Students' Interest Will Be Taken Into Account, Whether CBSE, ICSE Or Other Boards : Supreme Court In Plea For Exam Cancellation

During the course of hearing of plea seeking cancellation of Class XII exams, the Supreme Court on Thursday observed that interests of the entire student community will be taken into account, including the students from CBSE, ICSE or other Boards."Everything will be resolved , all issues we will taken into account, interests of student community will be taken into account whether...

BREAKING -Class 12 Exams : Will Decide Objective Criteria For Assessment In 2 Weeks, CBSE & ICSE Tell Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted two weeks time to the CBSE and the ICSE to decide the objective criteria for alternate mode of assessment for Class 12 students, in lieu of the exams cancelled on account of COVID.A vacation bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari adjourned the hearing of the PIL (Advocate Mamata Sharma vs Union of India and others), which was...

CBSE/ICSE CLASS XII Examination- Supreme Court Hearing- Live Updates

Supreme Court Will Consider Today the Plea Filed seeking Cancellation of #CBSE , #ICSE #ClassXII Examinations.Central Government will inform the Supreme Court it's decision to cancel #CBSE , #ICSE #ClassXII Examinations amid #COVIDThe Petition filed by Advocate Mamta Sharma also seeks a direction to devise an objective methodology to declare the result of class XII within a specific...

'Every Journalist Entitled To Protection Of Kedar Nath Judgment' :Supreme Court Quashes Sedition Case Against Journalist Vinod Dua

The Supreme Court on Thursday quashed the FIR lodged against senior journalist Vinod Dua for sedition and other offences by a local BJP leader in Himachal Pradesh over his YouTube show with critical remarks against Prime Minister and Union Government.A bench of Justices U U Lalit and Vineet Saran had reserved the judgment on October 6, 2020, after hearing arguments for Dua, Himachal...

Supreme Court Seeks Comparison Between Indian & International Prices Of COVID Vaccines

Noting that the Centre had financed and facilitated the production of vaccines through concessions or otherwise, the Supreme Court sought clarification on whether it would be accurate to state that private entities had alone borne the risk and cost of manufacture.It noted that as Emergency Use Authorisation had been granted by the Centre to the manufacturers thereby minimizing their risk,...

Can Executive Tinker Court's Directions Through Ordinance? Supreme Court Asks In Plea Challenging Tribunals Reforms Ordinance

Hearing the challenge to the Tribunals Reforms (Rationalization and Conditions of Service) Ordinance 2021, the Supreme Court on Wednesday asked whether, by passing an Act or Rules or an Ordinance, the Legislature and the Executive can tinker with directions of the court under Article 142; whether, when considering an issue of policy, the Parliament is competent to make a law and deter...

'Solitary Incident Not Justifiable Ground For Transfer': Calcutta High Court Tells CBI In Narada Case

A 5-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday continued its hearing in the Narada case, in which the CBI has sought to transfer the trial and to declare that the hearing in the trial court on May 17 - which led to bail being granted to four TMC leaders - was vitiated on account of mob pressure. Today, Justice Soumen Sen told the Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for...

'Those Who Need It May Not Have The Ability To Pay For It': Supreme Court Slams Centre's Liberalized Policy Of Vaccination By Private Hospitals

The Supreme Court, in its order passed recently, criticized Liberalized Vaccination Policy of vaccination by private hospitals."The present system of allowing only digital registration and booking of appointment on CoWIN, coupled with the current scarcity of vaccines, will ultimately ensure that initially all vaccines, whether free or paid, are first availed by the economically...

'Digital Divide Will Have Serious Implications On Right To Equality & Health': Supreme Court On CoWIN Portal

The Supreme Court has flagged the digital divide afflicting the accessibility to the CoWIN portal in its latest order in the Suo Moto COVID case [In Re Essential Distribution of Essential Supplies and Services During Pandemic], stating that it could have serious implications on right to equality and right to health."A vaccination policy exclusively relying on a digital portal for...

Constitution Doesn't Envisage Courts To Be Silent Spectators When Executive Policies Infringe Citizens' Rights : SC In COVID Vaccine Case

While raising several questions at the Union Government's COVID vaccination policy and making a prima facie observation certain aspects of the policy are "arbitrary and irrational", the Supreme Court has taken efforts to clarify that it is not breaching the principle of separation of powers and that it is only performing a role envisaged by the Constitution."Our Constitution does not...

How Rs 35000 Crores Budget Allocation Spent For Vaccines?Why Can't It Be Used To Vaccinate 18-44 Years Group? SC Asks Centre

The Supreme Court has asked the Union Government to clarify how the sum of Rs 35,000 crores earmarked in the Union Budget for procuring vaccines have been spent so far.Further, the Court has asked why these funds cannot be used for giving free vaccination for those in the age group 18 to 44 years."The Union Budget for Financial Year 2021-2022 had earmarked Rs35000 crores for...

Juhi Chawla 5G Petition: Delhi High Court Warns Of Contempt Notice On Fanboy Singing Songs From Actor's Movies During The Hearing

Things took an ugly turn in the much-awaited hearing in Bollywood actor and environmentalist Juhi Chawla's petition against the roll-out of 5G telecom services in the country, when the virtual hearing was interrupted twice by a fanboy singing songs from the actor's movie during the hearing - prompting the court to issue contempt notice on the man.The virtual hearing before the Delhi High Court...