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The Supreme Court has said that running hospitals, dispensaries and medical stores in the absence of any registered pharmacist or by fake unregistered chemists will ultimately affect the health of citizens. A bench of justices MR Shah and MM Sundresh set aside a Patna High Court order passed on a...

HC clears decks for hiring of 37,000 schoolteachers in Bihar, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

Decks have been cleared for the appointment of more than 37,000 secondary and senior secondary teachers in Bihar as the Patna high court on Monday recalled its stay on the appointments. The court had passed the stay order two months back. The division bench of Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Justice...

SC rejects plea against appointment of Bihar CM, says post-poll alliance conditionally permissible, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

The Supreme Court has dismissed a petition challenging the appointment of Nitish Kumar as chief minister of Bihar after his party forged a new alliance in August, saying post-poll alignments subject to certain conditions is permissible under the anti-defection law. A bench of justices M R Shah and M M...

Hc Tough On 3 Varsities, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

Patna: The Patna high court on Thursday appointed advocates to conduct inspection in three universities of north Bihar in the first phase regarding “untimely and irregular issuance” of utility certificates (UCs) against the expenditure of funds provided by the University Grants Commission (UGC). A high court division bench of Chief...

Hc Against Sec 467 In Ayyanna’s Case, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

Vijayawada: The high court on Wednesday said the NOC issued by the executive engineer of irrigation department to former minister Chintakayala Ayyanna Patrudu does not fall under the definition of ‘valuable security’ and therefore would not attract section 467 of IPC in the case registered by the CID. The court,...

SC seeks status report about rescued girls, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought a status report about the well-being of girls restored to their families after being rescued from a shelter home at Bihar's Muzaffarpur where allegations of sexual assault had surfaced in 2018. The apex court also noted that 12 rescued girls, who are...