Source: newindianexpress.com CUTTACK: The state government on Monday informed the Orissa High Court that it has implemented the Centre’s Witness Protection Scheme-2018.Endorsing the Central scheme on December 5 last year, the Supreme Court had directed all States and Union Territories to implement it in letter and spirit. One Sadasiba Swain had filed a petition in
Source: thewire.in New Delhi: In yet another blow to chief minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao’s plans to build new secretariat and assembly complexes, the Telangana high court on Monday ordered the state government not to demolish the existing secretariat complex and the historic Errum Manzil Palace. The high court was hearing a batch of petitions opposing the
Source: hindustantimes.com Former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA from Gandhi Nagar Anil Bajpai, who defected to the BJP just before the Lok Sabha elections, moved the Delhi High Court on Saturday, accusing Delhi assembly speaker Ram Niwas Goel of favouring the ruling party. Bajpai demanded Goel’s ‘recusal’ from hearing the anti-defection petition moved against him
Source: barandbench.com The Supreme Court yesterday held that when an accused in a case did not enter appearance before High Court, the High Court should not have decided the case on merits. Instead, it should have issued second notice to the accused or directed the High Court Legal Services Committee to appoint an advocate or
Source: .indiatoday.in The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed a PIL seeking SIT probe into the attack on a temple in the walled city here, saying that police were already taking action and nothing can be done overnight. A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar said the petitioner in
Source: tribuneindia.com After a city-based RTI activist filed a contempt petition against the Transport Department officials for allegedly ignoring the court order regarding pending traffic challans in Ludhiana, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has issued a notice of motion to the respondents, including the Principal Secretary, Transport Department, the State Transport Commissioner and the
Source: thehindu.com Court spares land that’s already in use In a significant ruling, the Madras High Court on Wednesday declared as illegal all land acquisitions made since September 27, 2013 under three legislations — the Tamil Nadu Acquisition of Land for Harijan Welfare Scheme Act of 1978, Tamil Nadu Acquisition of Land for Industrial Purposes
Source: theprint.in New Delhi: The Narendra Modi government gave a fresh push to the proposed All-India Judicial Service (AIJS) in June this year, writing to the chief secretaries and high courts of states seeking their opinion. But just three months ago, the government had thought there was “no consensus” about the AIJS among high courts.
Source: deccanchronicle.com KOCHI: The High Court on Tuesday came down on the state government for issuing an order preventing officials from providing any information on inter-state river disputes under the Right to Information (RTI) Act. A single bench, taking exception to the wordings of the government order, stated: “I must say that I fail to
Source: business-standard.com Town Planning wing of Greater Vishakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) has issued a notice to the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) for illegally carrying out construction works in the party’s local office here. Vidyulatha, Town Planning supervisor of Zone 3, GVMC, said: “TDP has constructed two floors for the party office in Ward No 19
