'Cancel Final Exams; Award Degree On Basis Of Past Performance': Students File Rejoinder; Say 'UGC Has Shown Complete Apathy'

In response to the Counter Affidavit filed by the University Grants Commission before the Supreme Court today, the Petitioners Praneeth K and others have contended that the Commission has "miserably failed" to respond to the grievances raised by them. They have filed an urgent rejoinder application, praying the Court to reject the Counter Affidavit filed by the Commission and...

Breaking: BCI Postpones All India Bar Examination To Be Held On August 16, New Date Will Be Announced Later [Read Press Release]

Vide a resolution dated 29th July, the Bar Council of India has decided to postpone the date of the All India Bar Examination (AIBE) in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. It is to be noted that the new date of examination and schedules will be considered and decided by the Monitoring Committee for AIBE, which is to be headed by a former Judge of the Supreme Court of India.Breaking: Bar Council...

'Looking At This Matter With Anxiety': SC Mulls Over Alternative Solutions To Protect Crops Without Killing Wild Animals

The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notices to States of Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, among others in a plea seeking action against the indiscriminate use of snares, traps etc to save standing crops from wildlife attack, which often leads to the death of animals.A bench of Chief Justice SA Bobde, Justices AS Bopanna & V. Ramasubramaniun mulled over the issue of killing of wild...

SC Asks Centre To File Detailed Affidavit Regarding Completion Of Smog Tower Project In Delhi

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Centre to file a comprehensive affidavit highlighting all details about the smog tower project in Delhi and why the same was not completed as per Court Orders. A Bench comprising Justices Arun Mishra, BR Gavai and Krishna Murari had several questions about various aspects regarding the implementation of this project, which aims to help...

[Sushant Singh Rajput] 'Let Police Do Its Job': SC Junks PIL Demanding CBI Investigation Into Actor's Death

The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a PIL seeking transfer of Actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death case from Bombay Police to CBI.A bench of Chief Justice SA Bobde, Justices AS Bopanna & V. Ramasubramanian stated that the petitioner Alka Priya has no locus stand in the matter and that the Mumbai Police is already probing the case and must be allowed to do its job. Court suggested...

[Breaking] Direction To Hold Final Year Exams By Sep 30 Issued To Protect Academic Future Of Students: UGC Tells SC [Read Counter Affidavit]

The University Grants Commission has told the Supreme Court that the direction to hold final year examinations by September 30 was issued to "protect the academic future of students".It further stated that conducting examinations for final year students is necessary to test them on "specialized elective courses" studied by them during the terminal year. "The final year or the last...

In Income-Tax Matters, The Law To Be Applied Is The Law In Force In The Assessment Year Unless Otherwise Stated Or Implied: SC [Read Judgment]

In income-tax matters the law to be applied is the law in force in the assessment year unless otherwise stated or implied, the Supreme Court has reiterated.In this case, the bench comprising of Justices AM Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari were considering an appeal assailing computation of total income of the assessee for the assessment year 2005-2006 with disallowance of payments to the tune...

'No Rational Basis To Differentiate Between Final Year Students & Intermediate Semester Students': Plea In Karnataka HC Against UGC Direction To Hold Final Year Exams By Sep 30

Students of the Bangalore Institute of Technology have moved the Karnataka High Court challenging the UGC Guidelines which made it mandatory for universities to conduct their final year exams by September 30. The students seek cancellation of final year exams and plead to be promoted in accordance with the alternate evaluation scheme offered to the intermediate semester...

Whether Statement Recorded By Investigating Officer U/s 67 NDPS Act Is A Confessional Statement? SC To Hear On 18th August [Read Notice]

Whether a statement recorded under Section 67 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act can in law be a confessional statement or not?, a three judge bench will be hearing this important legal issue on 18th August.A two judge bench had referred this issue to larger bench seven years ago.The SC registry has now issued a notice that a batch of criminal cases including Tofan Singh...

Constitutional Validity Of Domicile/Residence-Based Reservation In Admission To PG Medical Courses Within State Quota: SC To Hear Reference On 18th August

A three judge bench of the Supreme Court will hear on August 18th a batch of appeals raising the issue of constitutional validity of domicile/residence-based reservation in admission to "PG Medical Courses" within the State Quota. The Registry has issued a notice that these cases will be put up for hearing before a bench that would be presided by Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman.A two judge bench...

Saifuddin Soz Says He Is Under Detention After SC Accepts J&K Admin's Claim That He Is Free

The Supreme Court on Wednesday stated that the habeas corpus petition filed on behalf of octogenarian Congress leader and former Union Minister Prof. Saifuddin Soz cannot be entertained in view of the counter-affidavit filed by Jammu and Kashmir administration which stated that no detention order has been passed against him.Taking on record Jammu and Kashmir administration's statement that...

[Kashmir] It is Time For All Wounds To Be Healed And Look To The Future: Supreme Court

"Before we part with the matter, we must say that Kashmir has been a troubled area. Nature has been very kind to the place. It is the human race which has been unkind. It is time for all wounds to be healed and look to the future within the domain of our country" -