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Bombay High Court Monthly Digest: November 2024
1 month, 1 week ago

Bombay High Court Monthly Digest: November 2024

Live Law  

CITATIONS: 2024 LiveLaw 568 to 2024 LiveLaw 616: Nominal Index: Sharad vs. Not Allowing Daughter-In-Law To Watch TV, Meet Neighbours, Go To Temple Alone & Making Her Sleep On Carpet Is Not Cruelty: Bombay High Court Case title: X v/s State of Maharashtra Citation: 2024 LiveLaw 578 Quashing a 20-year-old order convicting a man and his family for cruelty towards …

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Bombay High Court Weekly Round-Up: November 11 - November 17, 2024
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Bombay High Court Weekly Round-Up: November 11 - November 17, 2024

Live Law  

Citations 2024 LiveLaw 580 to 2024 LiveLaw 593 Nominal Index: Naresh Goyal v. ED, 2024 LiveLaw 580 Onkar Kalmankar vs Public Information Officer, 2024 LiveLaw 581 Ashish Kishor Gadkari vs Election Commission of India, 2024 LiveLaw 582 M/S. vs. Rolta Private Limited And Anr., 2024 LiveLaw 586 Credit Agricole CIB Services Private Limited v. Union of India & Ors, 2024 …

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‘Gonna be insanity’: Inside how Milwaukee Police will secure the Republican convention
6 months ago

‘Gonna be insanity’: Inside how Milwaukee Police will secure the Republican convention

Raw Story  

As eight Republican presidential candidates descended upon Milwaukee last summer for a Fox News debate, the last thing on any politician’s mind were seemingly silly photos of Iowa women Heather Ryan and Kara Ryan. In early July, the Milwaukee Police Department acknowledged Raw Story’s questions about security protocol and costs for both GOP debate and Republican National Convention. ‘Great test …

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California burns as heat wave spreads across western U.S.
6 months, 1 week ago

California burns as heat wave spreads across western U.S.

LA Times  

Firefighters are continuing to battle wildfires across the state as Californians brace for triple-digit temperatures and a dangerous, prolonged heat wave that’s forecast to stretch into next week. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency for the Thompson fire on Wednesday, noting that it was threatening “structures, homes, critical infrastructure, and health and congregate care facilities.” “We are using every …

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Telangana: Sri Bhadrakali Devi Temple to Undergo Rs 30 crore Renovation
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Telangana: Sri Bhadrakali Devi Temple to Undergo Rs 30 crore Renovation

Deccan Chronicle  

Warangal: Sri Bhadrakali Devi temple will be renovated with an investment of Rs 30 crore and the transformation will be done as per the master plan prepared for this, said M. Hanumahth Rao, commissioner of endowment, information and public relations departments. The priests shared with the commissioner the master plan of the temple development and the proposed beautification work and …

Unexplained Expenditure Addition Merely Based On CBIC Instruction Not Sustainable: Delhi High Court
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Unexplained Expenditure Addition Merely Based On CBIC Instruction Not Sustainable: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has deleted the addition for unexplained expenditure, which was based on the instruction issued by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs.“Merely proceeding on the basis that CBIC is an apex body and therefore, information provided by it cannot be doubted, without even identifying or meaningfully analyzing such information, is wholly insufficient to. The Delhi …

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RTI Act | Public Information Officer Cannot Challenge Appellate Authority's Order Directing It To Disclose Information: Karnataka High Court
1 year, 8 months ago

RTI Act | Public Information Officer Cannot Challenge Appellate Authority's Order Directing It To Disclose Information: Karnataka High Court

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has made it clear that under the Right to Information Act, a Public information Officer has no authority to prefer an appeal against an order passed by the Appellate Authority, directing him to furnish information to an applicant under the Act. A single judge bench of Justice N S Sanjay Gowda has said, “There is no …

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BJP MLA booked for giving cash to people at PM Modi’s rally
1 year, 8 months ago

BJP MLA booked for giving cash to people at PM Modi’s rally

The Hindu  

The Belagavi Police have registered a case against BJP MLA P. Rajeev and another person on the charge of distributing money among people who attended Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rally on Saturday in Koligudda village. The MLA and his supporter, Halappa Shegunasi, carried cash and distributed it to some members of the crowd who attended the rally on Saturday. The …

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[RTI Act] Second Appeal By PIO Maintainable Even If He Did Not File First Appeal U/S 19(1): Karnataka High Court
1 year, 9 months ago

[RTI Act] Second Appeal By PIO Maintainable Even If He Did Not File First Appeal U/S 19(1): Karnataka High Court

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has set aside the order passed by the Karnataka State Information Commissioner dismissing the second appeal filed by Public Information Officer, on the ground that the petitioner being the PIO cannot maintain the second appeal under Section 19 of the Right to Information Act. The counsel for the petitioner had contended that the second appeal under …

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Nodal Officers in Ministries to Spot Illicit Digital Media Content, Alert I&B Min to Block under New IT Rules
2 years, 11 months ago

Nodal Officers in Ministries to Spot Illicit Digital Media Content, Alert I&B Min to Block under New IT Rules

News 18  

Every ministry, department and other attached government organisations will now have a dedicated nodal officer, who will be the sole authority to identify digital news media and OTT content that might be “unlawful” and flag them to the information and broadcasting ministry for blocking under the intermediary and digital media rules released last year, News18 has learnt. The Information Technology …

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Corrupt police officer exchanged confidential information for drugs hundreds of times
3 years, 2 months ago

Corrupt police officer exchanged confidential information for drugs hundreds of times

NL Times  

A police officer in Twente allowed criminals to access confidential information, including names, addresses, license plates and observation reports, over 300 times between April 2019 and December 2020. The officer sent the confidential information via EncroChat. Police received an anonymous tip in April 2020 that an officer had been working together with criminals. After police infiltrated EncroChat last December, they …

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Crews scramble to make progress against California wildfires
3 years, 3 months ago

Crews scramble to make progress against California wildfires

LA Times  

Flames consume a house near Old Oregon Trail as the Fawn fire burns north of Redding in Shasta County, Calif., on Sep. 23. Friday was one of the most active days for the fire since it was sparked by a Sept. 9 lightning storm, said Mark Garrett, public information officer with the National Park Service. “That’s going to be there …

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Dixie fire, now the second-largest in California history, has burned more than 400 structures
3 years, 5 months ago

Dixie fire, now the second-largest in California history, has burned more than 400 structures

LA Times  

The Dixie fire, now the second-largest blaze in state history, has burned more than 463,000 acres and destroyed more than 400 buildings. “It’s just something we’re hoping goes in our favor,” said Jesse Gomez, a public information officer on the fire. “‘Cold’ is obviously relative, because it certainly doesn’t mean the weather’s going to be cold,” said Rick Carhart, a …

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Delhi HC to hear PIL seeking action against Twitter over non-compliance with new IT rules
3 years, 6 months ago

Delhi HC to hear PIL seeking action against Twitter over non-compliance with new IT rules

India Today  

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday will hear a Public Interest Litigation seeking action against Twitter for not complying with the new Information Technology Rules. In an affidavit on Monday, Acharya said that he had come across some allegedly defamatory tweets, but when he sought to file a complaint, he could not find contact details of a grievance officer located …

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Bobcat fire grows to 103,000 acres, making it one of L.A. County’s largest blazes ever
4 years, 3 months ago

Bobcat fire grows to 103,000 acres, making it one of L.A. County’s largest blazes ever

LA Times  

Los Angeles County firefighter Tommy Davis watches a water-dropping helicopter make a drop on the Bobcat fire as it continues to burn in the Angeles National Forest. California Photos: Bobcat fire rages in the Angeles National Forest Fears of a significant spread of the Bobcat fire dissipated as Santa Ana winds failed to materialize, but foothill communities remain on high …

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Caste And Privacy - A Note On Madras High Court Judgement
4 years, 3 months ago

Caste And Privacy - A Note On Madras High Court Judgement

Live Law  

The rejection of information about persons selected as per their caste of backward class is invalid when quotas are based on a caste, which was accepted as a social group in identifying backwardness. Caste and privacy The Public Information Officer of the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission gave the detailed information sought for in respect of to but denied the …

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[Denial Of Info. Under RTI] 'Take Action Against Officer Under RTI Act Who Acted In A Callous Manner ', Gujarat HC Directs SIC [Read Order]
4 years, 4 months ago

[Denial Of Info. Under RTI] 'Take Action Against Officer Under RTI Act Who Acted In A Callous Manner ', Gujarat HC Directs SIC [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Gujarat High Court on Thursday directed the State Information Commissioner to initiate proceedings under Section 20 of the Right to Information Act. Kogje observed, "The Court is of the view that this is a fit case where the proceedings under Section 20 of the Right to Information Act needs to be initiated in view of non-compliance of the order …

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Public Information Officers Who Mechanically Reject RTI Applications Should Be Shown The Doors, Says Madras HC [Read Order]
4 years, 4 months ago

Public Information Officers Who Mechanically Reject RTI Applications Should Be Shown The Doors, Says Madras HC [Read Order]

Live Law  

Public Information Officers who mechanically reject the RTI Applications should be shown the doors as they are unfit to hold the said post, said the Madras High Court recently.Justice S. Vaidyanathan observed thus while dismissing a writ petition filed by Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission which sought to quash an order passed by Tamil Nadu Information Commission directing it to …

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Northern California fires rage on: ‘We are essentially living in a mega fire era’
4 years, 4 months ago

Northern California fires rage on: ‘We are essentially living in a mega fire era’

LA Times  

The next few days will be critical for California firefighters already pushed to capacity, as storms could bring lightning that ignites more fires. “The weather hasn’t been as significant as we were expecting, which is good,” Mark Brunton, operations chief for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, said at a briefing Monday morning. “It’s truly astonishing.” Jake Hess, …

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Massive California wildfires expected to get worse as lightning, wind storms move in
4 years, 4 months ago

Massive California wildfires expected to get worse as lightning, wind storms move in

LA Times  

Firefighter Ian Johnson watches as an air tanker drops retardant to keep the River fire from reaching a home in Salinas. Mobile homes burn at Spanish Flat Mobile Villa as the LNU Lightning Complex fire tears through unincorporated Napa County. Seen in a long-exposure photograph, embers burn along a hillside above Lake Berryessa as the LNU Lightning Complex fire tears …

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Public Authorities To Encourage Online RTI Applications In 'Life & Liberty' Matters : CIC
4 years, 8 months ago

Public Authorities To Encourage Online RTI Applications In 'Life & Liberty' Matters : CIC

Live Law  

The Central Information Commission has decided a complaint registered under Section 18 of the Right to Information Act, 2005 in the year 2018 against the Central Public Information Officer, University of Delhi vide its order dated 23.04.2020. through the online portal of DOPT https://rtionline.gov.in/ to the public authority 'University of Delhi' seeking information on different counts pertaining to their cancellation …

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UPSC Recruitment 2020: Medical Officer, other posts open, check all details here
4 years, 11 months ago

UPSC Recruitment 2020: Medical Officer, other posts open, check all details here

India Today  

Union Public Service Commission, New Delhi is looking for candidates to apply for the post of Assistant Engineer, Medical Officer/ Research Officer, Anthropologist, Assistant Library and Information Officer, Scientist B’, Senior Divisional Medical Officer and Specialist Grade 3. Medical Officer/Research Officer, Ministry of Ayush 7 Posts Medical Officer/Research Officer, Ministry of Ayush 7 Posts Anthropologist, Anthropological Survey of India, Department …

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UPSC Recruitment 2020: Apply for 134 vacancies @ upsconline.nic.in, check direct link here
4 years, 11 months ago

UPSC Recruitment 2020: Apply for 134 vacancies @ upsconline.nic.in, check direct link here

India Today  

UPSC Recruitment 2020: The Union Public Service Commission has released an official notification inviting all the interested candidates to apply for Assistant Engineer, Medical Officer/ Research Officer, Anthropologist, Assistant Library and Information Officer, Scientist 'B' and other vacancies. All the candidates can apply for 134 vacancies till February 13, 2020 on the official website, the link for which is upsconline.nic.in …

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Attention candidates! UPSC is hiring for executive engineer and other posts
5 years, 5 months ago

Attention candidates! UPSC is hiring for executive engineer and other posts

India Today  

UPSC Recruitment 2019: Union Public Service Commission has released the notification regarding the recruitment process for Executive Engineer/Surveyor of Works, Library and Information Officer, Deputy Curator, Manager, Sr. Photographic Officer - 2 Posts Assistant Director - 1 Post Library and Information Officer - 1 Post Deputy Curator - 1 Post Manager, Mail Motor Service- 4 Posts UPSC Recruitment 2019: Eligibility …

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