[Breaking] SC Dismisses Fresh Petitions Seeking Postponement Of NEET2020 [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain three fresh petitions which sought to postpone the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) for admissions to undergraduate medical courses, scheduled to be held on coming Sunday, September 13.A bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan, R Subhash Reddy and MR Shah was considering three petitions -(Keshav Maheshwari & Others vs...

Fresh Pleas Seeking Postponement Of NEET 2020- LIVE UPDATES From Supreme Court

Supreme Court Bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan to hear three fresh petitions seeking postponement of NEET2020...

[Citizenship Of Surrogate Babies] Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2019 Is Going To Be Placed Before Rajya Sabha: Centre Informs SC [Read Order]

The Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2019 is going to be placed before the Rajya Sabha in the ensuing Monsoon Session, the Centre informed the Supreme Court today.The Additional Solicitor General made this submission while the Court was considering an appeal which raises the issue of citizenship of a child born in India out of surrogacy in which biological parents are foreign nationals but the...

Bangalore Club Not Liable To Pay Wealth Tax, Holds Supreme Court [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has held that 'Bangalore Club', one of the oldest club in Bangalore, is not liable to pay Wealth tax under the Wealth Tax Act. The bench comprising Justices RF Nariman, Indira Banerjee and Navin Sinha set aside the Karnataka High Court judgment which had held otherwise. "The Bangalore Club is an association of persons and not the creation, by a person who is...

Amish Devgan Case: Supreme Court Extends Interim Order Staying Investigation And Coercive Action Till NDOH

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed that the interim orders staying investigation and coercive action against journalist Amish Devgan for multiple FIRs filed against him in connection with his remarks against Sufi Saint Moinnuddin Chishti will continue. A Bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and Sanjiv Khanna acceded to the request of Senior Advocate Siddharth...

[Breaking] "Attempt To Make NLSIU From Island Of Excellence To Island of Exclusion": Former NLSIU VC Venkata Rao Moves SC Challenging NLAT 2020

Former Vice Chancellor of NLSIU, Prof. (Dr.) R. Venkata Rao and an aggrieved parent of a CLAT aspirant have moved the Supreme Court challenging the sudden withdrawal of NLSIU Bangalore from CLAT 2020, to hold a separate entrance test namely NLAT 2020. The plea filed though Advocates Sughosh Subramyam and Vipin Nair states that such "unilateral decision" of NLSIU to hold...

[Breaking] Karnataka HC Stays 25% Domicile Reservation For Karnataka Students In NLSIU

The High Court of Karnataka on Tuesday passed an interim order to stay the National Law School of India University (NLSIU) Amendment Act 2020 passed by the Karnataka Assembly to grant 25% domicile reservation to Karnataka students in NLSIU, Bengaluru.The court has also stayed the 5 percent concession on the cut-off score in the admission test to students of Karnataka which was introduced by...

SC Reserves Order In Plea Seeking Transfer Of Investigation From State Police To CBI In The Case Of The Death Of NLUJ Student

The Supreme Court has reserved its order in a plea seeking for a transfer of investigation from the State police to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the mysterious death of Vikrant Nagaich, a 3rd-year student at National Law University, Jodhpur, in August 2017.A Bench comprising of Justices RF Nariman, Navin Sinha and Indira Banerjee heard the matter and proceeded to...

[MJ Akbar Vs Priya Ramani Defamation Case] Final Arguments By Sr.Ad Rebecca John [LIVE-UPDATES]

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'Will Impose Heavy Costs If You Argue This Case': SC To Petitioner Challenging Rise In Petrol & Diesel Prices; Plea Withdrawn [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed as withdrawn a Public Interest Litigation which challenged the rise in the prices of petrol and diesel.The petition was withdrawn after a bench, headed by Justice R F Nariman, expressed serious disinclination to entertain the plea."Do you really want to argue this case? Because we will impose heavy costs if you do", Justice Nariman told the...

Palghar Lynching - 18 Policemen Punished After Departmental Enquiry; CBI Probe Not Required: Maharashtra Police Tells SC [Read Affidavit]

The Maharashtra police has filed an affidavit in Supreme Court with details of punishment meted out to 18 police personnel for their role in being unable to prevent the lynching of two sadhus in Palghar earlier this year. It is informed that a Departmental enquiry was ordered against the police officers who were prima facie found to be negligent and in dereliction of duty with regard...

SC Stays Summons Issued By Lok Sabha Secretariat's Committee Of Privileges To Jharkhand SP [Read Order]

The Supreme Court Monday stayed the summons issued by the Lok Sabha Secretariat's Committee of Privileges to the Superintendent of Police, Deoghar, to appear before it tomorrow in connection with a complaint filed by a BJP MP from Jharkhand.Nishikant Dubey, a BJP Lok Sabha MP from Godda constituency, has lodged a complaint with the Committee of Privileges claiming that some officials of...