Month: December 2019

NOCs mandatory for holding Numaish: Telangana High Court.

Source – newindianexpress.com HYDERABAD:  A division bench of the Telangana High Court on Monday made it clear that the Numaish (industrial exhibition), to be held at Nampally exhibition grounds from Jan 1, 2020, cannot be held until the exhibition society takes No Objection Certificates (NOCs) from all departments concerned. Even if the State government accords permission

Court directs DoT to pay BSNL, MTNL officers wages, arrears by December 5.

Source – telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has on Friday directed the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to pay salaries and arrears to more than 500 officers of the Indian Telecommunication Services (ITS) working in Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) by December 5, 2019. “During the course of hearing, the learned ASG

‘Death penalty without appeal not possible in Indian democracy’: Senior lawyers

Source – newindianexpress.com HYDERABAD:  In the light of the growing public demand to impose capital punishment against the four accused in the recent rape and murder of veterinarian in the city,  senior lawyers were of the view that the demand for death penalty in such cases without giving scope for appeal in the higher courts, is not

Allahabad High Court Denies Bail to Bulandshahr Mob Violence Accused.

Source – news18.com Allahabad: The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday dismissed the bail application of an accused in last year’s violence in Bulandshahr, where a mob shot dead a police inspector. While dismissing accused Lokendra’s bail plea, Justice Yashwant Varma observed, “The incident shows that the authority of the State itself was challenged and the

WhatsApp Snoopgate: RSS ideologue KN Govindacharya withdraws petition from Supreme Court.

Source – dnaindia.com Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) ideologue KN Govindacharya on Monday withdrew his petition from the Supreme Court asking for a probe by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) against Facebook, WhatsApp, and the Israeli firm, NSO, for an alleged snooping scandal that violated the privacy of Indian citizens. The petition was withdrawn after a

BCCI decides to dilute Lodha reform on tenure at AGM, to seek Supreme Court approval.

Source – thehindubusinessline.com The Sourav Ganguly-led BCCI on Sunday decided to seek the Supreme Court’s approval to water down administrative reforms on tenure cap for its office-bearers and named secretary Jay Shah as its representative for the ICC chief executives’ committee meeting. The decisions to seek apex court’s approval for dilution of tenure cap, which