The court was hearing an election petition challenging a January 2 order passed by the prescribed authority under section 12-C of the Uttar Pradesh Panchayat Raj Act, 1947.
Flagging concerns regarding inadequate legal assistance from the Government advocates, the Allahabad High Court recently sought the opinions of the Principal Secretary (Law & Remembrancer) and the.
The High Court said that during the entire week from January 02 to January 05, the Standing counsel were warned that in case things are not set right at their end, it may be compelled to pass orders against them.
The water sector in India and vested interests in it have always been averse to change. We have now reached a point where diffi cult decisions must be taken if we are to avoid an increasing number of water-related confl icts. The states must not only adopt legislation based on the central government’s groundwater model law but also make sure to adapt it to their local