New Delhi: Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed a PIL challenging the Centre’s decision to declare June 25, the day the Emergency was imposed in 1975, as ‘Samvidhan Hatya Diwas’. The petitioner said the decision was not only in violation of the Constitution but also “insulting” as it used the word “hatya (murder)” with the…
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Thursday extended the judicial custody of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in money laundering and corruption cases related to the alleged excise scam. Special Judge Kaveri Baweja extended Kejriwal’s custody in a money laundering case, being probed by the Enforcement Directorate, till July 31, while his judicial custody in a corruption…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court, in its Tuesday order, declined to conduct a retest for the NEET-UG examination, stating that there is no substantial evidence indicating a systemic breach of the exam’s integrity. “Data on record is not indicative of a systemic leak of the question paper which would indicate a disruption of the sanctity…
New Delhi: A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking directions to the Centre and states for taking appropriate steps to eradicate the menace of superstition, sorcery and other similar practices. The plea says a strict anti-superstition and sorcery law is urgently needed to do away with the unscientific acts prevalent in the…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday sought responses from the Centre and others on a plea challenging a decision of the National Medical Commission (NMC) to not conduct NEET-Super Speciality examination in 2024. The National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test-Super Speciality (NEET-SS) can be taken by doctors having post-graduate degrees like MD, MS, and DNB, or an…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine the contours of Article 361 of the Constitution which grants “blanket immunity” to governors from any kind of criminal prosecution. A bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud also issued a notice to the West Bengal government on a plea of a contractual woman…
New Delhi: On Thursday, the Supreme Court directed the National Test Agency (NTA) to publish the marks obtained by students in the NEET UG exams to enhance transparency regarding centre-wise scores. The apex court mandated that the results be published by Saturday noon, enabling the hearing on the matter to conclude on Monday. “The result…
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court reserved on Wednesday its order on Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s pleas challenging his arrest by the CBI in the excise policy case and seeking interim bail. Kejriwal’s senior counsel not only assailed his arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) but also sought his release on bail in…
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday listed for August 7 the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) plea challenging bail granted to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the money laundering case stemming from the alleged excise scam. The high court had earlier stayed the trial court’s June 20 order by which Kejriwal was granted bail in…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider a suggestion for setting up a constitution bench to hear pleas challenging the validity of passage of laws like the Aadhaar Act by the Modi government as money bills allegedly to bypass the Rajya Sabha where it was in a minority. The BJP currently has…
