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Calcutta HC Reserves Judgment On Polish Student's Challenge Against 'Leave India' Notice; Stays Deportation [Read Order]
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday stayed the "leave India" notice issued against Kamil Siedczynski, a student from Poland, which was issued for allegedly taking part in a protest against Citizenship Amendment Act 2019.Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharya reserved judgment on the writ petition filed by the student and ordered:"The respondents are restrained by an order of injunction from giving...
Lok Sabha Clears IBC (Amendment) Bill 2020 [Read Bill]
The Lok Sabha on Friday passed the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Second Amendment) Bill, 2019, by voice vote. Aimed at easing the insolvency resolution process, the Bill was introduced in the house by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on December 12, last year. After having been scrutinized by the Standing Committee, whose report was received on March 4, the Bill was passed...
Bimal Julka Sworn In As New Chief Information Commissioner Of CIC; Amita Pandove As Information Commissioner [Read Notifications]
The Central government has appointed Information Commissioner and former IAS officer, Bimal Julka as the new Chief Information Commissioner of India. The government has also appointed Ms. Amita Pandove, former Member of Punjab Civil Services Commission, as an Information Commissioner in the CIC with effect from this afternoon.Both of them were administered oath by the President today, at...
Govt. Imposes Moratorium On Yes Bank; Limits Withdrawal To Rs. 50,000 [Read Notification]
The Central government through the Ministry of Finance has made an order imposing moratorium on YES Bank with effect from 6PM today, i.e. March 5, 2020. The order comes in light of a recommendation made by the RBI keeping in mind the mounting bad debts on the bank. The moratorium will subsist until April 3, 2020 and until then, the depositors will not be allowed to withdraw more than...
Allahabad HC Summons Govt Officials Over Deteriorating Civic Conditions In Lucknow [Read Order]
The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Friday pulled up the local municipal authorities over the deteriorating civic conditions in the city. The court noted that despite repeated orders, the condition in the city of Lucknow concerning sanitation, garbage collection and its disposal, solid waste management, accumulation of garbage on open spaces and the menace created by...
'Such Comments Shake The Confidence of Members of Legal Community On Integrity And Independence of Judiciary'; BBA 's Resolution Against Justice Arun Mishra's Praise For Modi [Read Resolution]
The Bombay Bar Association passed a resolution on Thursday deprecating Justice Arun Mishra's praise for Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the International Judiciary Conference stating that the comments were both improper and unnecessary. The association also condemned the remarks made by BCI Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra who on February 26 issued a statement characterizing the criticism...
Delhi Riots: Delhi Court Dismisses Surrender Plea Of Expelled AAP Councillor Tahir Hussain [Read Order]
Delhi Court has dismissed the surrender application filed by expelled AAP Councillor Tahir Hussain, in the case involving IB officer Ankit Sharma who was murdered during the Delhi riots. While dismissing the application, ACMM Vishal Pahuja noted that the present court does not have the jurisdiction to deal with this application as this court was established for hearing...
Till Now No Plans To Implement Nation Wide NRC; NPR To Be Updated From April 1: Ministry Of Home Affairs [Read Statement]
The Central government has clarified that it has no immediate plans to implement a nation-wide NRC. "Till now, the Government has not taken any decision to prepare National Register of Indian Citizens (NRIC) at the National level," it said on Wednesday, while answering a query raised by AITC MP Md. Nadimul Haque. Haque had asked the government if it was planning to conduct a...
Second Complaint On Same Facts Not Maintainable : SC [Read Judgment]
If the earlier disposal of the complaint had been on merits and in a manner known to law, the second complaint on "almost identical facts" which were raised in the first complaint would not be maintainable. A Supreme Court bench comprising Justices UU Lalit & Vineet Saran held that a second complaint on same facts as the first complaint shall not be maintainable. ...
Examining Proposal To Link Aadhaar With Election Cards: Ministry Of Law And Justice [Read Statement]
The Central government on Wednesday said that it has received a proposal from the Election Commission of India to link Aadhar cards with Voter ID Cards. This will help the government to track and remove duplicate entries from the electoral rolls and ensure free and fair elections. "In order to ensure preparation of error free electoral roll and to prevent duplication of...
Section 6 Of MGNREGA Not Unconstitutional: Madras HC [Read Order]
The Madras High Court held that Section 6 of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 is not violative of Articles Articles 14 (State shall not deny any person equal protection of laws), 16 (equality of opportunity in matters of public employment) and 23 (prohibition of traffic in human beings and forced labor) of the Constitution. The writ petition was...