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No bar for granting leave to convicts pending appeals against their conviction, orders five-judge Larger Bench of Madras High Court

No bar for granting leave to convicts pending appeals against their conviction, orders five-judge Larger Bench of Madras High Court

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The Larger Bench directed the competent prison authorities to process applications for leave in accordance with the Tamil Nadu Suspension of Sentence Rules, 1982 as well as the guidelines framed by a Full Bench of three judges in T. Ramalakshmi versus State of Tamil Nadu in 2025. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO A five-judge Larger Bench of the Madras High Court has passed an interim order directing the prison authorities in the State to entertain applications for grant of ordinary or emergency leave even with respect to convicts whose appeals against conviction are pending before appellate courts. Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justices C.V. Karthikeyan, A.D. Jagadish Chandira, M. Nirmal Kumar and Sunder Mohan said, their interim order shall be followed pending final determination of a connected case by the Supreme Court and also the reference made to the Larger Bench by a Division Bench of two judges. The Larger Bench directed the competent prison authorities to process applications for ordinary and emergency leave in accordance with the Tamil Nadu Suspension of Sentence Rules, …

Judge appeals to stakeholders to join hands to eradicate child labour

Judge appeals to stakeholders to join hands to eradicate child labour

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A jatha being taken out against child labour in Yadgir on Friday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Expressing serious concern over child labour, Principal District and Sessions Judge H.J. Marulasiddaradhya has appealed to all stakeholders to join hands to eradicate the practice from its root. He was addressing a gathering after inaugurating a World Day Against Child Labour function in Yadgir on Friday. He stressed that legal action should be initiated against those who are responsible for child labour. Necessary awareness should be created among parents who are forced to allow their children to take up labour, he said. “Law not only prevents child labour but also hands out punishment accordingly if a citizen is found using children aged below 14 years as labour,” the judge said. He said that child labour keeps the nation undeveloped and said no child should be deprived of getting an education. If a child is forced to work, he will miss an opportunity to become well-educated and serve the nation, he added. Additional Deputy Commissioner Ramesh Kolar said that …

TGPJAC appeals for pensions to be credited on first of every month

TGPJAC appeals for pensions to be credited on first of every month

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The Telangana Government Pensioners’ Joint Action Committee (TGPJAC) urged the State government to ensure that pensions are credited on the first day of every month, on par with the recently announced system of salary payments to government employees. In a representation to Chief Secretary K. Ramakrishna Rao on Wednesday, the TGPJAC welcomed the government’s decision to credit salaries of employees on the first of every month, as announced through a circular issued on June 9. The committee, however, sought a similar arrangement for pensioners across the State. TGPJAC chairman K. Laxmaiah and secretary-general Tulasi Satyanarayana pointed out that nearly three lakh pensioners receiving pensions through District Treasury Offices (DTOs), Sub-Treasury Offices (STOs) and Assistant Pension Payment Offices (APPOs) generally receive their pensions on the first or second day of the month. However, in some districts, the payments are delayed until the seventh or eighth day, they said. The committee claimed that pensioners of several organisations face delays in receiving pensions, with payments often made at the end of the month and, in some cases, only …

‘Proof of failure’: Rahul Gandhi on PM Modi’s WFH, other appeals amid US-Iran war

‘Proof of failure’: Rahul Gandhi on PM Modi’s WFH, other appeals amid US-Iran war

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged Indians to adopt several lifestyle changes, including shifting to working from home yet again and avoid buying gold for about a year, in order to soften the impact of the ongoing war between the United States and Iran. However, his suggestions failed to impress the Opposition as Congress called it a “proof of failure”. Rahul Gandi said that PM Modi’s appeals were not mere “sermons” but “proofs of failure”. (File Photo/AFP) Modi’s appeal to the nation, which he shared on Sunday while speaking in Hyderabad where he inaugurated multiple projects, came over two months after the war in West Asia started on February 28. The war, which is under temporary ceasefire for now, sent ripples across the world as it seriously dented global energy supply. Reacting to Modi’s address, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabh Rahul Gandhi wrote in a post on X, “Modi ji demanded sacrifices from the public yesterday – don’t buy gold, don’t go abroad, use less petrol, cut down on fertilizer and cooking oil, take the …

Karti Chidambaram demands Parliament session over PM Modi’s ‘7 appeals’

Karti Chidambaram demands Parliament session over PM Modi’s ‘7 appeals’

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Congress MP Karti P Chidambaram on Monday said that the government immediately convene Parliament to brief the nation over “seven appeals” made by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make India stronger and self-Reliant. Calling this appeals “very serious directives” from the Prime Minister’s Office, Congress leader wrote on X, “What are the triggers for this? The Government must convene Parliament immediately & take the nation into confidence & inform us about the true state of affairs which has necessitated these ‘appeals’.” He was responding to a post by MyGov on X that listed seven appeals from Prime Minister Narendra Modi “to strengthen India during challenging global times.” Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Trump’s asylum ban at the border is illegal, rules US appeals court

Trump’s asylum ban at the border is illegal, rules US appeals court

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An appeals court on Friday blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order suspending asylum access at the southern border of the US, a key pillar of the Republican president’s plan to crack down on migration. US President Donald Trump arrives to board Air Force One on April 24, 2026 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. President Trump is traveling to Florida to attend a RNC spring retreat and to address a cryptocurrency conference being held at his Mar-a-Lago club. (Getty Images via AFP) A three-judge panel from the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit found that immigration laws give people the right to apply for asylum at the border, and the president can’t circumvent that. Also read: The court opinion stems from action taken by Trump on Inauguration Day 2025, when he declared that the situation at the southern border constituted an invasion of America and that he was “suspending the physical entry” of migrants and their ability to seek asylum until he decides it is over. The panel concluded that the Immigration …

DMK leader appeals for thoughtful voting as Tamil Nadu sees steady early turnout

DMK leader appeals for thoughtful voting as Tamil Nadu sees steady early turnout

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DMK Deputy General Secretary and MP, Kanimozhi Karunanidhi, cast her vote at CSI St. Ebba’s Matriculation Higher Secondary School in Chennai on Thursday and urged citizens to vote thoughtfully, emphasising the importance of the election for the state’s future and identity.  Speaking after voting, she said, “Think about your future, think about the future of the state, think about who will fight for the rights of the state and for the language we stand for, and then vote.” Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Assam minister appeals for vigilance as Guwahati battles severe waterlogging

Assam minister appeals for vigilance as Guwahati battles severe waterlogging

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Assam Minister Jayanta Malla Baruah on Monday appealed for public cooperation and heightened vigilance as several parts of Guwahati continued to grapple with severe waterlogging following intense overnight rainfall.   Highlighting the gravity of the situation, the minister said that heavy and unexpected rainfall from Sunday evening to late night led to widespread flooding across key areas of the city, severely disrupting normal life. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Women’s Reservation Bill Lok Sabha Vote: Modi Appeals for Support

Women’s Reservation Bill Lok Sabha Vote: Modi Appeals for Support

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Hours before voting in the Lok Sabha on the three Bills for fast-tracking the implementation of the women’s reservation law, the Treasury Benches made last-minute efforts to ensure their passage through the House, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi even issuing an appeal. “The Government has addressed all apprehensions and misconceptions relating to the legislation with facts and logic. All concerns have been addressed and any gaps in information have also been filled. For nearly four decades, this issue of women’s reservation in legislative bodies has been inordinately delayed. Now is the time to ensure that half of the nation’s population receives its rightful due in decision making … In a short while from now, voting will take place in the Lok Sabha. I urge and appeal to all political parties to reflect carefully and take a sensitive decision by voting in favour of women’s reservation. On behalf of our Nari Shakti, I also request all members not to do anything that may hurt the sentiments of women across India. Crores of women are watching us…our …

SC flags poor quality of translation of documents, directs HCs to seriously examine issue| India News

SC flags poor quality of translation of documents, directs HCs to seriously examine issue| India News

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New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed concern over poor translation of documents for filing appeals in legal aid matters and directed high courts across the country to seriously examine and decide the issue within four weeks. SC flags poor quality of translation of documents, directs HCs to seriously examine issue A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and N Kotiswar Singh passed the direction while approving a Standard Operating Procedure for translation and transmission of records for filing legal aid appeals. “We may observe that the poor quality of translation has engaged the attention of this Court, recently, on quite a few occasions, indicating that some sort of structural change is necessitated in this regard. The respective High Court may seriously examine and take a decision within a time-bound period, i.e., not more than four weeks,” the bench said. The top court said this SOP is the result of in-depth deliberations conducted by “stakeholders” or “major players in the game”. That being the case, the same deserves consideration by all the high courts, it …