The Careless 'Unneat' Supreme Court Order on NEET; Why is the Supreme Court of India not rendering natural justice?

“Nothing will happen in the meantime. Matter had been heard by the bench and it is over for now, please allow the examination to be conducted"- this is the response of the bench comprising of  Justices A. K. Sikri and R. Banumathi of Supreme Court of India, when a three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice T. S. Thakur conducted a special hearing on Saturday to deal with pollution in Delhi...

Breaking; Madhya Pradesh HC quashes SC/ST Reservation in Promotion in Government Service [Read Judgment]

The court invalidated all  promotions granted according to Madhya Pradesh Public Services (Promotion) Rules, 2002Madhya Pradesh High Court Today has quashed Madhya Pradesh Public Services (Promotion) Rules, 2002 which introduced reservation for SC/ST Communities in promotions in Government Service.The division bench comprised of Chief Justice Ajay Khanwilkar and Justice Sanjay Yadav set...

Thanks to Bombay HC, Abandoned Siblings get Adoptive Parents [Read Order]

Vaibhav and Shrutika, the abandoned siblings, finally will live with a mother and father, thanks to Bombay High Court. Justice G.S. Patel, allowed a US based couple, Roy Edward Roos and Jennie to take them in adoption. Following is the heart-warming story of these kids as discernible from the Court orders.Two kids, Vaibhav and Shrutika, were abandoned by their biological mother when they...

A person can change his religion and faith but not the caste to which he belongs, as caste has linkage to birth; SC [Read Judgment]

Supreme Court upholds SC status of Mohammed Sadique, who originally belonged to ‘Doom’ Caste, though he was born to Muslim parents.In an important judgment, the Supreme Court has upheld election of Mr. Mohammed Sadique from a constituency reserved for Scheduled Castes in Punjab by setting aside the High Court judgment which had invalidated the same. Dismissing the Election petition which...

War on pendency: SC begins to insist on pre-hearing deposits from corporates

“Litigation should become expensive for your big clients. The learned Attorney General had suggested it to us yesterday as one of the step which can be adopted to reduce pendency and discourage litigation. This is a beginning. Only those big clients who can pay deposit shall file cases here”, CJI T S Thakur to senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi.A day after Attorney General Mukul...

SC Orders National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) in Two Phases; Exams on 1st May and July 24th [Read Order]

Supreme Court of India has ordered to conduct the National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) 2016 in Two Phases.The first phase will be conducted on 1st May and Second phase will be on 24th July. The entire results will be declared on 17th August. The admission Procedure will be completed on 30th September.From the order;“AIPMT 2016 to be held on 1st May, 2016 shall be phase I of...

AG wants Law Commission to decide on NCA; Amicus Venugopal, Andhyarrujina root for SC Constitution Bench

A three judge bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur today reserved its verdict on referring to a constitution bench the issue of setting up National Courts of Appeal in cities like Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai to hear appeals from high courts, after amicus curiaes K K Venugopal and T R Andhyarujina strongly supported the idea while Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi continued to oppose it...

Exclusive; SC slams Ministry of External Affairs for giving misleading information on its Website

It is time that the Ministry of External Affairs gets over the colonial hangover, said the BenchSupreme Court of India Today said that it is extremely unfortunate that the official website of the Ministry of External Affairs gives misleading information not only to Indians but also to the world at large. The observation came in the Judgment of Supreme Court which dismissed a Plea filed...

Article 224A: The Need of the Hour!

The role of the judiciary has always been of great significance in the functioning of the Indian democracy and it plays a pivotal role as one of the organs of the state in upholding the values and objectives of the Constitution. But the constant tussle between the Judiciary and the Government on the controversial issue of appointment of judgesdoes little to inspire confidence amongst people...

Pvt. Educational Institutions cannot be allowed to create business empires charging exorbitant fees; Himachal Pradesh HC [Read Judgment]

They cannot under the garb of building fund etc. illegally generate funds for their “business expansion” and create “business empires”, the Court said.The private institutions cannot be permitted to operate like money minting institutions, the innocent people of this State cannot be allowed to be duped any further, observed the High Court of Himachal Pradesh which directed the...

Reservation for differently abled persons will have to be computed on the basis of total vacancies of the cadre: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court in Ashok Kumar Giri vs. Govt. of India has reiterated that reservation for differently abled persons will have to be computed on the basis of total vacancies of the cadre and not on the basis of the vacancies available in the identified post.Apex Court Bench comprising of Justices FMI Kalifulla and S.A. Bobde has set aside the judgment of the Division Bench of the High Court...

CBSE to hold #NEET for Medical Admission this Year; Exam Schedule will be placed before SC tomorrow [Read Order]

A writ Petition is filed by Sankalp Charitable Trust before the Supreme Court for a direction to hold National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) in terms of Regulation of Medical Council of India (MCI) for academic year 2016-17 for admission to MBBS, BDS and like Courses of medical colleges throughout the country. Prayer was also made to stay the exam to be held for 15% by CBSE on 1st...