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Terrorising teachers unthinkable: HC on threats to DU professor

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 “Terrorising” teachers is an “unthinkable” and “shocking” act, the Delhi High Court said after it was told that a DU law student had threatened a lady professor who had caught him cheating during exams. Anguished by the incident, a bench of Justices Siddharth Mridul and Najmi Waziri said it was an “anathema” to call such […]

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Don’t cast aspersions on victims, complainants: HC to police

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Police should refrain from casting aspersions on the character of victims, complainants or their families while probing a case, the Bombay High Court has observed. A bench led by Justice SC Dharmadhikari, in a recent order, said that a police official must display sensitivity and maturity to ensure that his or her actions do not […]

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Delhi HC directs admission of student with blood disorder to MBBS

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The Delhi High Court has directed the Indraprastha University here to admit a student suffering from thalassaemia in MBBS course under the disability category in any of its three colleges. The court’s order came on a plea by the student suffering from the blood disorder, which said thalassemia was one of the disabilities recognised under […]

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Labour courts shifted from Karkardooma Court to Dwarka Court

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The Delhi High Court has decided to shift all Labour Courts and an Industrial Tribunal from the Karkardooma district courts to the Dwarka district courts from November 6. In a circular issued by the Delhi High Court Registrar General, it has been mentioned that besides eight Labour Courts and an Industrial Tribunal, two Central Government […]

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Madras HC directs pvt milk firms to test products every 3 months

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The Madras High Court today ordered three private milk manufacturers to get their products tested in a certified lab every three months and submit the report before it, pending disposal of their suits claiming damages from a Tamil Nadu minister over his allegations about their quality. Justice C V Karthikeyan said his July 10 interim […]

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Court raps Delhi Police for ‘tawdry’ probe in murder case

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A city court has rapped the Delhi Police for shoddy probe in a murder case saying it was “sad” that those responsible for the gruesome killing of a young boy were going unpunished. The court made the sharp observation while acquitting two persons accused of slitting the throat of a 20-year-old boy, noting that the […]

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Madras HC sets aside govt orders, lifts ban on two Tamil books

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The Madras High Court today set aside government orders banning two Tamil books written by K Senthil Mallar with a condition that “provoking contents” in the books be altered or deleted. A full bench, comprising Justices M M Sundresh, Pushpa Sathyanarayana and R Mahadevan, passed the order while disposing two pleas by the author of […]

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Delhi’s post-Diwali air quality ‘severe’

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Delhi’s air quality took a sharp plunge and entered the ‘severe’ zone today, following night-long Diwali revelry when people set off millions of firecrackers and reduced a Supreme Court ban on their sale into a ‘heap of ash’. The pollution indicator of state-run System of Air Quality Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) turned a deep shade […]

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HC seeks report on probe into bitumen purchase irregularities

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The Madras High Court today ordered the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) to file within four weeks a status report on probe into alleged irregularities in the purchase of bitumen in Tamil Nadu. A Division Bench comprising Justices M M Sundaresh and M Sundar directed the DVAC to file the status report on a […]

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Ranjit Kumar resigns as solicitor general

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Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar, the country’s second highest law officer, resigned today for “personal reasons”. The office of Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad received his resignation letter today. While Kumar confirmed to PTI that he had resigned, sources close to him said it was for “personal reasons”. He was appointed solicitor general in June 2014 […]

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Calcutta HC stays withdrawal of central forces from Darjeeling Hills

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The Calcutta High Court today stayed the withdrawal of Central Armed Paramilitary Forces (CAPF) from Darjeeling hills, the scene of unrest over the statehood demand, till October 27, in a relief to the West Bengal government. Hearing a plea by the state against the Centre’s decision to withdraw CAPF from Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts, a […]

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Bank under obligation to protect consumers interests: Forum

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The Mumbai Consumer Redressal Forum has directed the Punjab National Bank not to close the account of a lawyer over alleged rude behaviour. It also asked the lawyer, a senior citizen, to maintain cordial relations with the bank. “The opponent bank is not entitled to close account of complainant,” the forum ruled after Harish Bhatia […]

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