File counter in PIL over Municipalities Act: HC

Telangana High Court on Monday directed the State government to file counter affidavit in a PIL petition that had challenged a provision of new Telangana Municipalities Act empowering government to demolish illegally built structures without prior notice. Hearing contentions of the petitioner, a division bench of Chief Justice Raghvendra Singh Chauhan and Justice A. Abhishek … Read more

Paytm Payments Bank Says Telcos Should Act Faster to Counter Online Fraud

Telecom companies in India need to implement stringent preventive and punitive measures to counter the menace of online frauds executed through spam SMS or calls, a top Paytm Payments Bank (PPB) executive said on Thursday. Paytm Payments Bank, which also houses the Paytm wallet, recently filed an FIR against fraudsters. “Telecom players should act fast … Read more

HC asks police to file counter on petition on Vizag incident

The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) moved a lunch motion petition over the incidents in Visakhapatnam wherein the police denied permission to party president N. Chandrababu Naidu to step out of the airport. Hearing the petition, the High Court posted the case for March 2. The court also asked the Director-General of Police (DGP) to file … Read more

ED files counter in Srinivasan’s quash plea

The Enforcement Directorate filed a counter affidavit in the Telangana High Court over a writ petition filed by N. Srinivasan of India Cements Limited who sought an order to quash the case registered by the Enforcement Directorate against him relating to the quid pro quo matters involving Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy. According … Read more