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Chennai: "Leave and temporary release are facets of human dignity that cannot be suspended indefinitely merely due to the pendency of a judicial appeal," a five-judge bench of the Madras high court said while asserting that there is no bar for granting ordinary/emergency leave for convicts, even if their appeals against conviction were pending before appellate courts.

Central Zoo Authority establishes expert panel to create SOP for zoo staff entry, addressing safety after 17 recent incidents.

The court specifically asked authorities to clarify whether the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) -- mandated by the Supreme Court in cases of missing children -- had been strictly followed.

The Patna High Court was hearing a writ petition filed by a retired government employee challenging a government decision that sanctioned only a 90 per cent provisional pension and withheld gratuity.

According to the petitioner, coconuts that kept falling from a tree on his neighbour's land had damaged his vehicles, and he had repeatedly approached the authorities for a resolution.

NEW DELHI: The Punjab and Haryana high court has refused to grant anticipatory bail to an advocate accused of cheating a family out of over Rs 10 lakh by posing as someone with connections to judges and senior officials, and allegedly showing them a forged bail order.

Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea filed by an Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) candidate who questioned how the Rs 8 lakh annual income limit for EWS eligibility could be reconciled with the high fees charged by private medical colleges.

Dismissing a plea seeking regularisation after working nine years under MGNREGA Scheme, court said that public welfare programmes must evolve with changing economic conditions, technological advancements and ground realities.

Madras HC had earlier allowed the lighting of the Karthigai Deepam at a stone pillar known as the Deepathoon atop Thirupparankundram Hill.

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday ruled that elected local body representatives cannot alter the statutory oath by adding names of deities, organisations, indi