New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) The National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) has moved the Delhi High Court by filing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the implementation of the Central Board of Secondary Education’s (CBSE) newly introduced On-Screen Marking (OSM) system for evaluation of Class 12 board examination answer sheets. The OSM system is a digital evaluation method where physical exam papers are scanned, digitally masked to hide students’ identities, and evaluated by teachers o…
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New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Supreme Court, flagging concerns over the rapid rise of a satirical social media campaign titled “Cockroach Janta Party” (CJP) following oral observations made during a recent hearing.The plea, filed by advocate Raja Choudhary through advocate-on-record Rajesh Singh Chauhan, contended that courtroom exchanges and oral observations of constitutional courts were increasingly being transformed into “viral commodities”…
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking directions for framing a uniform wage and welfare framework for priests, sevadars, and temple staff working in state-controlled temples across the country. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta expressed disinclination to interfere in the matter and refused to entertain the plea filed by advocate Ashwini Upadhyay, who appeared in person.After the apex court indicated …
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday orally remarked that there has to be some “rationalisation” in airfares charged by private airlines, while hearing a PIL seeking regulatory guidelines to check unpredictable fluctuations in ticket prices and additional charges during festive seasons and holidays. “Try to give some relief to people. On the same day, flights to the same destination — one airline charges Rs 8,000 while another charges Rs 18,000 in economy class. There has…
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to examine a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking directions to curb the practice of animal sacrifice in temples across the country.Issuing notice, a Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta sought responses from the Union Ministry of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, and posted the matter for hearing after four weeks.“Issue notice, returnable in four weeks,” the Justice Vikram Nath-led Bench ordered.The petition, filed u…
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Thursday a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking directions to the Centre and state authorities to install “display boards” at police stations, court complexes and public offices highlighting the penal provisions and punishment for filing false complaints, false charges and fabricated evidence.As per the cause list published on the website of the apex court, a bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya…
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to examine a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking effective implementation of the Centre’s electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure guidelines and to prevent arbitrary denial of NOCs by housing societies. Issuing notice on a plea filed by a Greater Noida-based resident, a bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi sought responses from the Union of India, the State of Uttar Pradesh, the Nira…
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) has told the Supreme Court that it had no role whatsoever in the decision to reduce the qualifying cut-off percentile for NEET-PG 2025–26, adding that its function is strictly limited to conducting the examination and publishing results as per directions issued by the competent authorities. In a short reply sworn by NBEMS Law Officer Mohd. Sameen, it was stated that the petition challenging the January 13 n…
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a petition challenging the practice of ‘VIP darshan’ and selective entry into the ‘Garbhagriha’ (innermost sanctum) of the Shri Mahakaleshwar Temple in Ujjain. A bench, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, observed that it was not a matter for judicial interference.Sensing the court’s disinclination to entertain the plea, the petitioner’s counsel chose to withdraw the matter with liberty to make a repr…
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday sought sealed-cover status reports from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on their ongoing probes into alleged large-scale bank frauds linked to Reliance Communications Ltd (RCOM), its group companies, and promoter Anil Ambani. A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi directed the two Central agencies to apprise the top court of the progress made in the investig…