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Justice Lalit recuses from hearing PIL seeking removal of Andhra CM Jagan
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 16 (ANI): Justice Uday Umesh Lalit on Monday recused himself from hearing the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking the removal of YS Jagan Mohan Reddy from the post of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister over his “scandalising” remarks against the sec
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SC to hear today plea seeking removal of Andhra CM
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 16 (ANI): The Supreme Court will today hear a PIL seeking the removal of YS Jaganmohan Reddy from the post of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister over his "scandalising" remarks against the second senior-most judge of the top court.
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SC seeks Centre's response on plea against putting posters outside COVID-1
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 5 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the central government to respond on a public interest litigation (PIL) against the decision of States and Union Territories (UTs) to affix posters outside the homes of COVID-19 patients, divulging their identities.
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Odisha bans sale, use of firecrackers from November 10-30
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], November 4 (ANI): Considering the potentially harmful consequences of burning of crackers amid the Covid-l9 pandemic situation and approaching winter, the Government of Odisha has prohibited the sale and use of firecrackers from November 10 to 30 in the public i
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SC rejects PIL seeking to withdraw Mukesh Ambani, family's Z+ security
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 1 (ANI): The Supreme Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking withdrawal of Z+ security cover given to Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani and his family while observing that it is for the State to assess and review the threat percepti
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Hold FB, Twitter, WhatsApp directly responsible for spreading hate, fake n
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 30 (ANI): A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking directions to make laws to regulate social media platforms and to hold Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, Instagram directly responsible for spreading hate speeches and fake news.
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SC refuses to interfere with PIL to release funds for Tamil Nadu local bod
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 28 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to interfere with public interest litigation (PIL) seeking appropriate directions to the Central government to release funds to the Tamil Nadu local bodies from 2016 to date.
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Ensure digitalised financial services are accessible to visually challenge
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 28 (ANI): A public interest litigation (PIL) has been moved in the Delhi High Court seeking directions to ensure digitalised financial services are accessible to visually challenged persons and that the employees and customer care service providers of all banks and
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SC says no to entertain PIL seeking direction to states to implement farm
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 27 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to interfere with a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking its direction to order all states to implement the central government's recent farm laws.
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J-K: Civil servant can be retired after completing 22 years of service
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], October 23 (ANI): Manoj Sinha, Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, on Thursday, amended the J-K Civil Service Regulations so that, in public interest, any civil servant can be retired after 22 years of service or after attaining the age of 48 years
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Delhi HC to hear on Nov 4 plea to release salaries of nursing staff at Nor
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 21 (ANI): The Delhi High Court will hear on November 4 a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking direction to release the salaries and allowances of the nursing staff at the Rajan Babu Institute of Pulmonary Medicine and Tuberculosis, North Delhi Municipal Corpora
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Plea in HC to direct Centre, Delhi govt to grant paid menstrual leaves to
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 19 (ANI): A public interest litigation (PIL) has been moved in Delhi High Court seeking direction to Union of India and others to grant paid leaves every month to all class of women employees including daily wage, contractual and outsourced worker and during the me
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