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NEET- UG | 'We Sympathize With Students, But Re-Test For Mix Up By Invigilator Is Difficult': Supreme Court Sets Aside HC Direction
The Supreme Court on Friday set aside the recent Bombay High Court order which had directed the National Testing Agency to hold fresh exam for two NEET UG aspirants over a mistake committed by the invigilator which resulted in the mix-up of the test booklets and the OMR sheets.A bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao and BR Gavai observed that while the Court sympathized with the plight...
'What Is The Meaning Of Standing Counsel When Nobody Appears?', Supreme Court Raps MP Govt
The Supreme Court on Tuesday(November 9) made strong oral remarks against the State of Madhya Pradesh , calling it out for taking constant adjournments in different matters and not assisting the Court when required. "Your State is so bad, not assisting, you never assist the court or appear before the Court, when you appear you only ask adjournment." CJI Ramana told the Counsel appearing for...
Lakhimpur Kheri Case : Supreme Court Adjourns Hearing Till Nov 15 At UP Govt Request
The Supreme Court on Friday adjourned the hearing of the PIL seeking proper investigation of the Lakhimpur Kheri violence of October 3, which resulted in the killing of 8 persons, including 4 farmers who were allegedly mowed down by the vehicles in the convoy of Ashish Mishra, the son of Union Minister and BJP MP Ajay Kumar Mishra.A bench comprising the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana,...
'Members Of Bar Have Right To Know Why A Competent & Fearless Judge Is Transferred' : Madras HC Lawyers Write To SC Collegium Over CJ Sanjib Banerjee's Transfer
The proposed transfer of Madras High Court Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee to the Meghalaya High Court pursuant to the Supreme Court Collegium's recommendation dated September 16 has resulted in over 200 practising advocates of the Madras High Court writing to the Chief Justice of India, N.V.Ramana and other four members of the Collegium expressing their anguish over this seemingly abrupt...
Lakhimpur Kheri- Supreme Court Hearing- LIVE UPDATES
Supreme Court will hear today the PIL on #Lakhmipurkheri incident. The Supreme Court had on 8th November expressed dissatisfaction with the Uttar Pradesh Police probe once again. The bench wasn't happy to know that the forensic lab reports regarding the video evidence have not yet come and that the mobile phones of all accused have not been seized. The bench also expressed...
High Court In An Appeal U/Sec 374(2) CrPC Has To Independently Evaluate Entirety Of Evidence: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court reiterated that a High Court in a criminal appeal under Section 374(2) of Code of Criminal Procedure is duty bound to consider the entirety of the evidence. In the exercise of its appellate jurisdiction, the High Court was required to evaluate the evidence on the record independently and to arrive at its own findings as regards the culpability or otherwise of the accused on...
Religare Finvest Case : 'Probe Can't Go Indefinitely', Supreme Court Wants Delhi Police To Complete Investigation Soon
The Supreme Court on Thursday orally asked the Delhi Police to complete its investigation soon against Shivinder Mohan Singh, former Fortis Healthcare promoter accused in a money laundering case."The probe cannot go indefinitely", the Chief Justice of India said.A Bench comprising Chief Justice NV Ramana, Justice AS Bopanna and Justice Hima Kohli made these observations orally while hearing...
Delhi Metro Phase-IV Expansion : Won't Accept Report That Trees Aren't Forests; Clearance Needed, Says Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday (November 11) while hearing Delhi Metro Rail Corporation ("DMRC") interim application on felling of trees for phase IV expansion plan orally observed that although development could not be stalled but there was a need to balance the environment on one hand and development on the other hand.While the bench of Justices LN Rao, BR Gavai and BV Nagarathna was...
Gujarat Riots | SIT Ignored Tehelka Sting Tapes In Zakia Jafri's Case, Though They Were Accepted By Court In Naroda Patya Case : Sibal To Supreme Court
On Wednesday, while making his submissions in the Zakia Jafri's appeal, Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal contended that the Special Investigation Team had not conducted any form of investigation in the matter. A Bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and CT Ravikumar heard submissions in the plea challenging the SIT report giving clean chit to the...
Army Cannot Throw Up Hands On Grounds Of Road Width; If Landslides Occur Despite Precaution & Mitigation, We Have To Tackle It: AG To Supreme Court In Char-Dham Case
"Will the army throw up its hands and say that a landslide will take place and therefore, we will give up this Mountain Road leading to the Line of Actual Control? No army can be heard to say that! That cannot be done at all! We have to live with it!", AG K. K. Venugopal told the Supreme Court on Thursday."Landslides are happening all over the country. We have to deal with them. And if we have...
Arbitration - 2015 Amendment Won't Apply To Section 34 Applications Filed Prior To It : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that the 2015 amendment to Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 will apply only to Section 34 applications that have been made after the date of the amendment. "Section 34 as amended will apply only to Section 34 applications that have been made to the Court on or after 23.10.2015, irrespective of the fact that the arbitration proceedings may...