Month: September 2020

HP Women’s Commission Asks NCW To Take Action In Connection With Harassment Faced By Kangana Ranaut

Source:-businessworld Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], September 11 (ANI): The Himachal Pradesh State Commission for Women has taken suo-moto cognizance of media reports about incidents of harassment of actor Kangana Ranaut at the hands of officials of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), Mumbai Police and various political leaders.The women’s body in Himachal wrote to the National Commission

Supreme Court: States should implement Centre’s SOP on COVID-19

source:-nationalheraldindia The Supreme Court on Friday said state governments are obligated to implement the Centre’s SOP on the COVID-19 pandemic, including on transporting a confirmed case or a person suspected of infectionA bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan, R. Subhash Reddy and M.R. Shah said all states should follow the SOP and take appropriate measures in

SC Issues Notices To Supertech Builders, Others After Hearing Plea On Enhancement Of Compensation To Farmers

Source:-businessworld New Delhi [India], September 12 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday issued notices to Supertech Builders, and other real estate companies, after hearing a plea of enhancement of compensation to farmers whose land was acquired by Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA).A bench of the Top Court, headed by Justice L Nageshwara Rao, and

State failed in defending Maratha quota in Supreme Court: Fadnavis

Source:-hindustantimes Former Maharashtra chief minister and Leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis on Friday said that the Uddhav Thackeray-led MVA government in the state failed in effectively defending Maratha reservation before the Supreme Court. He said that the state government should have focused more on the legal matter and should now take the development as a

Solar Developers in Andhra Are Facing Risk of Loan Recall: FICCI to MNRE

Source:-mercomindia In a letter addressed to the Secretary of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), the Chairman of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), urged the ministry to intervene in the Andhra Pradesh tariff reduction case, which is being heard in the state’s High Court. The FICCI Chairman highlighted

Former Punjab Police chief Sumedh Singh Saini moves SC after high court dismisses bail petition

Source:-hindustantimes Former Punjab director general of police (DGP) Sumedh Singh Saini has moved the Supreme Court, seeking anticipatory bail in a case related to the alleged abduction and disappearance of a junior engineer, Balwant Singh Multani, in 1991. Saini, who is likely to be represented by senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, moved the apex court on

Sunanda Pushkar death: Delhi HC asks Arnab Goswami to show restraint, stop running media trial

Source:-scroll The court pointed out that this was not a gag order on the media but asserted that the sanctity of the investigation had to be maintained.The Delhi High Court on Thursday questioned Republic TV’s editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami for holding a parallel inquiry and trial in Congress leader Shashi Tharoor’s wife Sunanda Pushkar’s death case,

Bombay High Court asks Pune municipal body to disclose number of wall collapses in last 3 years

Source:-hindustantimes The court gave its order while hearing three petitions filed by Alcon Group, a property developer, challenging the stop work notices issued by PMC following the Kondhwa wall collapse on June 29, 2019The Bombay High Court (HC) on Tuesday directed Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) authorities to file an affidavit regarding the cause behind a

Bill to establish Ministry of Digital Development in preparation

Source:-internationallawoffice A new bill to establish the Ministry of Digital Development is being prepared by Cabinet and will be proposed to the Legislative Yuan in September 2020 for review. According to President Tsai Ing-wen’s inauguration address of 20 May 2020, the Ministry of Digital Development will be an industry-oriented government agency for business development in