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New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): Election Commission of India (ECI) in its meeting held on Tuesday under the Chairmanship of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar along with EC Anup Chandra Pandey decided to double the remuneration of the polling officials going to the polling Stations three days in advance.

New Delhi [India], March 21 (ANI): John Brittas, CPIM Rajya Sabha MP on Monday moved a motion in the Upper House of the Parliament, demanding to declare April 14, the birth anniversary of Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar, as a public holiday in the country.

New Delhi Feb 27 PTI The Supreme Court has directed a trial court in Rajasthan to restore criminal proceedings in a cheque bounce case noting that the cheque was returned with the account frozen remarkA bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana passed the order on an appeal filed by a man against the Rajasthan High Court order which quashed the proceedings in the caseThe top court refused the submission that no case was made under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act against the accused as the bank managers have specifically deposed that no such bank account was opened and maintained in their bankIt is surprising that on the one hand the bank managers have specifically deposed that no such bank account was opened and maintained in their bank while on the other hand the cheque drawn by the respondent in favour of the appellant was returned with the remark account frozen in respect of the same cheque the bench saidThe bench also comprising Justices A S Bopanna and Hima Kohli said the bank account has been mentioned on the cheque and the endorsement to the effect account frozen will presuppose that an account existed This is a matter which is to be taken into consideration by the trial court in detail and not merely on the evidence of bank managers The parties will have to go through a full-fledged trial In any event it was not a matter the proceedings could have been quashedWe accordingly feel it was premature to quash the complaint filed by the appellant herein by the high court The impugned order passed by the high court is accordingly set aside the bench saidIt also directed the trial court to restore and take up the matter and conclude the same in accordance with law expeditiously and preferably within a period of six monthsAdvocate Namit Saxena appearing for the accused argued that it is a mandatory requirement under section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act to have the cheque drawn on a bank account maintained by the accused Saxena submitted that as necessary ingredients of Section 138 are not fulfilled in absence of a bank account the accused cannot be subjected to trial PTI PKS DV DV

Chandigarh [India], January 23 (ANI): The Election Commission of India on Sunday announced the election schedule for the Punjab Assembly elections and said that the filing of nomination will begin from Tuesday (January 25).

New Delhi Nov 27 PTI President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday said it is incumbent upon the judges to exercise utmost discretion in their utterances in the courtrooms as indiscreet remarks even if made with good intentions give space for dubious interpretations to run down the judiciaryAddressing the valedictory function of the two-day Constitution Day celebrations organised by the Supreme Court Kovind said in Indian tradition judges are imagined as a model of rectitude and detachment more akin to sthitpragya a person of steady wisdomChief Justice of India CJI NV Ramana in his address said the legislature does not conduct studies or assess the impact of the laws that it passes which sometimes leads to big issues and result in over-burdening of cases on the judiciaryUnion Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said one cannot be in a situation where it becomes difficult to implement the laws passed by the legislature and the verdicts delivered by the judiciaryThe president said We have a rich history of legions of such judges known for their utterances full of sagacity and conduct beyond reproach which have become hallmarks for the future generations He said he is happy to note that the Indian judiciary has been adhering to those highest standardsThere is no doubt that you have set for yourself a high bar Hence it is also incumbent upon the judges to exercise utmost discretion in the utterances in courtrooms Indiscreet remarks even if made with good intentions give space for dubious interpretations to run down the judiciary Kovind saidThe president who was speaking in the presence of the CJI the Union law minister and other judges said in peoples view the judiciary is the most trusted institutionHe also expressed anguish at the remarks made against judges on social media platformsIt pains me to no end therefore to note that of late there have been cases of some disparaging remarks against the judiciary made on social media platforms These platforms have worked wonderfully to democratise information yet they have a dark side too The anonymity granted by them is exploited by some miscreants I hope this is an aberration and it will be short-lived Kovind saidThe president spoke about pendency of cases and appointment of judges and made it clear that he is of the firm view that the independence of the judiciary is non-negotiableHe however asked Without diluting it to the slightest degree can a better way be found to select judges for the higher judiciary For instance there can be an all-India judicial service which can select nurture and promote the right talent right from the lower levels to the higher levels Kovind saidThe CJI said simply re-branding the existing courts as commercial courts without creating a special infrastructure will not have any impact on the pendency of casesAnother issue is that the legislature does not conduct studies or assess the impact of the laws that it passes This sometimes leads to big issues The introduction of section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act is an example of this Now the already-burdened magistrates are further burdened by thousands of these cases Similarly re-branding the existing courts as commercial courts without creating a special infrastructure will not have any impact on the pendency he saidSection 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act deals with dishonour of cheques for insufficiency of funds in bank accountsThe CJI lauded the announcement of the law minister that the government has allocated Rs 9000 crore a substantial amount for the development of judicial infrastructureRijiju said at times in a bid to seek their rights people forget about the rights of others as well as their own duties adding that there is a need to find a balance between fundamental rights and fundamental dutiesHe noted that the bills passed by Parliament and the state legislatures and the verdicts delivered by the Supreme Court are the laws of the landAisi naubat hum kaise dekh sakte hain ki Supreme Court ya high court Assembly ya Parliament kanoon parit kar de phir bhi laagu karne mein agar musibat hota hai toh hum sab ko sochna hoga We cannot be in a situation where it becomes difficult to implement laws despite being passed by the Supreme Court and the high courts or a state Assembly and Parliament We all have to ponder over it the Union law minister saidLegislature judiciary executive all sections of the society have to think as the country is run as per the Constitution he added PTI ABS NAB MNL RC

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], September 21 (ANI): West Bengal government on Monday issued a memorandum declaring a public holiday on September 30 in three constituencies where elections will be held.

Tribune News ServicePatiala August 21The District and Sessions Judge-cum-Chairman District Legal Services Authority Rajinder Aggarwal said 33 Benches were constituted at monthly Lok Adalat on SaturdayIn all 526 cases were taken up in the monthly Lok Adalat out of which 171 cases were settled and an amount of Rs33609810 was awarded he addedAll types of cases including pre-litigation cases under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act money recovery cases labour and employment disputes electricity water and other bill payment cases excluding non-compoundable and maintenance cases were taken up in the monthly Lok Adalat he saidWhen a case is settled in Lok Adalat its award becomes final and no appeal lies against it she addedAnother National Lok Adalat would be held on September 11 she said

A large number of devotees at the Bibi ka Alawa at Dabeerpura in Old City ahead of the 10th Muharram in HyderabadPhotoDCVIJAYAWADA Andhra Pradesh government has changed the holiday for Muharram to Friday August 20Earlier the Muharram holiday had been scheduled on Thursday August 19An order issued by the state government said as central government has changed the date of holiday to August 20 the state government too is following suit to make the holiday evenly applicable to all central and state government offices and other institutionsAugust 20 holiday will also be applicable to banks business and commercial establishments under Negotiable Instruments Act 1881