Tag: Centre

Court orders inspection of living conditions at detention centre

Source:-https://www.thehindu.com HC asks authorities to take steps if shortcomings are foundThe Delhi High Court has ordered a judge to visit the Sewa Sadan Deportation Centre in Narela and inspect it after the wife of a detainee complained about its ‘pathetic’ condition. A Bench of Justice J.R. Midha and Justice Brijesh Sethi directed the Principal District

Principal seat of High Court need not be in State capital: Centre tells AP HC

Source:-thehindubusinessline The notification of the President’s Order on the constitution of a separate High Court for Andhra Pradesh, with the principal seat at Amaravati, cannot be construed as the Central government’s decision to declare Amaravati as the capital of the State. The principal seat of the High Court need not necessarily be in the State

Calcutta HC seeks centre response on plea to rename Kolkata Port Trust

Source:-siasat Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday sought the response of the Central government on public interest litigation (PIL) against the decision to change the name of Calcutta Port Trust to Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port Trust A bench of Chief Justice TBN Radhakrishnan and Justice Arijit Banerjee directed the Centre to file an affidavit

Full refund for flights booked before lockdown; Centre urges Supreme Court to allow airlines time till March 31, 2021

Source:-indiatimes The Director-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has sent an affidavit to the Supreme Court, citing that airlines should be given time till March 2021 to refund passengers. The affidavit also favours issuing credit to passengers, which can be used by passengers till March 2021; if the same is not implemented, a direct refund has

Dragon has many heads’: Court orders Covid-19 tests for migrants returning to Delhi

Source:-hindustantimes The HC also asked the state government to re-strategise its policy for testing Covid-19 patients in the national capital to accommodate asymptomatic patients in the wake of the increasing number of cases. The Delhi High Court on Monday asked the state government to set up Covid-19 testing centres at inter-state bus terminals in the

Committee considering restoring 4G internet in 1 district each of Jammu, Kashmir on trial basis: Centre tells SC

Source:-economictimes New Delhi: The Central government on Tuesday submitted before the Supreme Court that the Committee, set up to review the restoration of 4G internet service, is considering to allow the same in one district each of Jammu and Kashmir on a trial basis. “The Committee is considering as to whether to allow 4G internet