New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the city government’s stand on a public interest litigation (PIL) alleging that the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) has remained non-functional and inaccessible for a prolonged period, resulting in a continuing violation of the constitutional and statutory rights of women in the national capital. Observing that, in view of the statutory duties assigned to the DCW, the positions “cannot be kept vacant,” a Bench headed by Chi…
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New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) The ECI appointed Ashok Kumar, a 2006 batch IAS officer, as the new Chief Electoral Officer of Delhi in place of R Alice Vaz, an official said on Monday. Principal Secretary, ECI, Rahul Sharma, informed Delhi Chief Secretary Rajeev Varma about Ashok Kumar’s appointment in an official letter on Monday.In January, the poll panel asked the Delhi government to furnish a panel of three IAS officers to select the CEO. Ashok Kumar was one of the three officers whose name…
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Delhi High Court alleging that the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) has remained non-functional and inaccessible for a prolonged period, resulting in continuing violation of the constitutional and statutory rights of women in the national Capital.The plea seeks urgent judicial intervention to restore the physical and administrative functioning of the DCW, which have allegedly become “operationally defunct” …