Arguments were placed before the Supreme Court today on the contentious issue of whether states should be allowed to exceed the 50 percent ceiling on reservation and on whether this issue should be referred to an 11-judge bench.
The Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court today refused to stay the JEE-Main examination, but allowed students residing in flood-hit areas of Maharashtra's Vidarbha region, who cannot reach the exam centre or reach late, to apply to the National Testing Agency to seek a re-examination.
The Allahabad High Court today dropped charges filed against Dr Kafeel Khan under National Security Act and ordered his immediate release. Dr Kafeel Khan has been incarcerated in Mathura jail for the last six months.
The division bench of Justices Rajan Gupta and Karamjit Singh was considering the grievance of a student who did not apply for NEET 2020 because he had got admission to a school overseas.
The Delhi High Court today granted bail to Pinjra Tod activist Devangana Kalita in a case related to the communal violence in northeast Delhi during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act in February.
The High Court of Delhi today issued notice to the Central Government on an application seeking extension of time for public comments on new Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) draft notification.
A PIL has been filed before the Supreme Court, seeking removal of anomalies in the grounds of adoption and guardianship and making them uniform for all citizens. The plea says adoption laws should be gender neutral and religion neutral.
With Tihar jail authorities agreeing to introduce a common room as well as for provision for a television by end-September 2020, the Delhi High court today disposed of a petition seeking facilities for high security ward prisoners, saying there was no further need for monitoring of the situation.
The Supreme Court today issued notice on a plea filed by Vedanta, challenging the Madras High Court order which dismissed its plea to reopen the Sterlite Copper’s smelter unit at Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu.