[Breaking] Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Postponement NEET/JEE 2020

The Supreme Court has dismissed a plea seeking the postponement of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) and Joint Entrance Examination (JEE), scheduled to be held in September 2020.Justice Arun Mishra, presiding the bench, said that the postponement of the exams will put the 'career of the students in peril'. 'Life should move on even in COVID-19 times. Can we just stop exams?...

[LIVE UPDATES] Supreme Court Hearing On Plea Seeking Postponement Of NEET/JEE 2020

The Bench comprising of Justices Arun Mishra, BR Gavai and Krishna Murari is hearing the plea seeking postponement of NEET /JEE 2020...

Breaking: AYUSH Doctors Working As 'Frontline Corona Warriors' Approach SC Seeking Postponement Of PG Entrance Test [AIAPGET 2020]

A petition has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking postponement of AIAPGET-2020 Examination scheduled to be conducted on on 29th August.17 doctors have approached the Apex Court against the conduct of All India AYUSH Post Graduate Entrance Test (AIAPGET)-2020 on 29.08.2020, despite alarming spurt of COVID-19 pandemic. They submitted that they are BAMS/ BHMS Doctors, who are...

SC To Hear Today Plea Seeking Postponement Of NEET/JEE Exams

The Supreme Court will hear today a writ petition seeking the postponement of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) and Joint Entrance Examination (JEE), scheduled to be held in September 2020.A bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra will hear the matter.The petition filed by eleven students from eleven States contends that the decision to hold JEE(Main) through online mode...

J&K 4G : High Speed Internet Restored In 2 Districts On Trial Basis Till September 8

The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Sunday decided to restore high-speed internet in the Ganderbal (Kashmir division) and Udhampur(Jammu division) districts from 9 pm on Sunday till September 8. However, in the rest of the districts, the internet speed will continue to be restricted to 2G only.#JammuAndKashmir : High speed internet to be restored in Ganderbal and Udhampur districts...

Amrapali: SC Pulls Up Centre For Not Releasing Stress Funds

The Supreme Court on Thursday pulled up the Central Government for not releasing money from the real estate stress funds created by them, towards completion of Amrapali projects, despite being asked to do so repeatedly over the last 3 months. The Bench, comprising of Justices Arun Mishra and UU Lalit, asked Solicitor General Tushar Mehta why money from the Rs. 20,000 crore fund was...

Allegations Of Corruption Against Judges Not Contempt Per Se; Must Be Investigated: Prashant Bhushan Tells SC In 2009 Contempt Case [Read Written Submissions]

Advocate Prashant Bhushan has asserted that any exercise of alleging corruption in the public interest must squarely lie within the domain of "freedom of speech" under Article 19 (1) (a) of the Constitution. The remarks have been made in a written submission filed by Bhushan in the 2009 contempt proceedings instituted suo moto, over his statements alleging corruption against...

Contempt Verdict Against Prashant Bhushan An Assault On Free Speech : Sr Adv Navroz Seervai [Read Statement]

The judgment of the Supreme Court holding Advocate Prashant Bhushan guilty of contempt is an "assault on free speech and expression in the name of upholding the "dignity and majesty" of the Court in the eyes of the public", said noted jurist Navroz H. Seervai, Senior Advocate.In a statement given to LiveLaw, he said that the verdict appeared to be "a calculated assault on the one segment of...

Courts Worked On A Daily Basis During Lockdown; Criticism Unwarranted: Solicitor General

The criticism of judiciary over its way of functioning during the lockdown is "unwarranted", said Tushar Mehta, Solicitor General for India on Sunday."We have critics who criticise everything. One of the unwarranted criticisms is against the judiciary", he said. "From the day of lockdown, the Courts in the country have not shut even for a day. The Supreme Court has worked on a daily...

Courts This Week - A Weekly Round Of Important Legal Developments In The Country [Episode-27]

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Plea In SC Seeks Direction To The Centre For Uniform Grounds Of Divorce For All Citizens Regardless Of Religion, Race, Caste, Sex, Place Of Birth [Read Petition]

The Supreme Court has been moved in a PIL seeking a direction to the Centre to take apposite steps to remove anomalies in the grounds of divorce & make them uniform for all citizens without prejudice on the basis of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth in spirit of the Articles 14, 15, 21, 44 and international conventions. Alternatively, the PIL by BJP leader and Supreme...

EIA Notification: Judiciary's Tryst With 'Ex Post Facto' Environmental Clearance

The phrase 'Ex Post Facto' is being widely used these days, thanks to Clause 22 of the Draft Environment Impact Assessment 2020. Ex Post Facto is a Latin phrase which means 'done, made, or formulated after the fact'.The controversial clause 22 of the Draft Environment Impact Assessment 2020 provides a route for those who run a project or an activity without obtaining...