Tag: SupremeCourt
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Supreme Court Overturns Controversial High Court Ruling on Sexual Conduct Advice, Reinstates Rape Conviction !
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court overturned a judgment from the Calcutta High Court that controversially suggested “adolescent girls to control their sexual urges.” The Supreme Court reinstated the conviction of a man previously acquitted by the High Court for the rape of a minor girl with whom he was said to have had a ‘romantic…
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Supreme Court Denies Interim Relief to Arvind Kejriwal in CBI Arrest Matter !
In summary, On Wednesday, the Supreme Court denied interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a corruption case initiated by the CBI, which is related to the purported excise policy scam. A bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan issued a notice to the CBI regarding the plea, in which Kejriwal contested…
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Supreme Court Denies Request to Postpone NEET-PG Exam Scheduled for Sunday !
On Monday, the Supreme Court declined to delay the NEET-PG examination set for Sunday, dismissing a petition that raised concerns regarding the distribution of examination centres and the normalisation of scores for two cohorts. The court noted that “two lakh students and four lakh parents will suffer” if the request is granted, questioning, “Should we…
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Supreme Court Halts Mumbai College’s Hijab Ban: Questions Raised on Religious Symbols !
On Friday, August 9, the Supreme Court temporarily halted a Mumbai private college’s ban on hijabs, caps, and badges worn by students. This interim order came as the Court reviewed a petition from Muslim women students of NG Acharya & DK Marathe College, who were challenging the Bombay High Court’s decision that had supported the…
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Supreme Court to Review Plea for NEET PG 2024 Exam Postponement today!
On Friday, August 9, the Supreme Court will consider a request to delay the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test postgraduate (NEET PG) examination. The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) is scheduled to conduct the NEET PG 2024 examination on August 11, 2024, across two shifts, with over 228,000 candidates expected to participate.…
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Reservation for First-Generation Only’: Justice Mithal Upholds SC/ST Sub-Quota
Justice Pankaj Mithal stated, “Reservations should be designated solely for the first generation within a category,” as the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that sub-classification among Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes is permissible. He emphasized the necessity for a periodic assessment of reservations to determine whether the “second generation has achieved parity with the general…
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New Appointments of Supreme Court judges: Justices N. Kotiswar Singh and R. Mahadevan !
The Central government has announced the selection of Jammu & Kashmir High Court Chief Justice N Kotiswar Singh and Madras High Court Acting Chief Justice R Mahadevan as judges of the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court Collegium had recommended the appointments of the two judges on July 11. Upon their swearing in, the apex court…
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“SC Grants Interim Bail to Arvind Kejriwal with 5 Conditions: AAP Leader Barred from CM Office and Signing Official Files”
Arvind Kejriwal, the Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) national convenor, received interim bail from the Supreme Court in connection with the excise policy case on Friday. Despite being granted interim bail, Kejriwal will remain in custody as he was arrested by the Central Bureau Investigation (CBI) in a related case. The apex…
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“Arvind Kejriwal Granted Bail in Excise Policy Scam Case, Remains in Tihar Jail: Here’s Why”
The Supreme Court has granted interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a money laundering case linked to an excise policy scam. However, he will not be released from Tihar Jail, as his bail in a separate CBI case is still pending. The bench, consisting of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta, has…
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“Arvind Kejriwal Granted Interim Bail: Supreme Court Acknowledges ’90 Days of Suffering’”
The Delhi Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal, was granted interim bail by the Supreme Court on Friday in the excise policy case. The court noted that Kejriwal had already spent 90 days in incarceration. Despite this, he will continue to be held in Tihar Jail due to his arrest by the Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)…