[Rajasthan Politics] No Stay On BSP-Congress Merger; Any Transaction On Floor Of House Will Be Subject To Court Orders: SC

While declining the plea to stay the Speaker's decision to stay the merger of BSP MLAs of Rajasthan assembly with Congress, the Supreme Court on Thursday said that any transactions on the floor of the house during the assembly session scheduled tomorrow will be subject to the orders of the Court.The Court was hearing the special leave petition filed by BJP MLA Madan...

[Breaking] Final Year Exams: Karnataka HC Asks VTU To Reconsider Possibility Of Online Option For Special Exams

The High Court of Karnataka on Thursday directed the Visvesaraya Technological University (VTU) to reconsider the feasibility of holding online examination as an option in addition to offline examination for the students while attempting the examination at least in the special chance.The University has been asked to take note of suggestion from students and also opinion to extent possible,...

Students vs UGC : Live Updates Of Hearing In Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court begins hearing on petition filed by students of the Bangalore Institute of Technology, seeking the option of online exams for the exams held by Visvesvaraya Technological University.Yesterday, the Court had asked the VTU if viva can be done online, why can't exams be held online.Follow this page for live updates....

[Sushant Singh Rajput Case] No Embargo On Bihar Police To Investigate, Inaction By Mumbai Police To Register FIR Contrary To Law: Bihar Govt. To SC

The Bihar Government has filed its written submissions before Top Court in the petition filed by Bollywood actress Rhea Chakraborty seeking transfer of FIR registered against her by Sushant't father from Patna to Mumbai.Alleging that the Mumbai Police has adopted a lackadaisical approach towards the Sushant Singh Rajput Death case and has not even registered an FIR, the Bihar Government...

[Sushant Singh Rajput Death] Illegal Proceedings Of Bihar Police Cannot Be Transferred to CBI By Way of Illegal Executive Orders: Rhea Chakraborty To SC [Read Written Submissions]

Bollywood actress Rhea Chakraborty told the Supreme Court that she does not have objection if investigation in the Sushant Singh Rajput's death case is transferred to CBI by the Court in exercise of its powers under Article 142 of the Constitution. However, she has objected to the transfer insofar as it has been done at the behest of the Bihar Police. "Investigations in Bihar...

[Breaking] Plea Challenging Contempt Law Withdrawn From SC; Liberty Granted To Approach HC

The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the petitioners to withdraw a writ petition challenging the constitutionality of the offence of 'scandalising the court' under Section 2(c)(i) of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971. The Court allowed the petitioners to approach an appropriate forum sans liberty to move the Top Court again.A bench of Justices Arun Mishra, BR Gavai & Krishna Murari took...

[Students vs UGC] Maharashtra Students' Union Supports State Disaster Management Authority's Decision To Cancel Exams; Bats For State Autonomy In Holding Exams

The Maharashtra Students' Union has sought intervention in the writ petition challenging UGC Guidelines mandating conduct of examinations for final year students by September 30. The Petitioner organization stands by the decision of theMaharashtra Government of not holding final year examinations of both professional and non-professional courses in the state, amid the pandemic. It...

Why Online Option For Exams Can't Be Given When Viva Was Done Online?, Karnataka HC Asks VTU

The High Court of Karnataka on Wednesday asked the Visvesaraya Technical University (VTU) to respond by tomorrow on why online examinations cannot be held when the viva was done online.A bench of Jusitce Sunil Datt Yadav also asked the VTU to place on record the reasonable gap for conducting special exams. The University will have to respond as to the time within which the second chance will...

[Section 6(5) HSA] Plea Of Oral Partition Can Be Accepted Only In Exceptional Cases If It Is Supported By Public Documents: SC [Read Judgment]

"We reiterate that the plea of an oral partition or memorandum of partition, unregistered one can be manufactured at any point in time, without any contemporaneous public document needs rejection at all costs."

UGC Final Year Exams: Can Both Offline & Online Options Be Given For Students? Karnataka HC Asks VTU

The High Court of Karnataka on Wednesday asked the Visvesaraya Technical University (VTU) if both online and offline options can be given to students for taking final year examinations as per the directives of the University Grants Commission (UGC).A single bench of Justice Sunil Datt Yadav asked the counsel for the VTU to get instructions on this query and respond by 1.30 PM today.The hearing...

Plea In SC For Devising 'Social Media Profile Verification Mechanism'; Investigation Against Sale Of Sexually Explicit Content Online [Read Petition]

A PIL has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking formulation of an efficient mechanism to avert the menace of fake social media accounts and prevent circulation of obscene, illegal content online. Prevent Circulation of Illicit Content The plea, filed by two law students— Skand Bajpai and Abhyudaya Mishra, seek institution of a proper investigation and legal...

Students vs UGC: Live Updates From Karnataka HC Hearing

The Karnataka High Court is hearing a plea filed by students of the Bangalore Institute of Technology, challenging the UGC Guidelines to conduct final year exams. Follow this page for live...