NEET not so neat this year?

The Supreme Court’s order to conduct the National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET) instead of the All India Pre Medical test (AIPMT) for the academic year 2016-17 has left medical aspirants in a fix. The exam, which is slated to be held in two phases, has also been declared by the Government to cover states like Jammu and Kashmir and Telangana which enjoy special category status. This...

Ban on Diesel Vehicles of more than 2000 CC continue ; Next Hearing on May 9

A special bench comprising of Chief Justice T S Thakur,  Justice A K Sikri and Justice R Banumathi passed a slew of orders during the first ever Saturday hearing in the apex court. The Chief Justice has proposed hearing of lengthy matters on Saturdays so that other cases are not affected and pendency comes down The Supreme Court today wondered if there was any benefit from Delhi...

Breaking; Madhya Pradesh HC quashes SC/ST Reservation in Promotion in Government Service [Read Judgment]

The court invalidated all  promotions granted according to Madhya Pradesh Public Services (Promotion) Rules, 2002Madhya Pradesh High Court Today has quashed Madhya Pradesh Public Services (Promotion) Rules, 2002 which introduced reservation for SC/ST Communities in promotions in Government Service.The division bench comprised of Chief Justice Ajay Khanwilkar and Justice Sanjay Yadav set...

SC stays Gujarat HC contempt proceedings against High Court Bar Association President Yatin Oza [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has stayed contempt proceedings against Gujarat High Court Advocate Association President Yatin Narendra Oza by the Gujarat High Court. The contempt proceedings was initiated against him for circulating defamatory materials against a sitting Judge of the High court and for holding meetings of the association for discussing the scandalizing letter.Apex Court Bench comprising...

Thanks to Bombay HC, Abandoned Siblings get Adoptive Parents [Read Order]

Vaibhav and Shrutika, the abandoned siblings, finally will live with a mother and father, thanks to Bombay High Court. Justice G.S. Patel, allowed a US based couple, Roy Edward Roos and Jennie to take them in adoption. Following is the heart-warming story of these kids as discernible from the Court orders.Two kids, Vaibhav and Shrutika, were abandoned by their biological mother when they...

Supreme Court’s Saturday hearings to kick off tomorrow

Special Saturday hearings in Supreme Court promised by Chief Justice T S Thakur to bring down the case pendency are set to kick off tomorrow.A special bench of Chief Justice T S Thakur and Justices A K Sikri and R Banumathi will hold detailed hearing on pollution related issues including the plea of automobile giants like Mercedes, Toyota, Mahindra and General Motors that their high-end...

A person can change his religion and faith but not the caste to which he belongs, as caste has linkage to birth; SC [Read Judgment]

Supreme Court upholds SC status of Mohammed Sadique, who originally belonged to ‘Doom’ Caste, though he was born to Muslim parents.In an important judgment, the Supreme Court has upheld election of Mr. Mohammed Sadique from a constituency reserved for Scheduled Castes in Punjab by setting aside the High Court judgment which had invalidated the same. Dismissing the Election petition which...

War on pendency: SC begins to insist on pre-hearing deposits from corporates

“Litigation should become expensive for your big clients. The learned Attorney General had suggested it to us yesterday as one of the step which can be adopted to reduce pendency and discourage litigation. This is a beginning. Only those big clients who can pay deposit shall file cases here”, CJI T S Thakur to senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi.A day after Attorney General Mukul...

No Changes in 2016 NEET Schedule; SC rejects Centre's Plea

Supreme Court of India Today has rejected the Central Government's Plea to change the Schedule of National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) 2016. Today morning Attorney General of India Mukul Rohatgi mentioned the matter before the Three Judge Bench headed by Justice Anil Dave and submitted that it is very difficult to conduct the examination this academic year. He reportedly suggested...

Justice Katju deserves no leniency after “defamatory” blogs on Gandhi, Bose: AG to SC

Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi representing the Centre today strongly urged the Supreme Court not to quash the resolution passed by both houses of the parliament against former Supreme Court Judge Markandeya Katju last year March for calling Mahatma Gandhi “a British agent” and Netaji Bose “a Japanese agent”“There is no question of natural justice or breach of privilege involved....

SC Orders National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) in Two Phases; Exams on 1st May and July 24th [Read Order]

Supreme Court of India has ordered to conduct the National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) 2016 in Two Phases.The first phase will be conducted on 1st May and Second phase will be on 24th July. The entire results will be declared on 17th August. The admission Procedure will be completed on 30th September.From the order;“AIPMT 2016 to be held on 1st May, 2016 shall be phase I of...

AG wants Law Commission to decide on NCA; Amicus Venugopal, Andhyarrujina root for SC Constitution Bench

A three judge bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur today reserved its verdict on referring to a constitution bench the issue of setting up National Courts of Appeal in cities like Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai to hear appeals from high courts, after amicus curiaes K K Venugopal and T R Andhyarujina strongly supported the idea while Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi continued to oppose it...