Articles tagged with: supreme court

Uttarakhand prez rule chief justice Joseph sent to AP HC (some cry foul, Katju says wasn't political)

“Uttarakhand High Court Chief Justice K M Joseph, who recently delivered the strongly-worded judgment quashing President’s Rule in the state, [will be transferred] to the High Court of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. News of his transfer evoked a strong reaction in legal and other circles, with senior advocate Indira Jaising putting out a series of tweets questioning the collegium’s move,” reported the Indian Express.

L Nageswara Rao, DY Chandrachud + 2: New SC judges recommended

The Supreme Court collegium has recommended four names for elevation to the Supreme Court.

AIPMT NEET 2016: SC ropes in MCI to talk whether states can make exceptions

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Medical Council of India to respond to a batch of applications by various state governments and associations of private medical colleges seeking to hold their own separate examinations for admission to undergraduate medical courses.

Court Cuts: When Justice Khehar slapped costs on two different litigants, one after the other, and dismissed their SLPs

At Court No 3 before noon today, the going was tough for the special leave petitions (SLPs), in direct proportion to the persistence of the counsel with their pleas.

Questions answered: AIPMT & NEET 2016 and whether the Supreme Court will fix things today?

A last-moment PIL and orders passed by the Supreme Court of India has created a fair bit of confusion, not to mention feelings of unfairness amongst students sitting for the pre-medical exam.

AIPMT vs NEET 2016: SC to hear exemption applications tomorrow with Subramanium, KKV, as SC committee to conduct counselling [UPDATE-1]

The Supreme Court will hear tomorrow (Tuesday) a batch of applications seeking that NEET for admissions to undergraduate medical courses may not be thrust on the states and they may be allowed to conduct their own entrance examinations.

Semi-working Saturday at the Supreme Court: Refuses to extend diesel taxi conversion deadline

The Supreme Court on Saturday refused to give more time to taxi operators in the National Capital Region (NCR) to switch from diesel to the cleaner compressed natural gas (CNG). The deadline for the change, which has been extended twice, is Saturday. A number of cab operators and their associations ...

AIPMT 2016: 'The matter is over', says SC to last-ditch Saturday NEET challenge

The Supreme Court on Saturday refused to re-look at its order directing the holding of two National Eligibility Entrance Tests (NEET) for admission to under graduate medical courses for 2016-17.

AIPMT 2016: The NEET mess still has a solution, pleads open letter to Justice Dave

“On NEET 2016 you made a good order Sir! Just make it better,” careers coach Mahesh Sarma writes in an open letter to Supreme Court Justice Anil R Dave, who ordered last week that all students who want to take under-graduate medical courses would have to take National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET).

Explained: Will the SC now start charging all rich corporates before admitting their cases? And would it matter?

Pay to play: A good idea as far as rich corporates and litigation go?
Pay to play: A good idea as far as rich corporates and litigation go?
So, Chief Justice of India (CJI) TS Thakur today lectured senior counsel Abhishek Manu Singhvi…

Court Cuts: The SC judiciary's recurring interest in ML Sharma's injuries wins him free steno services today

An uninterested bench of the Supreme Court of India has asked a bystander advocate to provide his stenographer to advocate ML Sharma to help him type his suggestions to the court in a dubious case the bench had not showed much interest in.

AIPMT 2016: No change in schedule, NEET not cancelled

The Supreme Court today said that the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will conduct the National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET) on 1 May and 24 July for admission to under-graduate medical courses as it had earlier directed.

Vijay Mallya, 'king of bad times', cries from 'forced exile': Charges are 'preposterous'

Industrialist Vijay Mallya, at the centre of a controversy in India over alleged loan default of Rs 9,000 crore, has termed the charges against him as “preposterous” and said he was in “forced exile” here from which he would like to return to his country. “I’m absolutely not guilty of any of the pre...

AIPMT 2016: SC may reconsider NEET order today or tomorrow after last-minute language plea

The Supreme Court is likely to hear later on Friday the centre’s suggestion to hold NEET in one go - on 24 July - as it would be difficult for students not proficient in English to appear in the exam.

What Gopal Subramanium said for Markandey Katju to fight back against Fali, Rohatgi onslaught in Mahatma, Netaji case

Gopal Subramanium
Gopal Subramanium
Asking the Supreme Court to quash a resolution of Parliament is not a simple thing. That too in the face of eminent voices in the legal fraternity disapproving of such a plea.

Court Cuts: When Justice Gogoi nearly lost his cool dictating because of P Bhushan's promptings

Tense moments were witnessed when Justice Ranjan Gogoi, sitting with Pinaki Chandra Ghose, was dictating order in the Supreme Court’s room 7 at 3:30pm earlier today, in the contempt petition against the Union of India, and the Delhi and Tamil Nadu Governments in the political advertisements case.

India requests Britishers to extradite flighty Mallya

After having revoked his passport last week, India on Thursday wrote to Britain seeking the extradition of liquor baron Vijay Mallya. “As of today the (external affairs) ministry has written to the high commission of the United Kingdom in Delhi requesting for the deportation of Vijay Mallya so that ...

SC gives NEET green light for all aspiring medical students [UPDATE-2: READ DETAILS & JUDGMENT]

The Supreme Court on Thursday said students aspiring for admission to under-graduate medical courses will have to appear in the National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET).

PIL challenges AIPMT entrance test, SC reserves order, won't interfere for now

The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its order on a PIL seeking holding of National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) for All India Pre-Medical Entrance Test (AIPMT) for admission to undergraduate courses across the country. As the apex court bench headed by Justice Anil R Dave reserved the ord...

SC to Sahara Subrata: You'll get out if SEBI sells your stuff

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the possibility of Sahara chief Subrata Roy’s release from jail - having been incarcerated for more than two years now - would depend on the outcome of the first round of auction of Sahara’s assets by market regulator the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).