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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...
Supreme Court Passes Interim Order Allowing Visually Impaired Candidates To Appear In MP State Judiciary Exams
The Supreme Court on Thursday (March 21) issued interim directions for the efficient facilitation of judicial aspirants with visual impairments in the Madhya Pradesh Judicial Services Exam. The Court's interim direction comes after its suo-moto cognizance on March 7 of a letter sent to CJI DY Chandrachud by the mother of one of the visually impaired candidates against the exclusion of...
Protection Of Great Indian Bustard: Supreme Court Relooks Earlier Directions On Undergrounding Powerlines, Forms Expert Committee
The Supreme Court on Thursday (March 21) constituted an expert committee to examine the scope, feasibility and extent of installing overhead and underground powerlines in areas considered 'Priority' for the conservation of the Great Indian Bustard (GIB). The directions of the court come as a consequence of the need to strike a balance between the protection of the GIB and India's...
'No S.153A IPC Offence Without Presence Of Two Or More Communities' : Supreme Court Quashes Case Against Journalist
The Supreme Court reiterated that to constitute an offence under Section 153A of the Indian Penal Code, the essential ingredient is to create a sense of enmity and disharmony amongst two or more groups or communities, failing which no offence could be made out under Section 153A IPC. “From a bare reading of the language of Section 153A IPC, it is clear that in order to constitute such...
NEET-UG | Domicile Entitled To MBBS Seat In Maharashtra Even If Parent Serving Union Is Posted Outside State: Supreme Court
In a notable judgment, the Supreme Court granted a major relief to a candidate who was wrongfully denied medical admission last year in the state quota in Maharashtra in NEET-UG 2023. The Court directed that he should be accommodated in the first year of MBBS(UG) course in the same college in the next session, i.e., NEET UG-2024.Further, the Court directed the College and Maharashtra...