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Supreme Court refuses to quash NEET 2017, directs CBSE for common question papers in all languages

Source – indianexpress.com The Supreme Court today observed that there should be a common question paper for the medical examination – NEET. Hearing a plea filed by a student over the difficulty level of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test, the apex court ruled that CBSE, conducting body, has to file an affidavit informing what mechanism they

SC says marital rape can’t be considered criminal: Tradition doesn’t justify assault, child marriage

Source – firstpost.com A few weeks ago, the Supreme Court issued a revolting directive around domestic violence and cruelty under Section 498A, ordering that such cases be verified and validated by a yet-to-be constituted “family welfare committee” before charges are pressed under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) against the husband and his relatives. Next is a

No case for an all India judicial service

Source – thehindu.com The proposal to create an All-India Judicial Service (AIJS) along the lines of the All India Services (AIS) is one that has been endlessly debated since the idea was first mooted by the Law Commission in the 1950s. It has never really moved forward as the same arguments both for and against it

Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Fresh Plea Against Triple Talaq

Source – ndtv.com NEW DELHI:  The Supreme Court has refused to entertain a fresh plea challenging the constitutional validity of ‘triple talaq’, ‘nikah halala‘ and polygamy practices among Muslims, saying the issue is already pending consideration.The court, however, said the verdict rendered in pending petition will govern the outcome of the present plea as well. “We are

Gorakhpur hospital tragedy: Congress accuses UP govt of ‘burying truth’, demands Supreme Court-monitored probe

Source – firstpost.com New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday demanded a Supreme Court-monitored probe into the death of at least 30 children at a state-run hospital in Gorakhpur, alleging that the Yogi Adityanath government, through “operation cover-up”, was attempting to bury the truth. The party said according to reports that have emerged till now, the unusually high

Delhi High Court dismisses NDTV’s plea against I-T reassessment

Source – newindianexpress.com NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has upheld the Income Tax department’s decision to initiate re-assessment proceedings against media house NDTV for the assessment years 2008-09 and 2009-10, holding that the authority had reasons to believe that some transactions of those years were “bogus”. A bench of Justices S Ravindra Bhat and Najmi