A Justice Ashok Bhushan led bench of the Supreme Court to hear a batch of petitions today seeking to postpone the NEET-UG exams set to be held on September 13.
There are three cases listed. Lead case of Keshav Maheshwari is set to be argued by @advocate_alakh .. the other two of Arijit Sau and Pragya Pranjal too seeks to postpone NEET-UG exams. Pleas filed through @anubha1812
Justice MR Shah: Mr. Datar, all arrangements will be made for the #NEET exams
Arvind Datar refers to UGC judgment by #SupremeCourt
Datar seeks to highlight the example of Bihar where there are only 2 exam centres
SC observes that there cannot be different dates for different States.
SC: Whatever date is fixed, there might be some difficulty
Datar urges for the exam to be considered to be postponed by three weeks
SC points out that a review petition was also dismissed
Senior Advocate KTS Tulsi arguing for petitioners: #COVID19 cases are increasing and now there are 90,000 daily case.
Tulsi shows example of the Bombay HC's recent order where the JC said those who could not appear for the exam should be appropriately considered @MPKTSTulsi
Justice Ashok Bhushan: Whether the students should be considered or not is for the body to decide not for this Court to pass directions on
@MPKTSTulsi cites the Disaster Management Act and says that the students are at a high risk of contracting the virus
Senior Adv Tulsi cites Article 21
Advocate Shoeb Alam now arguing: My petition (Arijit Sau) is different from the petitions so far and is not seeking for deferment of the exams
Alam: I want to point out some lacuna in the guidelines issued by the NTA
Adv Shoeb Alam Alam prays that there might be some facilitation for aspirants to reach the exam centres.
Alam: The local authorities may be directed to ensure that the guidelines are enforced
SC: All this will be done
Adv Shoeb Alam: A slight nudge from your lordships will go a long way. At a time when there is a cap on large gatherings, there are hundreds of students who have to go out to take the exams so a direction from the Court will go a long way
#SupremeCourt hears the case case concerning demolitions in Akbar Nagar. About 15,000 residents of Akbar Nagar are set to be affected by demolitions planned on the Kukrail riverbank
Justice Sanjiv Khanna: You are getting what encroachers get. You are getting alternate accommodation
Adv: But it is so far
Justice Khanna: This location which you encroached was also earlier far and then it became the centre of city
Adv: State was charging taxes etc as well
Justice Khanna: So, that is for the services provided.. but that does not mean they have given ownership of the land
Adv MR Shamshad: report says it is not a river but a nullah.. but after 40 years of my existence there.. it is declared as a floodplain
Justice Khanna: but it is pending for a long time
Justice Sanjiv Khanna: by March 22,2024, order we had LDA, State of UP to show satellite images of rivulet and catchment areas. the affidavit has been filed enclosing therewith relevant documents regarding the river. it is stated that the nallah originates from a natural spring before entering reserve forest and then flows 19 km and enters urban area of lucknow. reference is made to several district gazettes. the rate of discharge etc has also been mentioned.
CJI DY Chandrachud led bench to shortly hear appeal by West Bengal government challenging Calcutta HC's recent decision to cancel about 24,000 appointments of teaching and non-teaching staff made in 2016 by the West Bengal School Service Commission @MamataOfficial
Sr Adv Rakesh Dwivedi: I and Mr (Neeraj Kishan) Kaul are for West Bengal.
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud: Mr Kaul why are you standing?
Kaul: I have been asked to my lords. My doctor ...
CJI: It is really advised you know. As judges we keep sitting but ..
Dwivedi: Younger members of the bar must also mix sitting and standing before being told by doctors later.
#SupremeCourt to shortly hear plea by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal challenging his arrest by Enforcement Directorate (ED) in an excise policy-linked money laundering case
#SupremeCourt had earlier indicated that it may consider granting #ArvindKejriwal interim bail in the view of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections 2024 @AamAadmiParty @ArvindKejriwal #ArvindKejriwalarrested
@AamAadmiParty @ArvindKejriwal Bench led by Justice Sanjiv Khanna to assemble now
Supreme Court hears a petition urging for the postponement of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) Chartered Accountancy (CA) exams
Sr Adv Madhavi Divan: There are students from Kalahandi and other rural areas who will not be able to appear for the exams on 8th and 14th May since elections are on. It can be on 7th and 13th may.
#caexams #SupremeCourt #LokSabhaElections2024
Divan: We are not asking for a bulk postponement. If there is a bunch of candidates from Rajouri. Now they can only come by public transport and with security issues it is impossible to travel and public buses also withdrawn during elections. Hostels are also being asked to vacate. One we are asking postpone and if not possible then atleast allow an out option so that one does not suffer if they are not appearing on May 8 and May 14
#caexams
Divan: Other option can be to increase centres. Delhi, Mumbai students will not suffer. But those coming from north east etc who need to travel states have to suffer. Petitioners are candidates who will not be affected but this plea is for the public interest.
Former High Court judge and Senior Advocate Dr S Muralidhar to shortly deliver a lecture as part of Rakesh Endowment Lecture series for Justice and Equity.
The theme is 'Guilty Till Proved innocent: Dark Areas of Criminal Jurisprudence'
G Sundar, Director of Roja Muthiah Research Library, delivers the welcome address.