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Delhi HC Seeks ECI Response On Plea To Bar Parties With Religious, Casteist, Ethnic, Linguistic Names
The Delhi High Court today issued notice to the Election Commission of India in a petition seeking banning of political parties with religious, ethnic, linguistic or casteist connotations.The petition filed by Ashwini Kumar Upadhyaya cites the examples of parties like Hindu Sena, All India Majilis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen, Indian Union Muslim League etc. The petition also adds that parties such...
NGT Seeks PCB Response On Application For Allowing Road Transportation Of Coal [Read Order]
The National Green Tribunal has asked the Central Pollution Control Board and State Pollution Control Board to respond to an application for allowing transportation of coal by road.Earlier, the NGT had passed an order on August 28, 2018 accepting a suggestion of Expert Committee that coal for thermal power plants should be transported only by railway wagon or dedicated conveyor belt system...
'Teachers Are Like Gods,They Cannot Question Each And Every Decision Taken By Govt. In Public Interest': Madras HC
Madras High Court sides with the reasoning of single judge bench of Justice S. M. Subramaniam, which had dismissed writ petitions filed by Tamil Nadu Elementary School Teachers Federation challenging the order passed by the Director of Elementary Education deploying Secondary Grade Teachers in the Elementary Education to the post of Nursery / Montessori Teachers in...
NGT Seeks For Implementation Of Its Order On Noise Pollution [Read Order]
National Green Tribunal in an execution application in appeal in case of Society for Protection of Culture, Heritage, Environment, Traditions and Promotion of National Awareness v. Union of India & Ors. has directed for implementation of its earlier order on noise pollution. Coram of Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel, two judicial members, Justice S.P.Wangdi and Justice...
2003 Haryana Teacher Recruitment Scam: OP Chautala Approaches Delhi HC Again For Premature Release
Former Haryana Chief Minister OP Chautala, now aged 84 years, has once again approached the Delhi High Court for premature release after the Delhi government rejected his plea for release on the grounds of seniority and disability. A bench of Justice Manmohan and Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal heard Chautala's plea against the decision of the government dated April 3 vide which...
Calcutta HC Appoints Justice K J Sengupta To Enquire Police Violence Against Howrah Lawyers
Terming the police action against lawyers in Howrah Court premises "unprecedented, crude and barbaric", the Calcutta High Court has appointed former HC judge Justice K J Sengupta as one-man commission to enquire into incident.The order was passed by a bench of Justices Biswanath Somadder and Arindam Mukherjee in the suo moto proceedings initiated by the High Court in the wake of...
4 Judicial Officers Appointed As Delhi HC Judges [Read Notification]
Four judicial officers have been appointed as Judges of Delhi High Court.The President of India appointed Talwant Singh, Rajnish Bhatnagar, Asha Menon and Brijesh Sethi as Judges of the High Court.The Collegium of the Supreme Court had recommended these names for elevation earlier this month.Read Notification...
Advocates Vishal Dhagat And Vishal Mishra Appointed As Judges of Madhya Pradesh HC [Read Notification]
The President of India has appointed Advocates Vishal Dhagat and Vishal Mishra as Judges of Madhya Pradesh High Court.Notification to that effect has been issued today.Vishal Mishra is a relative of the Supreme Court judge Justice Arun Mishra. The collegium comprising of Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, Justice SA Bobde and Justice NV Ramana had recommended these lawyers for elevation to...
Justice A.K. Mittal Appointed as New Chief Justice in Meghalaya High Court
President of India has appointed Justice A.K. Mittal as Chief Justice in Meghalaya High CourtSupreme Court Collegium on April 8 recommended Punjab and Haryana High Court Judge A.K. Mittal as Meghalaya High Court Chief Justice"Office of the Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court would be falling vacant shortly, consequent upon retirement of Mr. Justice M. Y. Mir, Chief Justice of that...
Justice D N Patel Appointed as Chief Justice Of Delhi HC
The Centre has cleared the appointment of Justice D N Patel as the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court.He will succeed the present Chief Justice Rajendra Menon, who will retire on June 6.It was on May 10 that the Collegium proposed Justice Patel as CJ of Delhi High Court. He hails from Gujarat High Court and is presently at Jharkhand High Court on transfer.Read notification...