News Update Supreme Court : “Universities can fix enhanced norms, standards for affiliation” 11 Dec 2020 The Supreme Court in the case of, APJ Abdul Kalam Technology University v. Jai Bharat College of Management and Engineering Technology, held that universities cannot dilute the standards prescribed by…
News Update Supreme Court quashed the FIR against Devang Mishra while interpreting section 153A IPC 11 Dec 202011 Dec 2020 Section 153A of the IPC was interpreted by Supreme Court where the court held that the term 'public tranquility' must be read in a restricted sense synonymous with public order…
News Update Supreme court says no reasons for state govts to paste covid posters outside patient’s home 9 Dec 20209 Dec 2020 Today, the Supreme Court clarified that there is no basis for state government authorities to paste posters of Covid outside the home of the patient. The Supreme Court bench of…
News Update Supreme Court allows foundation laying ceremony for the new Parliament building 7 Dec 2020 The Supreme Court allowed the foundation stone-laying ceremony for the new Parliament building to go ahead as scheduled on 10th December. This was allowed after the government gave an undertaking…
News Update Supreme Court refuses to entertain plea by Arnab Goswami, Republic TV against Mumbai Police targeting the channel 7 Dec 2020 On Monday, the Supreme Court refused to entertain a petition lodged by Republic TV and its editor-in-chief, Arnab Goswami, requesting immunity from arbitrary action by the Maharashtra Police for all…
News Update SC pulls up telangana government for ‘insensitivity’ towards case of BHEL officer’s suicide 6 Dec 2020 Telangana government and police was remarked by supreme court for their insensitive approach towards a BHEL employee who committed suicide last year on account of workplace sexual harassment. The writ…
News Update Centre tells Supreme Court that convicted legislators cannot be barred for life from contesting polls 4 Dec 2020 The Central Government told the Supreme Court that it has rejected the idea of barring convicted legislators for life from contesting elections, forming or becoming an office-bearer of a political…
News Update Love jihad: Two petitions in Supreme Court challenge Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand anti-conversion laws 4 Dec 2020 Two petitions were registered in the Supreme Court on Thursday challenging the constitutional validity of the recently formed Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of the Unlawful Conversion of the Religion Ordinance 2020…
News Update Former Punjab DGP Sumedh Singh granted Anticipatory Bail by Supreme Court 3 Dec 2020 The Supreme Court granted anticipatory bail to Sumedh Singh Saini in Balwant Singh Multani murder case. Multani was a junior engineer with Chandigarh Industrial and Tourism Corporation, and was allegedly…
News Update Indian Medical Association files contempt petition for non-payment of salaries 3 Dec 2020 As per the Direction of the Supreme Court passed on 17th June, the governments of all states and union territories had to ensure payment of salary to all healthcare workers…