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IAS officer, dad let off in disproportionate assets case

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Former Land Disposal Commissioner of Delhi Development Authority Anand Mohan Sharan, facing trial in disproportionate assets case, was today acquitted by a Delhi court. Special CBI Judge Manoj Jain also absolved Anand’s father Krishan Mohan Sharan, a retired Indian Railway official, of the charges of criminal conspiracy and corruption under the provisions of the Prevention […]

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SC rejects Roy’s plea for house arrest, lifts curbs on sale of assets

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Change of the judges on the bench failed to revise the fate of yet another plea by the Sahara Group as the Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to release Subrata Roy from jail and also junked a request to shift him to a guest house for putting him under house arrest. In its first order […]

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Himachal HC rejects HPCA plea to implead CM

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The Himachal High Court today dismissed the plea of Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) to implead Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh as party in his individual capacity in a HPCA case. A division bench of the HC comprising Acting Chief Justice Mansoor Ahmad Mir and Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan rejected HPCA’s plea to make Registrar (Cooperative) […]

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HC wants state to form panel on traffic congestion

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A Division bench of the Gauhati High Court today directed Assam Chief Secretary to constitute a committee to take short/long term measures on the issues of traffic congestion of Guwahati. The Division Bench of Chief Justice Abhoy Manohar Sapre and Justice A K Goswami after hearing a PIL directed that the committee submit a concrete […]

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SC allows Supertech to remove materials from towers

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The Supreme Court today allowed real estate major Supertech Ltd to remove construction materials from its sealed 40-storey twin towers in NOIDA to ensure safety of the residents and others. A bench of justices J S Khehar and C Nagappan allowed the plea of Supertech Ltd that keeping the safety aspects in mind, the construction […]

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SC extends Tejpal’s interim bail in sexual assault case till June 27

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The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended till June 27 interim bail for former Tehelka magazine editor Tarun Tejpal in the sexual assault case lodged by a former employee of the group. A bench of Justices J S Khehar and C Nagappan said the court was satisfied that the interim bail granted to Tejpal on May […]

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Stay on demolition of Nazarbaug Palace extended

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Gujarat high court on Tuesday extended stay on demolition of Vadodara’s Nazarbaug Palace till June 12 even as the petitioner filed a contempt plea, accusing the civic body of not following the HC orders and not stopping the demolition even after the court order was served on them. Petitioner’s advocate Dipan Desai contended that the […]

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2G: Shahid Balwa wants to depose as witness

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Swan Telecom promoter Shahid Usman Balwa, one of the accused in the 2G spectrum allocation case, today told a Delhi court that he wanted to depose as a witness to defend himself in the ongoing trial. Balwa’s counsel Vijay Aggarwal told Special CBI Judge O P Saini that his client wished to depose as a […]

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Kanimozhi: ED chargesheet on sketchy material

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DMK MP Kanimozhi today argued in a Delhi court that there was no “iota of evidence” against her regarding the alleged “parking” of Rs 200 crore in Kalaignar TV and Enforcement Directorate (ED) has chargesheeted her only on the basis of “sketchy material”. Arguing on framing of charges and on the bail plea moved by […]

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Court changes DGP, 3 others with murder, abduction

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A local court today framed charges of murder and kidnapping against Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) S K Sharma and three other former policemen in a 24-year-old case of alleged kidnapping and murder of a youth. The other accused in the case are former DIG SPS Basra, the then ASI Gurcharan Singh and the […]

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Two death row convicts in December 16 gangrape, murder case move SC

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Two out of the four death row convicts in the December 16 gangrape and murder case on Monday moved the Supreme Court seeking a stay on their execution and reversal of the Delhi High Court verdict upholding their conviction and the punishment. An appeal on behalf of the condemned convicts, Vinay Sharma (21) and Akshay […]

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NRI death: Accused denied permission to go abroad

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A Delhi has refused to grant permission to one of the accused in the death of NRI student Anmol Sarna from leaving the country for pursuing his studies abroad. Chief metropolitan magistrate Veena Rani, however, ordered that passport of accused Shivank Gambhir be released. “In the present case no itinerary has been provided and the […]

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