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'Are You Going To Risk Students' Lives?' Supreme Court Warns Andhra Pradesh Govt Against Holding Class XII Exams Amid COVID
The Supreme Court on Thursday intensely quizzed the Andhra Pradesh Government over its decision to conduct physical exams for Class 12 tentatively in the last week of July.A vacation bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari expressed lack of conviction with the state government's affidavit which stated that COVID safety protocols will be followed by ensuring that only...
Class 12 Exams - Uniform Scheme Of Assessment For State Boards Impossible; Will Not Direct That : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday observed that it is impossible to have a uniform scheme for assessment for all state boards in the country.A vacation bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari observed that each board is autonomous and different and hence the court cannot direct adoption of a uniform scheme."We are not going to direct uniform schemes. Each board will have...
Plea Seeking Cancellation Of CLASS XII Board Examination: Supreme Court Hearing- Live Updates
Supreme Court to hear today the petition seeking Cancellation of CLASS XII Board ExaminationsAndhra Pradesh Govt yesterday informed SC that it wants to hold Class 12 Exams by July last weekSupreme Court will also examine Kerala Govt's move to hold Class XI exams in September.21 States have cancelled and 6 have conducted Class 12 exams.The PIL also seeks a uniform assessment criteria for...
"Real Culprits Are Still At Large": Kerala High Court Orders Reinvestigation In Bengali Migrant Murder Case
"The want of proper, fair and effective investigation resulted in inculpating the accused in this case who is a close friend of the deceased. The real culprits in this case are still at large and the murder of a poor labourer who left his land to eke out a livelihood remains unsolved. This should not be repeated".
Breaking- "No Reliable Alternative To Assess Students": Andhra Pradesh Govt Seeks Supreme Court's Permission To Conduct Class XII State Board Examination Physically
The State of Andhra Pradesh has on Wednesday informed the Supreme Court that it has decided to conduct Class XII State Board Examination with strict precautionary measures amid COVID. The submissions have been made by the State through an affidavit in the plea filed filed by Child rights activist Anubha Srivastava Sahai and 7 others, for cancellation of Class XII State Boards, HSC and...
Andhra Pradesh High Court Takes Suo Moto Revision Over Withdrawal Of Cases Against Chief Minister; State Objects
In an extraordinary development, the Andhra Pradesh High Court took suo moto cognizance against the withdrawal of eleven criminal complaints against the Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy.The registry of the Court registered eleven suo moto criminal revision cases against the eleven orders passed by different Magistrates allowing the withdrawal of the criminal complaints against the...
'Legacy Media Houses Wrongfully Classified As Digital Media' : DNPA Moves Madras High Court Against IT Rules
The Madras High Court on Wednesday issued notice in a plea filed by the Digital News Publishers Association (DNPA) as well as journalist Mukund Padmanabhan, challenging the constitutionality of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, and seeking declaration of the same as "ultra vires, void and violative of Articles 14, Article...
BREAKING : Baba Ramdev Moves Supreme Court Against Multiple FIRs On Comments About Allopathy Cure For COVID
Yoga guru Baba Ramdev has approached the Supreme Court against the multiple multiple FIRs registered against him in different states over his alleged remarks that Allopathy can't cure COVID. The FIRs were registered in States of Bihar and Chhattisgarh based on complaints by Indian Medical Association. The Patna and Raipur chapters of IMA lodged complaints against Ramdev alleging that his...
Does Right To Privacy Include Right To Drink Alcohol? Gujarat High Court Reserves Judgment On Maintainability Of Pleas Challenging Liquor Prohibition
The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday reserved order on the maintainability of a batch of petitions challenging the prohibition on manufacture, sale and consumption of liquor in the state vide the Gujarat Prohibition Act, 1949, on grounds of 'manifest arbitrariness' and violation of 'right to privacy'. A Division Bench of Chief Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Biren Vaishnav reserved...
'Constitutional Mandate To Conduct Elections In Time-Bound Manner Cannot Be Defeated' : Supreme Court Sets Sep 15 Deadline For TN Local Body Polls
The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the State Election Commission in Tamil Nadu to conclude the entire process of the local body elections in the nine newly carved districts by 15th September, 2021, including publication/notification of election schedule and the result of the elections. A Bench of Justices Hemant Gupta and Aniruddha Bose was hearing a Miscellaneous Application in a...
Delhi High Court Refuses To Stay CCI Probe Against WhatsApp's Privacy Policy
The Delhi High Court has refused to stay the Competition Commissionof India's (CCI) enquiry against WhatsApp's new privacy policy. A vacation division bench of Justices Anup Jairam Bhambhani and Jasmeet Singh was hearing an appeal by WhatsApp and its parent company Facebook Inc against a single bench order declining to interfere with CCI's investigation. Appearing for WhatsApp, Sr....