Supreme Court steps in after a NEET-UG aspirant complains of wrongly stapled question paper. Justices order manual re-evaluation, citing student panic and exam stress.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will hear multiple petitions related to the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991, on February 17. According to the official cause list uploaded on the Supreme Court’s website, a bench led by Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna, along with Justices Sanjay Kumar and K V Viswanathan, will oversee the proceedings.
A civil court in Budaun, Uttar Pradesh, will hear a plea regarding the alleged existence of the Neelkanth temple at the Jama Masjid Shamsi site on January 18, 2025. The dispute centers around claims made by Mukesh Patel of the Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha, with significant implications for communal harmony and historical narrative.
The Supreme Court ruled that proving mens rea is essential for abetment of suicide under Section 306 of the IPC. In a case involving a man and his family accused of motivating his wife’s suicide, the court determined insufficient evidence of intent to sustain charges, emphasizing a critical temporal link between instigation and the act.
The Supreme Court, led by Justices B R Gavai and K V Viswanathan, declined to hear a petition regarding the quality of “prasad” at temples, stating it is a matter of state policy. The court encouraged petitioners to seek remedy through appropriate channels if specific incidents occur, rather than broad regulations.