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'We Don't Expect You To Be Rigid' : Supreme Court Asks Centre If Age Relaxation For Last Attempt UPSC Candidates Can Be Considered
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Central Government if it was possible to give age-relaxation to those last chance candidates, to whom the Centre has already agreed to give an extra attempt this year."We don't expect you to be rigid on this aspect. There were extraordinary circumstances", Justice AM Khanwilkar, the presiding judge of the bench, told Additional Solicitor General SV...
Allahabad High Court Dismisses Plea By Two Sisters Claiming Ownership of Land Offered for Ayodhya Mosque
The Allahabad High Court on Monday dismissed a petition filed against the allotment of land in Ayodhya's Dhannipur village for the construction of a mosque, following the Supreme Court verdict in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute.Two Delhi-based sisters had moved the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on February 3, claiming ownership of the five-acre land allotted to the...
"State Of Punjab Defending And Supporting A Terrorist": UP Govt. Submits In Its Plea Seeking Transfer Of Mukhtar Ansari To UP's Ghazipur Jail
"He is vociferously defended by the State of Punjab. State of Punjab is supporting a terrorist." Solicitor General of India, Tushar Mehta appearing on behalf of State of Uttar Pradesh, submitted before the Supreme Court today.The Supreme Court Bench comprising of Justice Ashok Bhushan and Justice R. Subhash Reddy was hearing a plea filed by the State of U.P. seeking transfer of Mukhtar...
UPSC Extra Chance For Last Attempt Candidates : 'Is It Possible To Give Age Relaxation?', SC Asks Centre - LIVE UPDATES
The Supreme Court is hearing a petition seeking extra chance in UPSC exams for those civil service aspirants who exhausted their last attempt in October 2020.On the last hearing date(February 5), the Centre and the UPSC had told a bench headed by Justice AM Khanwilkar that they are agreeable to giving extra chance for candidates who gave last attempt in October, subject to age-bar, as a "one...
Plea Seeking Prosecution Of BSF Director General Rakesh Asthana Under PC Act: Supreme Court Dismisses Plea, Allows Petitioner To Pursue Other Remedies
Supreme Court on Monday dismissed as withdrawn a petition seeking criminal prosecution of Rakesh Asthana, the present Director General of BSF under section 7 & 7 A of the Prevention of Corruption Act.A division Bench of Justice Nageswar Rao and Justice Ravindra Bhat has allowed petitioner Mohit Dhawan to pursue other remedies.During the hearing today, Advocate Sushil Tekriwal...
Supreme Court Dismisses Petition Seeking President's Rule In Uttar Pradesh Dismissing Yogi Adityanath Government
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation(PIL) petition which sought the imposition of President's Rule in the State of Uttar Pradesh after dissolving the state government led by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.A bench headed by Chief Justice of India dismissed the petition filed by a lawyer named C R Jaya Sukin who sought a direction upon the Central Government to...
Breaking: Andhra High Court Court Stays Election Commission's Direction To Keep Panchayat Minister Under 'House Arrest' After A Sunday Hearing
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has stayed the order of the State Election Commission directing 'house arrest' of State Minister for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development P. Ramachandra Reddy.Justice DVSS Somayajulu, who held a special sitting on Sunday (7th February) to consider Minister's plea challenging the order, observed (prima facie) that the State Election Commission does not have the...
Communal Far-Right Going All Out In The Name Of Majoritarianism To Attack Freedom Of Speech : N Ram
N.Ram, the former editor-in-chief of 'The Hindu', voiced concerns about the emergence of 'communal far-right', which is attacking freedom of speech and causing subversion of institutions.He addressed the "elephant in the room", what he described as the "communal far right", which is "going all out in the name of majoritarianism to attack the freedom of speech" and, in the process, causing...
Rampant Misuse Of Criminal Justice System calls For Interventionist Approach From Supreme Court
The rampant misuse (if not abuse) of the Indian criminal justice system certainly calls for an interventionist approach from our Supreme Court (SC). A hands-off approach is no good and, in fact, seems to be encouraging those who want to take advantage of the law to inconvenience anyone who is perhaps an annoyance to them. I refer to the spate of First Information Reports (FIRs) filed by different people in different parts of the country so that the accused is harassed and made to run from one...
Plea Before Supreme Court Seeks Setting Up Of National and State Mortal Remains Management Disposal Protocol
A plea has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking directions to Centre and the States to set up a National and State Mortal Remains Management Disposal Protocol for pandemic and non- pandemic times within a reasonable period. The plea has also sought directions to the State Governments to designate the District Medical Officer to be appropriate authority for implementation of this...