Centre considers setting up a committee to revisit UGC Equity Regulations, SC told
New Delhi, Nov. 5: The Central government on Thursday told the Supreme Court that it is considering constituting a committee to revisit the University Grants Commission’s 2026 regulations aimed at preventing caste discrimination in higher educational institutions, with a view to address concerns of all sections of students. A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant […]
SC asks Calcutta HC to decide expeditiously plea over delay in TMC MLAs’ disqualification by Speaker
New Delhi, Nov. 5: The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Calcutta High Court to expeditiously decide a plea questioning the West Bengal Assembly Speaker’s delay in ruling on disqualification petitions against 10 rebel Trinamool Congress MLAs. A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi disposed of a fresh petition filed by […]
SC protects ‘Stone King’ Tulu Mondal from coercive action, records undertaking to return from Dubai by Nov. 17
New Delhi, Nov. 4: The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted interim protection from coercive action to Mohammad Nazibuddin Mondal alias Tulu Mondal, also referred to as the “Stone King” of Birbhum, after recording an assurance that he would return to Kolkata from Dubai by November 17 and pursue remedies available to him in connection with […]
NEET-PG may shift from percentile-based qualifying system to rank-based merit system
New Delhi, Nov. 3: A 12-member expert committee set up to review the NEET-PG admission system has recommended replacing the existing percentile-based qualifying system with a rank-based merit system, a proposal that has received in-principle approval from the National Medical Commission. In a report placed before the Supreme Court, the committee said the proposed change […]
SC flags reports of unauthorised firecracker sales in Delhi a day after easing ban
Parmod Kumar New Delhi, Nov. 3: A day after permitting the manufacture, sale and bursting of certified green firecrackers in Delhi-NCR for a strictly regulated period around Diwali, the Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed concern over reports of unauthorised crackers being openly sold in prominent Delhi markets in apparent violation of its directions. A bench […]
Jantar Mantar should never have been a designated protest venue, no fundamental right to protest at a particular site: Delhi Police tells SC
New Delhi, Nov. 3: Delhi Police on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that Jantar Mantar should not have been a designated protest venue as it is a public road with limited capacity to accommodate large gatherings and lies close to sensitive Central government offices, institutions and foreign embassies. It also maintained that there is no […]
Justice P.S. Narasimha recuses from plea seeking finalisation of MoP for judges’ appointments
New Delhi, Nov. 2: Supreme Court judge Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha on Monday recused himself from hearing a public interest litigation by NGO Lok Prahari seeking finalisation of the Memorandum of Procedure laying down the process for appointment of judges to the Supreme Court and High Courts. As the matter came up before a bench […]
SC allows limited sale, bursting of green crackers in Delhi-NCR for Diwali; complete ban from Nov. 9
New Delhi, Nov. 2: The Supreme Court has permitted the manufacture, sale and bursting of certified green firecrackers in Delhi-NCR for a strictly regulated period around Diwali, allowing their sale from November 4 to 6 and bursting for three hours each on November 7 and 8, while directing that the complete prohibition on firecrackers will […]
MeITy policy should provide measures to curb unauthorised circulation of court videos, spell out consequences: SC
New Delhi, Oct. 30: The Supreme Court on Friday said measures to curb the unauthorised circulation of live-streamed court proceedings should form part of a policy being contemplated by the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeITy). A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V. Mohana said the proposed […]
Failed relationship cannot by itself turn consensual intimacy into rape: SC
New Delhi, Oct. 30: The Supreme Court on Friday cautioned against the growing tendency to turn failed relationships into criminal cases, observing that consensual physical intimacy cannot retrospectively be termed rape merely because a relationship has broken down. A bench comprising Justice B.V. Nagarathna and Justice R. Mahadevan made the observation while discharging Kerala resident […]
