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[ad_1] KOCHI: If one of the parties to a marriage between Muslims is a minor, offences under the POCSO Act will be attracted, irrespective of the validity of the marriage, the Kerala High Court has held.Disagreeing with the views of the Punjab and Haryana, Delhi, and Karnataka high courts, that...

Haryana notifies Electric Vehicle Policy 2022, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] CHANDIGARH: The Haryana government has notified the Electric Vehicle Policy, under which 12 schemes have been made live. Additional chief secretary of industries and commerce department Anand Mohan Sharan said that the aim of the Electric-Vehicle Policy is to promote the manufacturing of electric vehicles and their components in...

NGT fines two Haryana civic bodies Rs 10 cr for illegally dumping waste near wildlife sanctuary, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] New Delhi, The NGT has directed two municipal bodies in Haryana to pay a total compensation of Rs 10 crore for illegally dumping waste at a municipal solid waste facility near Khol-Hi Raitan Wildlife Sanctuary in Panchkula district. A bench of Chairperson Justice A K Goel said that in...

NHRC summons chief secretaries of Delhi- NCR state governments, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The National Human Rights Commission has summoned the chief secretaries of Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab to appear before it on November 18, holding them accountable for stubble burning in the National Capital Region.Observing that farmers have been resorting to stubble burning "under compulsion", the NHRC...

Hc Imposes ₹10k Costs On Edu Dept Over Promotions, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] Chandigarh: Miffed over Haryana government’s delay in filing a reply in a case related to delay in promotions in the education department, the Punjab and Haryana high court has imposed a cost of Rs 10,000 on the department.Adjourning the matter for December 12 for further hearing, the HC has...

SC declines urgent hearing of plea seeking to curb air pollution, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] New Delhi [India], November 10 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday declined an urgent hearing of a plea seeking measures for worsening air pollution in Delhi-NCR and a complete ban on stubble burning.A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices Hima Kohli and JB Pardiwala refused...

Drt Head Moves Sc After Hc Bars Him From Passing Adverse Orders, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] CHANDIGARH: The presiding officer of Debt Recovery Tribunal (DRT-2), Chandigarh, has challenged the Punjab and Haryana high court order restraining him from passing any adverse order in view of the boycott of his tribunal by lawyers.In his special leave petition (SLP) before the Supreme Court (SC), DRT presiding officer...

SC acquits all convicts in 2012 Delhi’s Chhawala rape case, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] Supreme Court on Monday acquitted three convicts who were awarded the death penalty by Delhi Court after being held guilty of raping and killing a 19-year-old woman in Delhi's Chhawala area in 2012.The three convicts were awarded the death penalty after being held guilty of raping and killing a...

NHRC summons chief secretaries of Delhi, 3 neighbouring states over air pollution, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] New Delhi, Alarmed over the rise in pollution in Delhi-NCR, the NHRC has asked the chief secretaries of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi to appear before it on November 10 to discuss the matter, an official statement said on Friday. The National Human Rights Commission said it is...