Supreme Court

IUML terms nomination of Gogoi to RS 'national shame'

SC reinstates ex-woman employee who had levelled sexual misconduct allegations against CJI Gogoi

10:36 pm January 22, 2020

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has reinstated in service a former woman employee who had levelled allegations of sexual misconduct against previous Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, highly placed sources said. According to the sources, the woman has joined the duty and proceeded on leave. All her arrears too have been cleared, the sources […]

Centre moves SC seeking 7-day deadline for hanging death row convicts

7:58 pm January 22, 2020

New Delhi: The Centre on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court for fixing a seven-day deadline for executing death penalty of condemned prisoners. The plea of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) assumes significance in view of the the death row convicts in the sensational Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case of 2012 filing review, curative and […]

Bombay HC refuses to hear PIL against CAA

3:26 pm January 22, 2020

Nagpur: The Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court on Wednesday refused to hear a PIL challenging constitutional validity of the Citizenship Amendment Act, saying the Supreme Court is already hearing petitions pertaining to the issue. A division bench of Justices R K Deshpande and A M Borkar permitted the petitioner, social worker Urmila Kowe, to […]

Bills for creation of three capitals moved in AP Legislativea

8:06 pm January 21, 2020

Amaravati: Ending nearly eight-hour long standoff, the YSRC government on Tuesday tabled in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council two bills which will facilitate three capitals for the state. After opposition TDP, which is in majority in the Upper House, blocked the introduction of the bills citing rules leading to five adjournments since morning, Chairman M […]

Andhra Pradesh Assembly passes Bill to establish three capitals

11:52 pm January 20, 2020

Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly late on Monday night passed the AP Decentralisation and Inclusive Development of All Regions Bill, 2020 that intended to give shape to state government’s plan of having three capitals–executive capital in Visakhapatnam, legislative in Amaravati and judicial in Kurnool. The amendments to the Bill proposed by the opposition Telugu […]