Supreme Court

September 6, 2024 6:56 PM

SC grants bail to Former Bhushan Steel Promoter Neeraj Singal in Rs 46,000 crore money laundering case

The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to Bhushan Steel promoter Neeraj Singal in a Rs 46,000 crore money laundering case; however, it has taken a strong exception on economic offences as it noted that the economy was shaken due to the alleged offence. A Bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and PV Sanjay Kumar granted bail to Singal observing that he was in jail for 16 months and the trial against him was not proceeding. However, the top court said that allegations against Singal is serious. ED h...

September 6, 2024 4:33 PM

SC issues notice to Bihar Government over RJD plea on Bihar reservations

The Supreme Court of India has issued a notice to the Bihar Government and other relevant parties in response to a plea filed by the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). The RJD's petition challenges a recent Patna High Court order that invalidated the state government's amendments aimed at increasing reservations for Backward Classes, Scheduled Tribes, and Scheduled Castes in jobs and educational institutions. A bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, along with Justices JB Pardiwala and Ma...

August 14, 2024 9:28 PM

Supreme Court dismisses plea challenging NEET-SS 2024 postponement

The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a plea challenging the postponement of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Super Speciality (NEET-SS) 2024. The petition, filed by a group of 13 doctors, sought the court's intervention to conduct the NEET-SS 2024 examination as originally scheduled, in July-August 2024. A bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud ruled that the decision taken by the National Medical Commission (NMC) to postpone the examination was not arbitrary and, t...

August 9, 2024 12:46 PM

Supreme Court grants bail to AAP leader Manish Sisodia in Excise Policy case

The Supreme Court of India on Friday granted bail to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia in the controversial excise policy case. The decision was delivered by a bench comprising Justices B.R. Gavai and K.V. Viswanathan, who imposed several conditions on Sisodia's release, including the surrender of his passport and a directive not to influence witnesses. This ruling comes as a response to Sisodia's appeal challenging the Delhi High Court's earlier dismissal of his bail plea in cases be...

August 2, 2024 9:44 PM

NEET-UG 2024: SC asks NTA to avoid “flip-flops”; no systematic fraud in exam

The Supreme Court has issued a directive to the National Testing Agency (NTA) to avoid any "flip-flops" in the administration of exams, emphasizing that such errors are a luxury students cannot afford. This comes after the apex court ruled on pleas seeking the cancellation of NEET-UG 2024 over allegations of paper leaks and malpractices. In its detailed judgment, the Supreme Court called for a complete restructuring of the exam process by the Central government. Chief Justice of India DY Chandr...

August 1, 2024 9:38 PM

Supreme Court rules state governments have power to sub-classify SCs, STs

In a landmark judgement, the Supreme Court of India ruled on Thursday that state governments have the power to sub-classify Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) for the purpose of reservation. The seven-judge bench, led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, delivered a 6:1 majority verdict overturning the previous E.V. Chinnaiah judgement, which had held such sub-classification impermissible. Besides CJI Chandrachud, other judges on the bench were Justices BR Gavai, Vikram Nath, Bela M...

July 29, 2024 9:25 PM

Supreme Court dismisses PIL challenging cancellation of UGC-NET exam

The Supreme Court of India on Monday declined to entertain a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the government's decision to cancel the University Grants Commission-National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) following allegations of a question paper leak. A bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra dismissed the plea, noting that it was filed by a lawyer rather than a candidate directly affected by the exam's cancellation. The UGC-NET, originall...

July 25, 2024 11:16 PM

States have power to levy tax on mines, minerals bearing lands; royalty not tax: Supreme Court

In a landmark decision, a nine-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court has affirmed the constitutional authority of states to levy taxes on mines and mineral-bearing lands. The verdict, delivered today, also ruled that royalty payable on extracted minerals does not constitute a tax. The 8:1 majority judgement, authored by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and agreed to by Justices Hrishikesh Roy, Abhay S Oka, JB Pardiwala, Manoj Misra, Ujjal Bhuyan, Satish Chandra Sharma and Augustine George M...

July 24, 2024 9:01 PM

Supreme Court Calls for Rehabilitation Plan Before Evicting Haldwani Railway Land Occupants

The Supreme Court of India has directed the central and state governments to develop a rehabilitation scheme for residents facing eviction from railway land in Uttarakhand's Haldwani area. A bench of Justices Surya Kant, Dipankar Datta, and Ujjal Bhuyan directed railway authorities and governments to identify the land required for the expansion of railway tracks and the families likely to be affected. The court has given authorities four weeks to identify the land required for railway expansion...

July 20, 2024 2:29 PM

NEET-UG 2024: National Testing Agency declares centre-wise data for medical entrance exam

The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the state-wise and centre-wise results of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Undergraduate (NEET-UG) 2024 on Saturday, July 20. This release comes in compliance with a Supreme Court directive issued on July 18, which mandated the publication of results by July 20. Candidates can now access their results on the official NEET website (https://neet.ntaonline.in/frontend/web/common-scorecard/index) by entering their login credentials. The resul...