[ad_1] The National Institute of Design (NID) has approached the division bench of the Gujarat high court, challenging a single-judge bench's order to the institute to grant admission to the candidate who topped its entrance exams for master's degree course. NID filed the appeal as the student filed a contempt...
SC stays NGT orders imposing fines on NOIDA, DJB over untreated waste, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the order of the National Green Tribunal imposing a fine of Rs 100 crore on NOIDA for failing to prevent untreated sewage from flowing into the Yamuna river. The top court also stayed the NGT order asking the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) to...
Centre tells SC, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] The Centre told the Supreme Court on Monday that religious freedom does not include a fundamental right to convert other people to a particular religion and that it certainly does not embrace the right to convert an individual through fraud, deception, coercion or allurement.The central government said it is...
Allahabad HC dismisses plea against UP deputy CM Keshav Maurya, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] The Allahabad High Court on Saturday dismissed a petition challenging the lower court order refusing to register an FIR against Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya in a 'fake degree' case.The petitioner, Diwakar Nath Tripathi, had demanded the withdrawal of the petition from the court saying that...
NHRC notice to UP govt over botched cataract surgeries at private hospital, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a notice to the Uttar Pradesh government over alleged negligence of a private hospital in Kanpur that botched up cataract surgeries of six patients who ended up losing their eyesight. The NHRC said it has taken suo motu cognizance of media...
Consultative meeting held, 14 states submitted views, Centre to SC on identifying minorities, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] The Central government on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that on the issue of identification of minorities at the state level, it has held consultative meetings with all states and other stakeholders, and 14 states have furnished their views so far.A bench of Justices S.K. Kaul and A.S. Oka...
HC seeks ASI affidavit on conducting carbon dating of ‘Shivling’, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] Allahabad High Court on Monday asked the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) to file an affidavit on whether the 'carbon dating' of the purported 'Shivling' found inside the premises of the Gyanvapi Mosque, can be conducted without defacing its shape. The High Court directed the ASI to file its...
HC issues contempt notices to UP officials over failing to reconstruct road, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] The Allahabad High Court has issued contempt notices to Uttar Pradesh government officers for failing to reconstruct the main road of the Nadarganj industrial area as well as sewage and water drainage system to provide basic amenities to people. Justice Rajeev Singh of the high court's Lucknow bench ordered...
Allahabad HC imposes Rs 5 L fine on IAS officer, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] The Allahabad High Court has imposed a fine of Rs 5 lakh on former Gorakhpur district magistrate, K. Vijayendra Pandian, for what the court called "malicious" action of invoking Goonda Act against a petitioner and "harassing" him in respect of his disputed property.Hearing a petition filed by Kailash Jaiswal,...
Allahabad HC declines police custody of tainted IPS officer, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] Lucknow, The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has declined to grant police custody of tainted IPS officer Manilal Patidar for interrogation in a corruption case on technical grounds."Though the special judge of Prevention of Corruption Act court, Lucknow, committed an error in not granting police custody for...