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Rajiv case convict Nalini moves High Court for parole extension

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The Madras High Court on Tuesday directed the Tamil Nadu government to file its reply to a plea by Nalini Sriharan, a convict in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, seeking extension of her ongoing parole by 30 days. Seeking the government’s response, a bench comprising Justices M M Sundresh and M Nirmal Kumar posted a […]

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Treat all citizens, whether rich or poor, with dignity: High Court

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The State must treat all citizens, whether rich or poor, with dignity, the Bombay High Court said on Tuesday while pulling up the Maharashtra government for forcing nearly 15,000 families to stay in the chemical pollution-affected Mahul area of Mumbai. A bench of Chief Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice Bharati Dangre also referred to the […]

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High Court: Safety of children cannot be compromised in any manner

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Safety of children cannot be compromised in any manner, the Delhi High Court has said while directing the fire department to inspect a private school lacking valid fire safety certificate within two weeks. Justice Vibhu Bakhru directed the Chief Fire Officer to inspect the premises of the petitioner school to ascertain whether it has addressed […]

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Lieutenant Colonel to be tried for 8 charges as Supreme Court has refused to grant any relief

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A controversial military intelligence officer, who made several wild allegations of custodial killings against his superior officers that were rejected after scrutiny by the judicial system, has been found culpable of violating service norms and will face a summary general court martial next week. Lt Col Dharamvir Singh, who is currently being housed at an […]

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Aviation Scam Case: Enforcement Directorate summons P Chidambaram in money-laundering case

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The ED has summoned former Finance Minister P Chidambaram in connection with its money-laundering probe in an alleged aviation scam during the UPA dispensation, officials said. They said the senior Congress leader has been asked to depose on Aug 23 before the investigating officer of the case at an Enforcement Directorate office here to record […]

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Article 370 Abrogation: Amit Shah meets National Security Advisor Ajit Doval to analyse security situation

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On Monday, Home Minister Amit Shah met National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba to review the situation in Jammu & Kashmir, news agency PTI reported. Doval had recently returned from J&K after the Government decided to scrap Article 370 that gave special status to the state. While he was there for a […]

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SC grants CBI 2 more weeks to complete probe in accident case involving Unnao rape survivor

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The Supreme Court on Monday granted two more weeks’ time to the CBI to complete the ongoing investigation in a road accident case in which the Unnao rape survivor and her lawyer have sustained critical injuries. A bench comprising Justices Deepak Gupta and Aniruddha Bose extended the time for completing the probe after the CBI […]

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Delhi High Court to continue hearing PIL against triple talaq law on Oct 18

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The Delhi High Court on Monday said it will continue to hear on October 18 a plea challenging the new law criminalising the practice of instant triple talaq among Muslims. A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar heard brief arguments by the petitioner and then listed the matter for […]

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Hearing pollution matters regularly so that people can get clean air: Supreme Court

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The Supreme Court on Monday said it is hearing matters related to severe air pollution in Delhi and National Capital Region “day in and day out” so that people, especially the children, could breath clean air. The apex court observed this while coming down heavily on the Delhi Transport Department, which has filed an affidavit […]

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Urgent need to document details of local communities: NGT

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There is an urgent need to document details of local communities as India is one of the recognised mega-diverse countries, harbouring nearly 7-8 per cent of the recorded species of the world, the National Green Tribunal has said. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said there was ‘zero’ progress with regard […]

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Supreme Court grants time till Sept 6 to CBI to complete probe in accident case involving Unnao rape survivor

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The Supreme Court Monday granted to the CBI time till September 6 to complete the investigation into the road accident in which the Unnao rape survivor and her lawyer were critically injured and two of her aunts killed. The apex court, which had earlier given two weeks to the CBI to complete the probe, extended […]

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High Court clears legal hurdles to Athi Varadar idol immersion

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On Saturday, the Madras High Court cleared the legal hurdles in immersing the fig wood idol of Lord Varadarajaperumal, popularly known as Athi Varadar, into the Sri Devarajaswamy Temple tank Anantasaras in Kancheepuram by dismissing two public interest litigation petitions aimed at getting the darshan extended by 48 days. Justice S. Manikumar and Justice Subramonium Prasad refused to […]

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