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The bench on Wednesday stayed the notice issued by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs till the next hearing in which several eminent personalities were asked to vacate the government accommodation.

The Judge said that “the aforesaid act of Andhra Pradesh police reflects as to how head of the Police, i.e., the Director General of Police, Government of Andhra Pradesh, is functioning as per the dictate of the Government, not in upholding rule of law in the State.”

The National Green Tribunal has constituted a Joint Committee to ensure that the proposal of the State for construction of the medical college and riverfront development takes place in accordance with the law, without damage to the flood plains of the River Mahanadi, Cuttack.

The matter came up before the vacation bench of Justices Indira Banerjee and Aniruddha Bose on Wednesday. The bench listed the matter before the regular bench on January 4, 2021.

Andhra Pradesh High Court has dismissed a plea filed against several Cabinet Ministers and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jaganmohan Reddy for visiting Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanam Temple being a Non-Hindu.

Councel for the applicant had argued that the police of Bijawar police station of Chhatarpur lodged the FIR against the applicant under sections 363, 366, 376, 442, 506 of IPC and section 3-4 of the POCSO Act.

For this, 1,072 acres of land of Pantnagar University are being acquired. After the formation of the state, about 4,300 acres of the land of Pantnagar University has been acquired for non-agricultural purposes.

The Calcutta High Court on December 29, has also issued health guidelines for preventing New Year's celebrations like Durgapuja, Kalipuja and Chhathpuja to prevent Corona infection.

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has held that non-communication of the fact that the detenu has a right to make an effective representation to the Detaining Authority against the detention order so long as the order of detention has not been approved by the Government constitutes a violation of the valuable right of the detenu under Article 22(5) of the Constitution.

The Division Bench of Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal (Acting) and Sanjay Dhar was hearing a Public Interest Litigation filed by NGO Save Animal Value Environment, seeking the closure of unregistered slaughterhouses and meat shops in the state.