The National Human Rights Commission has summoned the Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary and four other senior officials to appear before it in person here on August 25 following non-compliance of the Commission’s earlier directive for closure of a ..
The Karnataka High Court took a dim view of a delay of four years by the State Government in filing an appeal and asked the Chief Secretary and Principal Secretary, Transport, to be present in court. A Bench headed by Justice K.L. Manjunath, hearing ..
In a major blow to Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprise (NICE), the Karnataka High Court on Wednesday stayed the move to dispossess farmers of nearly 600 acres of land for construction of the first of the seven townships near Kengeri under the co ..
The Madras High Court has made it clear that orders passed under the EPF Act and consequential orders of attachment, if any, issued by the EPFO, should be kept in abeyance under certain circumstances.The circumstances were- during the period of limit ..
The Makkal Manadu Katchi (MMK) has moved the Madras High Court challenging the orders of a single judge dismissing its petition on the ground that the MMK had no locus standi to file a petition on behalf of its candidate.The MMK, which had fielded it ..
The Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu Government to sanction freedom fighters pension to an 86-year-old man, from the date of his application within eight weeks.Setting aside an order of the Dharmapuri Collector in March 2002 rejecting th ..
The Supreme Court declined to stay the decision of Andhra Pradesh government to release around 1,500 convicts on the occasion of Independence Day.A Bench comprising Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan and Justices P Sathasivam and B S Chauhan fixed August ..
The Supreme Court refused to give urgent hearing to a PIL seeking directions to Maharashtra government, as well as the Centre, not to permit gathering of a large number of people on the occasion of Dahi Handi function to mark Lord Krishna’s birth ann ..
The Supreme Court has held that SC, ST candidates must be provided with all facilities to enable them to compete with general category candidates in specialised institutions like the IITs.A Bench comprising Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan, Mr Justice ..
Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee stuck to his Budget promise on Wednesday, releasing the draft Direct Taxes Code aimed at rationalising and simplifying India’s obtuse tax regime, while expanding the base and moderating rates. The exercise has ..