Chandigarh: Haryana State Commission for Women (HSCW) chairperson Renu W. Bhatia confirmed that the Commission had discussed allegations of sexual harassment with Jind Superintendent of Police (SP) Sumit Kumar on Wednesday morning. Jind SP Sumit Kumar faces accusations of sexual harassment brought forward by women police personnel. “Sumit Kumar visited our office on Wednesday morning,.
New Delhi: Before the upcoming assembly elections in Maharashtra next month, the Supreme Court granted relief to the Ajit Pawar faction on Thursday. The court ruled that Ajit faction’s Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) can use the ‘clock’ symbol in the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections, but they must include a statement on their election banners and.
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Wednesday granted bail to mafia don Rajendra S. Nikalje, alias Chhota Rajan and suspended his life sentence in the case of the sensational murder of Mumbai hotelier Jaya Shetty in 2001. On May 30 this year, a Special MCOCA Court had pronounced Rajan and others guilty of the sensational.
Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana High Court has ruled that a wife calling her husband ‘Hijda’ (transgender) is an act of mental cruelty. A Division Bench of Justices Sudhir Singh and Jasjit Singh Bedi was hearing a wife’s appeal against the divorce decree granted in favour of her husband by a family court on July.
Srinagar: The J&K and Ladakh High Court on Monday admitted a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the powers of the UT’s Lt Governor to nominate 5 members to the Assembly. A special bench was constituted to hear the PIL by Chief Justice Tashi Rabstan. It comprises Justices Sanjeev Kumar and Rajesh Sekhri. The matter was.
Chandigarh : Punjab and Haryana High Court on Monday ordered the cancellation of more than 1,000 First Information Reports (FIRs) registered against common people for breaking the lockdown imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic. The High Court cancelled 1,112 FIRs which were registered under Section 188 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) between March 2020 and.
CHANDIGARH: To ensure a full stop to stubble burning, the Punjab Police jointly with the Civil Administration has initiated a massive campaign to educate farmers about the harmful effects of burning stubble and also taking legal action against those found putting matchsticks to paddy straw, said Special Director General of Police (Spl DGP) Law and.
New Delhi : The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Centre and Election Commission of India on a plea seeking direction that promise of freebies, made by political parties during the run-up to elections, be declared as bribes. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud issued notice to the Centre and.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) : The Esplanade court in Mumbai sent Pravin Lonkar, the third accused in the Baba Siddique murder case, to police custody till 21 October on Monday. Earlier today, he was produced before Esplanade Court after a medical checkup. Mumbai Police Crime Branch on Sunday arrested Pravin Lonkar from Pune in connection with NCP.
Chandigarh: There will be no elections in more than 250 panchayats in Punjab on October 15. The matter of panchayat elections in Punjab has reached the Punjab and Haryana High Court. However, in a major relief to the Punjab Government, the High Court has stayed the elections of more than 250 panchayats. The High Court.
