The Supreme Court on Tuesday, dismissing all civil appeals against Telangana High Court Division Bench’s order upholding allotment of 142.39 acres of land to Greyhounds in Manchirevula village on the outskirts of Hyderabad, declared that the land stands transferred to Greyhounds. A Bench of Justices Surya Kant and J.K. Mahswari, pronouncing verdict in a batch … Read more
The pre-arrest bail pleas of three forest officials of the Idukki Wildlife Sanctuary, who were accused of falsely implicating a member of the tribal community in a wildlife offence, were rejected by the Kerala High Court recently. Justice V.G. Arun rejected the pleas of V. Anilkumar, Section Forest Officer; V.C. Lenin, Beat Forest Officer; and … Read more
Justice Mummineni Sudheer Kumar of Telangana High Court on Monday dismissed two writ petitions seeking deferment of Group-I preliminary examination to be conducted on June 11 noting that they were not maintainable. Counsels for the petitioners contended that government decided to go ahead with the Group-I preliminary test even as the Special Investigation Team (SIT) … Read more
Justice K. Sarath of the Telangana High Court on Thursday issued notices to the State government in a batch of writ petitions seeking a direction to stay the conduct of Group-I preliminary examination on June 11. The judge, after hearing three writ petitions filed by different persons, instructed the State government and the Telangana State … Read more
A view of Delhi High Court. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Delhi High Court on May 26 dismissed petitions by Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra against the Income Tax Department’s decision to transfer their assessments to the Central Circle instead of an ordinary assessment in a matter related … Read more
The First Additional Sessions Court in Kozhikode on Friday dismissed the bail petitions of the arrested and the anticipatory bail petitions of those absconding following the attack on a doctor at Fathima Hospital in Kozhikode recently. Judge K.E. Salih rejected the anticipatory bail of the fourth accused, Salmanul Faris, husband of the woman who had … Read more
A Bench led by Justice B.R. Gavai had issued notice to the Union of India and the Central Vigilance Commission. File | Photo Credit: PTI The Centre on February 25 alleged in the Supreme Court that the real purpose of the petitions challenging the third extension in tenure given to Directorate of Enforcement (ED) Director … Read more
Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation headquarters in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: KAMAL NARANG Without any guidelines to implement the recent Supreme Court order on higher Provident Fund (PF) pension, the staff in various offices of the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) have asked their head office for a “direction” to address the queries from thousands … Read more
Among most messages was a palpable sense of relief, as the international community embraced Biden’s pledge to reenter a series of global pacts and organizations that President Donald Trump cut loose. Here’s what leaders have said so far. “Once again, after four long years, Europe has a friend in the White House,” European Commission President … Read more