trial cannot continue after retirement: SC
New Delhi: Disciplinary proceedings cannot continue against an employee after his retirement unless such action is authorised under the rules regulating the particular service, the Supreme Court has held. The apex court passed the order by setting aside the decision of the Allahabad High Court which validated the continuation of disciplinary proceedings against an employee of an organisation falling under Uttar Pradesh Government.
sc rejects PIl seeking electoral reforms
New Delhi: Across the world people are envious of the way elections are conducted in India and the election process is faster than in other countries, the Supreme Court on Wednesday said while dismissing a PIl seeking electoral reforms. A bench headed by Chief Justice RM lodha praised the way elections are being conducted in the country and refused to entertain the PIl seeking direction to the Election Commission to put in place a mechanism so that voters know antecedents of the candidates before they go to exercise their votes at polling booth as being provided in the UK.
Kazmi goes to SC for transfer of case
New Delhi: Syed Mohammad Kazmi, an accused in the Israeli diplomat attack case, approached the Supreme Court on Wednesday seeking transfer of his case to another court alleging bias against the trial judge hearing the case.
KVS gets 12.91 acre defence land on lease
New Delhi: The Cabinet on Wednesday approved the transfer on lease of 12.91 acres of defence land to Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) at Air Force station Purnea. The transfer of land would enable KVS to construct a new school building and associated infrastructure. This would facilitate provision of adequate educational facilities to the children of both defence personnel and civilians.
DHVANI to be inducted in Army
New Delhi: A state-of-the-art target training system, DHVANI (Detection and Hit Visualization using Acoustic N-wave Identification) developed by CSIR-National Aerospace laboratories (CSIR-NAl), Bengaluru, for perfecting marksmanship skills by accurately determining the location of bullet impact and providing real-time feedback will be inducted into the Indian Army.