Head teacher says autistic student died despite family’s plea for support

Head teacher says autistic student died despite family’s plea for support

Isaac’s behaviour began to escalate in early September 2021, and Mrs Akinde says the school was doing all it could to manage it. She says she was in regular contact with the local authority but, despite her pleas, little support came. Medway Council disputes this, saying it was not made aware of Isaac’s issues until … Read more

ED opposes bail plea of accused in Karuvannur case

ED opposes bail plea of accused in Karuvannur case

Private moneylender P. Satheesh Kumar, also an accused in the Karuvannur Service Cooperative Bank fraud case, was the benami of several prominent political leaders and police officers, according to the Enforcement Directorate (ED). M.J. Satheesh, the standing counsel for the agency, read out the statements of K.A. Jijor, a witness in the case, to this … Read more

Sasikala’s claim over AIADMK leadership | Madras High Court reserves order on her plea

Sasikala’s claim over AIADMK leadership | Madras High Court reserves order on her plea

V.K. Sasikala. File photograph | Photo Credit: VEDHAN M The Madras High Court on Monday, November 6, 2023, reserved orders on an appeal suit filed by former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa’s aide, V.K. Sasikala, in 2022, against the refusal of an additional city civil court to declare, illegal and void, a resolution passed by the AIADMK … Read more

Chandrababu Naidu’s bail plea referred to HC Chief Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur for listing before appropriate Bench on October 30

Chandrababu Naidu’s bail plea referred to HC Chief Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur for listing before appropriate Bench on October 30

N. Chandrababu Naidu. File | Photo Credit: PTI Justice P. Venkata Jyothirmai of the Andhra Pradesh High Court (HC) directed the registrar (judicial) to refer former CM N. Chandrababu Naidu’s bail petition in the skill development scam case to Chief Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur for posting it before an appropriate Bench on October 30.  The … Read more

HC dismisses plea against operation of KSRTC buses to tourist destinations

HC dismisses plea against operation of KSRTC buses to tourist destinations

Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: Mahinsha S The Kerala High Court has dismissed a writ petition seeking a directive to the State government to take necessary action to ensure that the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) does not operate its fleet for tour purposes without obtaining special permits under the Motor … Read more

Gyanvyapi mosque: Court rejects plea seeking ASI survey inside wazukhana

Gyanvyapi mosque: Court rejects plea seeking ASI survey inside wazukhana

Allahabad High Court allowed the Archaeological Survey of India to conduct a survey of the Gyanvapi mosque complex in Varanasi. | Photo Credit: ANI A district court in Varanasi on Saturday rejected a plea that sought a direction to the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) to undertake a survey of the wazukhana (ablution pond) area, … Read more

UAPA case against PFI members | SC to hear NIA plea against bail for eight accused on Oct 30

UAPA case against PFI members | SC to hear NIA plea against bail for eight accused on Oct 30

A view of the Supreme Court. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear on October 30 a plea by the NIA challenging the Madras High Court order granting bail to eight accused in a case registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act against the alleged office bearers, members and … Read more

Remarks against PM Modi: SC seeks Uttar Pradesh response on Pawan Khera plea

Remarks against PM Modi: SC seeks Uttar Pradesh response on Pawan Khera plea

Congress leader Pawan Khera had made the alleged remarks at Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a press meet called to seek a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe into the U.S.-based Hindenburg Research’s report against the Adani Group. File | Photo Credit: Nagara Gopal The Supreme Court on Monday sought a response from Uttar Pradesh to a … Read more

Sena Split: Shinde group urge separate hearing on disqualification plea, Uddhav camp counters

Sena Split: Shinde group urge separate hearing on disqualification plea, Uddhav camp counters

For representation. | Photo Credit: File The Shiv Sena faction led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde requested Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar on Thursday for separate hearings on disqualification petitions filed against them, while the Uddhav Thackeray-led Sena group argued that all petitions shared the same ground and could be heard together. Though the hearing … Read more