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NEET UG 2024 | Over 4 Lakh Students To Lose 5 Marks As Supreme Court Asks NTA To Revise Results Based On IIT Delhi Report
While refusing to cancel the NEET-UG 2024 exam for paper leak, the Supreme Court today (July 23) directed the National Testing Agency (NTA) to revise the results by treating the option identified by an expert team constituted by the IIT-Delhi as the correct answer to an ambiguous question.The NTA had treated two options as the correct answers to this question. Now, the Court has asked the...
Supreme Court Sets Aside NGT Orders Allowing Construction Of Tiracol Bridge In Goa's Querim Beach
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (July 23) set aside the National Green Tribunal's (NGT) orders dated January 22, 2020, and January 17, 2022, which had allowed the construction of the Tiracol bridge on Querim beach in Goa.The NGT had previously permitted the construction of the bridge, citing its public utility and the assertion that it could be built without causing environmental damage, based on...
Bihar Caste-Survey : Supreme Court To Consider To What Extent State Can Collect Citizen's Data
The Supreme Court today granted leave in a batch of petitions challenging the constitutionality of a caste-based survey conducted by the State of Bihar in 2023. The matter has been posted to September 4.The bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Sanjay Kumar was dealing with special leave petitions filed by non-governmental organizations Youth for Equality, Ek Soch Ek Prayas and others against...
Supreme Court Refuses To Cancel NEET-UG 2024, Says There's No Material To Show Systemic Breach
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (July 23) refused to cancel the NEET-UG 2024 exam on the ground of paper leak and malpractices. The Court stated that there was no material to indicate that the leak was systemic affecting the sanctity of the entire exam.The Court also stated that ordering a re-examination will lead to serious consequences affecting over 23 lakh students and will lead to disruption...
Breaking- Delhi Riots: High Court Orders CBI Investigation Into Death Of Man Forced To Sing National Anthem
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday transferred to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) the investigation into the death of 23 year-old Faizan, who was allegedly forced to sing national anthem during the 2020 North-East Delhi riots.Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani allowed the plea moved by Kismatun, Faizan's mother, seeking SIT investigation into her son's death. The plea was filed in 2020.“I...
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Income Tax Slabs Under New Regime Revised, Standard Deduction Increased: Finance Minister Lays Budget 2024
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today revised the Direct Income tax rates under the new regime.The revised rates are as follows:0-3L income- nil tax3-7L income- 5% tax7-10L income- 10% tax10-12L income- 15% tax12-15L income- 20% taxAbove 15L income- 30% taxEarlier, the rates under the new regime were as follows:0-3L: nil3-6L: 5%6-9L: 10%9-12L: 15%12-15L: 20%Above 15L:...
Supreme Court Delivers Split Verdict On Challenge To Approval For Genetically Modified Mustard Cultivation
In a crucial development, the Supreme Court today (July 23) delivered a split verdict on petitions challenging the approval given by the Union Government to release genetically modified mustard.While Justice BV Nagarathna quashed the approval given by the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee and the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Justice Sanjay Karol upheld the same.In view of...
Bail Order Shouldn't Be Normally Stayed During Pendency Of Application To Cancel Bail : Supreme Court
In an important judgment, the Supreme Court on Tuesday (July 23) held that bail orders should not be normally stayed. Setting aside an order of the Delhi High Court which stayed the bail granted in a money laundering case, the Court stated that bail orders can be stayed only in exceptional circumstances.The Court's conclusions are :a. In an application made under Section 439(2) of the CrPC...
S. 307 IPC | Sentencing Court Not Imposing Life Imprisonment On Convict Cannot Impose Sentence Beyond 10 Years: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court held that when the sentencing court doesn't deem fit to impose a life sentence for committing an offence of attempt to murder, then the maximum sentence that can be imposed on the convict for committing an offence of attempt to murder could not extend beyond the period of 10 years. “When the court concerned upon convicting the accused concerned thought it fit not to...
Motor Accident Claims Tribunal Has Discretion To Release Compensation Amount In Full Or In Part : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of India clarified that the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal (MACT) has the discretion to release compensation all at once or in parts.“it is for the Tribunal in a given case to make a decision as to whether the entire amount has to be released or if it is to be released in part. Suffice it is to state that the Tribunal is expected to give its own reasoning while...