[NEET- AIQ] Our Only Concern Is That The More We Push The Admissions Back, The More The Delay In The Term: Supreme Court

"I have instructions to say that the government has decided to revisit the (EWS) criteria and we will formulate a committee and we would decide within four weeks. Till then, whatever assurance we have given to your lordships continues. Counselling would wait for four more weeks", SG Tushar Mehta told the Supreme Court on Thursday.The bench of Justices D. Y. Chandrachud, Surya Kant and Vikram...

Lawyers Are Not Merely Professionals Representing Clients; They Are Social Engineers : Justice Surya Kant

"Lawyers are not only professionals whose sole purpose is to represent their client. Instead, their role is that of social engineers", said Supreme Court judge Justice Surya Kant addressing a gathering of law students. The judge also quoted former President and teacher Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam's statement, 'Books are your true companion' and stated that a library is the only place where there...

"Not Death, But Every Day The Rising Sun Would Remind Them Of The Barbaric Acts Committed By Them": Bombay High Court On Commuting Death Sentence In Shakti Mills Gang Rape

"The accused do not deserve any leniency, empathy or sympathy. Hence, they deserve Imprisonment for life i.e. for the remainder of their natural life. Every day the rising sun would remind them of the barbaric acts committed by them and the night would lay them with a heavy heart filled with guilt and remorse,"

'Lawyers Strike Not A Solution, Only Aggravates Situation' : Supreme Court Accepts Apology Of Rajasthan HC Bar Association For Court Boycott

The Supreme Court on Thursday accepted the 'unconditional & unqualified apology' tendered by Rajasthan High Court Bar Association, Jaipur and closed contempt proceedings initiated against them for boycotting a bench of the High Court on September 27 as part of a strike.A Bench comprising Justice MR Shah and Justice Sanjiv Khanna passed the direction after perusing the affidavits...

NEET-AIQ : Centre Decides To Review Rs 8 Lakh Criteria For EWS; Counselling Deferred By Four More Weeks

The Central Government on Thursday told the Supreme Court that it has decided to revisit the Rupees 8 lakh annual income limit set for determining the Economically Weaker Sections(EWS) and will take a fresh decision within 4 weeks.The Centre further assured that the counselling for NEET admissions will be deferred for a further period of four weeks till a fresh decision is taken on...

'He's A Minister, Does It Befit Him To Do All This?' : Bombay High Court On Nawab Malik's Tweets Against Sameer Wankhede

After a division bench of the Bombay High Court took strong exception to NCP leader and Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik's tweets and public statements against NCB officer Sameer Wankhede and his family, Malik undertook not to make public statements against them till December 9. "What is this media publicity he wants everyday? Especially after his son-in-laws arrest… He is...

NEET UG 2021 : NTA Agrees To Examine Alleged Error In Hindi Translation Of Question; Supreme Court To Hear On Nov 30

The National Testing Agency agreed before the Supreme Court on Thursday to examine the alleged error in the Hind translation of a physics question in the NEET-UG 2021.The Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta, appearing for the NTA, submitted before a bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud, Surya Kant and Vikram Nath that the question will be evaluated again by a panel of three experts....

[BREAKING] Tripura Polls : Secure Every Polling Booth With Sufficient CAPF Personnel, Directs Supreme Court

In view of the allegations of violence during the polling day(which is today) for local body elections in Tripura, the Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Home Secretary of Tripura Government, the State Election Commission and the Director General of Police to ensure that every polling booth is manned by sufficient strength of Central Armed Police Force(CAPF) personnel.The Court also...

Bombay High Court Commutes Death Penalty Of Three Convicts In 2013 Shakti Mills Gang Rape of A Photo-Journalist

The Bombay High Court on Monday commuted to life imprisonment the death penalty awarded to three repeat offenders in connection with the gang-rape of a photo-journalist inside Mumbai's defunct Shakti Mills compound, in 2013. Justices SS Jadhav and Prithviraj Chavan pronounced the order.The court held that the photojournalists' case cannot be considered their second offence as both...

Gujarat Riots- Zakia Jafri's Plea Against Clean Chit To Narendra Modi- LIVE UPDATES

Supreme Court to continue hearing today the petition filed by Zakia Jafri challenging the SIT's clean chit to the then Gujarat CM Narendra Modi & other high functionaries in the #GujaratRiots of 2002.A Bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and CT Ravikumar is hearing the matter.On Wednesday, Mr. Mukul Rohatgi, appearing on behalf of SIT, emphatically submitted that...

Jayalalithaa's Death : Appollo Hospital's Allegation Of Bias Unfounded, Inquiry Commission Tells Supreme Court

Senior Advocate Ranjit Kumar appearing for Commission of Inquiry argued before Court on Wednesday that the argument of Apollo Hospitals that there is bias in the actions of the Commission of Inquiry is unfounded and baseless. The bench of Justices S Abdul Nazeer and Krishna Murari was hearing a special leave petition filed by Apollo Hospitals against Madras High Court's order which had...

Are You Willing To Ban Convicted Politicians From Elections For Life? Supreme Court Asks Centre

The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Central Government if it was willing to consider imposing a life-ban on contesting elections for politicians who have been convicted for offences."What is the stand of Union of India? Are you willing to ban politicians who got convicted from contesting elections?", the Chief Justice of India asked the Additional Solicitor General SV Raju, who was...