Maj Gen Mohit Seth took over as the General Officer Commanding (GOC) relieving Maj Gen SS Slaria who has moved to Headquarter Northern Command. JAMMU: Lieutenant General Mohit Seth will take over as the new General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the Army’s Nagrota-based White Knight Corps (16 Corps) on Oct 1. He will replace Lt…

Supreme Court Friday pointed to five “evils” associated with the ban on liquor NEW DELHI: Holding that fundamental rights guaranteed under the Constitution cannot be interpreted in a restrictive manner, Supreme Court on Monday held that a person’s personal liberty cannot be invaded except in accordance with the procedure established by the Constitution, even if…

NEW DELHI: Frowning upon grossly inadequate infrastructure and huge vacancies in National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) and appellate NCLAT, Supreme Court Monday said the situation is unacceptable as these two tribunals have to daily deal with Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code matters involving thousands of crores of rupees.“They are govt’s lifeline now. All nationalised banks, banking…

An additional financial burden of Rs 7,000 crore wo- uld be imposed on NHAI in creating and managing the shelters New Delhi: National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) Monday moved SC seeking to absolve it from the court-assigned responsibility of creating infrastructure along 72,000-km network of national highways (NHs) to shelter stray cattle and animals,…

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday said investigation of a crime was the police’s exclusive domain and should be left to the investigating agency’s discretion, and courts should not interfere to decide when a probe should stop.Quashing a Bombay High Court order which had refused to grant an extension of time to file a chargesheet…