Tag: Central Government

Jharkhand High Court’s Justice Anant Bijay Singh resigns, appointed as NCLAT Judicial Member.

Source:- barandbench.com Justice Anant Bijay Singh has tendered his resignation from his post as a judge of the Jharkhand High Court. A notification intimating the same was issued by the Central government last week. Following his resignation, Justice Singh has now been appointed as a judicial member of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT),

Delhi High Court to hear four petitions, including one by BJP leader Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, seeking framing of Uniform Civil Code.

Source – firstpost.com New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday clubbed together all petitions seeking framing of a uniform civil code (UCC), as provided for under Article 44 of the Constitution, to promote national integration as well as gender justice, equality and dignity of women. A bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice C

New Chief Justices appointed to Madras, Patna, Madhya Pradesh High Courts.

Source – barandbench.com The Central Government today notified the appointment of new Chief Justices to the High Courts of Madras, Madhya Pradesh and Patna. All three Chief Justices are expected to take charge of their respective offices by November 13, as per three notifications issued by the Government today. Patna High Court’s Chief Justice Amreshwar Pratap

Delhi High Court Tribunal Confirms 5-year Extension of Ban on SIMI

Source: news18.com New Delhi: A tribunal headed by a Delhi High Court judge has confirmed five-year extension of the ban imposed on SIMI by the central government under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. The tribunal presided by Justice Mukta Gupta has concluded that there is “sufficient material” to declare the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI)

Supreme Court to hear plea filed by two Rohingya men against Central Government’s plan to deport the illegal immigrants

Source:www.opindia.com The Supreme Court will hear a plea filed by two Rohingya men on illegal immigrants and whether they can be granted the status of refugees. The apex court Tuesday agreed to hear the petition against the Central government’s plan to deport about 40,000 Rohingyas members back to their homes in Myanmar. The Rohingyas fled their home

No Arrest For Kolkata Police Chief, Must Cooperate With CBI: Top Court

Source- ndtv.com Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar cannot be arrested but he has to appear before the CBI in Shillong, make available all evidence and cooperate with investigations into chit fund scams in Bengal, the Supreme Court said today as the centre accused the officer of “doctoring evidence” and shielding the accused. Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee

Ayodhya case: Centre moves Supreme Court seeking nod to return non-disputed land to original owners

Source- dnaindia.com The Central Government headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has moved the Supreme Court seeking its permission to return to original owners 67 acres acquired land around disputed Ramjanmabhoomi Babri Masjid site in Ayodhya. In a fresh plea, the Centre said it had acquired 67 acres of land around the 2.77 acre disputed Ram

How first cut in fuel prices in a year could strain finances

Source-indianexpress.com A cut in excise duty on petroleum products will put a strain in central government finances unless it is followed by a commensurate reduction in expenditure. Reducing government spend when growth rates are just about firming up is not on Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s mind, but tax collections so far do present a challenge in meeting the