EC announces bypoll to four MlC seats
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Thursday announced bypoll to four seats of the Maharashtra legislative Council which fell vacant following election of three members to the legislative Assembly and disqualification of another. Former State Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, Vinod Shreedhar Tawade and Ashish Babaji Shelar were elected to the State Assembly in the recently-held elections.
Disclose Cabinet note on NJAC to public: CIC
New Delhi: The Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed the law Ministry to disclose the Cabinet note about the decision to establish a National Judicial Appointments Commission, saying that such documents are not secret and should thus be made public. Hearing a plea by one SN Shukla, who had sought a copy of the NJAC Bill as cleared by the Cabinet along with the Cabinet note of last year, Information Commissioner Sridhar Acharyulu said that after the central group of Ministers has taken a decision, the noting cannot be withheld on the pretext that the Bill had not become an Act.
SC refuses to stop Govt advertisements
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to direct stopping the publication of Government advertisements carrying photos of political figures and sought replies from the Centre and others on a
court-appointed panel's recommendations to regulate such publicity materials. “Before we pass such an order, we should be giving an opportunity to other side,” a Bench comprising justices Ranjan Gogoi and Arun Mishra said.
SC defers hearing on sex change charges
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday deferred hearing final arguments on behalf of a person, who underwent sex change surgery to become male, against his prosecution for attempting to commit suicide. “Fix the case for hearing on a non-miscellaneous day,” a Bench comprising Justices V Gopala Gowda and R Banumathi said. The litigant, now a male, had moved the apex court in 2013 against a decision of the Punjab and Haryana High Court refusing to quash the FIR lodged against her under section 309 (attempt to commit suicide) under the Indian Penal Code.