'Students Need Ray Of Hope, Not Uncertainty' : Supreme Court To Hear Pleas Challenging Cancellation Of CBSE, ICSE Physical Exams Tomorrow

The Supreme Court on Monday posted to tomorrow the hearing of writ petitions challenging the decision of CBSE and ICSE to cancel the physical exams for Class XII.It was important to have a finality in the matter, the bench observed, while adjourning the hearing of pleas related to CBSE and ICSE exams.A vacation bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari heard the...

Plea To Cancel CLASS XII CBSE Compartment And State Board Exams : Live Updates From Supreme Court

A Supreme Court Bench headed by Justice AM Khanwilkar and Justice Dinesh Maheshwari is hearing petitions filed by 1152 Class X and Class XII students across the Country for cancellation of CBSE CLASS XII Compartment/Private/Repeaters examinationThe Petitioners have also prayed for a direction to the CBSE Board to arrive at a formula for performance evaluation of the Class XII private...

CBSE ICSE CLASS XII Assessment Scheme: Supreme Court Hearing-Live Updates

Supreme Court has commenced the hearing cases related to assessment Class 12 CBSE/ICSE students.On 03.06.2021 Supreme Court had directed the CBSE to devise and place on record a well-defined objective criteria for assessment of performance of the candidates within two weeks from the date of the order. 
That pursuant to the aforesaid order / direction dated 03.06.2021, the CBSE placed on...

Supreme Court Weekly Round Up June 14 To June 20, 2021

JUDGMENTS THIS WEEK1. Secured Creditor Can't Challenge Resolution Plan Insisting That Higher Amount Should Be Paid Based On Security Interest : Supreme CourtTitle : India Resurgence ARC Pvt Ltd VS Amit Metaliks Ltd& Anr.Citation : LL 2021 SC 269A division bench comprising Justices Vineet Saran and Dinesh Maheshwari has held that a dissenting secured creditor cannot challenge a resolution...

AYUSH Doctors And Yoga Instructors Move Supreme Court Seeking Revival And Extension Of "AYUSH-NPCDCS" Integrated Project

A plea has been filed before the Supreme Court by AYUSH Doctors and Yoga Instructors seeking directions for forthwith revival and extension of the captioned "AYUSH-NPCDCS" integrated project with the same workforce and in the same six Districts, in line with previous extensions granted last year.The plea is likely to be listed for hearing before the Apex Court on July 1st 2021.The petition...

Class 12 Exams : Crucial Hearing In Supreme Court Tomorrow On Pleas To Cancel State Boards, CBSE Compartment Exams

The Supreme Court will hear tomorrow petitions seeking cancellation of physical examinations for Class 12 held by various state boards, CBSE compartment/private/repeater exams for Class XII, HSC and NIOS exams.A vacation bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari will be hearing the petitions tomorrow at 11 AM.Last week, the bench had noted "out of 28 states, 6 states...

'Supreme Court Guidelines In LK Pandey Case Not Applicable To Adoptions Under Personal Law?' SC To Examine

In a case where a 2-year old girl-child was given in adoption by her biological mother to a couple by executing a notarised document, without complying with the rigours of the JJ Act, the Supreme Court on Friday brought the child out of the care of the CWC and entrusted interim custody to the adoptive parents. The vacation bench of Justices Hemant Gupta and V. Ramasubramanian was hearing the...

Breaking: West Bengal Govt. Moves Calcutta High Court Seeking Recall Of Order Asking NHRC To Examine Post Poll Violence Complaints

The West Bengal Government has moved Calcutta High Court seeking recall and stay of High Court's Friday order wherein five judges bench asked National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to visit the state, consider complaints filed by victims of Post poll Violence and submit a report.An Affidavit has been filed on behalf of Additional Chief Secretary, Home and Hill Affairs Department, and...

Centre And State Finances Under Severe Strain, Beyond States' Fiscal Ability To Pay Ex-Gratia To All Covid Victims: Centre Tells Supreme Court

The Union of India has told the Supreme Court that payment of ex-gratia compensation to all deceased persons due to COVID-19, is beyond the fiscal affordability of the Governments, as the finances of State Governments and the Central Government are under severe strain, due to the reduction in tax revenues and increase in health expenses on account of the pandemic."It is an unfortunate...

Social Activist Medha Patkar Moves SC Seeking Uniform Policy For Release Of Prisoners Aged 70 And Above For Decongestion Of Prisons

Social activist Medha Patkar has approached the Supreme Court for directions to States/Union Territories/High-Powered Committees (HPC) to formulate a uniform mechanism in order to decongest prisons across India, with respect to the release of prisoners aged above 70.The plea filed through Advocate Vipin Nair submits that the World Health Organisation has declared that COVID-19 causes...

Advocates Not Above Law; Bar Council Must Act Suo Moto Against Lawyers' Unruly Conduct : Madras High Court

"Advocates should not take law into their own hands on the premise that they are the custodian of law; on the contrary, the advocates being the custodian of law, are bound to act within the legal framework", HC said.

'Incomplete & Defective Gang Charts In UP Resulting In Easy Bail For Accused, Giving Ample Room For Miscarriage Of Justice': Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has taken serious note of "half backed" gang-charts being filed under the UP Gangster Act 1986, that ultimately helps alleged gangsters in "easily obtaining bail", thereby threatening the order of the civil society. A Single Bench of Justice Rahul Chaturvedi observed that in the age of internet, where information of entire world is on one's finger tips,...