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Supreme Court refuses to allow CBSE appeal in NEET case

Source – indiatvnews.com The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to allow CBSE’s appeal against a Bombay High Court order asking it to give proportionate marks to a batch of candidates, who lost 30 minutes due to the invigilator’s fault during the NEET undergraduate exam 2018. A vacation bench of justices S Abdul Nazeer and Indu Malhotra

Hurry Up, SC! Only You Can Solve Delhi’s Administration Crisis

Source – thequint.com Recently, Delhi’s administration was in a limbo for days due to a dharna staged by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his Cabinet ministers over the issue of the Lieutenant Governor (L-G) Anil Baijal’s alleged intervention in the elected AAP government’s functioning. The Delhi government, therefore, asked for a clear demarcation of powers between the L-G

Goa’s shuttered mines highlight India growth dilemma

Source – ft.com Forty kilometres inland from the south Goa beaches beloved of European backpackers, lies the Codli iron ore mine: two yawning grey-ochre pits that were, until recently, among India’s most lucrative mineral resources. But now the mine — controlled by London-listed Vedanta Resources — has the feel of a site being reclaimed by nature. Birdsong

Civilianisation of military law and the challenges ahead

Source – dnaindia.com The term civilianisation denotes the incorporation of civilian values into military life. The process of civilianisation is subtle and occurs either through the exposure of military personnel to civilian legal culture or through the introduction of civilian lawyers into the military legal system. The first landmark judicial intervention in the military legal system

‘Who authorised the dharna?’ Delhi high court asks AAP ministers

Source – indiatimes.com NEW DELHI: Delhi high court (HC) today asked who authorized the sit-in + , or ‘dharna’, that Delhi’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government ministers including Delhi chief minister (CM) Arvind Kejriwal have been on since June 11 at the Lieutenant Governor’s official residence. The observation by a bench of Justices A K Chawla and Navin Chawla came during the

Privacy advocates seek stronger laws

Source – thehindu.com The Cambridge Analytica scandal and reports of alleged breach of the Aadhaar database have provoked a citizen advocacy group to launch a campaign to protect the privacy of individuals in India. A set of lawyers and policy analysts have put together a model Bill — the Indian Privacy Code, 2018, — with an