NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - A New York appellate court granted the motions of a property owner, management company and consultant to dismiss a complaint, and all cross claims against them, stemming from an alleged elevator injury at a Fifth Avenue property in 2012.
In its Dec. 8 ruling, the Supreme Court s Appellate Division, First Judicial Department reversed a 2019 decision by the Bronx Supreme Court that the defendants were “collectively in control” of the elevator where the injury allegedly occurred and that John A. Van Deusen & Associates (VDA), the consultant, “had the authority to remove the elevator from service if it was unsafe and, under the principle of res ipsa loquitur, could be held liable.”
Grabbing Buriganga: MP Aslamul seeks SC order to avoid eviction
Satellite images show how structures were constructed after filling up parts of the Buriganga river and wetland over the years along the Basila bridge in the capital. Photo Courtesy: Ministry of Water Resources Staff Correspondent Staff Correspondent
Awami League lawmaker Aslamul Haque, also the owner of Maisha Group, has filed a petition with the Supreme Court s Appellate Division seeking to stay a High Court verdict that allowed the authorities to conduct eviction drives and recover the land of the Buriganga from the possession of three companies of his group.
He submitted the petition to the apex court last week, his lawyer Mohammad Ozi Ullah told The Daily Star yesterday.
It was reported in the press that a teacher who topped the list in the primary school teachers recruitment examination 12 years ago did not get the job. After a long judicial process, and with intervention from the Supreme Court, she was offered the job. Five officials of the Directorate of Primary Education including the former Director General apologised to the court and received pardon for contempt of court (
The Daily Star, December 15). What remains untold in the story has prompted this article.
Beauty Begum scored the highest in primary school teachers recruitment test in Gaibandha in 2008, but she did not get the job. When she launched a legal battle, after she crossed the bars of the lower courts, the High Court Appellate Division on August 3, 2017 directed the officials to recruit her to the post in 15 days. When the authorities failed to act, Beauty Begum appealed to the Supreme Court Appellate Division for remedy and to cite the responsible officials for contempt of co
Approval from 3 authorities must for foreign trips
Rules HC about officials below rank of joint secretary Staff Correspondent Staff Correspondent
The High Court has ruled that any government official below the rank of joint secretary must take permission from the cabinet division and finance ministry, along with the approval from his or her own ministry, for any official foreign tour.
This is to ensure that public money spent for the trip is not misused.
The bench of Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury and Justice Kazi Zinat Hoque made the observation on Thursday while delivering verdict on a writ petition filed in 2016 in connection with the issue, Deputy Attorney General Sk Shaifuzzaman told The Daily Star yesterday.
A teacher at last
Woman who topped the recruitment test finally gets to be primary school teacher after 12 years; five officials apologise to SC
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Five government officials yesterday apologised to the Supreme Court s Appellate Division for failing to comply with its order to appoint a woman as a primary school teacher in 15 days.
The woman, Beauty Begum, scored the highest in primary school teachers recruitment test in Gaibandha in 2008, but did not get the job.
After she launched a legal battle, the Appellate Division on August 3, 2017 directed the officials to recruit her to the post in 15 days.