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After Supreme Court Rap, Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi Agrees To Swear In K Ponmudi As Minister
The Tamil Nadu Governor Mr RN Ravi today informed the Supreme Court that he has duly invited MLA K Ponmudi to swear in as the state cabinet minister at 3:30 PM today. The Attorney General (AG) Mr R Venkantaramani submitted to the bench led by CJI Chandrachud that the Governor conveyed that he " had least intent to disregard the Court". The AG submitted that as per the Governor, he only took...
BREAKING | Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal Withdraws Petition In Supreme Court Against ED Arrest, Says Will Fight Remand
In a turn of events, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal has withdrawn from the Supreme Court his petition challenging arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with the Delhi Excise Policy case.Although a Special Bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna, MM Sundresh and Bela M Trivedi was set to take up the plea later in the day, Senior Advocate Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearing for Kejriwal,...
Breaking | Karnataka High Court Paves Way For State To Conduct Board Exams For Classes 5, 8, 9 And 11
The Karnataka High Court has set aside a single bench order which stopped the State government from conducting board exams for students of 5, 8 and 9 and 11 standard of the schools affiliated to the State Board.A division bench of Justice K Somashekhar and Justice Rajesh Rai K thus allowed the State's appeal and directed the government to hold remaining Assessment for classes 5,8,9...
Allahabad High Court Declares 'UP Board Of Madarsa Education Act 2004' As Unconstitutional
In a significant ruling, the Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) has declared the 'UP Board of Madarsa Education Act 2004' as UNCONSTITUTIONAL violating the principle of Secularism. A detailed Judgment is awaited.While declaring the law as Ultra Vires, the Division comprising Justice Vivek Chaudhary and Justice Subhash Vidyarthi also directed the Uttar Pradesh Government to frame a scheme...
Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's Plea Against ED Arrest Today
The Supreme Court will hear today Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's writ petition challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate yesterday in connection with the Delhi liquor policy case.A Special Bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna, MM Sundresh and Bela Trivedi will hear the matter today.Senior Advocate Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi mentioned the matter before Chief Justice of...
Breaking | 2G Scam: Delhi High Court Admits CBI's Appeal Against Acquittal Of A Raja, Others
The Delhi High Court on Friday admitted the appeal moved by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) challenging the acquittal of former telecom minister and current Lok Sabha MP, A Raja and various others in the 2G spectrum allocation scam case.Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma pronounced the order on the leave to appeal filed by CBI. The verdict was reserved on March 14. Leave to appeal...
Exempting Earth Extraction For Linear Projects From Environmental Clearance Arbitrary : Supreme Court Quashes Centre's Notification
The Supreme Court (on March 21) set aside an amendment that eliminated the requirement of environmental clearance for extracting the earth for linear projects such as roads, pipelines, etc. The Court termed this blanket exemption “completely unguided.” Based on this, it was held to be arbitrary and violative of Article 14 of the Indian Constitution. One of the reasons the Court...
'Even Today Court Is Forced Restate DK Basu Principles', Supreme Court Directs Police & Probe Agencies To Strictly Follow Norms On Arrest
In a recent decision, the Supreme Court expressed displeasure with the conduct of the investigative agencies and the police for not adhering to the Constitutional and statutory safeguards while arresting and taking the accused into custody. An accused was subjected to physical and verbal abuse by a Maharashtra police officer and complainant after he moved out of the lock-up. The accused...
BREAKING| Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal Approaches Supreme Court Challenging ED Arrest, Seeks Urgent Hearing Tonight
Update at 11.15 PM : No hearing of Arvind Kejriwal's plea in SupremeCourt tonight.Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has approached the Supreme Court against his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate at his residence in connection with the Delhi Excise Policy case.He has filed a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution challenging the arrest by the ED.His lawyers are seeking an...
ED Arrests Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal In Liquor Policy Case
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday arrested Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the money laundering case related to the alleged liquor policy scam. Earlier today, a division bench of Delhi High Court refused to pass orders granting interim protection from coercive action at this stage to Kejriwal in the case.Kejriwal has moved the Delhi High Court challenging the summons issued...