The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports regarding an alleged custodial death in Deoghar district, Jharkhand, on May 21.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report regarding the arrest and custody remand of an Ashoka University professor in Haryana, citing potential violations of his human rights and liberty.
The Supreme Court on Monday expressed concern over the delay in pronouncing the judgement by the court, and directed the Registrar Generals of all High Courts to submit a report on cases where judgments are still not pronounced despite reserving them on or before January 31, 2025.
The Commission has issued notices to the Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police (DGP) of Madhya Pradesh, seeking a detailed report within two weeks.
The Election Commission has denied an allegation of EVM tampering made by a suspended Maharashtra police officer, terming it baseless. A report has been requested from local authorities following Akhilesh Yadav's social media post, which shared the officer's video statement.
The Supreme Court has put an interim stay on the Nashik Municipal Corporation's April 1 demolition notice to the Hazrat Saatpeer Sayed Baba dargah in the city, and sought an explanation from the Bombay High Court Registrar General as to why a plea challenging a demolition notice was not list
The bench comprising Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, along with Justices P.V. Sanjay Kumar and K.V. Viswanathan, took a serious view of the allegation and asked the ministries to clarify their stance.
Along with summoning a report on the matter from the District Magistrate of Pauri, CM Dhami has also given instructions to provide all basic facilities in the hospital immediately.
A Delhi Court has recently directed the Commissioner of Police to conduct an inquiry and file a report explaining why no efforts were made to arrest a convict for more than 25 years.
The petition moved by Justice for All NGO through Advocates Khagesh Jha and Shikha Sharma Bagga highlights the issue of approximately 1 lakh children who applied online but either failed to secure admission through the lottery system or could not gain entry into any school.