Top Law News SC says state of medical colleges rotten May 6, 2016 / May 7, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Terming the state of medical colleges in the country as “rotten”, the Supreme Court today imposed a penalty of Rs 5 crore on an Odisha-based private medical college for raising the number of seats from 100 to 150 in an academic year and “playing with the future of students”. “Costs of Rs 5 crores are […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News medical colleges Odisha Supreme Court
Top Law News Subrata Roy gets 4 weeks parole for mother”s last rites May 6, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today directed release of jailed Sahara chief Subrata Roy on parole for four weeks to attend rituals following the death of his mother early this morning. A bench comprising Chief Justice T S Thakur, Justices A R Dave and A K Sikri allowed the plea of Roy seeking permission to attend cremation […] Read more » featured Law Legal News mother''s last rites Subrata Roy gets 4 weeks parole Supreme Court
Top Law News SC to hear Subrata Roy’s parole plea at 2pm May 6, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday agreed to hear the plea of Sahara Chief Subrata Roy seeking parole to perform cremation rites of his mother who passed away in the wee hours this morning. Roy has been in Tihar jail since March 4, 2014 on the orders of the apex court in relation with a long running […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Subrata Roy's parole plea Supreme Court
Top Law News Ban on diesel-run taxis to affect BPOs, Centre tells SC May 5, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Central Government on Thursday moved the Supreme Court for relaxation on ban on diesel taxis in Delhi and National Capital Region (NCR). The Centre told the apex court that the current ban on diesel cabs is affecting BPOs as they use large number of taxis, including the diesel ones to ferry their employees. It further […] Read more » Ban on diesel-run taxis BPOs Centre government Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
High Profile Cases SC favours 2005 Jharkhand for floor test in U”khand May 4, 2016 / May 5, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today suggested that it may order a ‘composite floor test’ for Uttarakhand Assembly as was directed by the apex court in 2005 in Jharkhand when BJP leader Arjun Munda had challenged the government formation by JMM supremo Shibu Soren. “The floor test (in Uttarakhand Assembly) can be on Jharkhand Model,” a bench […] Read more » Court featured floor test in U''khand Jharkhand Law Legal News Supreme Court Uttarakhand
Consumer Law News Top Law News Implement larger pictorial warning on tobacco products: SC May 4, 2016 / May 4, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the tobacco companies to immediately implement larger pictorial warning on tobacco products. The apex court lifted the stay on the Centre’s order for 85 percent warning granted by the Dharwad Bench of the Karnataka High Court. The Supreme Court also transferred all cases challenging the tobacco product warning rule […] Read more » Centre Dharwad Bench of the Karnataka High Court featured Karnataka High Court Rajasthan High Court Supreme Court tobacco
High Profile Cases SC asks AG about feasibility of holding floor test in U’khand May 3, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi to seek instruction on having a floor test in Uttarakhand where a major power tussle is underway between the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Centre and the Congress. The apex court asked the Attorney General that there should be a floor test in the Uttarakhand Assembly under […] Read more » AG Court featured floor test Law Legal News Supreme Court Uttarakhand Uttarakhand crisis
Top Law News SC questions practice of barring women at Sabarimala May 2, 2016 / May 3, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today questioned the centuries-old practice of barring entry of women between the age group of 10 to 50 years to Sabarimala temple in Kerala saying it would test whether “faith and belief” can differentiate among persons of same “denominations”. “The question is should there be such a religious practice which creates a […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Sabarimala Supreme Court
Top Law News SC to hear fresh plea regarding MBBS, BDS entrance test May 2, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear tomorrow a fresh plea of few states, including Jammu and Kashmir and some private medical colleges, that they be allowed to conduct their pre-scheduled test for admissions in MBBS and BDS courses. “Let these applications be heard tomorrow by the bench concerned,” a three-judge bench headed by […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News MBBS and BDS entrance test plea Supreme Court
Top Law News First phase of NEET tomorrow, SC says allow exam to be held April 30, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The first phase of the single entrance test NEET for admissions to MBBS and BDS courses across the country will be held tomorrow as the Supreme Court today refused to accord an urgent hearing of a plea seeking modification of its earlier order. A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur, which is […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Medical Exam neet exam Supreme Court
Top Law News Allow states to hold separate medical entrance test April 29, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Centre today moved the Supreme Court seeking modification of yesterday’s order to allow state governments and private colleges to hold separate entrance examinations for MBBS and BDS courses for the academic year 2016-17. The plea in this regard was mentioned by Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi before a bench of Justices A R Dave and […] Read more » Centre government Court featured Law Legal News medical entrance test Supreme Court
Top Law News SC approves holding of MBBS, BDS entrance through NEET April 28, 2016 / April 29, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today cleared the decks for holding of National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET), a single common entrance test for admission to MBBS and BDS courses, in two phases for the academic year 2016-17 in which around 6.5 lakh candidates are likely to appear. The apex court approved the schedule put before it by […] Read more » BDS entrance Court featured Law Legal News MBBS Medical Exam NEET Supreme Court
