Nupur Dogra

3 weeks ago | ndtv.com | Nupur Dogra |Saikat Bose

Chief Justice Gavai spoke at a roundtable in the UK Supreme Court New Delhi: The government superseded the seniormost judges twice while appointing the Chief Justice of India when it had the final say in judges' appointment, Chief Justice of India BR Gavai has said. The Chief Justice was speaking on 'Maintaining Judicial Legitimacy and Public Confidence' at a roundtable organised by the UK Supreme Court.

1 month ago | ndtv.com | Ashish Kumar Bhargava |Nupur Dogra |Saikat Bose

Supreme Court has criticised seat-blocking in NEET PG admissions New Delhi: Blocking of seats during counselling for postgraduate medical courses disadvantages higher-ranked candidates and undermines merit-based selection, the Supreme Court said today, issuing several directions to prevent this practice during admissions after NEET-PG, the all-India exam for admission to postgraduate courses. Seat-blocking is a common practice across competitive exams.

1 month ago | ndtv.com | Nupur Dogra |Saikat Bose

President Droupadi Murmu has written to Supreme Court and sought its opinion New Delhi: A month after the Supreme Court's landmark verdict in the Tamil Nadu case, which effectively set a deadline for the President and Governors to clear Bills passed by the legislature, President Droupadi Murmu has written to the top court and asked if timelines could be imposed on Governors.

Jan 29, 2025 | ndtv.com | Nupur Dogra

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has struck down domicile-based reservation of seats for postgraduate medical courses - within the State quota - ruling it violative of Article 14 of the Constitution. The ruling is critical since it ensures that admission to PG medical courses - under quotas allotted to various states - can only be on merit, i.e., on NEET, or National Eligibility / Entrance Test, scores.

Jan 28, 2025 | ndtv.com | Ashish Kumar Bhargava |Nupur Dogra |Saikat Bose

The Supreme Court has given the Centre four weeks to reply and posted the matter for May 5 New Delhi: Amid a nationwide debate on a Uniform Civil Code, the Supreme Court has asked the Centre if a person born in a Muslim family can follow secular laws in matters of property or is bound to abide by the Sharia, the Muslim personal law. A bench led by Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna has given the Centre four weeks to file a reply and posted the next hearing for May 5.