Delhi HC verdict on nursery admission challenged in SC
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court verdict that the Right to Education (RTE) Act is not applicable to nursery admission in unaided private schools has been challenged in the Supreme Court. An NGO, Social Jurist, has approached the apex court, saying that the high court erred in law in holding that the Act applied only in the matter of admission of children between the age of 6 years to 14 years and is not applicable to nursery admission.
Can President and Guv’s pardoning power be taken awayIJ
New Delhi: Can the power of the President and a Governor to pardon or to reduce the sentence of a convict be taken away by any lawIJ The Supreme Court is to decide the issue while examining the validity of Section 32A of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act which says that no suspension, remission or commutation in sentence awarded under this Act is allowed. Considering the importance of issue involved a bench of justices BS Chauhan and FM Ibrahim Kalifulla referred the matter to a larger bench.
CBI quizzes senior IAF official in chopper deal
New Delhi: CBI on Thursday quizzed a senior Air Force officer as witness in connection with alleged corruption in the `3,700 crore VVIP Helicopter deal in which former Air Chief SP Tyagi is one of the suspects. CBI sources said an Air Marshal level officer was examined as a witness to clarify technical issues related to the tender of 12 helicopters for which UK-based AgustaWestland was chosen as successful bidder. The agency wants to ascertain details of alterations done in the Helicopter specifications and whether it had suited the UK-based company. Thirteen persons including Tyagi have been booked by CBI in the case.