[Breaking] SC Holds Prashant Bhushan Guilty Of Contempt For Tweets Against Judiciary; Will Hear Him On Sentence [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court on Friday held Advocate Prashant Bhushan guilty of contempt of court in the suo moto contempt case taken against him over two of his tweets about the Chief Justice of India and the Supreme Court.Justice B R Gavai, reading out the judgment, observed that Bhushan committed "serious contempt of the Court".The bench will hear him on sentence on August 20.A bench comprising...

[Sushant Singh Rajput Case] No 'Case' Pending In Maharashtra As It Is Yet To Register FIR : CBI Tells SC

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed written submissions before Top Court in Rhea Chakraborty's plea seeking transfer of FIR registered against her by Sushant Singh Rajput's father from Patna to Mumbai.The CBI states:1) No two cases pending in two different states;2) Maharashtra Police has not registered FIR;3) It is Maharashtra Polices' admitted position that they are at stage...

[Breaking] SC To Pronounce Judgment Tomorrow In Contempt Case Against Prashant Bhushan Over His Tweets

The Supreme Court will pronounce judgment tomorrow in the suo moto contempt case taken against Advocate Prashant Bhushan over two of his tweets about the Chief Justice of India and the Supreme Court.A bench comprising Justices Arun Mishra, B R Gavai and Krishna Murari had reserved judgment in the case on August 5 after elaborately hearing Senior Advocate Dushyant Dave for Bhushan.Breaking : SC...

Draft EIA 2020: SC Stays Delhi HC Contempt Proceedings Against Centre For Failure To Publish Notification In Regional Languages [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the contempt of court proceedings initiated by Delhi High Court against Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEFCC) for failing to publish draft Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) notification 2020 in multiple regional languages.The Centre, however, withdrew its Special Leave Petition filed in the apex court to avail the remedy of...

[Breaking] Permitted To Conduct Final Year Exams After Taking Into Account The Academic Interest Of Students: Home Ministry Tells SC [Read Affidavit]

The Union Ministry of Home Affairs has informed the Supreme Court that it permitted the conduct of exams by Universities and Institutions vide notification dated July 6, 2020, after taking into consideration the "academic interest" of a large number of students. It is submitted that the decision was taken pursuant to the requests made by the Ministry of Human Resource Development and...

[Breaking] Karnataka HC Refuses To Postpone COMEDK Exam Scheduled On August 19

The High Court of Karnataka on Thursday refused to postpone the COMEDK test scheduled to be conducted by Consortium of Medical, Engineering and Dental Colleges of Karnataka (COMEDK) on August 19.The Court dismissed a PIL filed by Advocate Abdulla Mannan Khan, which voiced the apprehension that conduct of the test would expose students to the risk of COVID-19.While giving a go-ahead to COMEDK,...

[Breaking]NEET 2020 To Be Conducted In Single Shift At The Same Time On The Same Day, No Overseas Centres Possible: National Testing Agency Tells SC [Read Affidavit]

The National Testing Agency has filed a counter affidavit before the Supreme Court, intimating that it is not possible to have overseas examination centres for NEET 2020 because the examination is conducted in "paper book format". The submission has come in response to the plea filed by parents of students who are applicants for the NEET UG 2020 entrance examination and reside in...

[Breaking] 'Cancellation Of Exams Not In Students' Interests': UGC Opposes Delhi & Maharashtra Govts Stand Of Not Conducting Final Year Exams

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has filed its affidavit in the Supreme Court, rebutting the opposing stand of the Maharashtra & DelhiGovernments cancelling final year examinations.The autonomous body has contended that to cancel the final year / terminal semester examinations and graduate students using "alternative assessment measures" is in contravention of the UGC's Guidelines...

[Rajasthan Politics] No Stay On BSP-Congress Merger; Any Transaction On Floor Of House Will Be Subject To Court Orders: SC

While declining the plea to stay the Speaker's decision to stay the merger of BSP MLAs of Rajasthan assembly with Congress, the Supreme Court on Thursday said that any transactions on the floor of the house during the assembly session scheduled tomorrow will be subject to the orders of the Court.The Court was hearing the special leave petition filed by BJP MLA Madan...

[Breaking] Final Year Exams: Karnataka HC Asks VTU To Reconsider Possibility Of Online Option For Special Exams

The High Court of Karnataka on Thursday directed the Visvesaraya Technological University (VTU) to reconsider the feasibility of holding online examination as an option in addition to offline examination for the students while attempting the examination at least in the special chance.The University has been asked to take note of suggestion from students and also opinion to extent possible,...

Students vs UGC : Live Updates Of Hearing In Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court begins hearing on petition filed by students of the Bangalore Institute of Technology, seeking the option of online exams for the exams held by Visvesvaraya Technological University.Yesterday, the Court had asked the VTU if viva can be done online, why can't exams be held online.Follow this page for live updates....

[Sushant Singh Rajput Case] No Embargo On Bihar Police To Investigate, Inaction By Mumbai Police To Register FIR Contrary To Law: Bihar Govt. To SC

The Bihar Government has filed its written submissions before Top Court in the petition filed by Bollywood actress Rhea Chakraborty seeking transfer of FIR registered against her by Sushant't father from Patna to Mumbai.Alleging that the Mumbai Police has adopted a lackadaisical approach towards the Sushant Singh Rajput Death case and has not even registered an FIR, the Bihar Government...