Toolkit case: SC junks pleas of C’garh govt
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain two separate appeals of the Chhattisgarh Government against orders of the High Court granting a stay on investigation in an FIR registered against senior BJP leader and former Chief Minister Raman Singh and the party spokesman Sambit Patra for their tweets in connection with the alleged fake toolkit case.
Govt process has to abide by court directions: SC
New Delhi: The Government process has to "abide" by court directions, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday while pulling up Kerala authorities for not deciding the proposal pertaining to premature release of two convicts who are serving life term and have been in jail for 28 years, including remission.
SCBA seeks audience from CJI in Bar issue
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) has written to Chief Justice of India (CJI) N V Ramana urging that an audience be given to its Executive Committee members to discuss issues such as elevation of apex court lawyers as High Court judges, their designation as seniors and allotment of chambers in the premises here.
MoU signed to improve livestock sector
New Delhi: The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD) and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have signed a multi-year MoU to work together on sustainably improving India’s livestock sector to support the nation’s food and nutritional security, and protect the economic wellbeing of small-scale livestock producers.