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CBI's 'Mobocracy' Argument, Based On Newspaper Reports, Not Grounds For Transfer Under CrPC : Luthra Argues In Narada Case
Senior Advocate Siddharth Luthra concluded his arguments today in CBI's application for transfer of Narada Case from the Special CBI Court to the High Court on the ground of 'mobocracy' and perception of common man. A 5-Judge Bench comprising of Acting Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal, and Justices IP Mukherjee, Harish Tandon, Soumen Sen and Arijit Banerjee is hearing the matter. He...
Kerala High Court Grants Interim Anticipatory Bail To Lakshadweep Filmmaker Aisha Sultana In Sedition Case
The Kerala High Court on Thursday granted interim anticipatory bail for a week to Lakshadweep filmmaker Aisha Sultana in the sedition case registered over her the 'bio-weapon' remark made while criticizing the regulations of the island administration in a channel debate.A single bench of Justice Ashok Menon also ordered that she should appear before the Kavaratti police for interrogation on...
'This Is Forest Land, Not Ordinary Land' : Supreme Court Refuses To Halt Demolition Of Over 10,000 Settlements In Faridabad Khori Gaon
"No indulgence is required to be shown to the Petitioners", said the Supreme Court on Thursday in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking a stay on the demolition of 10,000 houses that has been planned by the Municipal Corporation of Faridabad at Khori Gaon in Faridabad, Haryana. The removal of encroachments on the forest land within 6 weeks had been directed by the Supreme Court...
Assessment Under CBSE Scheme Would Replicate, As Far As Possible, Marks Which Students Would Have Obtained In In-Person Examination: AG KK Venugopal To SC
Narrating the scheme evolved by the CBSE for the assessment of class 12th students, AG K. K. Venugopal on Thursday told the Supreme Court that the students will be able to get a certificate declaring, practically as far as possible in recent circumstances, the marks which they would have got if there was an in-person examination."The scheme would replicate the situation that would have...
Past Six Years Performance Will Be Assessed For Class XII ISC Results : CISCE Informs Supreme Court
The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) has informed the Supreme Court that it will endeavour to declare and publish the results of Class XII students based on the objective criteria formulated by it for assessment by July 20th, if it is immediately allowed to implement the schemes.The Board has also informed the Supreme Court that assessment of students would be...
Breaking: "No Two Opinions About Right To Access Courts", Madhya Pradesh High Court To Provide Court's VC Weblinks, Allows 4 Journalists Plea
While hearing a writ plea filed by 4 Journalists seeking media access to Court's Proceedings, the Madhya Pradesh High Court today orally observed that the High Court administration has decided to "give you, what you (Journalists) wanted".A Division Bench of Justice Prakash Srivastava and Justice Virender Singh orally observed that "you people have in fact assisted the Court and the E-Committee...
Board Exams - 'Out Of 28 States, 18 Cancelled Exams, 6 Conducted, 4 Not Cancelled', Says Supreme Court
While noting that 18 States have cancelled Class XIIth Board Exams and 4 States have not, Supreme Court has on Thursday adjourned to June 21st the plea filed seeking cancellation of Physical exams for Class XII of State Boards, HSC and NIOS, and constitution of a Committee to decide the assessment. "Out of 28 states, 6 states have already conducted examination, 18 states have cancelled it, but...
Supreme Court Accepts Scheme Formulated By CBSE ICSE For Evaluation Of CLASS XII Students, Asks Them To Incorporate Dispute Resolution Mechanism And Timeline For Optional Exams
Supreme Court has on Thursday accepted the scheme formulated by CBSE and ICSE for evaluation of students, while asking the Boards to incorporate the provision for dispute resolution in case students want correction of final result declared, and to provide a timeline for optional exams would be declared. While hearing the filed by Advocate Mamata seeking cancellation of the Class 12 CBSE and...
BREAKING : Delhi Court Orders Immediate Release Of Devangana Kalita, Natasha Narwal and Asif Iqbal Tanha Following Bail Granted By High Court
After much back and forth, a Delhi Court on Thursday issued orders for the immediate release of student activists Natasha Narwal, Devangana Kalita and Asif Iqbal Tanha from Tihar jail in the Delhi riots conspiracy case pursuant to the bail granted to them by the Delhi High Court on June 15.The Additional Sessions Court, Karkardooma, also dismissed the applications filed by Delhi Police...
Breaking: Class XII Students To Be Evaluated Based On Performance in Class X (30%), Class XI (30%) And Class XII (40%) : CBSE Tells Supreme Court
The CBSE on Thursday informed the Supreme Court that it will evaluate the Class XII students for theory based on 30% marks from Class X, 30% from Class XI and 40% from Class XII, along with marks for practicals/internal assessment on actual basis as uploaded by the Schools on CBSE Portal.The submissions were made a before a vacation of Justice AM Khanwilkar and Justice Dinesh Maheshwari...
[BREAKING] 'Trial Court Cannot Be Lax Once There Is A Bail Order' : Delhi High Court On Issue Of Students Activists' Release In Riots Case
The Delhi High Court on Thursday observed that the trial court must consider "with alacrity" the issue of release of student activists who were granted by bail by the High Court in the Delhi riots case.A division bench comprising Justices Sidharth Mridul and Anup Jairam Bhambhani was considering the urgent applications filed by student activists Devangana Kalita, Natasha Narwal and Asif...