friday once again expressed disapproval of the practice of Trial Courts sending letters directly to the Supreme Court seeking extension of time set for completion of trial, and added that such communications should be routed through the High Court.The bench comprising Justice JK Maheshwari and Justice K Vinod Chandran was informed that the judge of the Trial Court has...
Profit Sharing Agreement Between Mall And Parking Operator Not Lease, Not Subject To Tax: CESTAT Chennai
The Customs Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal at Chennai on Friday held that a profit-sharing arrangement for managing a mall's parking facility does not amount to leasing of space and therefore is not liable to service tax. The appeal was against an order of Commissioner of Service Tax that had upheld a service tax demand of over Rs 20 lakh, treating the parking arrangement...
Supreme Court Upholds View That Eden Gardens Not A 'Public Place' For Levy Of Advertisement Tax
The Supreme Court today dismissed a challenge to the Calcutta High Court order which held that Eden Gardens stadium was not a "public place" for the purpose of levying advertisement tax under the Kolkata Municipal Corporation Act.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta heard the matter. Senior Advocate Jaideep Gupta appeared for petitioner-Kolkata Municipal Corporation. Senior...