After NDA, Supreme Court Permits Girls To Appear For Military Schools Entrance For 2022 Term

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Centre to make arrangements for the induction of girls into the Rashtriya Indian Military College (RIMC) by allowing them to appear for the upcoming examination on December 18, 2021 for the term beginning from June 2022. The Centre was directed to issue fresh advertisements in this regard. Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati informed the...

Lakhimpur Kheri Violence : Supreme Court Asks UP Government To File Status Report On Investigation Tomorrow

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Uttar Pradesh Government to file a status report by tomorrow regarding the investigation in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence, which claimed the lives of 8 people, four of them being farmers protesters who were allegedly mowed down by a vehicle driven by the son of Union Minister and BJP MP Ajay Kumar Mishra.The Court stated that the status report...

NEET- AIQ : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing Of Plea Against EWS/OBC Reservation

The Supreme Court is hearing a batch of petitions challenging the decision of the Central Government to introduce reservations for the Other Backward Classes and Economically Weaker Sections in NEET-All India Quota.A bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud, Vikram Nath and BV Nagarathna is hearing the petitions. Senior Advocate Arvind Datar and Senior Advocate Shyam Divan appearing for...

Centre Defers NEET-SS Exam Pattern Changes To 2022-2023 After Supreme Court Rap

NEET-SS 2021 will be held as per the existing pattern, Centre told the Court.

'Fit Case To Be Included In Law School Syllabus' : Supreme Court On 5th Round Of Litigation Stalling Execution In 50 Yr Old Suit

Astonished at the five rounds of litigation initiated by a litigant(and his successors) over five decades to stall the execution of a civil decree, the Supreme Court remarked that it was a fit case to be included in the law school syllabus as a study material for students to get equipped with various provisions of the Civil Procedure Code relating to execution."...the case on hand is fit to...

[OCTOBER 7 AT 5 PM] LiveLaw Practitioner Series: " The Concept Of Detention Under Section 167(2) Cr.PC- Its Scope, Range & Legality" PART-1 By Justice V Ramkumar

LiveLaw is organizing a webinar under its "LiveLaw Practitioner Series" . Justice V Ramkumar (Former Judge, High Court of Kerala) will speak on " The Concept Of 'Detention' Under Section 167(2) Cr.PC- Its Scope, Range & Legality" PART-1. Aaratrika Bhaumik will moderate the session. The details of the webinar are as follows: Date & Time: October 7, 2020, 5:00...

'Medical Education & Regulation Have Become A Business; Entire Haste To Fill Up Seats' : Supreme Court Questions NEET-SS 2021 Exam Changes

The Supreme Court on Tuesday pulled up the Central Government and the National Board of Examinations observing that the changes in the National Eligibility-cum- Entrance Test- Super Specialty(NEET-SS) 2021 pattern were seemingly done to ensure that the seats in the private medical colleges were not lying vacant.The Supreme Court repeated its earlier observations that the changes have put...

On The Right To Protest In Sub-Judice Matters

Does holding a protest in any way impede with the Judiciary's function to adjudicate on the constitutional validity of a legislation and is imposing restrictions on the right to protest the 'least intrusive' way of achieving this purpose?

Narada Case : Calcutta HC Directs CBI Official To Appear Before WB Speaker For Submitting Chargesheets Against MLAs Without Prior Consent

The Calcutta High Court on Monday directed.an officer of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to appear before the Speaker of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly at 4 pm on Monday itself pursuant to the summons issued to the CBI regarding charge sheets filed against legislators in the Narada scam case. The Speaker had summoned senior CBI and Enforcement Directorate officers to appear...

Ex-Gratia For COVID Deaths, Death Certificates, Grievance Redressal : Supreme Court Issues Slew Of Directions

The Supreme Court on Monday issued a slew of directions in relation to the grant of ex-gratia compensation to the family of COVID victims and issuance of death certificates.A bench comprising Justices MR Shah and AS Bopanna issued the directions approving the guidelines framed by the National Disaster Management Authority and the Central Government. The guidelines were framed pursuant to...

Sec 138 NI Act- Absence Of Salutation Like 'Mr.', 'M/s.' While Drawing Cheque Irrelevant; Not Ground For Acquittal: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently ruled that the absence of salutation while drawing the cheque by the accused cannot be a ground for the accused to be acquitted in proceedings under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act.Justice Gopinath P while allowing an appeal, observed: "The alphabets 'M/s' which is short form for 'Messrs' is normally a salutation intended to refer to a group...

BREAKING : Supreme Court Dismisses Plea To Cancel NEET-UG 2021 Over Alleged Malpractices; Says "Lakhs Of Students Can't Be Made To Suffer"

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a petition seeking cancellation of the NEET-UG 2021 exam held on September 12, 2021 and conduct of fresh exams for NEET-UG in the wake of allegations about the widespread use of malpractices and paper leak."Instances of impersonation and paper leakage cannot be to the detriment to the lakhs of students who have appeared for the exam", the Supreme...