Interim order comes on plea by lowest bidder for tender, which alleged it was arbitrarily disqualified. Haryana will have to pay Rs 1740 crore more if it goes with next lowest bidder.
The order closely follows a 2022 Supreme Court judgment, allowing survivors of marital rape to seek abortion of unwanted pregnancy within 20-24 weeks of conception.
The state and Punjab & Haryana HC had locked horns over supersession of 13 civil judges to post of district judges, after which Haryana approached ministry of law & justice for its opinion.
The apex court underlines the specialised expertise required for assessing IAS officers, nullifying the intervention of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
Punjab & Haryana HC notes multiple pleas being listed of runaway couples seeking protection, asks for procedures that can be put in place for law enforcement agencies to deal with cases.
The decision came on a plea challenging an order of the Chandigarh deputy commissioner, responsible for conducting the mayoral polls, postponing the election from 18 Jan to 6 Feb.
Declaring Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Act, 2020, ineffective from date it came into force, Punjab and Haryana High Court backs rights of private employers.
Haryana deputy CM Dushyant Chautala says he plans to consult legal experts and then take call on filing a special leave petition before SC. 2021 law was poll promise of Dushyant's JJP.
For India, the real value lies in understanding the military capabilities and joint war-fighting constructs that made such Operation Absolute Resolve possible.
WEF report flags growing erosion of multilateralism, long considered stabilising force. 'Declining trust, heightened protectionism are threatening trade, investment.'
Pakistan lacks capacity to deliver aircraft at pace suggested by its claimed contracts as it depends on China for avionics, electronic warfare, weapons, and on Russia for engines.
UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.
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