Month: January 2020

PIL in Madhya Pradesh HC seeks implementation of CAA in state.

Source – www.devdiscourse.com PIL in Madhya Pradesh HC seeks implementation of CAA in state Jabalpur, Jan 16 (PTI)A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Madhya Pradesh High Court here seeking implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) in the Congress-ruled state. The PIL was filed recently by office-bearers of four social organisations in the state. Talking

PMC Bank scam: Bombay High Court sets up panel for sale of HDIL assets; next date of hearing on 30 April.

Source – firstpost.com Mumbai: The Bombay High Court set up a three-member committee on Wednesday for valuation and sale of encumbered assets of Housing Development and Infrastructure Ltd (HDIL) to expeditiously recover dues payable by the firm to crisis-hit Punjab & Maharashtra Cooperative (PMC) Bank. A division bench of Justices RV More and SP Tavade said

Punjab and Haryana High Court fast tracks Sukhna Lake case.

Source – indianexpress.com THE PUNJAB and Haryana High Court Wednesday began a day-to-day hearing in a 2009 case regarding Sukhna Lake and the issue of illegal constructions in its catchment area, observing that the matter has been unnecessarily dragged and prolonged. The division bench of Justice Rajiv Sharma and Justice Harinder Singh Sidhu heard the

Cong-ruled Chhattisgarh moves SC against NIA Act enacted by Cong-led UPA.

Source – hindustantimes.com The Congress-led Chhattisgarh has approached the Supreme Court to challenge the validity of the National Investigation Agency Act that was hurriedly drafted by the previous Congress-led UPA after the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks. P Chidambaram, who was brought in as home minister after the 2008 terror attacks, had pushed for creation of India’s

Kerala moves Supreme Court against citizenship act, becomes first state to challenge Centre on CAA.

Source – hindustantimes.com Kerala became the first state to challenge the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA after it moved to the Supreme Court on Tuesday. The plea has been filed as an original suit under Article 131 of the Constitution which empowers Supreme Court to hear disputes between government of India and one or

Contractual Employee eligible for Pensionary Benefits: Himachal Pradesh High Court.

Source – indialegallive.com The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that an Employee appointed on contractual basis deserves to be counted towards qualifying service for pensionary benefits under CCS (Pension) Rules 1972 and for annual increments. The court relied upon its own judgment which was passed in the case of Smt Sheela Devi V State of