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PIL in Delhi HC to stop regularisation of unauthorised colonies

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A PIL was today moved in the Delhi High Court seeking directions to the local authorities not to regularise unauthorised colonies till proper infrastructure is developed in such areas and the buildings conform to safety norms. Claiming that there were over 1,700 illegal colonies in the national capital which have come up with the alleged […]

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MCD poll 2017: AAP candidate acquitted of defacing property

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A Delhi court has acquitted an AAP woman candidate of the charge of defacing public property by pasting campaign posters on a park wall in a market here ahead of the MCD election this year, saying the case was “questionable”. The court absolved Triveni Bharti, who had contested from ward 80 in Pushp Vihar in […]

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Plumber sentenced to life imprisonment for killing woman

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A court in neighbouring Palghar district has awarded life imprisonment to a 30-year-old man for killing a housewife after robbing her of her valuables in 2013. Additional Sessions Judge M P Divate of the Vasai court yesterday awarded the punishment to Devendra Ramchandar Mishra, a plumber, after pronouncing him guilty under IPC sections 302 (murder), […]

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Calcutta HC judge expresses displeasure over slack traffic management

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Calcutta High Court judge Debasish Kar Gupta today expressed displeasure over a section of civic police volunteers allowing government cars to illegally ferry passengers and slack traffic management on an arterial road in the city. On his way to the high court, Justice Kar Gupta had witnessed civic police volunteers allowing government cars pick up […]

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Stalking case: Vikas Barala’s bail plea rejected

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A Chandigarh court today rejected the bail plea of Haryana BJP chief Subhash Barala’s son Vikas Barala, who had been booked on the charges of stalking and attempting to abduct a 29-year-old woman. The court of judicial magistrate first class (JMIC) Barjinder Pal Singh dismissed Vikas Barala’s bail application. “The court rejected the bail plea […]

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SC to hear plea by Congress party on Gujarat polls

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The Supreme Court today agreed to hear this month end a plea by the Congress party seeking directions to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to frame guidelines for counting of votes through VVPAT machines in the upcoming Gujarat Assembly poll and other elections. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M […]

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Transfer racket : Delhi HC denies anticipatory bail to govt officials

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The Delhi High Court has refused to grant anticipatory bail to two central government employees in connection with a transfer racket at the Army headquarters here in which officers allegedly paid lakhs of rupees to manipulate their postings. Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal declined the relief to Hyderabad-based army officer G Purshottam and Bengaluru-based Barrack Store […]

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SC asks Govt to consider regulating playing of national anthem

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The Supreme Court today asked the Centre to consider amending the national flag code for regulating the playing of national anthem in cinema halls across the country. A bench, comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud, said the Centre has to take a call uninfluenced by its earlier […]

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Delhi HC orders framing of murder charges against rape accused

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A man, who allegedly raped a woman and inserted wooden sticks into her private parts leading to her death, will also be tried for murder, the Delhi High Court has said, setting aside a trial court order. The high court expressed its displeasure with the sessions court’s “whimsical, illegal and perverse” decision to not frame […]

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Organised crimes not restricted to particular state: SC

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Organised crime is not restricted to a “particular state” and a trial court can take note of charge sheets filed against offenders outside the state for invoking the stringent MCOCA, the Supreme Court has held. The Maharashtra Control of Organised Crimes Act (MCOCA), which is in force in Delhi too, is invoked against offenders to […]

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Organised crimes not restricted to particular state: SC

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Organised crime is not restricted to a “particular state” and a trial court can take note of charge sheets filed against offenders outside the state for invoking the stringent MCOCA, the Supreme Court has held. The Maharashtra Control of Organised Crimes Act (MCOCA), which is in force in Delhi too, is invoked against offenders to […]

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Do state commissions for women really exist: SC asks Centre

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The Supreme Court has asked the Centre if state commissions for women (SCW) actually exist across the country. The top court raised the question as it dealt with the issue of precarious conditions faced by destitute widows living in Vrindavan and such other places. The apex court, which is hearing a matter pertaining to the […]

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