Tag: Government

SC holds Maradu builders liable

Source: thehindu.com Apex court orders attachment of properties and accounts of builders Holding the builders of flats in Maradu responsible for illegal constructions, the Supreme Court has ordered the attachment of their properties and bank accounts. The Bench directed its registry to issue notices to Paul Raj of Alfa Ventures, Sany Francis of Holy Faith

Gorakhpur deaths: Inquiry into Dr Kafeel Khan is still on, says Uttar Pradesh government

Source: scroll.in The Uttar Pradesh government has said the inquiry into Dr Kafeel Khan, a former paediatrician at the Baba Raghav Das Medical College and Hospital in Gorakhpur, where 63 children died in 2017 because of lack of oxygen, is still on, The Indian Express reported on Sunday. The government’s statement came on Saturday, hours after Khan asked

J&K HC Asks Agra Central Jail to Let J&K Detenus Meet Visiting Relatives

Source: thewire.in New Delhi: Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey of Jammu and Kashmir high court’s Srinagar bench on Thursday directed the Agra Central Jail in charge to let a detenu’s brother-in-law meet him. Ishfaq Ahmad Ganie is a resident of Ari Gohal in Jammu and Kashmir’s Akad Mattan and has been detained in the Agra jail. His brother-in-law Sajjad Ahmad Bhat will now be able to meet him. The

Kerala HC: Doctors’ greed deprives poor of quality medical care

Source: newindianexpress.com KOCHI: The poor and needy, who depend on government medical college hospitals for treatment, are deprived of quality medical care as the doctors are in a hunt for greener pastures like lucrative postings in the private sector or abroad, the Kerala High Court observed on Wednesday. The “money-mania” that afflicts the medical profession

PIL in Telangana High Court seeks setting up of child welfare panels

Source: newindianexpress.com HYDERABAD: A public interest litigation was filed in the Telangana High Court seeking directions to the State government to constitute child welfare committees in all the 23 new districts in the state. Besides, extending the term of office of the existing child welfare committees in the old 10 districts was illegal and failure to

Contempt of Court: Punjab and Haryana HC awards six month jail to govt polytechnic college principal

Source: indianexpress.com Holding him responsible for wilful disobedience of an interim order, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has convicted the principal of a government-aided polytechnic college under the Contempt of Court Act and sentenced him to six months in jail. However, the HC ordered a stay on its judgment for 30 days to allow