Delete FB A/C, make one later: HC to soldier

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Delhi High Court on Tuesday declined to grant any interim relief to a senior army officer, who has challenged the Indian Army’s recent policy banning armed forces personnel from using social networking platforms like Facebook and Instagram, saying he has to either abide by the mandate of the organisation or put in his papers. HC asked him to delete his FB account. Consider reinstating female judge, SC tells MP: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Madhya Pradesh High Court to consider reinstating a woman district judge, who had levelled allegations of sexual harassment against a High Court judge. "Why is the High Court not open to our suggestion? You please communicate our views (to the High Court)," said a bench headed by Chief

Justice SA Bobde. Coal mines' auction under challenge: The SC

on Tuesday entertained a Jharkhand govt’s challenge to the Modi govt's decision to allow commercial mining of the coal blocks and issued a notice to the Centre, returnable in four weeks. The Jharkhand government has said that the Centre didn't take it into confidence despite the state having a large number of coal mines.

Locker Room: HC ultimatum to Centre: The Delhi HC granted last opportunity to the Centre for replying to a plea seeking directions to it to ensure that social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram remove groups such as 'Bois Locker Room', "for the safety and security of children". It directed that replies be filed by the ministries of home affairs, IT and finance within four weeks.

Report sought on help to lactating women: The SC sought a report from the Centre on a plea of an NGO seeking status of a 2013 statutory scheme which provided for distribution of maternity benefits of Rs 6,000 to all pregnant women and lactating mothers in the country. The petition had been filed by the Peoples Union For Civil Liberties.