New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said proper and complete disclosure in applications for government employment was not a simple procedural formality, but a basic requirement rooted in fairness, integrity and public trust. The observations came from a bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and N Kotiswar Singh, which allowed an appeal filed by the…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Karnataka government and the state election body to hold the long-pending polls for Bengaluru local body by June 30. The tenure of the earlier elected body for Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) expired on September 10, 2020, and since then a government-appointed administrator has been taking…
Guwahati: Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Sunday laid the foundation stone for an integrated Judicial Court Complex in North Guwahati in Assam’s Kamrup district, amid protests by the Gauhati High Court Bar Association. A new complex of the Gauhati High Court-which serves as the high court for Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Nagaland–…
New Delhi: The West Bengal government has filed a caveat in the Supreme Court seeking that no order should be passed without hearing it in connection with the Enforcement Directorate raids against political consultancy firm I-PAC. A caveat is filed by a litigant in the high courts and the Supreme Court to ensure that no…
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has directed the Centre to consider a retired government employee’s plea to include the names of his live-in partner of over 40 years and their children in the Pension Payment Order for family pension and healthcare facilities. A bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Madhu Jain held that the…
Shillong: Justice Revati Mohite Dere was sworn in as the chief justice of the Meghalaya High Court on Saturday. Governor CH Vijayashankar administered the oath of office to Justice Dere at a function at the Durbar Hall of the Lok Bhavan in Shillong. Justice Dere will replace Justice Soumen Sen as the chief justice of…
Chennai: The Madras High Court on Friday directed the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to grant a “UA 16+” certificate to the Vijay-starrer Tamil film Jana Nayagan, clearing its theatrical release. Justice PT Asha allowed a petition filed by KVN Productions, the producers of the film, set aside the CBFC chairperson’s decision to send…
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Friday ordered framing of charges against RJD chief and former railway minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, his family members, and others in the alleged land-for-job scam. Special Judge Vishal Gogne said Yadav used the railway ministry as his personal fiefdom to carry out a criminal enterprise where public employment was…
Chennai: The Madras High Court on Wednesday reserved its order on a petition seeking a direction to the CBFC to grant censor certificate under the ‘UA 16+’ category to top star, TVK chief Vijay starrer film “Jana Nayagan.” Justice P T Asha reserved orders on a petition filed by KVN Productions LLP, which has produced…
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the Congress and Aam Aadmi Party to remove within 24 hours social media posts linking BJP leader Dushyant Kumar Gautam to the 2022 Ankita Bhandari murder case. In an interim order passed on a defamation lawsuit by Gautam, Justice Mini Pushkarna also restrained the two political…
