Bhopal, Oct 28 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh General Administration Department on Tuesday issued a significant administrative order that reshapes its legal representation in the ongoing judicial battle over the Other Backward Class (OBC) reservation, officials said. This latest directive, released on Monday comes at a critical juncture as the state defends its decision to increase the OBC reservation from 14 to 27 per cent. The move follows an order passed by the Supreme Court in February 2026 regar…
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Kolkata, April 22 (IANS) A Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Wednesday, ruled that preventive arrests in view of the two-phase Assembly elections in West Bengal starting from April 23 can be done in accordance with the provisions of the prevention laws. The Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court’s Chief Justice Sujay Paul and Justice Partha Sarathi Sen passed this ruling on a petition filed apprehending arrests of around 800 Trinamool Congress leaders and workers following instr…
Bengaluru, April 21 (IANS) In a setback to the Congress-led government, the Karnataka High Court on Tuesday issued directions to the Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board (KSEAB) to award marks for the Hindi language instead of grades for the Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) (Class 10) Hindi subject from the current academic year. The High Court bench, headed by Justice E.S. Indiresh, quashed and disposed of the government’s petition seeking a review of the High Court…
Davanagere, April 1 (IANS) Alleging injustice to AHINDA communities, Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) General Secretary and MLA, V. Sunil Kumar, said on Wednesday that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who came to power invoking the name of AHINDA, has continuously failed these sections of society. He said that even after completing three years in power in Karnataka, the Congress government has failed to deliver justice to any section of the society.It can be noted that AHINDA stands for Alpasa…
Kolkata, March 18 (IANS) A division bench of the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday raised the question of whether it was not also the duty of the West Bengal government, along with the Election Commission of India (ECI), to ensure free, fair and violence-free polls in the state.The division bench comprising Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Partha Sarathi Sen raised the question during the hearing of a public interest litigation filed by the Bharatiya Janata Party’s West Bengal unit presiden…
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) In Delhi’s Leader of Opposition Atishi’s video row, the Delhi Assembly Secretariat on Saturday issued summons to Punjab Police chief, Jalandhar Police commissioner and a senior Punjab Home Department official to appear before it on February 27.The identical letter issued to Alok Shekhar, Additional Chief Secretary, Home-II, Punjab government, Punjab Police chief Gaurav Yadav and Jalandhar Police Commissioner Dhanpreet Kaur, the Delhi Assembly Secretariat asked them t…
Ranchi, Feb 17 (IANS) In a shocking incident in Ranchi’s Doranda police station area on Tuesday, a young man was dragged for several kms by a luxury Mercedes car after he protested against the vehicle hitting a woman, officials said. The accused driver, identified as High Court advocate Manoj Tandon, has been taken into custody.The incident occurred near Rajendra Chowk in the Doranda area of the city. According to reports, the Mercedes first struck a woman. When a young man who was present at …
Ranchi, Jan 29 (IANS) The Jharkhand government on Thursday assured the High Court that the State Information Commission, which has remained defunct for nearly five years, will be made fully functional within four weeks.During the hearing before a division bench of Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad and Justice A.K. Rai on a petition filed by Virendra Singh, Advocate General Rajiv Ranjan, appearing for the state, submitted that concrete steps are being taken to activate the commission and that it would…