Ranchi, April 13 (IANS) Expressing strong displeasure over the continued vacancy of key constitutional posts in Jharkhand, including the Lokayukta and the Information Commissioner, the High Court on Monday issued a final 10-day ultimatum to the government.Hearing a PIL, the court made it clear that if notifications for these appointments are not issued within the stipulated period, the state government will have to face consequences.Adopting a stern stance, a bench led by Chief Justice M.S. Sona…
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Ranchi, April 1 (IANS) The Jharkhand High Court on Wednesday directed the State Government to furnish details on the filling of long-pending vacancies in key constitutional bodies by April 13.The constitutional bodies with pending vacancies include the Lokayukta, the State Human Rights Commission, and the State Information Commission.A division bench comprising Chief Justice M.S. Sonak and Justice Rajesh Shankar was hearing a batch of Public Interest Litigations (PILs) and related contempt petit…
Chennai, Feb 8 (IANS) In a clear push to wrap up pending institutional appointments before the Assembly election process begins, the Tamil Nadu government has intensified efforts to fill several important statutory posts across commissions and public bodies. The move comes at a politically sensitive time, with the Model Code of Conduct expected soon. The Leader of Opposition, Edappadi K. Palaniswami, has opted out of participating in a crucial selection committee meeting. Among the immediate pri…
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…
Raipur, Jan 10 (IANS) In a significant development aimed at bolstering transparency and the effective implementation of the Right to Information (RTI) Act in Chhattisgarh, the state government has appointed retired IAS officer and former Chief Secretary Amitabh Jain as the new State Chief Information Commissioner. The announcement ends months of anticipation surrounding the key vacancy in the State Information Commission.Alongside Jain, two other prominent individuals have been appointed as Stat…