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'Her Photos Were Repeatedly Shown' : Supreme Court Dismisses Asianet News Plea To Quash Divya Spandana's Defamation Complaint
The Supreme Court today (August 2) dismissed the petition filed by Asianet News Network, Kannada channel Asianet Suvarna News and journalist Vishweshwar Bhat challenging the Karnataka High Court's refusal to quash the criminal defamation complaint filed by actor Divya Spandana for allegedly linking her to IPL spot-fixing scam. The bench of CJI DY Chandrachud, Justices JB Pardiwala and...
S. 106 Evidence Act | Accused Can't Be Asked To Discharge Burden Of Proof When Prima Facie Case Wasn't Established By Prosecution: Supreme Court
Recently, the Supreme Court acquitted an accused who was charged with the offence of murdering his wife because the prosecution was not able to prove the prima facie case against the accused. For invoking Section 106 of the Indian Evidence Act of 1872 (“Evidence Act”), the prosecution ought to have discharged the burden on it by adducing cogent evidence to prove the accused presence at...
NEET-UG 2024 | Exam Cancellation Only When Malpractice Is Systemic & Separation Of Untainted Candidates Is Impossible: Supreme Court
While refusing to cancel the NEET-UG exam held on May 5 this year on account of paper leak and malpractices, the Supreme Court has observed that an exam may be cancelled only when its sanctity is found to have been compromised at a systemic level and it is impossible to separate the tainted candidates from the untainted ones."...the cancellation of an examination, either for the purposes...
Developing 'Scientific Temper' Matter Of Education, Not Judicial Writs: Supreme Court Dismisses PIL To Curb Superstition And Sorcery
The Supreme Court today (August 2) refused to entertain a PIL seeking directions to the Union and States to take action against superstition and sorcery practices in the country. The Court observed that it was essential to focus on educating citizens to promote a 'scientific temper' in the country, something which be cannot achieved merely by filling petitions. The PIL was filed by...
Supreme Court Highlights NTA's Lapses, Says Manner In Which NEET-UG 24 Was Conducted Raises Serious Concerns
In the judgment rejecting the pleas to cancel the NEET-UG 2024 test, the Supreme Court listed several lapses which took place on the part of the National Testing Agency (NTA) in holding the test.Though the Court said that these lapses did not result into a widespread leak so as to affect the sanctity of the entire examination, the Court flagged several failures, cautioning the agency to...
Supreme Court Frames Issues In Tamil Nadu's Suit Against Kerala Over Alleged Encroachment In Mullaperiyar Catchment Area
In the suit filed by State of Tamil Nadu alleging that Kerala's construction of a mega car project in the Mullaperiyar catchment area encroached upon the area leased to it, the Supreme Court recently framed issues arising for consideration.A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and AG Masih passed the order, stipulating the issues thus:i. Whether the Suit is not maintainable under Article 131 of...
West Bengal VC Appointments| Supreme Court Clarifies That Regular And Not Pro Tem VCs Be Appointed In All State Universities
The Supreme Court, through its order dated July 29, in an ongoing dispute between the West Bengal government and Governor CV Anand Bose (Chancellor of Universities) regarding the appointment of Vice-Chancellors (VC) of Universities, has clarified that there shall be an appointment of regular VCs (instead of pro tem VCs) in all the 36 State-aided Universities."To be more specific, it...
2018 Firing At Anti-Sterlite Protests | Supreme Court Stays Madras HC Order For Probe Into Assets Of Police & Govt Officials
The Supreme Court on August 2 stayed the Madras High Court order which directed a fresh investigation by the Tamil Nadu Directorate of Vigilance and Anti–Corruption (DVAC) into the assets of the police and government officials accused in the 2018 Thoothukudi Police Firing at the anti-Sterlite protests. The High Court had passed the direction in a plea challenging the National Human...
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Supreme Court Dismisses Pleas For SIT Investigation Into Electoral Bonds 'Quid Pro Quo', Says Ordinary Remedies Not Invoked
The Supreme Court on Friday (August 2) dismissed petitions seeking to set up a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the alleged instances of quid pro quo arrangements between corporate and political parties through Electoral Bonds donations.The Court said that it would be "premature" and "inappropriate" to order an investigation under the monitoring of a retired judge when the...
Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere With Renaming Of Aurangabad & Osmanabad As Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar & Dharashiv
The Supreme Court today (on July 2) dismissed an SLP filed against the Bombay High Court order upholding the Maharashtra government's notifications changing the name of Aurangabad and Osmanabad cities to Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Dharashiv, respectively. The Bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and S.V.N Bhatti refused to interfere with the impugned order. Several petitions were...
