Letter petition urges SC to take suo motu cognizance of Kolkata law college gang-rape case

Letter petition urges SC to take suo motu cognizance of Kolkata law college gang-rape case

Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) A letter petition has been addressed to the Chief Justice of India, B.R. Gavai, urging the Supreme Court to take suo motu cognizance of the heinous gang-rape of a law student within her college premises at Kasba in South Kolkata. On June 25, a first-year … Read more

Delhi court to hear defamation petition filed by Somnath Bharti’s wife against FM Sitharaman

Delhi court to hear defamation petition filed by Somnath Bharti's wife against FM Sitharaman

Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) A Delhi court on Thursday will hear a criminal defamation complaint filed by Lipika Mitra, the wife of former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Somnath Bharti, against Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. The complaint stems from alleged defamatory, false, and malicious statements made by Sitharaman … Read more

Congress challenges ‘Samvidhan Hatya Diwas’ observance, files petition in mp hc

Congress challenges 'Samvidhan Hatya Diwas' observance, files petition in mp hc

Follow Us on Google News Bhopal, June 25 (IANS) As the nation marks fifty years since the imposition of the Emergency, political tensions have resurfaced over how this chapter of history is being commemorated. The Bharatiya Janata Party has declared June 25 as “Samvidhan Hatya Diwas” – a day to remember what it calls the … Read more

Writ petition in Madras HC seeking probe into Annamalai’s claim on Anna University sexual assault case

Writ petition in Madras HC seeking probe into Annamalai’s claim on Anna University sexual assault case

Follow Us on Google News Chennai, June 21 (IANS) A writ petition has been filed in the Madras High Court seeking a direction to the Director General of Police (DGP) and the Inspector of Kotturpuram Police Station to conduct an inquiry into former Tamil Nadu BJP president K. Annamalai’s claim that he possessed call records … Read more

WBSSC job case: HC to give order today on petition challenging Bengal govt’s stipend decision

WBSSC job case: HC to give order today on petition challenging Bengal govt's stipend decision

Follow Us on Google News Kolkata, June 20 (IANS) A single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court will deliver the order on Friday on a petition challenging the West Bengal government notification for a monthly stipend to non-teaching staff, under Group-C and Group-D categories, who lost their jobs in state-run schools following a Supreme Court … Read more

Letter petition seeks SC to take suo moto cognisance of Air India plane crash

Letter petition seeks SC to take suo moto cognisance of Air India plane crash

Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) A letter petition has been sent to the Chief Justice of India (CJI), B.R. Gavai, urging the Supreme Court to take suo moto action on the devastating crash of Air India flight near Ahmedabad on Thursday. The plea seeks judicial intervention to ensure timely relief, … Read more

WBSSC job case: Calcutta HC reserves verdict on petition challenging Bengal govt stipend for non-teaching staff

WBSSC job case: Calcutta HC reserves verdict on petition challenging Bengal govt stipend for non-teaching staff

Follow Us on Google News Kolkata, June 13 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court on Friday concluded the hearing on a petition challenging the West Bengal government notification for a monthly stipend to be paid to non-teaching staff, under Group-C and Group-D categories, who lost their jobs in state-run schools in the state following a Supreme … Read more

SC judge recuses from hearing transfer petition of Congress MLA Rajendra Bharti

SC judge recuses from hearing transfer petition of Congress MLA Rajendra Bharti

Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) A Supreme Court judge on Thursday recused himself from hearing a plea filed by Madhya Pradesh Congress MLA Rajendra Bharti seeking transfer of a criminal case outside the state. After Justice Manmohan withdrew himself from hearing, the bench headed by Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra referred … Read more

Telangana HC dismisses petition challenging BRS MLA Harish Rao’s election

Telangana HC dismisses petition challenging BRS MLA Harish Rao’s election

Follow Us on Google News Hyderabad, June 10 (IANS) The Telangana High Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition challenging the election of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader T. Harish Rao from the Siddipet Assembly constituency. The court dismissed the petition, which sought orders declaring Harish Rao’s election invalid. Congress leader Chakradhar Goud had filed the … Read more