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The Punjab and Haryana High Court flagged the rise of a "new extortion industry" in Punjab and questioned repeated failures to arrest shooters who commit murders in public and escape. The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday flagged the rise of a “new extortion industry” in Punjab and sought detailed data from the state police within seven days, while questioning repeated failures to stop shooters who commit murders in public and escape. The court was hearing a suo motu case related to the murder of kabaddi promoter Rana Balachauria in Mohali. During the proceedings, the bench directed Punjab Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav to appear and explain the police response to such crimes. The High Court expressed deep concern over incidents in which shooters arrive in broad daylight, carry out murders in the presence of large crowds and police personnel, and flee the scene. “This is not the first case. We can cite several such incidents,” the bench observed, adding that ...

The culprit, be it a man or a woman, is only a human being, that is why we use words like adulterer, prostitute, loose character, cheater, vagabond for women. Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Divorce:   In a historic decision, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court has banned the practice of addressing divorced women as 'divorcee'. The court termed it a 'bad practice' and said that identifying a woman as 'divorcee' just on the basis of being divorced is painful and unfair. This decision has been given on a petition filed three years ago, in which the court expressed serious concern over the use of discriminatory language against women in the society. What did the court say? Jammu and Kashmir High Court judge Vinod Chatterjee Kohl said that it is a wrong and painful practice to identify a woman as 'divorcee' just because she is divorced. He said, "If 'divorcee' can be written for women, then 'divorcer' should also be written for men, which i...

The court has issued a notice to the government and the MPPSC student and has sought an explanation as to the basis on which the candidates were being given the benefit of 27 percent reservation in the recruitment process. The screw over 27 percent OBC reservation in Madhya Pradesh continues. (file photo) In Madhya Pradesh (  Madhya Pradesh  ), the screw over 27 percent OBC reservation continues. Hearing a new petition today, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has stayed the 27 percent OBC reservation in the MPPSC recruitment  process  . The court has said that only 14 percent reservation will continue in the recruitment process. Actually this petition was filed on behalf of MPPSC 2019 student Niharika Tripathi. The student had challenged the process of giving 27% OBC reservation in the recruitment process after the recently released MPPSC 2019 exam results. During the hearing on behalf of the petitioner, it was argued that the total per...

  New Delhi:  The Delhi High Court on Monday issued a notice to microblogging social media platform Twitter for not following the new information technology (IT) rules. A bench comprising Justice Rekha Palli gave Twitter three weeks to respond and set the matter for further hearing on July 6. The court was hearing a petition filed by advocate Amit Acharya, who accused Twitter of not following the Information Technology (Intermediate Guidelines and Code of Digital Conduct) Rule 2021, which came into force on May 25. The new guidelines require social media companies such as Twitter, WhatsApp, Facebook and Google to regulate their content, appoint complaint officers who will be responsible for complaints, and adopt measures such as the detection of personal messages and voluntary user verification. Senior advocate Sajan Poovaya, appearing on Twitter, told the court that on May 28, a Resident Grievance Officer had been appointed. The government's lawyer Ripudaman Bhardwaj opposed ...