Source: orissapost.com Mumbai: Diamantaire and PNB scam accused Mehul Choksi told the Bombay High Court, Monday that he cannot submit his medical reports to civic-run JJ hospital here, as directed earlier, because his doctor in Antigua has refused to treat him ‘due to some reason’. In a plea, Mehul Choksi had challenged the proceedings initiated against
Source: newindianexpress.com CHENNAI: Decrying the practice of allocation of separate cremation and burial ground for Dalits, the Madras High Court observed on Monday that it appeared the government itself was encouraging divisions based on caste and sought an explanation. The court was hearing a petition initiated by itself after taking note of a newspaper report on
Source: indiatoday.in conomic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Mumbai Police on Monday filed an FIR against Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and 69 others in the multi-crore Maharashtra State Cooperative Bank (MSCB) scam case. The FIR was filed on the direction of the Bombay High Court. The high
Source: indianexpress.com A provision in the Representation of People’s Act,1951, allowing a lawmaker to continue to hold their seat even if convicted and sentenced for a period of less than two years has come under challenge before the Punjab and Haryana High Court which has issued notices to the Union of India and Election Commission
Source: asianage.com Mumbai: The Bombay high court, while dismissing a petition opposing Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray’s rallies prior to the general election, has ruled that political parties can hold rallies even if they aren’t contesting polls. The petition, filed by a Pune resident, sought that the high court issue directions to the Election
Source: thehindu.com The Supreme Court has slammed the Centre for harassing a 90-year-old freedom fighter by filing repeated appeals in higher courts, often at the last minute, to deny him a freedom fighter’s pension. The government had challenged a Delhi High Court order directing the Centre to pay Dev Narayan Mishra his freedom fighter pension. The High
Source: deccanherald.com A year after the Supreme Court was informed on 100-plus laws that discriminate against a leprosy-infected person, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has written to 23 states and two central departments with a plea to repeal all such laws as leprosy is a completely curable disease. “Even though the disease is now fully
Source: indiatoday.in The Supreme Court will today hear the appeals filed by former union minister P Chidambaram against the Delhi High Court’s order rejecting his anticipatory bail plea in the INX media case being probed by the CBI and ED case against him. A special anti-corruption court on August 22 sent Chidambaram to the CBI
Source: thehindu.com The ‘120 Feet Road’ connecting Surveyor Colony to Mattuthavani is being restored to its original width as part of a larger project to connect Alanganallur Road with Melur Road. The plan is to prevent vehicles taking Dindigul highway to reach the Chennai highway and vice versa from entering the city and adding to
Source: indiatoday.in Noting that the slogan ‘Beti Bachao and Beti Padhao’ (save and educate girl child) alone cannot save girl child, a Delhi court has sentenced the father and grandmother of a deceased toddler, who was found severely malnourished, to six months jail term for failing to take proper care of her. The court said
