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Supreme Court Appoints Justice Kurian Joseph As Mediator In Rohini Sindhuri IAS-Roopa Moudgil IPS Defamation Dispute
The Supreme Court on Friday referred the long-running defamation dispute between IAS officer Rohini Sindhuri and IPS officer D Roopa Moudgil, both serving in Karnataka, to mediation, remarking that both officers were harming each other's careers through continued litigation.A bench of Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva expressed the view that the dispute could be...
CBSE Class XII OSM Row: Delhi High Court Refuses To Pass Urgent Directions To Reopen Verification Portal
The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to pass any urgent directions for reopening of CBSE's verification portal for now for the purposes of reevaluation of answer sheets of aggrieved Class XII students.“Let individual students approach. They will take care,” a vacation bench comprising of Justice Neena Bansal Krishna and Justice Madhu Jain said, adding that the final results of students...
Supreme Court Dismisses Meenakshi Natarajan's Plea Against Rajya Sabha Nomination Rejection, Allows Her To File Election Petition
The Supreme Court on Friday (June 12) dismissed the writ petition filed by Congress member Meenakshi Natarajan challenging the rejection of her Rajya Sabha candidature from Madhya Pradesh, and gave her liberty to raise the challenge in an election petition filed in terms of the Representation of the People Act.A bench comprising Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice AS Chandurkar declined...
CBSE Class XII Board Exam : Centre Tells Supreme Court It's Making Policy For Results Of Private Students From West Asia
The Supreme Court was today informed that the Union Government is planning to bring some policy to accommodate private students from West Asia whose results coud not be declared by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) due to the prevailing war in West Asia. It may be recalled that the Court has been hearing a writ petition filed by an overseas student from Saudi Arabia, who...
Revocation Of Probate Governed By Article 137 Of Limitation Act As Succession Act Prescribes None: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that since the Indian Succession Act, 1925 does not prescribe any limitation period either for seeking probate of a Will or for filing an application to revoke a probate already granted, such proceedings would be governed by Article 137 of the Limitation Act, 1963, which provides a three-year limitation period for applications where no specific period is...
Madras High Court Seeks Centre's Response On Plea To Play "Tamil Thaai Vaazhthu" Before "Vande Mataram" In Official Ceremonies
The Madras High Court, on Friday (June 12), issued notice, returnable by 8 weeks, challenging a Government Order issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, which mandates the order in which the National Song Vande Mataram and the National Anthem Jana Gana Mana are to be played during a state ceremony attended by the Governor of the State. The plea also seeks to ensure that Tamil Nadu's state...
LiveLaw Academy's Judiciary Prep Booster Test Series – 3rd Edition Is Now Open for Enrolment; Tests Begin June 15
Six subjects. Six days. One programme built to sharpen your judiciary exam performance — at ₹999. With judicial service examinations demanding consistent practice across a wide range of subjects, LiveLaw Academy has opened enrolment for its Judiciary Prep Booster Test Series – 3rd Edition, covering Civil and Criminal Laws. The series begins June 15, 2026, and is structured to...
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Injury Due To Tree Fall On Stationary Vehicle Not 'Motor Accident'; Can't Lodge MACT Claim : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court ruled that injuries caused by the fall of a roadside tree branch on a stationary autorickshaw during heavy rain do not constitute an accident arising out of the "use of a motor vehicle" for the purposes of a claim under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. Nevertheless, considering the grave injuries suffered by the victim, the Court enhanced the compensation awarded...
