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U’khand HC dismisses Roshan’s plea seeking stay on arrest

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The Uttarakhand High Court today dismissed a petition filed by filmmaker Rakesh Roshan, seeking a stay on his arrest in a case of alleged copyright violation. Justice VK Bisht rejected his plea on the ground that a charge sheet had already been filed against him. Dehradun-based novelist Rupnarayan Sonkar had filed a police complaint against […]

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Nine-judge SC bench begins hearing on right to privacy

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A nine-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court today began hearing arguments to determine whether the right to privacy is a fundamental right under the Constitution. Senior advocate Gopal Subramanium initiated the hearing before the bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar saying that the rights to life and liberty are pre-existing natural rights. […]

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Non-bailable warrant against Amanmani Tripathi

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A court here has issued a non- bailable warrant against Independent MLA from Nautanwa Amanmani Tripathi in connection with a kidnapping case. Additional Sessions Judge A K Ravi issued the non- bailable warrant against Tripathi yesterday. The case is registered with the Gautampalli Police Station in Lucknow. An FIR was lodged by contractor Rishi Kumar […]

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Soldiers injured before Independence entitled to war injury

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The Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) has ordered that troopers injured in pre-Independence wars be given ‘war injury pension’ like those wounded after it, in a relief to a 94-year-old war veteran. Seeking to end the discrimination in injury benefits to soldiers injured in pre-Independence and post-Independence wars, the Chandigarh Bench of the tribunal said they […]

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Delhi HC baffled as police books teacher after child falls into manhole during picnic

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The Delhi High Court today expressed concern over a government school teacher being booked for the death of an 11-year-old student who fell in an open manhole in a city park during a picnic. “If the manhole was visible and the teacher had sent the boy, then he could have been made liable,” a bench […]

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Court to pronounce order on charges against Bhatkal on Aug 1

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A Delhi court today reserved for August 1 its order on whether to put Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative Yasin Bhatkal on trial in four separate terror cases. Additional Sessions Judge Sidharth Sharma reserved its order after concluding the hearing of arguments on charges in the cases. While two cases relate to the 2010 Jama Masjid […]

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Liezietsu to face trust vote tomorrow, HC dismisses his plea

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With the Gauhati High Court dismissing his petition today, Nagaland Chief Minister Shurhozelie Liezietsu will seek a vote of confidence at a special session of the assembly tomorrow. Governor P B Acharya directed Speaker Imtiwapang Aier to summon the emergent special session of the assembly at 9.30 am tomorrow for the purpose. Earlier in the […]

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Delhi HC seeks govt’s stand on pleas for making marital rape an offence

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The Delhi High Court today asked the Centre to spell out its stand petitions seeking to make marital rape a criminal offence. Marital rape (or spousal rape) is an act in which one of the spouses indulges in sexual intercourse without the consent of the other. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and […]

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Jaitley defamation case: Delhi HC chides Kejriwal’s lawyers over conduct

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The Delhi High Court today said that Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was “not being reasonable” in the civil defamation case against him by Union minister Arun Jaitley, and cautioned his lawyers over their conduct. “You (defendant 1 – Kejriwal) are not being reasonable. Your conduct is not reasonable. It cannot be like this. We cannot […]

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Four acquitted in sensational Moga molestation case

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A Punjab court has acquitted a bus driver and his three accomplices of charges of molesting a 13 -year-old Dalit girl and pushing her off a moving bus leading to her death in Moga in 2015, citing “lack of evidence” after the victim’s mother turned hostile. Additional District and Sessions Judge Lakhwinder Kaur Duggal yesterday […]

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Gujarat HC raps RBI for giving directions to NCLT

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The Gujarat High Court today rebuked the Reserve Bank of India for asking the National Company Law Tribunal in its June 13 directive to give priority to the insolvency proceedings against companies with huge debts. It also questioned the functioning of the central bank. The bench of Justice S G Shah came down heavily on […]

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SC allows Centre to replace MCI oversight committee

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The Supreme Court today allowed the Centre to replace the oversight committee set up to supervise the functioning of the Medical Coucil of India (MCI) with a fresh panel of five eminent doctors. A five-judge Constitution bench, headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar, said the Centre had proposed the names of five eminent doctors […]

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