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Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra has moved the Supreme Court against the directives by the Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand governments that eateries along the Kanwar Yatra route must display the names of their owners. In her plea before the top court, Moitra has sought a stay on the orders passed by the two state governments saying such directives aggravate discord between communities. The plea is yet to be listed for hearing. The TMC leader said by forcing the disclosure of the names of proprietors and even those of their staff, on the stated ground of respecting pilgrims' dietary choices, «makes it clear that dietary choices is a pretext, or a proxy, for the compelled disclosure of personal — and, in this case, religious — identity», the plea said.

UPSC candidate with muscular dystrophy has been denied any service despite having cleared the examination four times, reported TOI. This comes amid the controversy over IAS officer Puja Khedkar allegedly misusing the disability quota. IIT Roorkee graduate Kartik Kansal, who has been using a wheelchair since he was 14 years old, was selected for the civil services four times in 2019 (rank 813), 2021 (271), 2022 (784) and 2023 (829). Kansal is currently a scientist in Isro, a post for which he was selected through all-India central recruitment. In 2021, he ranked 271 even without a disability quota and should have got IAS as ranks 272 and 273 got IAS in that year. However, in 2021, muscular dystrophy was not included in the list of conditions in functional classification eligible for IAS.

NTA) today released the centre and city-wise results for the NEET-UG medical entrance exam, following a Supreme Court directive. The results, initially announced on June 5, were re-released in this format due to ongoing Supreme Court hearings regarding alleged irregularities in the exam, including concerns about a possible paper leak. The NEET-UG exam, held on May 5, was administered at 4,750 centres across 571 cities, including 14 international locations, with over 24 lakh candidates participating. The Supreme Court had ordered that the results be published with masked identities to determine if candidates from centres under scrutiny scored differently compared to those from other locations. Direct link to check results: https://neet.ntaonline.in/frontend/web/common-scorecard/index

Surendra Singh Ahluwalia was acquitted in a 37-year-old corruption case by special judge Anil Antil on July 12, reported TOI. «Delay by any stakeholder or cog in the dispensation of the criminal justice system, be it by the investigating agency or by the unscrupulous devices adopted by the accused, not only causes miscarriage of justice, but the delay also becomes an instrument of inflicting a fatal blow on the efforts of justice dispensation,» said Justice Antil. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in 1987 filed an FIR against Ahluwalia, who was at the time the chief secretary of Nagaland and three others — V Bhaskaran, manager of Bank of Baroda, Coimbatore, Inderjit Singh, Ahluwalia’s brother and Bank of Baroda manager in Kohima, and Nyamo Lotha for fraud, destruction of evidence, corruption and other crimes.

Prosecutors are expected to give new details next week about Boeing's plea deal in a case stemming from two deadly crashes of 737 Max jetliners

Bombay High Court on Friday quashed the Maharashtra government's notification that exempted private schools within a one-kilometre radius of government or aided schools from Right to Education (RTE) Act quota admissions. A division bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice Amit Borkar said the notification dated February 9 was «ultra vires» to Article 21 of the Constitution of India and provisions of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, also known as the RTE. «The notification is held to be null and void,» the court said. The court, in its judgment, said the mandate of the law casts a duty not only on the government but also on private unaided schools to provide education to children in the age group of six to 14 years from the disadvantaged section of society.

This idea of privatization in sports clubs of Argentina seeks to impose corporate investment in clubs, but also has the potential of irking dedicated fans who may stand against the decision. Currently, Argentine teams like River Plate and Boca Juniors, are co-owned jointly by their 'members.'

Supreme Court on Thursday held that the courts deciding an application for appointment of an arbitrator must not conduct an intricate evidentiary enquiry on whether the insurance claims raised by a party are time-barred or not. This, it said, should be left for determination by the arbitrator itself. Dismissing SBI General Insurance Co's appeal against the Gujarat High Court’s order that appointed an arbitrator to decide the dispute over insurance claims raised by Krish Spinning, a bench led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud said “the effect of the aforesaid clarification is only to streamline the position of law, so as to bring it in conformity with the evolving principles of modern-day arbitration, and further to avoid the possibility of any conflict between the two decisions that may arise in future. It said the dispute raised by Krish being one of quantum and not of liability, prima facie, felt within the scope of the arbitration agreement and the dispute regarding 'accord and satisfaction' as raised by the insurance company can be decided by the arbitral tribunal as a preliminary issue.

Assam government has decided to repeal the Assam Muslim Marriages and Divorce Registration Act and Rules 1935 through the Assam Repealing Bill 2024. The government will table legislation in the next monsoon session of the state assembly. The state cabinet had its meeting on Thursday. Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated in X, “We have taken a significant step to ensure justice for our daughters and sisters by putting additional safeguards against child marriage. In the meeting of the state cabinet today we have decided to repeal the Assam Muslim Marriages and Divorce Registration Act and Rules 1935 vide the Assam Repealing Bill 2024”. He explained, “To bring parity in registration of marriage and divorce, the State Cabinet has accorded approval to The Assam Repealing Bill,2024 which aims to repeal the Assam Muslim Marriages And Divorces Registration Act, 1935 and Assam Muslim Marriages And Divorces Registration Rules, 1935. The Bill will be placed before the next Monsoon Session of Assam Legislative Assembly for consideration”.

Republican Party National Convention, while there are many Senators, House Representatives, Presidential Nominee Donald Trump and VP Hopeful JD Vance who are giving speeches and being welcomed on stage with a round of applause, there is another living being who is a super star. It is a four-legged living being. A bulldog named ‘Babydog’ is at the center of all attention in the ongoing national convention. She is the pet dog of West Virginia Governor Jim Justice. Sitting in the black arm chair on stage in a relaxed manner, she patiently listens to her owner and seems to be comfortable around politicians and high-ranking officials. Baby Dog predicts the result of the upcoming US Presidential Election 2024:

Supreme Court has dismissed pharmaceutical major Sun Pharma's plea against a demand notice of Rs 4.65 crore raised by National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) to recover the amount overcharged by the company for anti-bacterial infection drug Roscilox. Sun Pharma has challenged the NPPA's demand notices of 2005. The company was directed to deposit the overcharged principal amount of Rs 2,15,62,077 for the period April 1996 to July 2003 and the interest on this amount (Rs 2,49,46,256) for Roscilox, a brand of a Cloxacillin-based drug formulation The amount charged was more than that fixed by the government under the provisions of the Drugs (Price Control) Order, 1995 (DPCO). The pharma company has already paid a sum of Rs 1.25 crore towards the demand made by the NPPA.

Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh on Thursday claimed that some BJP MLAs are keen on joining the NCP (SP). He said the «switch» to the Sharad Pawar-led outfit has started in the form of ex-corporators, referring to the resignation of Ajit Pawar-led NCP's Pimpri-Chinchwad unit chief Ajit Gavhane and two former corporators. Gavhane had said on Wednesday that they would seek the blessing of Sharad Pawar. Speaking to reporters after a press conference here, the senior NCP (SP) leader claimed that some MLAs from the BJP are also interested in being a part of his party as they are «disappointed after not getting representation in the government».

homebuyers across the National Capital Region (NCR), ruled that no coercive action can be taken against those who have booked flats under subvention schemes but are yet to receive possession due to delays by developers. This ruling applies to actions by both banks and builders concerning EMI payments, and cheque bounce cases. Under a subvention scheme, banks disburse loan amounts directly to builders, who are responsible for paying the EMIs until the buyers take possession of their flats. However, many builders have defaulted on these payments, prompting banks to seek repayment from the buyers. This situation has led to homebuyers approaching the Delhi High Court, which did not grant them relief, which led them to appeal to India's apex court. A two-judge bench of the Supreme Court heard the case, ordering an interim stay on all coercive actions, including complaints under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881.

Usha Chilukuri Vance, the wife of Donald Trump’s vice presidential pick, will step into a glaring spotlight when she introduces Sen. JD Vance on stage at the Republican National Convention on Wednesday night. The Southern California native brings a résumé studded with elite legal credentials to a campaign defined by the former president’s fiery populism.

New Delhi: Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court, Justice N Kotiswar Singh on Thursday took oath of office and became the first judge to have been elevated to the Supreme Court from Manipur. Acting Chief Justice of Madras High Court R Mahadevan was also sworn in as judge of the apex court. Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud administered the oath of office to both judges at a function in the apex court premises here. With the swearing-in, the top court has attained its full strength of 34 judges, including the Chief Justice of India. The Supreme Court will function with 34 judges until Justice Hima Kohli retires on September 1, 2024, followed by CJI Chandrachud, who superannuates on November 10 this year.

Catch all the LIVE Updates on NEET UG SC hearing hereThe Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Thursday a batch of petitions related to the controversy-ridden medical entrance exam NEET-UG 2024 which was held on May 5.According to the cause list of July 18 uploaded on the apex court's website, a bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra would hear more than 40 pleas, including those filed by the National Testing Agency (NTA) seeking transfer of cases pending against it in various high courts on the NEET-UG row to the Supreme Court to avoid multiplicity of litigations.

Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) members in connection with the bail given to the minor accused in the Pune Porsche crash case has recommended disciplinary action against them for «procedural lapses», an official said on Wednesday. On May 19, two IT professionals were killed in Kalyani Nagar area here after their motorcycle was hit by a speeding Porsche car allegedly driven by the minor in an inebriated condition.

NEW DELHI : With the taxman coming under fire for filing late appeals, experts say there is an urgent need for a strong tax dispute resolution mechanism to simplify litigation and ensure timely closure of the cases. On 10 July, Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud rejected the income tax department's appeal against a Delhi high court order in favour of Xerox India because the plea was filed 215 days late.

Madras High Court on Monday said that the firing against anti-sterile protesters in Tuticorin in 2018 was predetermined, reported TOI. “One particular industrialist wanted to teach the protesters a lesson and the authorities facilitated it,” said the court. The HC ordered Tamil Nadu’s Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption to scrutinise the assets of all officers, including IPS and IAS officers, who were serving in Tuticorin from 2016 to 2020.

Delhi High Court recently allowed the sale of 26 luxury cars of Sukesh Chandrasekar observing that the cars are subject to natural decay and depreciation. These cars were attached and in possession of the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) in a money laundering case linked to the Rs 200 crores extortion case. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma in a recent judgement dismissed the petition moved by Leena Maria Paulose, wife of Sukesh challenging the order permitting the sale of the cars.

The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) latest revision of its Master Circular on Fraud Risk Management in banks and other regulated entities has not come a day too soon. Given the rising incidence of financial frauds, it is imperative that lenders adopt a fool-proof process that does not leave any scope for dishonest borrowers to escape on flimsy technical grounds.