Ayodhya, July 26 (IANS) In line with the Supreme Court’s instructions, Uttar Pradesh government has reconstituted the Special Investigation Team (SIT) for investigation into alleged irregularities of donations and offerings made at Ayodhya’s Ram Temple.According to reports, the newly constituted SIT includes three senior IPS officers, with Inspector General (IG) Kiran S heading the team. The new SIT will also has DIG Ayodhya Somen Verma and SSP Ayodhya Dr Gaurav Grover as its members.The move co…
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Kathmandu, July 23 (IANS) Nepal’s Chief Justice Manoj Kumar Sharma left for New Delhi on Thursday on a five-day official visit to India at the invitation of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, the Supreme Court of Nepal said.According to a Supreme Court press release, Sharma departed aboard an Air India flight and is scheduled to visit the Supreme Court of India during his stay. The visit aims to strengthen judicial ties between the two neighbouring countries. The Chief Justice is scheduled to re…
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Centre and the Delhi Police on a batch of public interest litigations (PILs) alleging excessive use of force by police during the recent CJP-led ‘Sansad Chalo’ march over the alleged NEET paper leak, while directing authorities to preserve CCTV footage, videography and other relevant records connected with the incident. A Division Bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia observed that …
Mumbai, July 21 (IANS) The Shiv Sena(UBT) on Tuesday accused the Central government of “shielding incompetent ministers and destroying the nation”. It characterised the growing youth protests hitting the streets across the country as the start of a “revolution”. In a scathing editorial published in its mouthpiece, ‘Saamana’, the party said, “Roars of dictatorship will not be tolerated and ‘Modi, quit power’ are echoing through the streets. Reflecting the widespread public unrest, thousands of yo…
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Uttar Pradesh government to consider reconstituting the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the alleged financial irregularities in the handling of donations and offerings received by the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, saying the investigation should be led by a senior IPS officer and taken to its “logical conclusion”. A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana als…
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) has filed its status report in a sealed cover before the Supreme Court, which is slated to hear on Monday a batch of petitions seeking a court-monitored probe into the alleged financial irregularities in the handling of donations and offerings received by the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust. As per the causelist uploaded on the apex court’s official website, the clutch of petitions is sche…
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed concern over the introduction of a third language at the Class 9 level under the CBSE curriculum, observing that requiring students to begin learning a new language at that stage could place unnecessary stress on those preparing for Board examinations.A Bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and R. Mahadevan made the observations while hearing the Tamil Nadu government’s appeal against a Madras High Court judgment directing it to facil…
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) After the Supreme Court’s directive on the disputed Bhojshala-Kamal Maula Mosque complex, the Congress said on Tuesday that “comprehensive judgement” was required in the case to avert tensions between Hindu and Muslim communities.The apex court on Tuesday refused to stay the Madhya Pradesh High Court’s judgment declaring the disputed Bhojshala-Kamal Maula Mosque complex in Dhar as a Hindu temple, but directed the state government to provide a separate open space near th…
New Delhi/Bengaluru, July 10 (IANS) The Karnataka government has sought an extension from the Supreme Court till December 31 to conduct elections to the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) civic corporations, citing the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls.The Supreme Court had earlier directed the state government to complete the long-pending elections to Bengaluru’s city corporations by August 31. However, the state has now informed the apex court that it would not be …
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) Delhi Police on Saturday clarified that no FIR has been registered against supporters of the ‘Cockroach Janta Party’ who staged a protest at Jantar Mantar demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET paper leak issue.In a post on social media, Delhi Police said: “Certain social media posts and news reports are claiming that Delhi Police has registered an FIR against the protesters at Jantar Mantar. It is clarified that no such …