[NEET UG 2024] Supreme Court refuses to stay counselling; seeks response from NTA on plea alleging paper leak
Allegedly, many candidates scored the perfect score of 720 in NEET-UG 2024.
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[Delhi Water Crisis] Supreme Court adjourns hearing as defects in Delhi Govt. petition have not been cured
In the earlier order, Supreme Court has directed Himachal Pradesh Govt. to release 137 cusecs of water to Delhi and also directed Haryana to facilitate the flow of water from Hathnikund to Wazirabad, so it reaches Delhi without obstruction, and the residents get drinking water.
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SC refuses to quash charges against former Karnataka Minister and MLA Vinay Kulkarni in BJP worker’s murder case
The deceased was a BJP worker from the Dharwad zila panchayat from Hebballi constituency and was murdered on 15-06-2016. The matter was investigated by the CBI.
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[AAP Rouse Avenue Office] SC extends time for AAP to vacate Delhi office premises by August 10
The premises in question was allotted in 2020 to expand the footprint of district judiciary.
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MP High Court issues notice to Election Commission over non-payment for services rendered during 2019 Lok Sabha elections
The petitioner claimed he had only received Rs 8 lakh out of the total Rs 64 lakh owed to him for erecting tents during the 2019 Lok Sabha elections and the Anuppur Assembly by-elections.
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NHRC takes serious cognizance of ‘Nata Pratha’; Calls for action report from Ministry of Women & Child Development and Rajasthan, MP, UP and Gujarat
Nata Pratha’ is a social evil in which girls in some communities are sold either on a stamp paper or otherwise in the name of marriage in parts of Rajasthan and the adjoining areas in the States of Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat. The NHRC called for eradicating this unethical custom.
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Bengaluru Court grants bail to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in BJP Defamation case
In the alleged defamatory ads, the Congress party had alleged BJP of charging up to 40% commission as bribes from contractors and others for exciting public works, while the party was in power.
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[Chinese visa scam]: Delhi Court grants bail to Congress’s Karti Chidambaram in 2011 Money Laundering case
Congress Leader Karti Chidambaram got Bail in 2011 Money Laundering case wherein he was accused of taking a bribe of Rs.50 Lakh to facilitate the approval of visa reuse for Chinese personnel.
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[Delhi Water Crisis] Supreme Court directs Himachal Pradesh Govt. to release 137 cusecs of water to Delhi; Haryana to facilitate the flow
Supreme Court said that due to the acute water shortage, there should be no wastage of water by the Delhi Government for which it should adopt the measures suggested by the Board.
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[Liquor Excise Policy scam] Delhi Court refuses to grant interim bail to Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
The Supreme Court had granted him interim bail till 01-06-2024 considering the 18th Lok Sabha General Elections and he had surrendered on 02-06-2024.
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Nagpur Court sentences former BrahMoS engineer to life imprisonment for leaking data to Pakistan’s ISI
Secret and restricted records and files were on found on his laptop. A software on his laptop was used for transferring important secret and sensitive classified information to the foreign countries and antisocial elements. About 4,47,734 cache files were leaked from his laptop and hard disk.
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Supreme Court refuses to grant relief to YSR Congress Party in plea challenging relaxation of postal ballot norms in Andhra Pradesh
The mandatory requirement of mentioning the name and designation of the authorised officer in Form 13A was dispensed with, and after the relaxation of norms, only the specimen signatures of all such officers are required.
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Delhi Water Crisis | Supreme Court calls for urgent meet of stakeholders to address Delhi’s demand for additional water
Delhi Government sought directions for the immediate release of water from Himachal Pradesh through Haryana.
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Bengaluru Court directs Rahul Gandhi to personally appear on June 7 without fail in BJP Defamation case
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Deputy CM DK Shivakumar were granted bail by the Court in the matter, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 5,000 each.
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Delhi Court reserves order in Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s interim bail for June 5
The Supreme Court granted him interim bail till 01-06-2024 considering the ongoing 18th Lok Sabha General Elections with a direction to surrender on 02-06-2024.
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Supreme Court re-constitutes Gender Sensitisation and Internal complaints committee with Justice Hima Kohli as Chairperson
Regulation 4 of the Gender Sensitization & Sexual Harassment of Women at the Supreme Court of India (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal), Regulations, 2013, provides for constitution of the Gender Sensitization & Internal Complaints Committee for sensitizing the public to gender issues and to address any complaints made with regard to sexual harassment at the Supreme Court precincts.
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Bengaluru Court remands Prajwal Revanna to six days police custody in sexual harassment case
Suspended Janata Dal (Secular) leader Prajwal Revanna, accused of sexually abusing numerous women, was arrested as soon as he arrived at Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport.
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[Lok Sabha Election 2024] Supreme Court refuses to entertain plea seeking directions to ECI to conduct re-polling in Bihar’s Munger parliamentary constituency
The plea was filed for repolling in several booths of the Munger Parliamentary constituency in Bihar.
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Lok Sabha Elections: Delhi HC rejects plea seeking cancellation of PM Narendra Modi’s candidature from Varanasi
As per the plea, PM Narendra Modi had allegedly, along with his accomplice, attempted to destabilize national security by planning a fatal crash of an Air India flight in 2018.
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SC Registry refuses to list Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s plea for 7-days extension of Interim Bail
On 28-05-2024, Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi had mentioned the IA before the Vacation Division Bench of JK Maheshwari and KV Viswanathan, JJ. It was clarified that the criminal appeal was already heard and reserved on 17-05-2024 by another Bench and was also suggested that it would be appropriate to place the application before the CJI Dr. DY Chandrachud for appropriate orders.
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