Chairman for the State Human Rights Commission (SHRC)
On Friday, advocate general Ashutosh Kumbhakoni told the judges that the CM has approved the appointment of the chairman and the file has now been forwarded to the Governor for his nod …
The state will fill up MSHRC posts
According to an RTI reply received by the petitioner on May 28, of 51 sanctioned posts for the staff, only 26 were filled. The petition added that “shockingly”, the chairperson’s position had not been filled up for three years…
Maharashtra Govt. to appoint rights panel chief
The Maharashtra Government told the Bombay High Court on Friday that it will appoint Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission’s chairperson before December 10, which is International Human Rights Day …
Declare sanitary napkins as essential commodity
The petitioners had sought directions to the government to recognize sanitary napkins as an essential commodity by making changes to the Essential Commodity Act, 1955 and also sought effective implementation of the ‘Menstrual Hygiene Management National Guidelines, 2015’….
Plea in Bombay HC about vacancies in MSHRC
“No regular appointments have been made to the MSHRC since July, 2018. The only adjudicatory member being the judicial member/acting chairperson retired on April 27 this year and this has left the commission entirely non-functional,” the PIL said …
2 months to fill MHRC posts
The Maharashtra government on Monday informed the Bombay High Court that it plans to fill the vacant posts in the State Human Rights Commission within two months…
Promotion of govt employees with disabilities
The Bombay HC allow the state government to promote the employees due to retire by June 30, on a condition that the government will also promote employees with benchmark disabilities on Group A and Group B promotional posts identified for them…..
Online filing, hearing of cases
In light of the pandemic situation, the Bombay high court (HC) has directed the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal (MAT) to commence online filing and virtual hearing of cases and provide a report on measures to ameliorate grievances of applicants …
Refuses to disclose names of Covid-19 patients
The Bombay high court (HC) on Tuesday observed that there was a risk of ostracising Covid-19 patients if their names were disclosed, as demanded by two public interest litigants…
Odisha bomb case accused’s wife seeks stay on movie
Soudamini Meher, the wife of professor Punjilal Meher – the main accused in the 2018 Odisha parcel bomb explosion case – approached the Bombay HC, seeking a stay on the release of the movie Patnagarh, which is purportedly based on the same incident…
P&H HC issues notice to CIC about PM CARES fund details
The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently issued a notice to the Chief Information Commission for its failure to decide the 2nd appeal against the order of denial of information sought for by the Petitioner-Advocate, Nitin Mittoo regarding PM CARES Fund …
Why Reveal Names Of COVID-19 Patients? It Involves Privacy: HC
The Bombay high court (HC) on Tuesday observed that there was a risk of ostracising Covid-19 patients if their names were disclosed, as demanded by two public interest litigants…