New Delhi: The Supreme Court has stepped in to resolve the ongoing standoff between the Kerala government and Governor Arif Mohammed Khan over the appointment of Vice Chancellors in state universities. A Bench suggested that both the state government and the Governor propose four names each, after which the court will constitute a search committee Read More…
New Delhi – In a strong message to the Kerala government and Raj Bhavan, the Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the immediate appointment of permanent Vice Chancellors (VCs) in state universities, warning that students should not be made scapegoats in political conflicts. The directive came from a bench comprising Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan Read More…
New Delhi- In a constitutional face-off with sweeping implications for Centre–State relations, the Supreme Court will soon take up President Droupadi Murmu’s reference challenging its landmark ruling that set time limits for Governors to act on state bills. The hearings, led by a five-judge Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, will begin on Read More…
The Supreme Court has refused to cancel the anticipatory bail granted to Malayalam actor Soubin Shahir, his father Babu Shahir, and producer Shaun Antony in a high-profile fraud case linked to the blockbuster film Manjummel Boys. Citing that the matter appeared to be a civil dispute under arbitration, the apex court declined to intervene, prompting Read More…
New Delhi — The Kerala government has strongly opposed the Presidential reference made to the Supreme Court seeking clarity on the time frame within which Governors should act on Bills passed by State legislatures. In a submission to the apex court, Kerala argued that the reference undermines the authority of binding Supreme Court judgments that Read More…
The Supreme Court has allowed the Kerala government to withdraw two key petitions it had filed against former Governor Arif Mohammed Khan over delays in granting assent to state legislation. The petitions, filed in 2023, cited delays ranging from 7 to 23 months in approving bills passed by the state assembly. Representing Kerala, Senior Advocate Read More…
The Supreme Court will today hear a batch of petitions concerning the cancellation of the KEAM 2024 rank list. The hearing will be led by a bench headed by Justice P.S. Narasimha. The Kerala government has informed that it will not challenge the Kerala High Court’s decision to scrap the rank list, a move that Read More…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has sharply questioned the Kerala government’s last-minute changes to the KEAM prospectus, demanding an explanation for the abrupt alteration in the rank list formula just before the admission process. While hearing petitions filed by Kerala state syllabus students, the Court emphasized that prospectus rules must be strictly followed and asked Read More…
New Delhi– In a powerful rebuke to the Enforcement Directorate (ED), the Supreme Court of India has stayed the central agency’s money laundering probe into Tamil Nadu’s state-run liquor distributor, TASMAC, calling the ED’s actions a breach of constitutional limits and the federal structure. A bench comprising Chief Justice B.R. Gavai and Justice Augustine George Read More…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has deferred to May 20 the hearing on a series of petitions challenging recent amendments to the Waqf Act, including its constitutional validity. A bench led by Chief Justice B.R. Gavai and Justice Augustine George Masih took up the matter and observed that it would not entertain challenges to the Read More…