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Kerala Vice-Chancellors appointment row: Supreme Court praises Kerala Governor, CM for ending ‘saga’

December 18, 2025December 18, 2025cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Kerala Governor Rajendra Arlekar. File photo: Special arrangement The Supreme Court on Thursday (December 18, 2025) recorded the appointment of two regular Vice-Chancellors to the State-run APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University and Kerala University of Digital Sciences, Innovation and Technology. A Bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and K.V. Viswanathan […]

Supreme Court gives green light for Kerala to allot open prison land to BrahMos

December 2, 2025December 2, 2025cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

Supreme Court gave the green light for the Kerala government to allot land occupied for an open prison complex to BrahMos Aerospace Trivandrum Limited (BATL), an arrangement which will see inmates share the neighbourhood with supersonic cruise missiles. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The Supreme Court on Tuesday (December 2, 2025) gave the green […]

Dealing with a dogged problem

November 10, 2025November 10, 2025cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

With about 9 lakh street dogs, Kerala is going to find it nearly impossible to comply with the Supreme Court’s latest order directing States to relocate these animals from public spaces to dog pounds. Last week, the Court directed local bodies across the country to remove “every stray dog found within the premises of an […]

Supreme Court allows Centre to examine Vodafone Idea’s plea against DoT’s AGR demands

October 27, 2025October 27, 2025cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

The dispute over AGR, particularly its inclusion of non-telecom income, led to massive liabilities on telecom operators, with Vodafone Idea being among the hardest hit. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Supreme Court on Monday (October 27, 2025) permitted the Centre to consider telecom major Vodafone Idea Ltd’s plea seeking quashing of the Department of Telecommunication’s […]

Supreme Court issues notice to CPI(M) in dispute over land hosting its Kerala headquarters

September 19, 2025September 19, 2025cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

A Bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and Manmohan decided to examine the special leave petition filed by ISRO scientist Bindu but refused to grant any interim relief. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Supreme Court on Friday (September 19, 2025) issued notice to the Communist Party of India (Marxist) in connection with a dispute […]

Vodafone Idea AGR dues: Supreme Court to hear plea on September 26

September 19, 2025September 19, 2025cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

Earlier this year, in a setback to telecom majors, including Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea, the Supreme Court had refused to review its 2021 order rejecting their pleas for rectification of alleged errors in calculation of AGR dues payable by them. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Supreme Court on Friday (September 19, 2025) agreed […]

NEET: SC upholds Telangana’s domicile rules for admissions in medical colleges under state quota

September 1, 2025September 1, 2025cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the Telangana government’s domicile rule permitting students who have studied for the last four years up to Class 12 in the state, for admissions in medical and dental colleges under the state quota. A bench comprising Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran allowed the appeal […]

Supreme Court directs states to survey orphaned children denied education

August 7, 2025August 7, 2025cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed all states to survey orphaned children who were denied education under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009. A bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and K V Viswanathan further asked the Centre to consider including data of such children in the upcoming census, scheduled […]

Supreme Court decides to wait a day for Kerala government’s take on KEAM 2025 revised rank list

July 15, 2025July 15, 2025cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

Scheduling the case for hearing for July 16, the court instructed Kerala State counsel C.K. Sasi to take instructions from the government and apprise the Bench. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Supreme Court on Tuesday (July 15, 2025) gave the Kerala government 24 hours to inform if it intends to appeal a High Court […]

Insurance firm not liable to pay compensation for death of persons driving rashly: Supreme Court

July 3, 2025July 3, 2025cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

Image for representation only | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The Supreme Court has said insurance companies are not liable to pay compensation to the families of individuals who die as a result of their own rash and reckless driving. A bench of Justices P.S. Narasimha and R. Mahadevan refused to grant ₹80 lakh compensation sought […]

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