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Soibam Rocky Singh

Soibam Rocky Singh was part of Hindustan Times’ nationwide network of correspondents that brings news, analysis and information to its readers. He no longer works with the Hindustan Times..

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Supreme Court cancels bail granted to former RJD MP Shahabuddin

The Supreme Court cancelled the bail granted to former Rashtriya Janata Dal parliamentarian Mohammad Shahabuddin on Friday.

Former RJD MP Mohammad Shahabuddin with his supporters in Siwan.(PTI File)
Updated on Sep 30, 2016 04:02 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, New Delhi

SC issues notice to Centre on guidelines to prevent torture of jail inmates

The Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice to the Centre over a public interest plea seeking direction to establish guidelines to prevent torture, cruelty, inhuman or degrading treatment of jail inmates.

The Supreme Court issued a notice to the Centre over a public interest plea seeking direction to establish guidelines to prevent torture of jail inmates.(HT File Photo)
Published on Sep 26, 2016 07:03 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, New Delhi

SC defers plea for bail cancellation of RJD strongman Shahabuddin

The Supreme Court on Monday deferred the hearing on petitions filed by the Bihar government and an old couple whose three sons were allegedly murdered by Siwan RJD strongman Mohammad Shahabuddin for Wednesday.

Mohammad Shahabuddin with his supporters in Siwan.(PTI File Photo)
Updated on Sep 26, 2016 05:48 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, New Delhi

Supreme Court to hear plea against AMU VC appointment

The Supreme Court will on Monday take up a petition challenging the appointment of Lt Gen Zameer Uddin Shah (retired) as the vice chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University.

A former student approached the top court after the Allahabad high court turned down his plea to remove vice chancellor Lt Gen Zameer Uddin Shah (retired) .(File Photo)
Updated on Sep 26, 2016 10:38 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, New Delhi

SC to hear plea for bail cancellation of RJD strongman Shahabuddin today

The Supreme Court will on Monday take up petitions filed by Bihar government and an old couple whose three sons were allegedly murdered by Siwan RJD strongman Mohammad Shahabuddin.

A file photo of RJD MP Mohammad Shahabuddin,who was recently granted bail by a Bihar court.(PTI)
Updated on Sep 26, 2016 10:38 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By

No change in officer-civilian mix in military engineering: Delhi HC

Military Engineering Services (MES), one of the oldest and largest government infrastructure development agencies in India, will continue to have fixed posts and cadres for army officers, the Delhi high court has ruled, dismissing a plea of an association representing civilian officers of MES.

The Delhi high court dismissed a plea of an association representing civilian officers of Military Engineering Services.(HT File Photo)
Published on Sep 26, 2016 12:37 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, New Delhi

Teen tortured for defecating in open

HT Image
Published on Sep 25, 2016 09:14 AM IST

Delhi: Boy tortured for relieving in open

A 15-year-old boy who was allegedly thrashed and given electric shocks for relieving himself near the Ghitorni metro station has moved the Delhi High Court, seeking government help for better treatment at a private hospital.

The father of the boy, who is in the 10th standard student at a local school, said that on July 21 his son while coming home felt a sharp pain in his abdomen.
Updated on Sep 24, 2016 11:30 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, New Delhi

Delhi HC rules that Tibetans born between 1950-87 in India are Indian citizens

The Delhi high court on Thursday ruled that the nationality of Tibetans born in India between 1950 to 1987 cannot be questioned under the Citizenship Act.

Tibetan exile students protest outside the Chinese Embassy on 57th Tibetan National Uprising Day in New Delhi, on March 10, 2016.(Ravi Choudhury/HT Photo)
Published on Sep 22, 2016 11:31 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, New Delhi

No user information saved after account deletion: WhatsApp to HC

WhatsApp on Wednesday said it does not retain information of its users on its servers once the account has been deleted by the user. The popular instant messaging app was responding to a query by the Delhi high court about the fate of users’ information once an account is deleted.

WhatsApp on Wednesday said it does not retain information of its users on its servers once the account has been deleted by the user.(Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Updated on Sep 21, 2016 05:33 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, New Delhi

Retired CRPF officer to face fresh action for offences during service

Retired CRPF commandant Brajendra Singh Yambem will have to face fresh disciplinary proceedings for two alleged offences during his service period, the “seriousness” of which was considered by the Supreme Court to be a fit case to pursue to its logical conclusion.

Retired CRPF commandant Brajendra Singh Yambem issued a service AK-47 rifle with three magazines and 90 rounds of ammunition to ex-undergrounds.(Representative Photo)
Published on Sep 19, 2016 09:07 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, New Delhi

Norms meant to protect women’s dignity: Maharashtra defends dance bar law in SC

The Maharashtra government on Saturday defended the new norms regulating dance bars saying that it did not wish to ban these establishments, but wanted to “protect the dignity of women performing dance”.

The Maharashtra government was responding to a Supreme Court query on why the new legislation had been brought in.(HT File Photo)
Updated on Sep 18, 2016 12:22 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, New Delhi

Delhi HC makes safety inspection must at schools

Taking serious view of the death of two students after falling into water tanks of their respective schools in January this year, the Delhi High Court on Thursday made it mandatory for all schools in the capital to carry out periodical inspections of buildings and premises.

Delhi govt schools are plagued by poor infrastructure.(Hindustan Times)
Published on Sep 15, 2016 10:19 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, New Delhi

Develop facial recognition software to find missing kids: HC asks Centre

The Delhi high court has asked the Centre to consider developing a unique ‘facial recognition’ software by which information and details of missing children can be matched.

The Delhi high court believes that such software will help match faces of children who go missing with those who are found and housed in different childcare homes.(File photo)
Updated on Sep 11, 2016 10:35 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, New Delhi

Denying sex to spouse for a long time ground for divorce: Delhi HC

Denying sexual intercourse to the spouse without sufficient reason, is mental cruelty and is a ground for divorce, the Delhi High Court has reiterated.

A file photo of Delhi high court.
Published on Sep 10, 2016 07:38 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, New Delhi

HC scraps Delhi govt appointment of 21 parliamentary secretaries

The Delhi high court set aside the order appointing 21 Aam Aadmi Party MLAs as parliamentary secretaries on Thursday on the grounds that it was made without the lieutenant governor (L-G)’s approval.

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal at Ludhiana railway station on September 8, 2016. Disgruntled AAP workers greeted Kejriwal, the party president, over allegations of corrupt party workers.(Gurminder Singh/HT Photo)
Updated on Sep 08, 2016 06:34 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, New Delhi

Children neglected at private care in Delhi, high court takes note

Shocked at the deplorable condition in which children were kept at a private child care home in the Capital, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the city government’s department of women and child development to transfer all children to an alternative home.

Shocked at the deplorable condition in which children were kept at a private child care home in the Capital, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the city government’s department of women and child development to transfer all children to an alternative home.
Published on Sep 07, 2016 11:52 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, New Delhi

Litigants in a bind as cyber tribunal yet to find a chairperson

The Cyber Appellate Tribunal has not heard a single case since 2011 leaving petitioners to battle multiple litigations.

NCRB reported 11,592 cyber crime cases in 2015, a 20.5 % increase from 9,622 cases in the preceding year.(Shutterstock)
Updated on Sep 05, 2016 04:39 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, New Delhi

Chief Justice to look into issue of ‘opaque’ system of judges appointment

“We will sort it out,” said Chief Justice of India T S Thakur on Saturday in the wake of a senior Supreme Court judge’s stunning attack on the functioning of the collegium system in selection of judges.

Justice Chelameswar refused to attend any of the collegium meetings and wrote a three-page letter to the Chief Justice of India claiming there was a lack of transparency in the system.(HT File Photo)
Updated on Sep 04, 2016 01:10 AM IST
By, New Delhi
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