Month: June 2019

Telangana Congress to move high court over MLAs’ defection; TRS says ‘serve people first’

Source: mynation.com Hyderabad: After as many as 12 MLAs crossed over to the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) in the state, a disgruntled Congress has decided to move high court on June 10. The party has also announced state-wide protests against the Assembly Speaker’s decision in recognising their merger. The Congress also alleged that the

Punjab CM seeks speedy trial of rape cases, urges Chief Justice of High Court to devise a mechanism

Source: business-standard.com Expressing concern over delay in trial of rape cases, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday urged the Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court Krishna Murari to put in place a fast track trial mechanism, and also advise the subordinate courts, under his jurisdiction, to complete the trial of such

Government defends appointment of Madhya Pradesh High Court acting chief justice

Source: hindustantimes.com A day after the government appointed justice R S Jha as acting chief justice of Madhya Pradesh high court overlooking the Supreme Court Collegium’s recommendation to appoint justice A A Kureshi as chief justice of the high court, the law ministry defended its decision saying “there is nothing unusual about the appointment”. A

RBI’s welcome steps in its circular provides more freedom to its bankers says IBA

Source: dnaindia.com The Reserve Bank’s new circular for resolution of stressed assets is propelled by provisioning requirements and gives more freedom to bankers in taking decisions, Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) Chairman Sunil Mehta said Saturday. Two months after the Supreme Court struck down its February 12 circular, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Friday came