In a crucial verdict last week, the Supreme Court revived the doctrine of guilt-by-association after over a decade, saying that even mere membership of a banned organisation will be a crime under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), 1967. PREMIUM The three-judge bench led by justice MR Shah now has reversed the top court’s position, […]
Tag Archives: Supreme court
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Mar
Mar
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court will hear a petition challenging to hold the board exams for Classes 5 and 8 in schools affiliated with the Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board on Monday.The petition has been moved by the associations of unaided private schools against the decision passed by the Karnataka High Court on March […]
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Mar
Mar
There are two significant takeaways from a Surat district court’s conviction of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi — and neither is about whether or not he will be disqualified as a Member of Parliament although a 2013 Supreme Court judgment is explicit on the outcome. The first is about whether the judgment will reopen the discussion […]
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Mar
Mar
There are layers upon layers in the judicial debate on capital punishment — the efficacy and ethics of administering the death penalty, the adequacy of procedural safeguards, the choice of the most humane way to execute a person, and even the moral argument — but at its heart rests the motivation to safeguard the dignity […]
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Feb
Feb
Tamil Nadu has filed a plea in the Supreme Court seeking a declaration that regulations mandating all India National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) for admission to medical courses are violative of the right to equality and the principle of federalism, which formed part of the Basic Structure of the Constitution. It claimed, “The NEET […]
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Jun
Jun
The Supreme Court has come to the rescue of an MBBS student by asking the Uttar Pradesh government and its authorities not to take any “adverse” steps against her for allegedly taking advantage of the NCC quota in getting the admission. A vacation bench of justices D Y Chandrachud and Bela M Trivedi, in an […]
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Sep
Sep
The Supreme Court today has issued notice and stayed the Calcutta High Court order by which it had directed the School Education Department, West Bengal to make payment of salaries to part-time teachers equal to basic pay in the scale of pay of regular teachers working in Higher Secondary Section in a non–government Aided Higher […]
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Feb
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The Centre Tuesday told the Supreme Court that it is against granting one-time relaxation on age limit to UPSC civil service aspirants, including those who had exhausted their last attempt in the 2020 exam amid the COVID-19 pandemic and would get one more chance this year provided they are not age barred, as it would […]
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The Supreme Court announced its verdict on the pleas challenging the decision of UGC on conducting final year exams. The court-mandated the conduct of final year university exams by the end of September. Today the Supreme Court pronounced its judgment on final year exams. The apex court announced its final verdict on the pleas challenging […]