'Decisions To Postpone CLAT By NLU Consortium Not Taken Unanimously, Committed To Deliver NLAT 2020 On Time & In Student Friendly Manner': NLSUI

After the the NLU Consortium unanimously resolved to divest Professor Sudhir Krishnaswami, Vice Chancellor, NLSIU, Bangalore, of his functions as the Secretary-Treasurer of the Consortium, the NLSIU has put forth a Press Release stating that the decisions taken by the Consortium have no "legal basis or authority". NLSIU has confirmed that "it is fully committed to delivering the NLAT 2020 on...

"No Other NLUs Have Plan For Independent Admission Tests As Claimed By NLSIU VC": NLU Consortium

The NLU Consortium has unanimously resolved to divest Professor Sudhir Krishnaswami, Vice Chancellor, NLSIU, Bangalore, of his functions as the Secretary-Treasurer of the Consortium, with immediate effect. The decision comes in the backdrop of NLSIU's recent decision to withdraw from CLAT 2020 and hold a separate entrance examination for admissions to its five year B.A LL.B(Hons)...

Full Refund For Passengers Who Booked Flight Tickers During Lockdown 1 And 2: DGCA Files Affidavit In SC

After Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the top court that a solution has been arrived at so far as refunding airfare for flights booked during lockdown on Tuesday, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) filed an affidavit stating that tickets booked by passengers in domestic and international carriers for air travel between March 25 to May 3, 2020 will be fully refunded.For...

Supreme Court Weekly Round Up

Week Commencing August 31, 2020 To September 6, 2020

[Flight Tickets-Refund Case] 'Solution Has Been Arrived At'; Centre Tells SC [Read Order]

The Centre informed Supreme Court this week that a solution had been arrived at for passengers seeking refund of air tickets of flights cancelled during the lockdown. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta informed a bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, R. Subhash Reddy & MR Shah that a meeting had been convened between the requisite stakeholders and some solution had been arrived when the plea...

Plea In SC Seeks CBI, ED & SFIO Probe Into Allegedly "India's Biggest Franchisee Scam"

A fresh writ petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking an investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Enforcement Directorate (ED) & SFIO (Serious Fraud Investigation Office) or by a Special Investigation Team to investigate various offences including money laundering and black money hoarding by directors & beneficiaries of Westland Trade Private...

Yes Bank Scam: SC Stays Bail Granted To Wadhawan Brothers By Bombay HC Till Oct 7 [Read Order]

The bail granted to DHFL promoters Kapil and Dheeraj Wadhawan by the Bombay High Court in the case pertaining to the Yes Bank Scam, was stayed by Top Court on Thursday.A bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Ajay Rastogi & Aniruddha Bose said that it would examine the legal issues involved in the Wadhawans' bail plea and stayed order of the Bombay High Court granting bail to...

Kesavananda Bharati, Lead Petitioner In The Basic Structure Case, Passes Away

Kesavananda Bharati, the seer who was the lead petitioner in the case which resulted in the Supreme Court evolving the Basic Structure doctrine, passed away today morning, reported the Malayalam daily Mathrubhumi.He passed away today morning in his ashram at Edaneer in Kasargod district of Kerala. He was aged 79 years. Kesavananda Bharati filed the case challenging the land reform laws...

SC Issues Notice To UP Govt In Plea Challenging Amendment To Law Of Appointment Of Teachers To Minority Educational Institutions [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to the State of Uttar Pradesh in a plea challenging Government Orders which amended the state law regarding appointment of teaching staff in minority aided institutions. While the Court granted special leave to appeal against an Allahabad High Court Order which had upheld the validity of UP Government's action, the interim prayer for stay...

Cheap Publicity Stunt: Allahabad HC Imposes Cost On Petitioner Seeking Deprivation Of Citizenship Of JNU's Kanhaiya Kumar [Read Order]

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday dismissed with costs a PIL for revocation of citizenship of Kanhaiya Kumar, former President of the Students' Union, JNU, in connection to the 2016 Sedition Case. The Bench of Justices SK Gupta and Shamim Ahmed noted that the plea had been filed with the sole motive of gaining "cheap publicity" without even going through the provisions relating...

Prevention Of Food Adulteration Act - No Violation Of Labelling Regulations If Relevant Information Traceable From Barcode: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has quashed a prosecution for alleged violation of Rule 32(e) of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, 1955 after noting that the relevant information about the batch of the product was available in the barcode affixed to it.Rule 32 mandates that every package of food should carry a label giving out information about the manfucturer, batch of the...

Everyone Is To Blame: SC Raises Concerns About Adhocism Prevailing In Appointment Of Teachers & Lecturers [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has raised its concerns about the adhocism prevailing in the appointment of teachers and lecturers."The present dispute is a reflection of the mess in the education system where starting from the primary level to the highest level adhocism seems to prevail in the appointment of teachers and lecturers in turn having consequences for the students who need to benefit from the...