Month: December 2019

Karnataka HC seeks CID report on ashram abuse.

Source – newindianexpress.com BENGALURU: Incidents of sexual and verbal abuse and exploitation of minor girls in Samrakshana Anatha Ashrama in Kengeri Upanagara, run by Jadugar Jagannath, has shocked the conscience of the court, the Karnataka High Court said on Monday. The court directed the state government to submit a report on the CID investigation into the case, within

Orissa HC-Monitored SIT Begins Probe Into Kunduli Rape & Suicide.

Source – odishabytes.com Koraput: A three-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) began to probe the much-talked-about Kunduli rape and suicide case by meeting the victim’s mother, aunt and brother in Koraput on Monday. The development came two weeks after the Orissa High Court directed the state government to shortlist three senior police officers in the rank

Taken steps to check snatching, crime against women: Police to Delhi high court.

Source – hindustantimes.com New Delhi: The Delhi Police has informed the Delhi High Court that instructions have been given to all the deputy commissioners of police (DCPs) to brief and sensitise all police personnel to perform their duties with due diligence to check incidents of chain/mobile snatching and crimes against women. In affidavit filed on

Punjab, Haryana want Chandigarh as joint capital but with no contribution: High Court.

Source – indianexpress.com THE PUNJAB and Haryana High Court Monday observed that it has been found that though both Punjab and Haryana want Chandigarh as joint capital and are enjoying its benefits, they don’t want to contribute towards its development and conservation. The observation was made by the division bench of Chief Justice Ravi Shanker Jha and

Telangana High Court directs Chief Secretary to file detailed report on steps taken to tackle swine flu.

Source – newindianexpress.com HYDERABAD:  Expressing concern about the preparedness of the State government in tackling swine flu, a division bench of the Telangana High Court directed the Chief Secretary to file a comprehensive report in the form of an affidavit informing the steps being taken by the government, both preventive and curative measures, to tackle the

Madhya Pradesh: Police raid office, properties of newspaper that carried stories on honeytrap case.

Source – indianexpress.com Days after Sanjha Lokswami, an Indore-based eveninger, carried stories and photographs of the honey trap case and uploaded at least one video and transcripts of audio conversations on its website, the Indore Police raided its office and other business establishments owned by editor Jitendra Soni. Police teams raided Soni’s home, a hotel,

BCCI decides to seek Supreme Court approval to dillute Lodha reforms.

Source – indiatoday.in 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

Karnataka bypolls on Dec 5: IMA scam in background as Shivajinagar seat goes to polls.

Source – indianexpress.com A few days ago, Roshan Baig made a brief appearance at the opening of a BJP campaign office at the Shivajinagar Assembly constituency in Bengaluru. There, he made a call to Muslims to support Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the interest of development. This is the only appearance that the seven-time MLA has made in the

New pension scheme cannot be applicable to judicial officers: Karnataka High Court.

Source – newindianexpress.com BENGALURU: The Karnataka High Court has held that the New Defined Contributory Pension Scheme (NDCPS), which was introduced for state government employees who joined service on or after April 1, 2006, cannot be made applicable to the judicial officers. A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka and Justice Mohammad Nawaz