Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the Goa govt, stated before the bench that the victim of the 2013 rape case, in which Tejpal has been acquitted, was 'named & shamed'.
Panaji candidature decision may not be easy for BJP. Atanasio Monserrate, who won the ex-CM's seat after his death in 2019, has since switched from Congress to BJP.
MLA & former CM Luizinho Faleiro resigned from Congress Monday. He is the 13th MLA to leave the party since 2017, when it had emerged as single-largest party in Goa's House of 40.
SC declared Monday that since the trial court in Goa had concluded the case with the acquitral of Tejpal, no extension is needed beyond the 31 March 2021 deadline it set last year.
A division bench of Justices M S Sonak and M S Jawalkar allowed the government to amend their appeal and serve a copy of the same along with all related documents to Tejpal.
The high court issued a notice to Tejpal and posted the appeal filed by the Goa govt against the sessions court's order acquitting him in the rape case for 24 June.
Goa govt also claimed the trial court completely ignored the most telling piece of evidence (apology e-mail) 'which established the guilt of the accused beyond a shadow of doubt'.
While addressing the media, Vishwajit Rane said despite repeated appeals to wear masks and practise social distancing, people have not been taking precautions in the state.
The study by researchers at Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research looked at economic impact of reorganising Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Bihar in the year 2000.
These registrations pertain to the Indian Air Force's Agniveer Vayu programme. The online portal for the first phase was opened at 10 am Friday, and will close on 5 July.
Modi govt's biggest flaw has been its disinclination to accept limitations of electoral majorities. This ruined land acquisition and farm reform, stalled labour codes.