Top news of the day: Punjab and Haryana seek Army’s help as torrential rain continues to lash northern India; SC seeks Centre, L-G responses on ordinance over civil services, and more

Top news updates from The Hindu on July 10, 2023

Relentless rains continue to lash northern India; 17 killed in Himachal Pradesh 

Relentless rain continued to lash most parts of Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh for the third straight day in a row on July 10, putting normal life out of gear. The torrential monsoon rains in Himachal Pradesh that triggered incidents of cloud bursts, flash floods, and landslides during the past three days, have claimed at least 17 human lives so far.

Supreme Court seeks Centre, L-G responses on Delhi Ordinance 

The Supreme Court on July 10 sought the Centre and Delhi Lieutenant-Governor’s (L-G) response to a Delhi government’s petition to quash the Ordinance, which allows the L-G to exercise control over the appointment of officials in the national capital. A Bench of Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud and Justice P.S. Narasimha issued notice and impleaded the Delhi L-G V.K. Saxena as a respondent in the case. The court directed the respondents to file their replies in two weeks.

Madras High Court to examine and quash criminal cases against minor boys for consensual relationships with minor girls 

The Madras High Court has decided to embark on an exercise of quashing criminal cases registered against minor boys for having consensual relationships with, or having eloped with minor girls, if it finds that these cases are against the interest and future of the children involved, besides being an abuse of the process of court or an abuse of the process of law.

Supreme Court to hear on July 31 Uddhav Thackeray’s plea to quash ECI order giving Shiv Sena name, symbol to Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde faction