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Court, Judiciary & Legal System

Court to hear defamation complaint against Jagdish Tytler on Oct 15

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A Delhi court on Saturday fixed October 15 for hearing a criminal defamation complaint filed against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler by a senior lawyer representing the victims of 1984 anti-Sikh riot cases. The matter was put for the next date as additional chief metropolitan magistrate (ACMM) Gaurav Rao was on leave on Saturday. Tytler had […]

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Consumer Law News

Firm asked to pay around Rs 20 lakh for unfair trade practice

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A consumer forum has directed a Delhi-based construction firm to pay around Rs 20 lakh to a man for not delivering him a plot, saying the company engaged in “unfair trade practice”. The New Delhi District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, presided by C K Chaturvedi, asked Taneja Developers and Infrastructure Ltd to pay Rs 19.5 […]

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High Profile Cases

Court fixes defamation case against Smriti Irani for February 28

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A Delhi court on Saturday fixed February 28 next year for hearing a criminal defamation complaint filed by Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam against Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Smriti Irani. Metropolitan Magistrate Dheeraj Mittal, who had earlier summoned Irani as an accused asking her to appear on Saturday, was on leave and the matter […]

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Consumer Law News

Rs 43 lakh for family of businessman killed in road mishap

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The family of a young Bhiwandi-based businessman, who was run over by a truck in 2008, was awarded a compensation of Rs 43.55 lakh by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) here, which rejected their claim of Rs six crore. MACT judge Y Kulkarni asked the owner of the truck owner Nisar Ahmed Jamal Khan […]

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Bar, Bench & Firm News

Retired judges should not take any assignment with government: CJI RM Lodha

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In a parting shot, outgoing Chief Justice of India R M Lodha on Friday strongly defended the collegium system of appointment of judges, saying any other mode of appointment may impact on the independence of judiciary. He said judges are best equipped to judge the suitability of candidates before appointment. “I feel and it is […]

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Court, Judiciary & Legal System

HC seeks CCI response on plea of Mahindra & Tata

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The Delhi High Court today sought Competition Commission of India’s response on two Indian car makers’ plea challenging provisions of Competition Act as well as a CCI order imposing a penalty on them for violating trade norms in after-services market and spare parts. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw […]

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Criminal Law News High Profile Cases

VJ Siddharth Bhardwaj gets pre-arrest bail in molestation case

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The sessions court here today granted anticipatory bail to the video jockey and former reality show contestant Siddharth Bhardwaj who is facing a criminal case for alleged molestation. “The court granted pre-arrest bail to Bhardwaj,” public prosecutor Nilima Kasture said. Suburban Oshiwara police had last month registered a case under sections 354 (outraging woman’s modesty), […]

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Criminal Law News

1984 riots case: HC denies bail for time being to 2 convicts

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On Thursday the Delhi High Court said it will not grant bail for the time being to two of the three convicts serving life term in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case in which five members of a family were killed. A bench of justices Pradeep Nandrajog and Mukta Gupta said it will first hear arguments […]

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IM men wanted to adopt Maoist method to kill politicians: NIA

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ndian Mujahideen’s Pakistan-based founder Riyaz Bhatkal had suggested adopting tactics used in the 2013 Maoist strike in Chhattisgarh on Congress leaders for eliminating politicians, the NIA has told a Delhi court. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) said this in its supplementary charge sheet filed before a special court which on Thursday took cognisance of the […]

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Court, Judiciary & Legal System

Hearing on lawyer’s application against Paraskar adjourned

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The sessions court here today adjourned the hearing on the application filed by a lawyer seeking cancellation of the pre-arrest bail of till the next month. The lawyer, advocate Chitra Salunke, had represented a Mumbai-based model in a case of alleged sexual assault against Paraskar, a deputy inspector general of police. On August 12, the […]

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Court, Judiciary & Legal System

Suo motu PIL in Gujarat High Court on new tourism zone in Gir

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The Gujarat High Court today sought explanation from the Centre and the state government on a plan to set up new tourist zone in the Gir Asiatic lions sanctuary. The court took up the issue as a suo motu PIL. The division bench comprising justices Akil Kureshi and J B Pardiwala served notices to the […]

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Criminal Law News

Alipiri blast case: four-year jail term for three Naxals

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A court at Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh today sentenced three Naxals to four years’ rigorous imprisonment in a case related to the October 2003 blast at Alipiri targeting the then Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu. The accused Rammohan Reddy, Narsimha Reddy and M Chandra will also have to pay a fine of Rs 500 each, […]

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