Source: telegraphindia.com The high court on Monday issued an interim order restraining the school service commission from publishing the merit list for appointment of assistant teachers for government-aided upper primary schools in Bengal. Justice Mausumi Bhattacharya, who issued the order, allowed the commission to proceed with its decision to conduct the personality test for the

Source: business-standard.com Town Planning wing of Greater Vishakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) has issued a notice to the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) for illegally carrying out construction works in the party’s local office here. Vidyulatha, Town Planning supervisor of Zone 3, GVMC, said: “TDP has constructed two floors for the party office in Ward No 19

Source: barandbench.com The Supreme Court today held that a private vehicle plying on public road will fall within the definition of “public place” under Bihar Excise (Amendment) Act 2016 (Act). The judgment was rendered by a Bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan and KM Joseph in an appeal against a decision of the Patna High Court.

Source: barandbench.com Can a University be considered an office of Central government or State government for fixing responsibility under Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. The Supreme Court will decide this issue in a petition filed by Hidayatullah National Law University (HNLU). A Bench of Justices NV Ramana and Ajay Rastogi said that it will hear the

Source: devdiscourse.com A case has been registered against Pragya Richa Srivastava, Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath, and her husband Manu Srivastava, at George Town police station by a lawyer for allegedly threatening and verbally abusing him over a property dispute. “The case was registered against Pragya Srivastava and

Source: business-standard.com A man who suffered permanently disability in an accident while driving the car of the thenD leader and Punjab cabinet minister Kanwaljit Singh in 2009 was on Monday awarded Rs 49.9 lakh compensation by the Supreme Court. Singh, who was Punjab Cooperation Minister and Shiromani Akali Dal’s General Secretary, had died on March

Source: indianexpress.com A Madras High Court judge has surprised many by releasing a self-appraisal card, along with a confession that he was releasing 75 cases from his board, in which he reserved orders but failed to deliver final orders. ustice G R Swaminathan, who became the Madras High Court judge in June 2017, said in

Source: deccanchronicle.com Chennai: The Southern Region Bulk LPG Transport Owners’ Association has given an undertaking to the Madras high court that it would not go on strike until the issue between the association and the three oil companies is resolved through mediation. The undertaking follows the appointment of Justice N.Paul Vasanthakumar, a retired Chief Justice

Source: indiatoday.in The Supreme Court Monday issued a show cause notice to the West Bengal government on a contempt plea over the delay in releasing the BJP activist who was arrested for allegedly posting a meme on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on social media. In the petition, it has been alleged that there was a

Source: business-standard.com The Supreme Court Monday set aside the Telangana High Court’s orders fixing fee structure of unaided minority and non-minority institutions for engineering courses for 2016-17 and 2018-19 academic years. Restoring the fees fixed by Telangana Admission and Fee Regulatory Committee (TAFRC), the top court was severe in its criticism of the high court’s