[ad_1] The high court on Friday stayed a sessions court's order dismissing culpable homicide charges against IAS officer and doctor Sriram Venkitaraman in the case over death of journalist KM Basheer in an alleged drunk-driving incident. Justice Ziyad Rahman AA stayed the order after considering during admission hearing an appeal...
ED gets court nod to question suspended IAS officer Pooja Singhal’s chartered accountant Suman Kumar, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] The special PMLA court in Ranchi on Friday allowed the enforcement directorate (ED) to interrogate jailed chartered accountant, Suman Kumar, in connection with a case related to the MGNREGA scam and money laundering.Kumar was the chartered accountant of suspended IAS officer Pooja Singhal's husband Abhishek Jha. All of them...
Kerala govt moves high court against IAS officer discharged of culpable homicide, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] The Kerala government on Wednesday sprang a surprise when it approached the Kerala High Court, challenging an order of a lower court which had discharged IAS officer Sriram Venkitaraman of a culpable homicide charge in a 2019 road accident case in Thiruvanthapuram which resulted in the death of a...
Allahabad HC imposes Rs 5 L fine on IAS officer, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] The Allahabad High Court has imposed a fine of Rs 5 lakh on former Gorakhpur district magistrate, K. Vijayendra Pandian, for what the court called "malicious" action of invoking Goonda Act against a petitioner and "harassing" him in respect of his disputed property.Hearing a petition filed by Kailash Jaiswal,...
Hc Issues Notice To Centre, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana high court on Monday issued notice to the Centre and the Haryana government on a plea filed by a Haryana government officer, now retired, who was recommended for elevation to the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) through nomination from the non-state civil services officers, but...
NHRC seeks detailed report from Punjab on stubble burning, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] Chandigarh [India], November 11 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Thursday held a high-level review meeting via video conference with Punjab Chief Secretary Vijay Kumar Janjua and state government officials regarding the increasing air pollution and sought a detailed report on the stubble burning in the state.According...
Telangana HC quashes OMC case against IAS officer, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] Hyderabad, In a major relief to senior IAS officer of the Andhra Pradesh cadre, Y. Srilakshmi, the Telangana High Court on Tuesday quashed charges against her in the Obulapuram mining case filed by the CBI.The court gave her a clean chit in the decade-old case, in which she had...
SC to examine provision empowering EC to remove, reduce period of disqualification of lawmakers, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine the constitutional validity of a provision of the Representation of the People Act which provides power to the poll panel to "remove" or reduce the period of disqualification of a lawmaker. A bench comprising Chief Justice Uday Umesh Lalit...
HC directs SP to secure presence of Collector before it, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] Chennai, The Madras High Court has directed the SP attached to Tiruvannamalai to secure the presence of IAS officer Veer Pratap Singh, now serving as the Additional Collector of the same district, on November 15 in connection with a contempt of court case. Justice M S Ramesh gave the...