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E-way billing: Madras HC orders notice to officials

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The Madras High Court today ordered issue of notice to the Centre, including Principal Secretary (Revenue) and Tamil Nadu Commissioner of Commercial Taxes on a PIL seeking to direct traders to use E-way billing for movement or selling of goods in order to prevent cheating. Justices K K Sasidharan and G R Swaminathan ordered notice […]

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SC questions Gujarat over slow trial in rape case agst Asaram

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The Supreme Court today questioned the Gujarat government over the slow pace of trial in the rape case involving self-styled godman Asaram Bapu. A bench comprising justices N V Ramanna and Amitava Roy asked the state government why the victim has not been examined till now. It asked the state government to file an affidavit […]

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SC rejects FIMI, Vedanta plea against e-auction of iron ore

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The Supreme Court today rejected the pleas of the Federation of Indian Mineral Industries (FIMI) and Vedanta seeking scrapping of e-auction of iron ore in Karnataka. A bench of Justices Ranjan Gogoi and Naveen Sinha said they do not accept the suggestions. “We reject the plea of FIMI and also we reject the petition of […]

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SC refuses to direct BCCI to e-auction IPL media rights

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The Supreme Court today refused to direct the BCCI to conduct e-auctioning for awarding media rights relating to the Indian Premier League matches. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chadrachud did not consider the plea of BJP leader Subramanian Swamy that the ongoing tendering process for […]

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Court discharges 10 men in minor’s sexual harassment case

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Ten persons, accused of sexually harassing a minor, have been discharged under the stringent POCSO Act by a Delhi court which said the incident was that of a simple quarrel and there was no sexual intent. The court said the allegations levelled by the minor girl, a student of class 9, and her sister were […]

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Decide US-based doctor’s plea in 8 weeks: Delhi HC to Govt

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The Delhi High Court has directed the Centre to decide within eight weeks the plea of a US-based Indian-origin doctor challenging the cancellation of his OCI registration for alleged missionary activities in Bihar. Justice Vibhu Bakhru issued the direction to the central government after it said that under the Citizenship Act 1955, the petitioner can […]

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‘Cellular operators need permission for using generator’

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Cellular service providers need to take consent from the state pollution control boards for installing and operating generator sets, the National Green Tribunal has ruled. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar declined to quash the order dated March 31, 2009 passed by the Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board (MPPCB). “While we decline […]

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Maha govt to HC: Mulling to set up drought monitoring panel

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The Maharashtra government has informed the Bombay High Court that while there is no separate crisis management plan for drought, it was considering to form a committee to assess prevalence of water scarcity. “There is no separate crisis management plan for drought in the state. However, the component of drought has been integrated into the […]

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Razing buildings near airport that violate height norms not a solution: Bombay HC

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Voicing concern over violation of height norms around city airport, the Bombay High Court has said authorities will have to make a choice between “saving lives of air passengers and life savings” of those living in such buildings. However, it said that razing buildings violating height norms was not a solution. A bench of Chief […]

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Court sends suspected al-Qaeda terrorist to jail

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Zeeshan Ali, an alleged al-Qaeda terrorist deported from Saudi Arabia earlier this month, has been remanded in judicial custody till September 21 in a case of terror funding. Additional Sessions Judge Sidharth Sharma passed the order yesterday after he was produced before the court by the police following his custodial interrogation. Twenty-nine-year-old Ali, a native […]

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Privacy verdict to have ‘some bearing’ in beef ban matters: SC

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The landmark judgement declaring right to privacy a fundamental right would have “some bearing” in matters relating to slaughter of cows, bulls and bullocks in Maharashtra, the Supreme Court said today. The Bombay High Court had on May 6 last year struck down sections 5(D) and 9(B) of the Maharashtra Animals Preservation (Amendment) Act, 1995. […]

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SC adopts exclusive flag, plate for judges’ vehicles

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The Supreme Court has adopted an exclusive “flag” and “plate” for use on official vehicles of the Chief Justice of India and its judges. The apex court registry has also written to all the high courts in the country to adopt the flag and plate for using them on official vehicles of their judges. “In […]

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