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Friday, March 29, 2024
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Topic: Supreme Court

Can corruption charges against judge be made public before probe? SC to decide in Bhushan case

The question of whether allegations against a judge need to be probed before being made public is one the SC will examine in the 2009 contempt case against Prashant Bhushan.

Doctors move SC seeking postponement of AYUSH postgraduate entrance test due to Covid

The petitioners, who have claimed to be working as frontline doctors, have sought quashing of 11 August notice issued by National Testing Agency for conducting the exam on 29 August.

SC rejects plea seeking further postponement of JEE (Main) & NEET-UG exams amid Covid spurt

Refusing to postpone the exams scheduled to be conducted in September, the Supreme Court said precious year of students cannot be wasted and life has to go on.

SBI-led bank lenders rush to be included in $19 billion recovery case of past dues from telecos

In a plea to SC, lenders said any move to ban bankrupt companies such as Aircel & RCom from selling airwaves, leased from govt, will sink their insolvency resolution process.

SC seeks details of spectrum sharing pact between Reliance Communications & Jio in AGR case

The top court also asked the Department of Telecom to file the requisite documents in this regard and posted the matter for further hearing on 17 August.

‘Patently false’, based on ‘distorted facts’ — SC judgment on Prashant Bhushan contempt cases

Read the full judgment of the Supreme Court in the criminal contempt proceedings against senior advocate Prashant Bhushan.

UGC can’t override disaster management directives during pandemic, Sena wing tells SC

UGC issued notification last month to hold final-year college exams by 30 September. Yuva Sena is among the petitioners who have challenged this.

‘Not dealing with such attacks may affect India’s honour’ — why SC found Bhushan in contempt

SC Friday held lawyer Prashant Bhushan guilty of contempt for a couple of tweets where he raised questions about the conduct of CJI Bobde, and some of his predecessors.

Supreme Court finds Prashant Bhushan guilty of contempt for his tweets on CJI Bobde, others

Supreme Court will hear arguments on Prashant Bhushan's punishment, which can go up to a maximum of 6 months in jail, on 20 August.

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Congress attacks chief economic advisor over statement on unemployment, asks BJP govt to ‘vacate seat’

While releasing 'India Employment Report 2024', V Anantha Nageswaran said govt can't solve 'all social, economic challenges'. Congress leader Kharge says CEA protecting 'dear leader'.

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.