Source – freepressjournal.in New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the West Bengal Madrasah Service Commission Act, 2008, clearing the way for appointment of teachers in madrassas in the state. The top court also upheld the appointment of teachers made by commission constituted under the Act. A bench of justices Arun Mishra and U U
Source – news18.com New Delhi: In 2019, the Uttar Pradesh government prematurely released from its jails more than 1,500 murder convicts serving life imprisonment. The convicts have been released following terms of the Yogi Adityanath government’s policy of August 2018, as ratified under Article 161 of the Constitution which empowers the governor to grant pardon. As
Source – orissapost.com New Delhi: Security forces were on high alert Friday in various parts of the country including in Kerala and Karanataka where protesters disrupted road and rail traffic after Thursday night’s death of two persons in police firing during protests against the amended citizenship law. Mobile internet and SMS services were also shut down
Source – newindianexpress.com VIJAYAWADA: Accusing TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu of resorting to real estate business in the name of constructing the capital city, Finance Minister Buggana Rajendranath Reddy said 4,070 acres of land was cornered by the TDP leaders and their relatives by resorting to insider trading. He described it as only a tip
Source – ndtv.com New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the execution of death penalty awarded to a convict in the 23-year-old case of bomb blast in a bus in Rajasthan’s Dausa district, in which 14 persons were killed. A bench of Chief Justice SA Bobde, Justice BR Gavai and Justice Surya Kant ordered that
Source – telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has on Friday directed the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to pay salaries and arrears to more than 500 officers of the Indian Telecommunication Services (ITS) working in Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) by December 5, 2019. “During the course of hearing, the learned ASG
Source – theprint.in New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has called for 100 FIR copies to ascertain whether a recent police circular to its stations to stop the use of 383 urdu or persian words while registering complaints was being complied with, saying FIRs “should be in a simple language”. A bench of Chief Justice D
Source – thewire.in New Delhi: The Government of Uttarakhand has tightened the definition of ‘forest’, prompting expressions of concern from environmentalists that the new terms make it easier for builders and developers to ramp up construction in the ecologically sensitive hill state. Uttarakhand’s decision is derived from a 1996 Supreme Court order that directed states
Source – newindianexpress.com NEW DELHI: The ‘Indian Judiciary: Annual Report 2018-2019’ that showcases the initiatives and achievements of the Indian judiciary, including the Supreme Court of India, will be presented to President Ram Nath Kovind at a special function on Tuesday on the occasion of Constitution Day. The official multilingual mobile app of the Supreme
Source – thewire.in New Delhi: A judicial officer, miffed at having been summoned to court for registering a case between two Muslims under the Hindu Marriage Act, on November 18 went on a verbal rampage at the Allahabad high court, flouting quite a few statutes and exposing the court to a scenario it was not exactly
