Month: December 2019

Calcutta HC Halts Deportation Of Rohingya Couple Back To Myanmar Until Their Plea Is Disposed.

Source – swarajyamag.com The Calcutta High Court has restrained the Central and West Bengal governments from deporting a Rohingya couple, in “the spirit of humanity” till the disposal of a writ petition filed by the duo. A bench headed by Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharya gave the order on a 18 December writ petition in which Abdur

NHRC asks Odisha to cancel or suspend Apollo Hospital’s license over organ donation fraud.

Source – hindustantimes.com National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has asked the Odisha government for an action taken report (ATR) on its three-months-old recommendation to suspend or cancel the registration of Bhubaneswar’s Apollo Hospital for violating the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act. The commission has also asked the government to pay a compensation of

Supreme Court rules flouted in demand for damages.

Source – thehindu.com The Supreme Court had suo motu laid down 10-point guidelines for assessment of damages and liability in its judgment in Re: Destruction of Public and Private Properties Vs State of A.P and others on April 16, 2009. The assessment of “exemplary damages” for property destroyed in incidents of violence should be based on electronic media/private video

Delhi High Court Higher Judicial Services Recruitment 2020: Apply Online for 19 Vacancy @delhihighcourt.nic.in, Before 21 January

Source – pagalguy.com Delhi High Court is located in the state of Delhi and as a result, is always overburdened with legal matters. In order to manage its workload efficiently and ensure speedy delivery of justice, Delhi High Court  conducts recruitment drives periodically. Under the latest Delhi High Court Higher Judicial Services Recruitment 2020, applications

Supreme Court president Lady Hale, who blocked Boris Johnson’s attempt to shut down Parliament over Brexit, attacks the Government over spending cuts she says are causing ‘serious difficulty’ for the justice system

Source – dailymail.co.uk The judge who oversaw a Supreme Court slapdown of the Prime Minister when he tried to shut down Parliament targeted his Government again today with a blast over spending cuts for the justice system. Baroness Hale of Richmond locked horns with Boris Johnson’s administration again this morning as she was allowed to run

Former Kolkata Top Cop Rajeev Kumar Posted As Principal Secretary In WB’s IT Department.

Source – republicworld.com Former Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar has been transferred from his post of Additional Deputy General of Crime Investigation Department (CID) and made the new Principal Secretary in the Information Technology department in the government of West Bengal. In September 2019, there erupted a massive manhunt by the CBI in trying to