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Selected IAS Candidates Have No Right To Be Allocated To Cadre Of Their Choice Or To Home State: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that selected IAS candidates have no right to be allocated to a cadre of their choice or to home state. The allocation of cadre is not a matter of right and the State has no discretion of allocation of a cadre at its whims and fancies, the bench of Justices Hemant Gupta and V. Ramasubramanian observed.The court also observed that consultation under Rule 5(1) of...
World Bank Not A Govt Agency Within Article 12 Of Constitution: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that the World Bank is not a 'Government agency' for the purposes of Article 12 of the Constitution, which defines "State" and "other authorities". A Division Bench of Justices Vipin Sanghi and Jasmeet Singh observed that to be a government agency, a body must be under "pervasive and actual control" of the Government of India. It also observed that...
Can't Transfer Cases Based on False Allegations, Will Affect Judge's Morale: Mumbai Court In Order Refusing Kangana Ranaut Relief in Javed Akhtar's Defamation Case- Read Order
Merely because a judge proceeds with a case by following the law, doesn't mean he is biased against the accused, the in-charge Chief Metropolitan Magistrates court at Mumbai observed while rejecting actor Kangana Ranaut's plea to transfer the defamation case filed by Javed Akhtar out of the 10th Andheri court. Ranaut had approached the CMM court alleging that the Magistrate in...
Document Leakage Case- Delhi High Court Denies Bail To Anil Deshmukh's Lawyer Anand Daga, Sub Inspector Abhishek Tiwari
The Delhi High has denied bail to former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh's lawyer, Anand Daga and Sub Inspector Abhishek Tiwari in connection with the allegations of leaking sensitive documents in the ongoing investigation against former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh, thereby subverting investigation.Justice Yogesh Khanna, while passing a common order, said that since...
NCB Case Entirely Based On Inadmissible 'Voluntary' Statements & WhatsApp Chats : Aryan Khan's Bail Plea Before Bombay HC
In the application seeking bail in the cruise ship drugs case, Aryan Shahrukh Khan has told the Bombay High Court that the entire case of the Narcotics Control Bureau is based on "voluntary" statements given under Section 67 of the NDPS Act, which are inadmissible in evidence as per last year's Supreme Court judgment in the Tofan Singh case."...apart from inadmissible and illegally...
'Take Stringent Action Against Persons Who Follow Such Inhuman Practice': Madras HC Directs State To Ensure Access To Common Burial Grounds By Marginalised Communities
The Madras High Court on Friday observed with anguish that the 'loathsome practice' of prohibiting the cremation or burial of persons belonging to marginalized castes in common burial grounds continues in several villages. Justice N Anand Venkatesh lamented that it is quite unfortunate that even at the time of death, the caste factor does not leave a person. "Persons belonging to...
Supreme Court Modifies SOP To Allow Virtual Hearing On Non-Miscellaneous Days For Any Reason
The Supreme Court has made one amendment to the Standard Operating Procedure for physical hearing stating that the bench will have the discretion to give virtual hearing option to a case on a non-miscellaneous day(Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday) for any reason.As per the latest SOP issued on October 7, the Court will have mandatory physical hearings on Wednesdays and Thursdays. All the...
"Traceability Clause Of IT Rules Reasonable, Govt Expects Platforms To Use Mechanism That Guards Encryption, Protects User Privacy": Centre Tells Delhi HC
While defending the validity of traceability provision under Rule 4(2) of the Information Technology Rules, 2021, the Centre has informed the Delhi High Court that the Government expects platforms to use a mechanism that guards encryption and protects user's privacy. The development came after an affidavit has been filed by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology in a plea moved...
Prepare Exigency Plan To Ensure Midday Meal Scheme Is Not Stalled During Future Calamities, Pandemic: Madras High Court Directs State Govt
The Madras High Court on Friday urged the State government to prepare a plan of action to ensure that the Midday Meal Scheme at schools is not disrupted in the event of future natural calamities or disasters such as the COVID-19 pandemic. A Bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice PD Audikesavalu observed, "While it is hoped that the worst is behind us, what the pandemic...
Punjab & Haryana High Court Makes Verification Of Identity/Address Proof Mandatory Before Filing Of Pleas
Noting that in a particular case, the court orders were obtained in the name of a fictitious person, the Punjab and Haryana High Court recently directed that from now on, the identity and residential address of the petitioners will have to be verified by their Counsels prior to the filing of any matter before the Court. In this regard, the Court has directed that...
