The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice on a Special Leave Petition (SLP) filed by residents challenging the construction of a foot overbridge on a National Highway and seeking the construction of a cattle underpass to facilitate the safe movement of livestock across the road. The counsel appearing for the petitioners before the Bench of…
The Supreme Court has cleared the way for the development of a 130-acre public open space along Mumbai’s Coastal Road South project by directing the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to consider the master layout plan submitted by Reliance Industries in accordance with its earlier orders. The direction effectively removes the remaining uncertainty surrounding the development…
The Supreme Court has directed the State of Tamil Nadu to inform the Director General of Health Services (DGHS) about 151 vacant super-speciality medical seats that remained unfilled so that they can be allotted through the All India Merit List in the ongoing NEET-SS 2025 counselling process. The Bench of Justice PS Narasimha and Justice…
Former Assistant Director General of Health Services (DGHS) Dr. Mangala Kohli has moved the Supreme Court challenging the decision of the National Testing Agency (NTA) to cancel and re-conduct the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET)-UG 2026 across the country for nearly 22 lakh candidates. The Public Interest Litigation (PIL), filed under Article 32 of the Constitution…
The Supreme Court has upheld the constitutional validity of Rule 23(1) of the Haryana Civil Services (Compassionate Financial Assistance or Appointment) Rules, 2019, which suspends compassionate financial assistance where an eligible family member is accused of murdering a government employee, while clarifying that the provision does not apply to claims for compassionate appointment. The Bench…
A Patna court on Monday granted bail to Raushan Anand, Director of Gyan Bindu GS Academy, who was arrested in connection with a case arising out of the recent dispute involving Khan Global Studies, the coaching institute run by educator Faisal Khan, popularly known as Khan Sir. The case stems from an incident that took…
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on a petition alleging that the State of Punjab has failed to effectively implement key provisions of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, particularly Section 12(1)(c), which mandates the reservation of 25 per cent seats at the entry level in private unaided schools…
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on a writ petition challenging the re-appointment of Bihar Panchayati Raj Minister Deepak Prakash despite his not being elected as a member of the State Legislature. The Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice V Mohana sought responses from the State of Bihar, Deepak…
The Supreme Court on Monday held as illegal a notification issued by the Madhya Pradesh government on August 25, 2011, exempting the Lokayukta’s Special Police Establishment (SPE) from the ambit of the Right to Information (RTI) Act. The Bench of Justice SVN Bhatti and Justice Atul S Chandurkar observed that the notification travelled beyond the…
The Supreme Court on Monday sought the response of the Odisha government on a petition filed by former Odisha Member of Parliament and actor Anubhav Mohanty seeking the quashing of criminal proceedings initiated against him on allegations of harassment and mental cruelty made by his former wife. The Bench of Justice Sandeep Mehta and Justice…