SC refuses to entertain plea alleging threats at behest of Karnataka CM
New Delhi, Mar 20 (PTI): The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain a petition that alleged threats orchestrated by Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to capture a property.
The counsel representing the petitioner informed a bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta that the petitioner was unable to enter Karnataka and had been forced to live in Delhi.
"Is the Karnataka chief minister sending people after you in Delhi?" the bench inquired. The counsel responded, "Not in Delhi; it is in Karnataka."
The lawyer explained that the petitioner wished to return to Karnataka. "Despite filing repeated police complaints and obtaining court orders in my favour, the threats continue," he argued.
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The lawyer also claimed that in January, there was an incident of stone pelting at the property, and some individuals vandalised it. "They want to capture the property," the counsel claimed.
The bench questioned why the petitioner had not approached the jurisdictional high court. The lawyer responded, "The problem is that because of these threats, I am unable to enter the state of Karnataka. I am forced to live in Delhi."
The bench then referred to a committee and asked whether the petitioner was heading it.
The Supreme Court commented that the petitioner seemed to be engaged in a "political battle" in court. The counsel noted that the petitioner was not politically inclined at all.
After the bench showed its disinclination to entertain the plea filed by two persons, the counsel sought permission to withdraw it.
The plea was dismissed as withdrawn, leaving it open for the petitioners to avail themselves of remedies before the jurisdictional high court.
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CBSE announces assessment scheme for Class 10 board exams cancelled in Middle East
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New Delhi (PTI): The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has announced a detailed assessment scheme for Class 10 exams in the Middle East region which were cancelled amid escalating West Asia conflict, according to officials.
The exams were cancelled following a critical review of the prevailing situation across Bahrain, Iran, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
According to CBSE Examination Controller Sanyam Bhardwaj, examinations scheduled from February 17 to 28 were conducted successfully. During this period, six academic subjects, including Mathematics, English and Science, were completed. Additionally, 16 language papers and 22 skill subject examinations were also conducted.
The board has divided candidates into five categories -- students who appeared in all examinations, students who appeared in four examinations, students who appeared in three examinations, students who appeared in two examinations and private students registered under the compartment category.
"The results of students who appeared for all exams will be declared based on their performance in the examinations. The result of students who appeared in four subjects will be declared based on the average of the marks obtained in the best three performing subjects for the subjects whose examinations have not been conducted," Bhardwaj said.
"The result of students who appeared in three subjects will be declared based on the average of the marks obtained in the best two performing subjects for the subjects whose examinations have not been conducted," he added.
The examination controller explained that very few students have appeared in the examinations in only two subjects.
"Their results will be declared based on the average of the marks of two subjects in the remaining subject," he said.
The results of Middle East students will be declared along with the rest of the students. Students will be allowed to improve their performance through the second board examinations according to policy.
