SC notice on media bar in shelter home case
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notices to the Bihar Government and the CBI on a plea challenging a Patna High Court order restraining the media from reporting on the investigation into the Muzaffarpur shelter home case where several women were allegedly raped and sexually abused.
SC: wON’T INTERFeRE WITH j&k’S dgP APPOINTMENT
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday refused to interfere with the Jammu & Kashmir government’s appointing an acting director general of police (DGP) without following the process specified in an earlier order. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud issued notice to the Centre and sought its reply.
SC AGREES TO HEAR aRCELOR mITTAL’S PLEA
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday agreed to hear on Wednesday a plea of Arcelor Mittal seeking extension of time for payment of Rs 7,000 crore as ordered by NCLAT last week for its bid to become eligible for Essar Steel. The apex court refused urgent hearing for ArcelorMittal’s plea for payment of Rs 7,000 crore by today for its second bid to become eligible.
‘TN GUV HAS NO POWER TO RELEASE CONVICTS’
New Delhi: Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit has no power to release the seven convicts sentenced to life imprisonment in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case as recommended by the state government and will have to consult the Centre as per law, MHA officials said Tuesday.
HIV, AIDS ACT notified for iMPLEMENTation
New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry has announced the implementation of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Act, 2017 with effect from September 10. Passed by Parliament last year on April 20, the Act prohibits discrimination against people with HIV in terms of treatment, employment and workplace.
SC to Govt: SCRAp laws discriminating leprosy
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has asked the Centre to consider framing a law to repeal all State and local laws that discriminate against those suffering from leprosy. The court also granted six weeks to the Government for taking a decision on the suggestions given by Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy (VCLP), an NGO to eradicate leprosy and on issues like rehabilitation and curbing discrimination against those affected by the disease.