Tag: Supreme Court

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to direct the Centre to transfer the contributions made to the PM CARES Fund for battling the COVID-19 pandemic to the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF). A bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan said that voluntary contribution can always be made to the NDRF as there is […]

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its judgement on examinations after the University Grants Commission (UGC) informed the top court that the final year exams should not be cancelled. The top will soon decide whether the final year degree examinations in universities should be held before September 30, in accordance with the UGC guidelines. […]

New Delhi: PM CARES fund has been constituted with an objective to extend assistance in the wake of public health emergency like COVID-19 and no exception can be taken at this need of the hour in its constitution, the Supreme Court Tuesday said. The apex court noted that it was created as a dedicated national […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: Putting an end to weeks of tumultuous speculations, the Supreme Court of India on Wednesday ordered CBI investigation into the high-profile death case of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput. The apex court has directed Mumbai Police to hand over all the evidence collected in connection with the case so far to the CBI. […]

Mumbai: Shweta Singh Kirti, sister of Sushant Singh Rajput, has welcomed the Wednesday morning decision of the Supreme Court ordering a CBI probe into the death of the late Bollywood actor. Shweta expressed her happiness with a series of tweets posted soon after the apex court verdict. Shweta also expressed her faith in the Central […]

New Delhi: A group of 772 lawyers have written a letter to Chief Justice S.A. Bobde to raise concerns on an emerging trend to browbeat and intimidate the judiciary. “India has witnessed a series of attacks by institutional disruptors against judges who are unwilling to agree with them and toe the line drawn by them. […]

Bhubaneswar: Notwithstanding the chorus for postponement of National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) and the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE), the National Testing Agency (NTA) on Friday categorically stated that the exams are on course and will be held on the dates previously announced. In a statement, NTA highlighted the Supreme Court order which said, “We find that […]

Bhubaneswar: The future of students undertaking the Under Graduate (UG) and Post Graduate (PG) courses in Odisha still hangs in balance as the State government now is waiting for Supreme Court’s directive with regard to proposed cancellation of the exams. The government had earlier appealed the Centre to not make the exams mandatory in view […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday disposed of a plea seeking timely payment of salary to doctors and healthcare workers, citing that the Delhi High Court was already on the matter. A bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan, R. Subhash Reddy and M.R. Shah said the Delhi High Court has already taken up suo moto […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday disagreed with its 2004 Constitution Bench judgement, which ruled against giving preferential treatment to certain sub-castes within Scheduled Castes. The top court said this judgement needs to be revisited. A five-judge bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra, and comprising Justices Indira Banerjee, Vineet Saran, M.R. Shah and Aniruddha […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday declined permission to hold Muharram processions across the country during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. A bench comprising Chief Justice S. A. Bobde and Justices A. S.Bopanna and V. Ramasubramanian said, “Cannot grant general directions….case different from Puri (Rath Yatra) or Jain temples, as they had identified areas of […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday said the fruits of reservation have not effectively reached the lowest strata of society and various castes largely remain unequal and where they were, which gives rise to the vital question of how to ensure the benefits trickle down to the bottom rung. A five-judge bench, headed by […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea of fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya seeking review of its 2017 order holding him guilty of contempt of court for transferring USD 40 million to his children. A bench comprising justices U U Lalit and Ashok Bhushan said, “We do not find any merits. Review petition […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday imposed a token fine of one rupee against activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan as punishment in the contempt case against him. Bhushan, who has been convicted for two tweets against the judiciary, has to deposit the fine with the Supreme Court registry by September 15, said a bench headed by […]

New Delhi: Dismissing Vijay Mallya’s plea seeking review of a 2017 judgment which held him guilty for contempt of court, the Supreme Court on Monday sought the fugitive business tycoon be produced before it on October 5. The top court had held him guilty of contempt, as Mallya did not truthfully disclose the full account […]