High Court to speed up the trial of Muzaffarpur shelter-home case

High Court to speed up the trial of Muzaffarpur shelter-home case

Patna High court on Monday started monitoring the Muzaffarpur shelter home case.A bench comprising Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice Rajiv Ranjan Prasad, taking on its own based on media reports, sent a notice to the CBI, asking it to give a detailed reply in two weeks on the progress made in the investigation into […]

Patna HC throws RJD petition out, Nitish Government to stay!

Patna HC throws RJD petition out, Nitish Government to stay!

Patna: The Patna High Court on Monday (July 31), declined to intervene in the matter of the validity of Bihar  Chief minister Nitish Kumar’s new coalition government, and  dismissed two petitions challenging the formation of the JD(U)-BJP combine. It said no intervention of the court was required after floor test in the state Assembly. The […]

Primary ‘Teachers’ with fake papers quit in Bihar

Primary ‘Teachers’ with fake papers quit in Bihar

At least 1,400 ‘teachers’ nabbed government primary school jobs with fake papers. That’s how bad elementary education is in Bihar. Some 1,400 primary teachers have resigned, fearing government action over possessing fake education degrees, according to official sources. More ‘teachers’ are expected to resign in the coming days after Patna High court ordered those possessing […]

Patna HC asks PMCH Super: Want to go to Jail?

Patna HC asks PMCH Super: Want to go to Jail?

PATNA: Will Sohila Kunawar , the HIV positive person that Patna Medical College Hospital is harassing, finally receive treatment and respect? Patna high court on Tuesday rebuked the PMCH superintendent and ordered the PMCH to reimburse the expenses incurred by the widow. NEWSNET has been following the story. We reported how the Superintendent ignored the […]

PMCH defies court to deny surgery to HIV positive woman

Patna, Bihar: Patna Medical College Hospital (PMCH) is a law into itself and the Patna High Court is far from pleased. On Tuesday, Justice Jyoti Saran held that prima fasciae a case for Contempt is made out against the Superintendent PMCH as the Petitioner (30 year old widow Sohila Kunwar, living with HIV) is made […]