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Telangana MBBS/BDS Admissions : Supreme Court Asks State If Local Quota Criteria Can Be Applied From Next Academic Year
The Supreme Court on Monday (September 30), while hearing the issue pertaining to the Telangana Local Quota Rule for MBBS Admissions, suggested to the State of Telangana to consider if the new criteria (four years continuous study and passing the qualifying exam in Telangana) could be applied from the next academic year.During the hearing, the State also said that it was considering revoking...
"No Judge Expected To Work Without Salary": Supreme Court Directs Bihar Govt To Release Pay Arrears Of Sitting HC Judge
The Supreme Court on Monday (September 30) directed the State of Bihar to immediately release the salary of sitting Patna High Court Judge, Justice RP Mishra, who had pending arears since the date of his elevation to High Court. The Court passed the interim order considering the urgency as "no judge should be expected to work without a salary.."The bench comprising the Chief Justice,...
Supreme Court Criticizes Finance Ministry For Treating Debts Recovery Tribunal As “Subordinate Department”, Seeks Explanation
The Supreme Court on Monday (September 30) expressed concerns over the Ministry of Finance treating the Debts Recovery Tribunal (DRT) at Visakhapatnam as its subordinate department after a report revealed that DRT staff had been diverted to carry out tasks assigned by the Finance Ministry.The report, which was submitted by the Presiding Officer of the DRT, detailed that staff members had...
Deadline To File Income Tax Audit Report For FY 2023-24 Extended Till October 7
The income tax department has extended the date for filing the audit report for 2023-24 by 7 days till October 7. The audit report must be filed online via the e-filing ITR portal.A circular issued by CBDT in this regard states,"On consideration of difficulties faced by the taxpayers and other stakeholders in electronic filing of various reports of audit under the provisions of the...
MDS Seats In Govt Colleges 'Prestigious': Supreme Court Dismisses Challenge To Fee Hike From 12K To 48K In Goa Dental College
The Supreme Court today (September 30) refused to entertain a petition challenging the fees hike by the Goa Dental College for MDS Course. The Court orally said that the increase from 12,000 Rs to 48,000 Rs was not excessive considering how prestigious government college seats are amidst the academic competition. The bench of CJI DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra heard...
Entrust Trial Of Corruption Case Against Senthil Balaji To Judge With Lesser Workload : Supreme Court Tells Madras HC
The Supreme Court on Monday (September 30) asked the Madras High Court to hand over the trial of the corruption case against Minister Senthil Balaji in the cash-for-jobs scam to a judge with a lesser work load.Noting that the present Sessions Judge handing the cases against MPs/MLAs has a heavy caseload, the Supreme Court suggested that one more Sessions Judge be appointed to handle such...
'Don't Do Anything In Defiance Of Court Order' : Supreme Court To Karnataka Govt On Holding Board Exams For Classes 5,8 &9
The Supreme Court today (September 30) allowed petitioners to file a contempt application against the Karnataka Government's proposal of conducting Board Exams for Classes 5, 8 and 9 in the current academic year in defiance of the Court's interim order. A bench of Justices Bela M. Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma was informed today that the Karnataka Government issued notifications in...
Supreme Court Criticises Delhi Govt For 'Lacklustre Approach' In Enhancing Green Cover, Seeks Forest Secretary's Affidavit
The Supreme Court on Monday (September 30) criticized the lacklustre approach of the Delhi government towards making efforts to enhance the green cover in Delhi NCR and directed the Secretary of thru Forest Department to appear before the Court on October 18, 2024.“We fail to understand such a lacklustre approach on the part of the Secretary of the Forest Department...We direct the Secretary...
RG Kar Case|WB Resident Doctors Tell Supreme Court They Are Performing All Essential Services Including IP/OP Duties
The Supreme Court on Monday (September 30), while hearing the suo motu case over the RG Kar rape-murder crime, recorded a statement made on behalf of the resident doctors in the State of West Bengal that they are now performing all essential and emergency services, including in-patient and out-patient duties.The doctors had abstained from duties as a mark of their protest against the rape...
'Threshold For Criminal Defamation Higher For Political Discourse' : Supreme Court Stays Case Against Arvind Kejriwal, Atishi
In an interim relief to Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal and Delhi Chief Minister Atishi Marlena, the Supreme Court today stayed further proceedings in a criminal defamation case filed by BJP leader Rajiv Babbar assailing their remarks over alleged deletion of Delhi voters' names from electoral rolls in 2018.A bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and SVN Bhatti granted the interim relief,...
'We Can't Let Such A Talented Boy Go Away:' Supreme Court Directs IIT To Admit Dalit Student Who Lost Admission Due To Delay In Paying Fee
The Supreme Court on Monday (September 30) granted relief to a Dalit student who lost his admission to the Indian Institute of Technology(IIT) because he was late in paying the online admission fee of Rs 17,500/- by a few minutes.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra directed that the petitioner should be admitted to the seat at...
