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The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to keep the policy of grace marks given to Class 12 exam students to maintain parity with state board exams this year too. Following the court directive, the CBSE approached the HRD ministry whether to move the Supreme court or adhere to the High Court’s verdict. ...

The Delhi High Court on Monday asked CBSE why it cannot defer the implementation of “No Grace Marks” policy to next years as many state boards have decided to postpone it to 2018, a decisiion that may affect CBSE students and Delhi students in particular. The Delhi High Court bench termed the CBSE decision to scrap “moderation” marks from this ...

Amid secrecy surrounding Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa’s unknown ailment, the Madras high court finally came down heavily upon the government machinery on Tuesday to inform the court and the public about the health condition of the AIADMK leader. “AIADMK leader J Jayalalithaa is holding public office, and therefore her state of health must be clarified by government officials ...

Prompted by a PIL, the Gujarat High Court on Thursday ordered immediate shut-down of 67 sandmining units in the vicinity of Gir sanctuary where census of lions was undertaken till Wednesday. The order to ban sandmining in Gir, the only sanctuary for Asiatic lions, came from the two-judge bench of Justice Jayant Patel and Justice GB Shah after a public ...

While hearing a petition seeking directions to make tests for swine flu available at an affordable cost, the Delhi High Court Wednesday sought response from the central and city governments on the steps taken to deal with the viral disease. A division bench of Chief Justice G. Rohini and Justice R.S. Endlaw issued notice to the union health minister, the ...

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed a PIL filed against Aamir Khan film “PK”, saying “the film was not offensive” and agreed with the defence contention that it was resolved by the Supreme court already. A division bench of Chief Justice G. Rohini and Justice R.S. Endlaw refused to entertain the plea which sought ban on the film for ...

Thirteen liquor outlets located on state and national highways have been shut down in Kerala today following the decision taken by the cabinet a month ago. Kerala High Court has ordered to shift all liquor outlets from highways in November, after hearing a public interest litigation which states liquor shops on the highways as a major cause of accidents, which ...

On a rise of female foeticide that affects the country’s sex ratio, the Supreme Court asked the States whether some incentives can be provided for girl children, on Wednesday. The states are asked to give suggestions for “some incentives that can be given to the family who show respect and honour for the girl child and give birth to girl ...

The first poster of Aamir Khan with just a transistor covering his private parts has created uproar among his admirers for promoting semi-nude posters while speaking morals on TV show "Satyameva Jayate". A PIL by the All India Human Rights and Social Justice Front to ban the release of the film was dismissed by the Supreme Court. Some reports said ...

In a rare gesture of disapproval, Delhi High Court ordered Bangalore-based Indian Institute of Planning and Management (IIPM) of Arindam Chaudhuri not to use terms such as MBA, BBA or any such tag for the courses it offers as it has not been recognised by any statutory body, leaving alone calling itself a management school, business school or B-school. The ...