Month: July 2019

Supreme Court refuses to intervene in Telangana High Court’s order in matter of Telangana State Public Service Commission

Source: newindianexpress.com HYDERABAD: In a relief to the Telangana State Public Service Commission and Group-II selected candidates, a Supreme Court bench on Monday declined to interfere in the petition filed against an order of the Telangana High Court which permitted the TSPSC to go ahead with the selection process of Group-II posts examination that was held

Gurudongmar case: Sikkim govt opposes live court broadcast, citing Indo-China tension

Source: theweek.in The Sikkim government has opposed the broadcasting of court proceedings of a dispute over a place of worship at Gurudongmar lake, North Sikkim, citing national security as the main reason. This comes months after the Supreme Court of India allowed the live streaming of court proceedings of constitutional importance. The additional director at

Bombay High Court asks Railways to make local trains more disabled-friendly, urges ‘out of the box’ thinking

Source: firstpost.com Mumbai:The Bombay High Court on Monday asked the railway authorities to “think out of the box” and come up with ways to make suburban train coaches and stations more disabled-friendly. The Railways, in an affidavit submitted before the high court said it would not be possible to increase the halt time of trains

Third party cannot prosecute criminal proceedings: Madras high court

Source: deccanchronicle.com Chennai: Holding that a rank third party to the proceedings who is neither a victim nor an aggrieved person, cannot be permitted to prosecute criminal proceedings, the Madras high court has dismissed a petition, which challenged an order of the lower court, dismissing a complaint relating to an alleged custodial death. Dismissing the petition

Government seeks Supreme Court collegium rethink on Allahabad High Court judge

Source: telegraphindia.com The government is learnt to have asked the Supreme Court collegium to reconsider its recommendation to elevate an Allahabad High Court judge as chief justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court. While returning the file relating to Justice Vikram Nath last month, the government did not cite any reason, sources said. They added that