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Nilekani panel to submit first report on Neet reforms by month-end: Centre
The Centre on Friday told the Supreme Court that the Nandan Nilekani-led high-powered panel constituted to suggest structural reforms in NEET has held exhaustive consultations and is likely to submit its first interim report by the end of this month. Solicito…
'Permanency of system key': SC asks Centre to look into institutionalisation of entire NEET process
India News: NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Centre to examine the institutionalisation of the entire NEET process after it was informed that a pa.
NEET-SS cut-off lowered to 30th percentile: Centre tells Supreme Court, 1,857 seats vacant after Round 2
The Centre has agreed to lower the NEET-SS qualifying percentile from 50th to 30th for the proposed Special Stray Vacancy Round after 1,857 super-speciality seats remained vacant following Round 2 counselling. The move could bring around 6,000 more candidates…
SC stays P&H High Court ruling striking down Section 147A of Income Tax Act
The Supreme Court said assessment proceedings covered by the dispute will not proceed until final disposal of the Centre's plea, with the matter listed for hearing on December 3, 2026
Over 37 lakh appeals pending after Bengal SIR: EC tells Supreme Court
India News: NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Friday told the Supreme Court that over 37 lakh appeals against the deletion or inclusion of names in West Benga.
PIL in SC challenges 0.4% MDR on UPI transactions above ₹2,000 in India
Petitioner questions the amended payment law, lack of gazette publication and differing treatment of UPI and RuPay debit-card transactions under the new framework
Centre moves Supreme Court over striking down of Income Tax Section 147A
Government challenges Punjab and Haryana High Court ruling that invalidated the retrospective provision governing tax reassessment powers of jurisdictional officers in India
Noida DM moves SC over student's detention under NSA after HC rebuke
India News: NEW DELHI: Gautam Budh Nagar district magistrate Medha Roopam moved Supreme Court days after she was reprimanded over the detention of a student prote.
SC sends Vedanta-linked Cairn’s ₹5.25-crore SEBI penalty case back to SAT
The top court, however, found that SAT had not examined an apparent discrepancy between SEBI’s investigation report and a letter issued by the National Stock Exchange (NSE), describing the omission as a “material infirmity” that went to the root of the adjudi…
Supreme Court Allows Bhupesh Baghel to Contest Election Pleas in High Court
Supreme Court ends long-pending plea against Hinduja brothers’ relief in Bofors case
The Supreme Court dismissed a plea challenging a 2005 Delhi High Court order. This order had previously quashed criminal proceedings against the Hinduja brothers in the Bofors case. The court declined to adjourn the matter and refused further submissions du…
Karnataka high court declines to entertain PIL seeking SIR extension
Karnataka HC dismisses PIL seeking 3-month extension of voter list SIR and booth facilitation centres, citing ECI’s domain and similar cases pending in SC.
Trump says tariffs won’t hurt US economy, claims levies will bring ‘hundreds of billions of dollars’ in investments
President Donald Trump defended his tariff strategy, asserting it attracts hundreds of billions in investments. He stated these tariffs replaced a blocked route after a Supreme Court ruling against him. Trump claimed tariffs have benefited the US economy and …
Supreme Court pushes Centre to define 'digital arrest' as standalone crime with tougher punishment amid rising deepfakes, frauds & fake calls
SC on digital arrest: The Supreme Court suggested defining digital arrests as a standalone criminal offense. Existing laws may prove insufficient for evolving online crimes like deepfakes. The government is preparing a draft bill to address these emerging c…
'Uninformed, unacceptable': CJP claims SC order contradicts govt assurance; warns of protest
India News: NEW DELHI: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has threatened to restart its nationwide agitation if the government fails to withdraw FIRs against student.
SC moots independent probe into police excesses, orders release of detained minors
Supreme Court considers independent probe into police actions during protests, orders release of detained minors, and ensures accountability.
Don't damage water bodies under garb of beautification: SC warns Bihar government
India News: NEW DELHI: Taking a stern view of allegations that the Bihar government is filling parts of three historic ponds in Darbhanga to create public ameniti.
Trichandra student union chief urges Supreme Court to adopt India’s Lyngdoh Committee model for student politics
KATHMANDU: Govinda Koirala, president of the Free Students’ Union (FSU) at Trichandra Multiple Campus, has urged Nepal’s Supreme Court to constitute an independent committee modeled on India’s Lyngdoh Committee to resolve the ongoing legal dispute over studen…
NEET row , coaching stress to feature in SC panel final report on student suicides
No comments on Mullaperiyar issue, matter before SC, says Rajiv Pratap Rudy
Parliamentary panel heard Kerala and Tamil Nadu on Mullaperiyar dam; chair Rajiv Pratap Rudy says no comments as issue is sub judice in Supreme Court.
Ram temple donation row: Ayodhya lawyers boycott accused; demand for CBI probe; SC refuses urgent hearing
Separately, a plea seeking a time-bound investigation by a CBI-led multi-disciplinary team came before the Supreme Court, but the vacation bench questioned the urgency and postponed the hearing until after the summer break, saying "heavens are not going to fa…
India, US begin high-level trade talks as two nations rework deal amid tariff changes
The talks are focused on reworking a framework agreement announced in February that was built around tariff commitments later rendered uncertain by a US Supreme Court ruling striking down sweeping tariffs announced by Trump
Zubeen Garg death: SC seeks Assam govt's response on bail plea of accused
The Supreme Court has requested a response from the Assam government regarding a bail plea filed by Shyamkanu Mahanta, an accused in the Zubeen Garg death case. Mahanta's appeal challenges the Gauhati High Court's decision to deny him bail. The celebrated sin…
The Supreme Court’s Amazon ruling has revealed a gap in the CCI’s authority over corporate mergers
The apex court's recent verdict on the Amazon-Future case has revealed a vulnerability of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) to deception in merger reviews. India should tighten its merger control regime.
Experts Raise Concerns Over SC - Appointed Panel Reviewing Aravalli Range Definition
SC declares the right to walk carefree on footpaths a fundamental right
The apex court judgment said walking powered the Freedom Struggle, politics and social reforms, but is yet to be recognised as a fundamental right; Asks government to frame a law to protect walkers on footpaths; Establish a regulator
Expedite decision on lawyer's plea against deletion from voter list after Bengal SIR: SC to tribunal
The Supreme Court has directed an appellate tribunal to expedite the decision on an advocate's appeal challenging his name's deletion from West Bengal's voters' list. The 75-year-old advocate, practicing for five decades, was a valid voter before the Special …
Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Seeking CBI Probe Into Alleged Corruption Behind TVK Trust Vote Win In Tamil Nadu
Supreme Court dismisses plea seeking CBI probe into alleged TVK horse-trading
Supreme Court rejects plea seeking CBI probe into alleged TVK horse-trading, saying political defections alone do not prove criminal misconduct.
OFCD case: SC agrees to hear SEBI’s plea against SAT relief to SICCL managers
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice V Mohana tagged the matter with the pending petitions on the issue and listed it in the month of July.