OP Jindal Global University Signs MoU With Union Ministry of Education; Conferred 'Institution Of Eminence' Status

In a historic achievement, the OP Jindal Global University has signed a MoU with the Union Ministry of Education and has been conferred the status of an Institution of Eminence (IoE). With this, JGU has entered a coveted group of top 10 private institutions in the country to be unshackled from regulatory controls and be given full autonomy. On this occasion, the Founding Chancellor...

TRP Scam Case: Sessions Court Grants Bail To The Owner Of Fakt Marathi Channel

The Mumbai City Civil and Sessions Court on Thursday granted bail to Shirish Pattanshetty, the owner of Fakt Marathi, one of the channels accused in the Television Rating Point (TRP) scam case registered by Mumbai police.Additional Sessions Judge PR Sitre granted bail to Pattanshetty on a PR bond of Rs.50,000. FIR was registered at Kandivali police station against the accused under sections...

Centre Appoints Ex-IFS Officer YK Sinha As New Chief Central Information Commissioner

Former IFS Officer, x-IFS Officer YK Sinha has been appointed as the next Chief Central Information Commissioner. He was sworn in as an Information Commissioner in the CIC on January 1, 2019. Prior to this, he has served as a High Commissioner of India to the UK and Sri Lanka. He was also the Ambassador of India to Venezuela and a Minister at the Indian Embassy in Abu Dhabi. The...

[Loss of Livelihood Due To COVID] 'If Possible, Provide Financial Aid To Sarala Temple Sevayats/Sevaks', Orissa High Court To State Govt. [Read Order]

The Orissa High Court on Wednesday (28th October) directed the Commissioner of Endowments to consider and dispose of the representation of Sevayats and other similarly situated Sevaks of the Maa Sarala Thakurani Temple and if possible, extend financial assistance.The Bench of Justice S. Panda and Justice S. K. Panigrahi was hearing a plea seeking a direction to the State of Odisha and...

GHCAA Requests Gujarat High Court To Resume Physical Hearing [Read Resolution]

The Gujarat High Court Advocates' Association has passed a resolution urging the Court to resume physical hearing of as soon as possible and preferably, latest by the end of Diwali Break i.e. from November 23, 2020. The resolution was passed in a virtual meeting of the Managing Committee held yesterday, i.e. October 28, 2020. The Association has assured that in case...

All Matters Listed During Diwali Vacation To Be Heard Physically: Bombay High Court [Read Notification]

The Bombay High Court on Thursday notified the sitting list for the upcoming Diwali vacations starting from November 9 and declared that all matters listed during the said vacation will be heard physically.The High Court did not have a summer vacation this year which lasts a month and the upcoming Diwali vacation will be the first this year. On the original side, Chief Justice Dipankar...

Bombay HC Extends All Interim Orders Relating To Eviction, Demolition & Dispossession Passed By Courts In Maharashtra & Goa Till December 22 [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court on Thursday directed extension of all interim orders relating to eviction, demolition and dispossession by the High Court as well as subordinate courts in Maharashtra and Goa till December 22.Chief Justice Dipankar Datta, Justice AA Sayed, Justice SS Shinde and Justice KK Tated was hearing a suo motu petition regarding access to justice system for the poor and...

Submit Details Of FIR Against Police Officers Of All Ranks; Explain Rationale Of Their Continuance In Service: Punjab & Haryana High Court To Govt. [Read Order]

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Wednesday (28th October) asked for details of the FIRs registered against the serving police officers of all ranks in the State of Punjab including their nature.The Single Bench of Justice Anupinder Singh Grewal also asked the State, through its home secretary, to specify the current posting of such officers.Matter before the CourtNotably the bench was...

Permission To Lawyers & Registered Clerks To Travel In Local Trains; Bombay HC Extends Operation Of Earlier Order Till December 1 [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court on Thursday extended the operation of its previous order allowing all advocates registered with the Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa and registered clerks to travel in local trains on daily passes issued by the High Court, till December 1.The matter came up before the division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice GS Kulkarni and AA Kumbhakoni Advocate...

Sushant Singh Rajput's Friend Moves Bombay High Court Seeking CBI Probe Into Disha Salian's Mysterious Death

Late Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput's friend, Sunil Shukla, has moved the Bombay High Court seeking a CBI investigation into the death of actor's former Business Manager Disha Salian. Shukla claims to have documents to prove that the "mysterious death" of Ms. Salian was not a Suicide but a Murder. The petition is filed through Advocates Sriram Parakkat, KR Sripathy and...

Karnataka HC Grants Bail To Prime Accused Mansoor Khan In IMA Money Laundering Case [Read Order]

The Karnataka High Court recently granted bail to Mohammad Mansoor Khan, prime accused in the 'I Monetary Advisory' (IMA) scam in a case registered with the Enforcement Directorate. Justice SREENIVAS HARISH KUMAR has granted bail to the accused on health grounds. It took into consideration that Khan has been a diabetic since the year 2013, suffering from hyper tension since the year 2010...

30K Vacant Posts Of Sub-Inspectors & Constables: Patna High Court Calls For Action Taken Report From Bihar Govt. Within 4 Weeks [Read Order]

The Patna High Court recently asked the State Government to file a status report regarding filling up the posts of Sub-Inspectors and Constables in the State of Bihar.The Bench of Chief Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice S. Kumar was informed that at this point in time, there are more than 30,000 posts which are lying vacant.The Court gave the State Government a period of four weeks to file...