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NGT notice to Centre, Haryana on construction in Gurgaon

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The National Green Tribunal today sought the response of the Centre and Haryana government on a plea seeking stay on construction activity by a developer in Gurugram on the ground that the work was being carried out without obtaining prior Environment Clearance (EC). A bench headed by Justice Jawad Rahim issued notices to the Ministry […]

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HP CM says DA case political vendetta,Digvijaya blames Jaitley

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Top Congress leaders today termed as “political vendetta” the disproportionate assets case against Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh and his wife and even alleged that the case was filed at the instance of Union Minister Arun Jaitley. While 82-year old Virbhadra Singh himself said the case was a fallout of “political vendetta” and he […]

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Court takes cognisance of defamation case against ex-Delhi Min

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A Delhi court today took cognisance of a criminal defamation complaint filed by Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain against sacked minister Kapil Mishra for allegedly defaming him by levelling graft charges against him. Metropolitan Magistrate Shefali Barnala Tandon listed the matter for July 14 for recording pre-summoning evidence in support of complaint of Jain, who […]

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Delhi HC seeks Arnab and Republic reply on Tharoor defamation plea

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The Delhi High Court today sought the response of the Arnab Goswami and his newly-launched news channel Republic TV on Congress MP Shashi Tharoor’s defamation plea against them. In his plea, Tharoor has claimed damages and compensation of Rs 2 crore from the journalist and his channel for allegedly making defamatory remarks against him while […]

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Allahabad HC issues notice to UP minister

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The Allahabad High Court has issued notice to UP minister Satya Pal Singh Baghel on a petition alleging that he got elected from an assembly constituency reserved for Scheduled Castes though he belonged to Other Backward Classes. A single judge bench of Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi passed the order on the petition of Rakesh Babu, […]

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SC allows Bihar liquor firms to dispose stock outside state

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The Supreme Court today granted time till July 31 to liquor manufacturers and sellers in Bihar to dispose of their existing stock outside the state. The Nitish Kumar government had imposed a complete ban on liquor in Bihar from April 1, 2016. A vacation bench headed by Justice A K Sikri considered the submission of […]

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Slaughterhouse in Aligarh under NGT scanner

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A slaughterhouse in Aligarh has come under the lens of the National Green Tribunal for allegedly dumping solid waste and discharging untreated effluents in drains. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar issued notices to the UP government, Central Pollution Control Board, state pollution control board, slaughterhouse Frigerio Conserva Allana Pvt Ltd, Central […]

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No automatic denial of bail for terror accused: Law panel

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There should be no “automatic denial” of bail to a person accused of being involved in terror acts, the Law Commission has cautioned indicating that evidence should be given priority. In its report on ‘Provisions relating to bail’, the panel has warned that “mere classification of an act as an act of terrorism should not […]

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Consider grievances of street vendors: HC tells AAP govt

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Was the investigation into the murder of Mahatma Gandhi represents the biggest cover-up in the history of India and was there any basis to blame Vinayak Damodar Savarkar for his death? These questions have been raised in a petition before the Supreme Court with a plea that there is a compelling need to uncover the […]

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Was there a second assassin of Gandhi: PIL in SC questions

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Was there a second assassin of Mahatma Gandhi? Though the police went by the theory that three bullets were fired upon him, was there a fourth bullet also which was fired by someone apart from Nathuram Godse? These questions are among several which have been raised in a petition before the Supreme Court with a […]

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‘Convicts’ acts led non-extraction of coal, harmed India’

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The “unscrupulous acts” of five convicts including former Coal Secretary H C Gupta led to non- extraction of coal from a mine in Madhya Pradesh causing “immense” loss to the country, a special court here has said. The significant observation has been made by Special Judge Bharat Parashar in his verdict convicting the former top […]

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Delhi HC agrees to hear law suit involving President

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The Delhi High Court today agreed to hear a plea challenging the trial court’s order dismissing a suit filed against the President of India seeking deletion of some portions from his book published in 2016 for allegedly hurting Hindu sentiments. Justice Vinod Goel fixed September 16 for hearing of the appeal against the trial court’s […]

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