Chief Secretary Archives

Andaman & Nicobar Islands Gang Rape case | Supreme Court dismisses review petition against bail granted to former Chief Secretary Jitendra Narain

The victim was allegedly gangraped by Narain and other co-accused persons when she approached them for a job.

SC issues contempt notice to Manipur Chief Secretary over service continuity & consequential benefits to re-appointed MPSC officers

“In the event, the candidates who were already appointed on the basis of results of the main examination conducted in September, 2016, if successful in the re-conducted main examination in terms of this order, they would be given continuity of service and consequential benefits upon being appointed against the concerned posts.”- Supreme Court’s direction

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Madras HC directs Chief Secretary to initiate appropriate action and remove prefixes like ‘Tribal’ from names of Government Schools

“If the Government School is named as “Tribal School”, then what would be the impact in the society. It is painful that even in the 21st century the Government is allowing to use such words in the Government Schools, functioning from and out of public money”

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Delhi High Court directs Government to decide plea for conducting door-to-door survey for collection of senior citizen data

The Delhi High Court directed the petition to be treated as a representation to the Chief Secretary, Government, State (NCT of Delhi).

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Himachal Pradesh HC seeks status report on implementation of Chief Secretary’s directions on forest fire safety and water harvesting

The Court further stated that the respondents were expected to take all possible measures to ensure that forest fire are prevented and if not prevented, at least controlled.

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Rajasthan HC directed Chief Secretary to constitute committee for providing ‘Jyoti Yojna’ benefits to every woman who underwent sterilization after giving birth to one/two girl child

“Legitimate expectation is considered to be a part of the principles of natural justice. This doctrine will be applicable, if by reasons of existing state of affairs, a party is given to understand that the other party shall not take away the benefit without complying with the principles of natural justice.”

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‘Nothing concrete has been done for last twelve years’; Delhi HC directs Chief Secretary to provide road map regarding construction of Sales Tax Bar Association’s chamber

“This Court has expressed its anguish on more than one occasion regarding the complete inaction on the part of the Government to implement the Orders of this Court.”

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Delhi High Court directs The Wire to remove alleged defamatory article on Delhi Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar

While freedom of speech and expression is sacrosanct, the reputation of a person earned over several decades, cannot be sacrificed at the altar of such freedom, when the impugned publication, ex-facie, contains unsubstantiated allegations and defamatory imputations, regardless of the truth.

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Supreme Court rebukes Jharkhand Govt. for sleeping over 20-year-old case on back wages; Summons State’s Chief Secretary

During the hearing, an Advocate on the panel of the State of Jharkhand, has requested the Court to not summon the Chief Secretary, but Supreme Court declined the said request because the present matter has not been assigned to any counsel for the State of Jharkhand.