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No Exceptional Circumstance In Bihar To Breach 50% Reservation Limit; Quota Merely Based On Population Proportion Impermissible : Patna High Court
The Patna High Court has struck down the Bihar Reservation of Vacancies in Posts and Services (for Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes) Amendment Act, 2023 and the Bihar Reservation (in Admission to Educational Institutions) Amendment Act, 2023 passed by the Bihar Legislature on 09.11.2023 for being unconstitutional and in violation of Articles 14, 15 and 16 of...
Delhi Court Grants Bail To Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal In Liquor Policy Case
A Delhi Court on Thursday granted bail to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the money laundering case connected to the alleged liquor policy scam.Vacation Judge Nyay Bindu of Rouse Avenue Courts passed the order after reserving it earlier today. ED's special counsel Zoheb Hossain prayed for stay of the order till the probe agency exercises its legal remedies. However, the court rejected...
NEET-UG 2024 : Supreme Court Refuses To Stall Re-Test For Candidates Whose Grace Marks Were Revoked
The Supreme Court on Thursday (June 20) refused to stay the re-test scheduled on June 23 for the 1563 candidates who were granted grace marks in the NEET-UG 2024 Exam. After revoking the controversial decision to award grace marks to these candidates, the National Testing Agency gave an option of re-test to them.Challenging the decision of the NTA to give the re-test option to those candidates,...
Liquor Policy: Delhi Court Reserves Order On Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's Bail Plea
A Delhi Court on Thursday reserved order on the bail plea of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the money laundering case connected to the alleged liquor policy scam.Vacation Judge Niyay Bindu of Rouse Avenue Courts reserved the order after ASG SV Raju appearing for the Enforcement Directorate (ED) concluded submissions on behalf of the probe agency.The court also reserved order on...
BREAKING | Patna High Court Sets Aside Bihar Law Increasing Reservation For SC, ST & OBC Communities To 65%
The Patna High Court on 20.06.2024 set aside the Bihar Reservation (for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Back Classes) (Amendment) Act, 2023, and the Bihar (in admission in educational institutions) Reservation (Amendment) Act, 2023.The Division Bench of Chief Justice K. Vinod Chandran and Justice Harish Kumar were considering a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) which challenged...
Supreme Court Stays Proceedings In 3 High Courts On Alleged Paper Leak In NEET-UG 2024 Exam
The Supreme Court on Thursday (June 20) stayed proceedings in petitions filed in Rajasthan, Calcutta and Bombay High Courts regarding the alleged paper leak in the NEET-UG 2024 exam held on May 5 this year.A vacation bench of Justices Vikram Nath and SVN Bhatti passed the order while issuing notice on a transfer petition filed by the National Testing Agency (NTA). The NTA is seeking the...
Supreme Court To Hear On Jun 24 Haryana SSC's Plea Against Quashing Of Notification Granting 5% Addl Marks To State Domiciles In CET
The Supreme Court today posted to June 24 pleas filed by the Haryana Staff Selection Commission (SSC) against setting aside of a 2022 notification which granted 5% additional marks to domiciles of Haryana in recruitment to certain posts based on a "socio-economic" criteria.The vacation bench of Justices Vikram Nath and SVN Bhatti was dealing with Haryana SSC's challenge to a judgment passed...
Bombay High Court Allows Release Of Film 'Hamare Baarah' After Makers Agree To Delete Certain Portions & Add Disclaimers
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday allowed the release of film "Hamare Baarah", on June 21, 2024 after the makers agreed to make certain changes in the movie.A division bench of Justice BP Colabawalla and Justice Firdosh Pooniwalla passed the order in a writ petition seeking a ban on the film on the ground that it is derogatory to Islam and married Muslim women in India.The bench said that...
'Documents Forged': Allahabad HC Dismisses NEET Aspirant's 'Torn OMR Sheet' Plea, NTA Mulls Action Against Her
The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday DISMISSED (being not pressed) a writ petition moved by a NEET aspirant (Ayushi Patel) after it was revealed that she submitted forged documents in her petition alleging the NTA failed to declare her result. In her plea, the candidate also claimed that her OMR answer sheet was torn. A bench of Justice Rajesh Singh Chauhan dismissed the...
In Process Of Bringing Anti-Conversion Law : Rajasthan Govt Tells Supreme Court
The State of Rajasthan has informed the Supreme Court that it is in the process of making an anti-conversion law. In an affidavit filed in response to a PIL seeking to prevent fraudulent and forceful religious conversions, the State submitted that it does not have any specific legislation dealing with religious conversions.However, the State submitted that it "is in the process of bringing...
Supreme Court To Organize Special Lok Adalat From July 29
The Supreme Court is organising a Special Lok Adalat from July 29 to August 03 to facilitate amicable settlements of suitable pending cases. Lok Adalats are an integral component of judicial system in this country, enhancing alternative dispute resolution as a means of expediting and fostering amicable settlements. The Special Lok Adalat is being organized in the 75th year of the establishment...