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Supreme Court takes suo moto cognizance of 'problems and miseries' of migr
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): Supreme Court on Tuesday took suo moto cognizance of the "problems" and "miseries" of migrant labourers amid the coronavirus lockdown and noted that there have been certain lapses on part of the Centre and State governments in providing help.
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DCW takes cognisance of rise in circulation of offensive content on social
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) has taken suo-moto cognisance of the increasing use of social media platforms for posting abusive and provocative content.
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Take suo moto cognizance of 'bois locker room' incident; SC lawyer writes
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): Supreme Court lawyer Neela Gokhale has written to Delhi High Court Chief Justice DN Patel requesting him to take suo moto cognizance of the incident related to a bunch of schoolboys allegedly sharing objectionable pictures of minor girls and discussing techniq
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Kerala HC takes suo moto notice on Periyar river water quality, seeks repo
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], April 21 (ANI): Kerala High Court on Tuesday took suo moto notice of news reports about deteriorating water quality of Periyar river and sought reports from State Pollution Control Board and Water Authority.
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DCW issues notice to AIIMS, Delhi Police
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 20 (ANI): Taking suo-moto cognisance of the reports of suicide attempted by a female resident doctor of AIIMS due to repeated sexual harassment and caste discrimination by the faculty, the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) on Monday issued notice to the Delhi Police a
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Man forced to carry ailing father on foot in Kerala after police stops aut
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Kollam (Kerala) [India], April 16 (ANI): The Kerala State Human Rights Commission has registered a suo moto case in connection with an incident where a man was allegedly forced to carry his 65-year-old ailing father on foot after the police stopped the autorickshaw in which they were travell
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Necessary to ensure court premises don't contribute to COVID-19 spread, sa
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): The Supreme Court, while hearing a suo moto case on the guidelines for the functioning of court via video-conferencing, on Monday said that it is necessary to ensure that court premises do not contribute to the spread of coronavirus.
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DCW seeks information on steps taken to enforce lockdown in brothels
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): Taking suo-moto cognisance of the 'inhumane conditions' existing in the brothels situated at GB Road, the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) on Thursday issued a notice to Delhi Police seeking information on steps taken to enforce coronavirus lockdown.
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Centre's counsel writes to Delhi HC seeking action against officials for f
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): Advocate Gaurang Kant, a counsel of the Central government, has written to Delhi High Court in his personal capacity asking it to take suo moto action against officials for allegedly failing to prevent the religious congregation at Nizamuddin.
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Coronavirus: All matters pending before Delhi HC, district courts deferred
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 25 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday took suo moto cognisance of the lockdown announced to prevent the spread of coronavirus and deferred all matters pending before it and all the district courts in the national capital till May 15 or until further orders.
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Bhuj Hostel case: Trustee of girls college commits to abolish practice, sa
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 17 (ANI): National Commission for Women (NCW), which had took suo moto cognisance of the incident at a college in Gujarat's Kutch where girls were made to remove their underwear to check whether or not they were menstruating on Monday said that the trustee of the Insti
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SC takes suo moto cognizance of letter seeking to stop participation of ch
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 7 (ANI): The Supreme Court has taken suo moto cognizance of a letter by Bravery Award winners seeking direction for authorities to stop the involvement of children and infants in demonstration and agitations, in the wake of the death of a four-month infant of a Shaheen
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