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Supreme Court Restores Odisha Lokayukta's Probe Order Against Pradeep Kumar Panigrahi MLA
The Supreme Court, on Thursday, reversed the order of Orissa High Court, which set aside Odisha Lokayukta’s direction to the Director of Vigilance, Odisha, Cuttack to conduct a preliminary inquiry into the allegations of corruption against Dr. Pradeep Kumar Panigrhi, an elected Member of the Legislative Assembly of Gopalpur Constituency.A Bench comprising Justice Ajay Rastogi and Justice...
NEET-PG 2023 : Supreme Court Seeks NBE's Response On Pleas To Postpone NEET-PG Exam By 3 Months
The Supreme Court, on Friday, sought the response of the National Board of Examinations to the petitions filed by doctors who are aspirants of NEET-PG 2023-24 seeking to postpone the NEET-PG 2023 exam scheduled on March 3 by three months.A Bench comprising Justice S. Ravindra Bhat and Justice Dipankar Datta will consider the matter next on Monday, February 27.Arguments of the...
Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project | Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Appeal Against Acquisition Of Godrej & Boyce's Plot
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain an appeal filed by Godrej & Boyce against the Bombay High Court order which refused to set aside the acquisition of Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing Co. Ltd's plot at Vikhroli for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project. The matter was listed before a bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice JB Pardiwala....
Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Seeking Menstrual Leave, Says Matter Falls In Policy Domain
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a PIL seeking menstrual leave for female students and working women across India stating that the matter fell within the domain of policy. The petition filed by Advocate Shailendra Mani Tripathi was heard by a bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice JB Pardiwala. During the hearing, an intervenor...
'Not Going To Issue Any Injunction Ever Against Media' : Supreme Court Rejects Plea To Gag Media From Reporting Adani-Hindenburg Issue
The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a plea made by Adv ML Sharma to gag the media from reporting on Adani-Hindenburg issue till the court pronounces the order."We are not going to issue any injunction ever against the media", CJI DY Chandrachud told Sharma when the latter made the plea to stop the media reports on the issue.When Sharma, who has filed a PIL seeking investigation...
Supreme Court Upholds Life Sentence For Mother Who Killed Her 5-Year Old Child
The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, reiterated that when there is concurrent findings of fact by the Trial Court and the High Court, the Apex Court ought not to re-appreciate the evidence to examine the correctness of such findings of fact, unless there is manifest illegality or grave and serious miscarriage of justice on account of misreading or ignoring material evidence. A Bench...
Assessment Of Descriptive Answers Is Subjective; Courts Should Not Enter That Arena : Supreme Court Disapproves Of HC Ordering Re-Evaluation
The Supreme Court recently disapproved of the course adopted by the Allahabad High Court in ordering re-evaluation of a university exam, as the relevant statute did have a provision for re-evaluation and scrutiny of answer sheets."Moreover, the award of marks in the descriptive type answers essentially remains a matter of subjective assessment and the Court would not be entering into that...
Shiv Sena Crisis | 'I Stand Here Not Just For This Case, But For Protection Of Constitutional Processes' : Sr Adv Kapil Sibal To Supreme Court
The pleas pertaining to the Maharashtra political crisis are currently being heard by a Constitution bench of the Supreme Court comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice MR Shah, Justice Krishna Murari, Justice Hima Kohli, and Justice PS Narasimha. In today's proceedings, Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for the Uddhav Thackeray faction, argued that the governor's actions in the...
'Service As Adhoc Judges Can't Be Considered For Elevation As HC Judges' : Supreme Court Rejects Plea Of Judicial Officers From AP
The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a writ petition filed by nine judicial officers from Andhra Pradesh seeking to direct the Andhra Pradesh High Court to consider them for elevation as HC judges.The seniority list drawn by the High Court of judicial officers eligible for consideration did not include the petitioners' name on the ground that they had not completed ten years of service as...
Supreme Court Allows Interim Bail To Congress Spokesperson Pawan Khera In FIR Over Comment Against PM
The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted interim relief to Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera who was arrested by Assam police from Delhi airport today morning over his comment about Prime Minister Narendra Modi.The Court ordered that Khera should be released on interim bail on production before the jurisdictional Magistrate at Delhi till the next date of hearing, next Tuesday (February 28)....
