Exam reforms: SC says judges may inspect NTA office, seeks report on progress of Nilekani task force
New Delhi, Sept. 18: The Supreme Court on Friday said it may personally inspect the National Testing Agency (NTA) headquarters to ascertain whether systems introduced to safeguard the integrity of competitive examinations are actually in place and functioning, while seeking a progress report on the work of the Nandan Nilekani-led task force constituted to recommend […]
NALSAR student protest controversy: BCI has no disciplinary jurisdiction over law students; power rests with university, educational institution: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the Bar Council of India (BCI) has no jurisdiction to take disciplinary action against students pursuing legal education, holding that such power rests with the university or educational institution in which they are enrolled and that the statutory body’s regulatory authority over an individual comes into […]
Graham Staines murder case: Convict’s remission plea rejected, Odisha tells SC
New Delhi, Sept. 17: The Odisha government on Thursday informed the Supreme Court that it had rejected the plea of Rabindra Kumar Pal alias Dara Singh for remission of sentence and premature release from prison in the 1999 murder case of Australian missionary Graham Stuart Staines and his two minor sons. A bench comprising Justice […]
SC seeks Centre, States’ response on uniform mechanism for child kidnapping cases
New Delhi, Sept. 10: The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to the Centre, all State governments and Union Territories on a PIL seeking a uniform nationwide mechanism for dealing with cases of kidnapping and abduction of children, including time-bound investigation, coordinated procedures for tracing missing children and speedy trial of such offences. A bench […]
SC to consider BCI reconstitution after State Bar Council elections; curbs policy decisions in interim
New Delhi, Sept. 2: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it would consider reconstitution of the Bar Council of India (BCI) after completion of State Bar Council elections and co-option of two women members by the Chief Justices of the respective High Courts, while directing that the existing BCI set-up would, in the meantime, confine […]
SC defers Allahabad HC proceedings in Rahul Gandhi assets case, restrains CBI, ED from submitting reports
New Delhi, Aug. 17: The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Allahabad High Court to defer its August 20 hearing in a petition alleging that Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and members of his family possessed assets disproportionate to their known sources of income, and asked the CBI and the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) not […]
Ram Mandir offerings theft case: SC allows petitioners, bona fide citizens, to suggest areas for SIT probe
(Photo) Courtesy : National Herald New Delhi, Aug. 17: The Supreme Court on Monday permitted the petitioners and other bona fide public-spirited persons to suggest aspects requiring investigation by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the alleged embezzlement of offerings made by devotees at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya. The Court directed that such suggestions […]
SIT constituted to investigate Ram Mandir donation theft, UP tells SC; Court seeks status report
New Delhi, July 27: The Uttar Pradesh government on Monday informed the Supreme Court that it had constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the alleged theft of donations made by devotees at Lord Ram’s temple in Ayodhya, with the Court directing the SIT to submit a status report on the progress of its […]
Supreme Court Issues Notice on Asaram’s Appeal, Denies Bail, Allows Health-Based Plea
New Delhi, June 30: The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Rajasthan government on a petition filed by self-styled godman Asaram alias Ashumal challenging the Rajasthan High Court judgment upholding his conviction in the 2013 sexual assault case involving a minor devotee, while declining to grant him interim bail at this stage, observing […]
Deep-rooted nexus between corporate borrowers, ARCs and banks: SC
New Delhi, June 19: The Supreme Court on Friday expressed concern over what it described as a deep-rooted nexus between corporate borrowers, Asset Reconstruction Companies (ARCs) and public sector banks in the settlement of defaulted loans, resulting in substantial losses to public money deposited in banks by taxpayers. Questioning the manner in which public money […]
