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Supreme Court Dismisses Plea To Regulate Private Coaching Centres
The Supreme Court today(August 7) dismissed a writ petition seeking directions to remove "unregulated, fee-driven private coaching" systems. A bench comprising Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe dismissed the writ petition filed by Advocate Narendra Kumar Goswani as petitioner-in-person. The petitioner urged that the notice may be issued to the Central Board of Secondary...
Noida Workers Protest : Law Student Approaches Supreme Court Alleging Police Harassment
During the hearing of a case related to the Noida workers' protest, Advocate Shahrukh Alam today flagged before the Supreme Court "abuse of process" against a student protestor by Uttar Pradesh police.The advocate claimed that the petitioner, a first year law student, was arrested in 11 FIRs after the protest and was being harassed by the police on his alleged acquaintance with another person,...
Biren Singh Audio Clips Manipulated, Says NFSU Analysis; Supreme Court Allows Kuki Group To Access Report
The Supreme Court on Thursday directed that the latest forensic report prepared by the National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU) be shared with the Kuki Organisation for Human Rights who is seeking investigation into audio clips allegedly implicating former Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh in the State's ethnic violence.According to the second NFSU report, the audio clips examined...
Deepak Prakash Nominated As MLC, Can Continue As Minister : Bihar Govt Tells Supreme Court
Bihar Minister Deepak Prakash has been nominated as a Member of the Legislative Council, and hence there was no bar on his continuation as a Minister, the Satte Government told the Supreme Court on Friday.The Court was hearing a writ petition seeking to remove Prakash, an unelected member, from the Minister post on the ground that he has not become a member of the legislature within six months...
Justice B.V. Nagarathna To Inaugurate First-Ever South Zone Conference On 'Justice For Women' In Bengaluru
Supreme Court Judge Justice B.V. Nagarathna will inaugurate the first-ever South Zone Regional Conference on "Justice for Women" on August 8 at the Karnataka Judicial Academy, Bengaluru. The two-day conference, jointly organised by the National Commission for Women (NCW), the High Court of Karnataka and the Karnataka Judicial Academy, aims to deliberate on key issues concerning women's access...
Can Waqfs Claim Court Fee Exemption In Waqf Tribuals? Supreme Court To Consider
The Supreme Court today(August 7) issued notice in a plea raising the issue of whether waqf institutions can be exempted from payment of court fees in proceedings before State Waqf Tribunals.A bench comprising Justice Manoj Misra and Justice Vijay Bishnoi issued notice to the Gujarat State Waqf Tribunal after briefly hearing Senior Advocate Huzefa A. Ahmadi(for the petitioner).Ahmadi took...
Supreme Court Stays HC Proceedings In Pleas Of X Corp, Kunal Kamra & Others Against Sahyog Portal, Content Blocking Powers
The Supreme Court has stayed proceedings in cases pending before the Karnataka and Bombay High Courts challenging the constitutional validity of the 'Sahyog Portal' and the powers under the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 for take down of online content.A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi...
'Freedom Fighters Took Bullets & You Fear Eggs?' : Supreme Court Refuses Mahua Moitra's Plea For Virtual Appearance Before Police
The Supreme Court today(August 7) refused to entertain a plea filed by Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra challenging the Calcutta High Court's order directing her to appear before the investigating officer in a criminal case filed against her for allegedly offending religious sentiments.On July 21, Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya of the Calcutta High Court granted Moitra interim protection...
Chandigarh Court Issues Notice To Salman Khan's Being Human Foundation In Jewellery Franchise Complaint
A Chandigarh district court has issued pre-cognisance notice to Bollywood actor Salman Khan's company Being Human, his sister Alvira Khan Agnihotri, and the directors of Style Quotient Jewellery Pvt Ltd in a cheating complaint related to a Being Human jewellery showroom in Chandigarh. Judicial Magistrate Dr Ambika Sharma said, “this court deems it appropriate to issue notice to accused...
'Approach HC' : Supreme Court To NEET-UG 2026 Candidates Alleging OMR Discrepancy
The Supreme Court today(August 7) disposed of a writ petition filed by six NEET UG 2026 candidates alleging discrepancies between the answers they had originally marked in their OMR sheets and the copies of the OMR sheets made available by the National Testing Agency (NTA) after the declaration of the examination results.A bench comprising Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe disposed...
IBC Has Reshaped India's Commercial Law In A Decade: Justice Vikram Nath At Book Launch
Justice Vikram Nath of the Supreme Court on Tuesday praised the authors of IBC Mantra: The Law and Practice of Insolvency and Bankruptcy for making the book available free of cost to the legal fraternity, observing that legal knowledge acquires greater value when it is shared and that such contributions strengthen both the Bar and the Bench.Delivering the Chief Guest address at the book...