"According to the media report, carried on September 26, the students came into contact with a live wire connected to a water pump inside the tank while cleaning it. They were spotted lying in the tank by the villagers, who reportedly informed the hostel authorities," the NHRC said in a statement on Monday.
The petitioners allege a "wilful violation" of the court’s directive from September 17, 2024, which mandated a nationwide halt on demolitions unless cleared by the court.
A division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Vinay Saraf issued the 24-hour returnable notices to the respondents during preliminary hearing of the PIL at Jabalpur on Monday.
According to the notice, on August 14, the Minister in-charge had directed that a full-page advertisement bearing the photograph of the Chief Minister (CM) of Delhi be released in line with the previous year's practice.
In response to the petition filed by human rights lawyer Radhakanta Tripathy, the NHRC passed the order recently.
The Kerala High Court has issued notice to respondents in the case where two devotees of "Sarkara Devi temple" filed a case against RSS members for allegedly conducting drills and training inside temple compound.
The court passed the order during a hearing of a Public Interest Litigation pertaining to illegal dumping of muck in the Govind Sagar Lake and its feeding Khuds or Nallahs.
The jail administration has issued a show-cause notice to the superintendent of Tihar jail no. 7 for shifting two men to the cell of former Delhi minister and Aam Aadmi Party's jailed leader Satyendar Jain on the latter's request.
The apex court sought reply to YouTuber Manish Kashyap's plea against his detention under NSA.
The Commission in response to the petition filed by human rights lawyer Radhakanta Tripathy directed the Chief Secretary, Collector and Superintendent of police of Gajapati district to submit ATR within a week on the horrendous act of criminality and human rights violation, NCST ruled in an order on Wednesday.
