[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...
SC directs to list Ashish Mishra’s plea before “appropriate bench”, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] New Delhi [India], November 11 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday directed to list before the appropriate bench to hear Ashish Mishra's bail plea in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case.A bench of justices BR Gavai and BV Nagarathna said: list before a bench that has earlier considered...
NHRC seeks detailed report from Punjab on stubble burning, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] Chandigarh [India], November 11 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Thursday held a high-level review meeting via video conference with Punjab Chief Secretary Vijay Kumar Janjua and state government officials regarding the increasing air pollution and sought a detailed report on the stubble burning in the state.According...
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...
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[ad_1] New Delhi, The Supreme Court has said a borrower cannot claim further extension of time as a matter of right for making payment under the one-time settlement (OTS) scheme. The apex court said the borrower has to establish any right in its favour to claim the extension as a...
SC to hear on November 10 plea on worsening air pollution in Delhi-NCR, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] New Delhi [India], November 4 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear on November 10 a plea seeking measures to curb worsening air pollution in Delhi-NCR.A bench of Chief Justice of India UU Lalit and Bela M Trivedi posted the case for hearing on November 10 after...
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[ad_1] Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana high court on Friday directed the Baba Farid University of Health Sciences (BFUHS) and the Punjab government to allow provisional counselling to those students who are bona fide residents of Punjab and who, in terms of conditions of prospectus, owned property more than five...
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[ad_1] Chandigarh: Setting aside a Ludhiana court order asking former Punjab Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu to appear as a witness in a case, Punjab and Haryana high court maintained that Sidhu’s cross examination was not required at this stage. The HC clarified that the rules it had framed to...