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Will not accept discharge of L K Advani on technical grounds, says SC

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The Supreme Court today said it will not accept the discharge of L K Advani and others in the Babri Masjid demolition case only on technical grounds and kept the option open on reviving the conspiracy charge against them. The apex court while making oral observations on discharge of Advani and other BJP leaders M […]

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No relief for Prajapati from SC

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UP minister Gayatri Prajapati, who is evading arrest, today failed to get relief from the Supreme Court which expressed unhappiness that its order on lodging of FIR against the SP leader was being given “political colour”. A bench headed by Justice A K Sikri clarified that it has only ordered the Uttar Pradesh police to […]

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Marines case : Centre need not file in SC tribunal proceedings

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The Supreme Court today exempted the Centre from filing before it the status report on the progress made by the international tribunal in deciding the jurisdiction issue in the case of Italian marines, accused of killing Indian fishermen A bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar said the Centre need not file a status […]

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SC seeks reply of Centre,RBI on plea over depositing old notes

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The Supreme Court today sought response from the Centre and the RBI on a plea alleging that people were not being allowed to deposit demonetised currency notes till March 31 as promised. “Issue notice returnable by Friday,” a bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar said and asked petitioner Sharad Mishra to serve the […]

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NGT slaps Rs 1L on 3 Ghaziabad civic body officials

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The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed a Rs 1 lakh fine on three officials of the Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation (GMC) for non-compliance of its order on maintenance of roads and pavements with green cover in one of the sectors. A bench headed by Justice Jawad Rahim said that Municpal Commissioner Abdul Samad, Chief Engineer […]

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SC gives life term to 2 for murder over tamarind plucking

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It took nearly two decades for a final outcome in a case of murder over plucking of tamarind in Karnataka with the Supreme Court awarding life imprisonment to two men. Families of two brothers had been quarreling “every now and then” over property and plucking of tamarind that led to the murder of the elder […]

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SC’s remarks reflect exasperation, evoke reaction from experts

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Burdened with a huge backlog of cases and a steady rise in litigation, the exasperation of the Supreme Court has come live with some recent remarks reflecting helplessness that its orders are not being followed, with legal experts expressing varied views on it. The observations like “Nobody listens to our orders” and “why is there […]

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Court sends 2 persons to 10-day police custody

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A local court today remanded two persons arrested in connection with a firing incident in 10-day police custody. The Special Operations Group (SOG) of Rajasthan Police produced Sanjay Sharma and Manish Saini in the court after bringing them from Rohtak jail on a production warrant, Inspector General of Police (IGP), SOG, Dinesh MN told PTI. […]

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PIL not a weapon to challenge financial decisions: RBI to Delhi HC

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Public interest litigation (PIL) cannot be used as a “weapon to challenge financial or economic decisions”, the RBI has told the Delhi High Court opposing a plea against the surcharge on credit and debit card transactions. The plea has alleged that the surcharge levied by the banks and the financial institutions on credit and debit […]

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VVIP chopper deal: Associates of suspected middleman get bail

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Two Indian associates of alleged middleman Christian Michel James were today granted bail by a special court in a money laundering case relating to the Rs 3,600 crore VVIP chopper deal. Special Judge Arvind Kumar allowed the bail pleas of accused R K Nanda and J B Subramaniyam, who were earlier summoned by the court. […]

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CBI opposes Ajay Chautala’s transfer plea

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The CBI today told a Delhi court that a plea of INLD leader Ajay Chautala, serving 10-year jail term in JBT scam case, for transfer of a disproportionate assets case against him to another court was “frivolous” and based on “flimsy grounds”. The CBI’s response came on Ajay’s claim that he apprehended that he would […]

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SC seeks Kerala reply on plea for dog pounds

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The Supreme Court today sought Kerala government’s response on a plea seeking setting up of dog pounds in the state to prevent stray canines from attacking people and livestock. A bench of justices Dipak Misra and Amitava Roy gave the state government four weeks to respond to the application which contends that by catching and […]

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