Month: October 2020

HC asks govt to consider suggestions from urban report before framing rules

Source:-https://kashmirreader.com Srinagar: The J&K High Court directed the Principal Secretary Transport department to consider suggestions made in Urban Congestion Report before framing any policy and rules for decongesting traffic mess in Jammu and Kashmir.The court also directed the official to file a compliance report of the order passed by court on 10 March, 2020 seeking

In interim order, high court restrains UP’s compounding scheme

Source:-https://www.hindustantimes.com The Allahabad high court has stayed the Uttar Pradesh government’s “self-assessment compounding scheme – 2020”, till further orders. The scheme allowed for the regularisation of certain “illegal” construction on residential and commercial plots against a payment. The court’s interim order dated October 7 has directed state officials to file personal affidavits justifying the scheme.

Rajasthan high court extends stay on collecting school fee till October 20

Source:-https://www.pinkcitypost.com Jaipur: A double bench of the Rajasthan high court on Wednesday extended the stay on collecting school fee by schools till October 20. The Rajasthan high court has directed the government to take a decision in this regard. The double bench of Chief Justice Indrajeet Mohanty and Justice SK Sharma had on October 1

‘What kind of ban is this?’ Jharkhand HC orders gutka, shows it to official

Source:-https://www.newindianexpress.com RANCHI: Expressing surprise over the affidavit filed by the State Government saying that there is a complete ban on the sale of ‘Gutkha’, the Jharkhand High Court ordered to get some samples of it and showed it to the special secretary of Food and Civil Supplies. What kind of ban is this, asked the

Orissa High Court sets aside single judge order on SSB examination

Source:-https://www.newindianexpress.com CUTTACK: THE Orissa HC on Wednesday asked the State Selection Board (SSB) to impose exemplary punitive action against question-setters responsible for the fiasco involving the written examination conducted for filing up 833 posts of lecturers on March 10, 2019. The direction came while the HC set aside a single judge’s order which had invalidated

Modi government flouted rules, favoured Gautam Adani to lease out six airports to his firm

Source:-https://www.nationalheraldindia.com Handing over of six airports to Adani Enterprises for a period of 50 years is in complete violation of AAI Act, 1994 which says no airport can be leased out to any private player for more than 30 years. The Ministry of Civil Aviation showed undue urgency to complete the transaction before February 28,

Madras High Court judge asks Corporation Commissioner, Police chief to walk on Marina Beach

Source:-https://www.thehindu.com Justice Vineet Kothari of the Madras High Court on Tuesday asked Greater Chennai Commissioner of Police Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal and Corporation Commissioner G. Prakash to take their morning or evening walk on the Marina beach and its loop road, to ensure that the place was maintained well and was free of encroachments. The senior-most

Delhi HC to hear plea to restrain Republic TV from broadcasting news on investigations into criminal cases

Source:-https://www.nationalheraldindia.com The Delhi High Court will hear a petition for court directions to journalist Arnab Goswami and his TV news channel to refrain from broadcasting information or news on investigations into criminal cases. The matter was listed before a Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan, fixed November 27 for further

BJP on protest march to Naveen Niwas

Source:-https://www.newindianexpress.com PURI: Hundreds of BJP workers on Wednesday embarked on a padayatra from Simhadwar of the Sri Jagannath temple to Naveen Niwas protesting the sale of Bagala Dharmashala land. The rally was led by Puri MLA Jayant Kumar Sarangi, Brahmagiri legislator Lalitendu Bidyadhar Mahapata and senior BJP leader Krushna Chandra Jagdev. District BJP president Asrit