SHIMLA, Himachal Pradesh, Feb. 22 -- The Department of Information and Public Relations, Himachal Pradesh issued the following press release: Education and Printing & Stationery Minister Rohit Thakur visited the Printing & Stationery department here today to review the functioning of the department. This department was playing a vital role in meeting the printing and stationery needs of all state government departments. He said the state government was making every possible effort to strengthe...
SHIMLA, Himachal Pradesh, Feb. 22 -- The Department of Information and Public Relations, Himachal Pradesh issued the following press release: The Rural Development department has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with UltraTech Cement Limited to address the pressing issue of non-recyclable plastic waste management in the state. Under this partnership, UltraTech Cement Limited will collaborate with the Rural Development department to co-process non-recyclable plastic waste in its cemen...
SHIMLA, Himachal Pradesh, Feb. 22 -- The Department of Information and Public Relations, Himachal Pradesh issued the following press release: Taking a one more step forward to Vyavastha Parivartan, now there will be no caste based discrimination in the prisons of Himachal Pradesh. A government spokesperson said here today that on the directive of Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, the State Government has amended all the caste based provisions in the Himachal Pradesh Prison Manual 20...
SHIMLA, Himachal Pradesh, Feb. 22 -- The Department of Information and Public Relations, Himachal Pradesh issued the following press release: Himachal Road Transport Corporation is going to purchase about 700 buses to strengthen the transport services in the state. A decision in this regard was taken during the 159th meeting of the Board of Directors of the HRTC held here today under the chairmanship of Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri. The Deputy Chief Minister said that the formalities...
PATNA, India, Feb. 21 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on Feb. 17: In the instant writ petition, petitioner has prayed for the following relief/reliefs: "a) Writ, order, or direction for quashing order of Respondent No. 1 as communicated by letter dated 14.08.2024 issued under the signature of Respondent No. 2 whereby Petitioner's letters/application dated 01.07.2024 seeking for study leave and permission, to pursue the Masters of Law (LL.M.) 2024-25 programme in Transnational...
PATNA, India, Feb. 21 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on Feb. 17: The present writ petition has been filed by an Association called Bihar Probation Seva Padadhikari Sangh (Rajpatrit) challenging Rules 7(ix) and 89(3) of the Bihar Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Rules, 2017 as being ultra vires and not in consonance with Articles 14, 16, and 19 of the Constitution of India and Section 2(48) of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015. ...
PATNA, India, Feb. 21 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on Feb. 17: Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the respondents-State. 2. Since the common issue is involved in both the petitions, both the writ petitions are being disposed of by a common order. 3. Husband of the petitioner no. 1 in C.W.J.C. No. 8629 of 2024 namely Bindeshwari Mehra and the petitioner nos. 2 and 3 of the said writ petition as well as all the petitioners in C.W.J.C. No. 8673...
PATNA, India, Feb. 21 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on Feb. 17: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents-State. 2. It is a matter of compassionate appointment. 3. Father of the petitioner namely Sunil Paswan died in harness on 12.12.2017 while he was working as a Clerk in Sub-Divisional Office, Daudnagar, Aurangabad. Being a son of the deceased, the petitioner made his application for grant of compassionate appointment on 10.12.2022...
PATNA, India, Feb. 21 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on Feb. 17: Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the respondents-State. 2. Since the common issue is involved in both the petitions, both the writ petitions are being disposed of by a common order. 3. Husband of the petitioner no. 1 in C.W.J.C. No. 8629 of 2024 namely Bindeshwari Mehra and the petitioner nos. 2 and 3 of the said writ petition as well as all the petitioners in C.W.J.C. No. 86...
PATNA, India, Feb. 21 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on Feb. 17: Mr. Devendra Kumar Sinha, learned Senior counsel for the petitioner (in C.W.J.C. No. 8401 of 2022), Mr. Mukesh Kumar Thakur, learned counsel for the petitioners (in C.W.J.C. No. 6838 of 2021 & C.W.J.C. No. 15032 of 2021)), Mr. Mani Shankar Prasad Sinha, learned counsel on behalf of petitioner no. 23 (in C.W.J.C. No. 6838 of 2021) who appears through the Patna High Court Legal Services Committee and Mr. Manoj Kum...