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]]> The Supreme Court will hear a petition today filed by advocate Mamta Sharma requesting the Court to direct educational authorities to declare the Class 12 result within a definite time frame.

The petition reads, “In view of the unprecedented health emergency and rising numbers of the COVID-19 cases in the country, the conduct of examination, either offline or online or blended in upcoming weeks is not possible and delay in the examination will cause irreparable loss to the students as time is the essence in taking admission in higher education courses in foreign universities.”

Earlier this year, Class 10 examinations were cancelled considering the increasing severity of the COVID pandemic.

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]]> https://theedgemedia.in/class-12-board-exams-court-to-hear-plea-requesting-cancellation-of-examinations/feed 0 Quite serious: SC on issues raised by Param Bir Singh in plea against Deshmukh https://theedgemedia.in/quite-serious-sc-on-issues-raised-by-param-bir-singh-in-plea-against-deshmukh https://theedgemedia.in/quite-serious-sc-on-issues-raised-by-param-bir-singh-in-plea-against-deshmukh#respond Wed, 24 Mar 2021 15:22:33 +0000 https://theedgemedia.in/?p=9303  The Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that there was no doubt that the issues raised by former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh in his plea against Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh were “quite serious”. The court, however, allowed Singh to withdraw his plea seeking direction for an “impartial and fair” CBI probe into alleged corrupt […]

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]]>  The Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that there was no doubt that the issues raised by former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh in his plea against Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh were “quite serious”.
 The court, however, allowed Singh to withdraw his plea seeking direction for an “impartial and fair” CBI probe into alleged corrupt malpractices of Deshmukh.A bench of Justices Sanjya Kishan Kaul and R S Reddy granted liberty to Singh to approach the Bombay High Court with his grievances.
The top court said there is no doubt that the matter is “quite serious” but the petitioner should first approach the Bombay High Court.

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]]> https://theedgemedia.in/quite-serious-sc-on-issues-raised-by-param-bir-singh-in-plea-against-deshmukh/feed 0 Karnataka to approach SC for increase in d 50%: Reports https://theedgemedia.in/karnataka-to-approach-sc-for-increase https://theedgemedia.in/karnataka-to-approach-sc-for-increase#respond Tue, 23 Mar 2021 14:36:32 +0000 https://theedgemedia.in/?p=9282 The Karnataka government on Monday decided to inform the Supreme Court that it favoured increasing the cap on reservation beyond the 50% ceiling, PTI reported. The state’s decision was in response to the court’s query on the restructuring of quotas. In a landmark judgement in 1992, the Supreme Court had capped reservation at 50%. However, […]

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]]> The Karnataka government on Monday decided to inform the Supreme Court that it favoured increasing the cap on reservation beyond the 50% ceiling, PTI reported. The state’s decision was in response to the court’s query on the restructuring of quotas.

In a landmark judgement in 1992, the Supreme Court had capped reservation at 50%. However, while hearing a petition related to reservation for Marathas in education and jobs, the Supreme Court issued a notice to all states, seeking their response on whether quota should be allowed beyond the limit. The court said that it will examine whether the 50% rule needs to be reconsidered..The Karnataka government’s decision was taken in a Cabinet meeting presided by Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, sources in the state Secretariat told The Hindu. Earlier, Karnataka’s Law and Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai had said in the Legislative Assembly that it was “inevitable” to go beyond the 50% cap in order to meet the demands of various castes.

The Yediyurappa-led government is likely to cite constitutional amendments, changes in related laws by states and changing social dynamics, in its arguments to the Supreme Court, Karnataka at present provides 15% reservation for Scheduled Castes, 3% for Scheduled Tribes and 32% for the Other Backward Classes (OBC), which add up to 50%.

Dominant communities like the Panchamasali, a sub sect of Lingayats, Vokkaligas, Valmikis and Kurubas have sought a higher quota and a change in category among other requests, according to the Hindustan Times. The SCs have demanded an increase in their quota from 15% to 17% and the STs from 3% to 7.5%,

Five other states – Maharashtra

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]]> https://theedgemedia.in/karnataka-to-approach-sc-for-increase/feed 0 SC Judge Justice Arun Mishra, “My Conscience Does Not Permit Me To Participate In Any Farewell Function.” https://theedgemedia.in/sc-judge-justice-arun-mishra-my-conscience-does-not-permit-me-to-participate-in-any-farewell-function https://theedgemedia.in/sc-judge-justice-arun-mishra-my-conscience-does-not-permit-me-to-participate-in-any-farewell-function#respond Mon, 31 Aug 2020 05:26:58 +0000 https://theedgemedia.in/?p=5584 Supreme Court judge Justice Arun Mishra, who is superannuating on September 2, has declined farewell invitations of bar bodies citing “severe situation and sufferings the world over” on account of the COVID-19 pandemic. Justice Mishra, who became an apex court judge on July 7, 2014, is demitting office on Tuesday and is all set to […]

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]]> Supreme Court judge Justice Arun Mishra, who is superannuating on September 2, has declined farewell invitations of bar bodies citing “severe situation and sufferings the world over” on account of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Justice Mishra, who became an apex court judge on July 7, 2014, is demitting office on Tuesday and is all set to pronounce key judgments in cases including timelines for payment of AGR dues by telcos and the award of punishment to activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan in a contempt case.

The Supreme Court Bar Association and the Confederation of Indian Bar have extended the invitations for the farewell functions to the outgoing judge.

“I am grateful for your kind invitation inviting me in the farewell function… I have always considered the bar as the mother of the judiciary, and it would have been a great pleasure to attend said function.

“However, taking into consideration the severe situation and sufferings the world over on account of the COVID-19 pandemic, my conscience does not permit me to participate in any farewell function,” Justice Mishra wrote to the bar bodies declining the requests. He, however, assured the bar bodies that he would visit them as and when the situation normalizes.

– PTI

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