Hyderabad: In perhaps the first such instance in the country, the Telangana High Court on Thursday ordered deployment of Indian Army personnel to protect a disputed private property in Secunderabad after observing that it has “lost all faith in the state govt and its instrumentalities.” The judge, however, later relented and kept its order in…
Jaipur: After multiple missed deadlines and months of back and forth on an issue that triggered strong judicial reprimand, the state govt Monday finally submitted a detailed timeline before the Rajasthan High Court for conducting the long-delayed panchayat and urban local body elections.According to the govt’s submission before the court, the polls are to be…
Speaking from the hospital, the lawyer said eight to 10 people attacked their vehicle, tore their clothes and beat them with sticks and bricks Mapusa: Mandrem police on Saturday arrested two men in connection with the assault on a 32-year-old high court advocate and his 75-year-old client at Tembwada, Morjim, on Friday. Advocate Ankur Kumar…
Jaipur: The Rajasthan High Court Thursday directed the State Election Commission (SEC) to finalise the schedule for panchayat and urban local bodies elections by July 20, expressing strong displeasure over the continued delay despite earlier court orders.A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and Justice Sanjeet Purohit, hearing a contempt petition filed…
Jaipur: The Rajasthan High Court Wednesday admonished the state govt over its persistent delay in holding panchayat and local body elections, holding that administrative challenges in conducting timely polls cannot come at the cost of undermining judicial directives.Expressing strong displeasure over the govt’s repeated failure to implement earlier orders in the matter, a bench comprising…
Jaipur: The Rajasthan high court Tuesday deferred hearing on a contempt petition over the delay in conducting panchayat and urban local body elections after Justice Inderjeet Singh recused himself from the case. The matter now will be heard by another bench on July 16.Ahead of the hearing, the state govt moved an application seeking time…
Bombay high court accepted BMC’s affidavit filed on Monday that said the civic chief has directed all 26 wards to ensure 100% inspection of manhole covers across Mumbai in 10 days, and officers were acting on it. Mumbai: Coming down on the BMC for an “eyewash” of earlier compliance affidavits, Bombay high court on Monday…
Panaji: Considering the number of commercial establishments operating in the Anjuna and Vagator areas and the noise mapping data of the Central Road Research Institute (CRRI), the Goa state pollution control board is likely to recommend to the department of environment to notify Anjuna-Caisua village panchayat as a commercial area under the provisions of noise…
Prayagraj: Taking serious note of non-compliance of court’s order, Allahabad High Court directed police commissioner, Varanasi to appear on Jun 11 with his detailed explanation of non-conclusion of enquiry against an employee despite court’s order.Justice Prakash Padia was hearing contempt petition filed by Param Hans Gupta, an employee in Varanasi police department, who was placed…
CHENNAI: The Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) has registered a first information report (FIR) in connection with a cash-for-jobs complaint against former municipal administration and water supply minister KN Nehru.The development came to light before the Madras high court on Friday, where the first division bench comprising Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice…
