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High Profile Cases

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Women leaders oppose triple talaq

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A passionate debate has emerged over the government’s stand to oppose the practice of “triple talaq” with some leading women politicians seeking its abolition, even as Muslim bodies accused the ruling dispensation of waging a “war” on their personal law. Though most of the women leaders avoided direct comments on the Centre’s affidavit or sought […]

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Fake degree row: Order on summoning Smriti Irani on Oct 18

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A Delhi court would decide next week on whether to summon Union Minister Smriti Irani on a complaint filed against her for allegedly giving false information regarding her academic qualifications in affidavits to the Election Commission. Metropolitan Magistrate Harvinder Singh today reserved its order for October 18 after the Delhi State Election Commission, in pursuance […]

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Expedite sale of Mallya’s jet: HC to Service Tax dept

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The Bombay High Court today directed the Service Tax department to complete the process of re-auction and sale of businessman Vijay Mallya’s private aircraft by December 15 this year. Mallya’s aircraft has been parked at the airport here pending auction due to recovery of Service Tax dues. A division bench of Justices S C Dharmadhikari […]

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Delhi HC stays trial proceedings against hockey player Sardar Singh

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Delhi High Court has stayed the proceedings before a trial court here against former Indian national Hockey team captain Sardar Singh, facing allegation of sexual harassment made by his estranged girlfriend, an ex- British player. “Further proceedings before the trial court shall remain stayed,” Justice Vipin Sanghi said and issued notice to the former Under-19 […]

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“Lower judiciary should avoid evocative verdicts”

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“Touch the chord of a layman” by drafting simple judgements. This was the suggestion given by Supreme Court Judge, Justice A K Sikri, to his colleagues, especially those in the lower judiciary. Addressing a session at the ongoing Kumaon Literary Festival here, he suggested that the lower judiciary should draft simple judgements as they may […]

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Youth gets life term for killing girlfriend's parents

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Rights of children completely non-negotiable: Delhi HC

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Rights of children are completely non-negotiable even if they are implicated in a heinous crime, Delhi High Court has said while expressing pain over the way a sessions court dealt with a murder case in which a juvenile was “incarcerated” for over nine years. The high court suggested that there was a need to train […]

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Fresh PIL in HC against film on Indira Gandhi’s assassination

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The release of Bollywood movie ’31st October’, based on the aftermath of the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi including the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, has been opposed again in Delhi High Court. A petition has been filed afresh against its release after the High Court on October 5 refused to entertain the plea, saying it […]

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Defamation complaint against Rahul for ‘dalali’ remark

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A complaint of defamation was today lodged in a court here against Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi for his ‘dalali’ remark targetting Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the surgical strikes. Local lawyer Sadanand Singh moved the application under IPC Section 500 (Punishment for defamation) in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate which fixed the hearing […]

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Ex-Delhi Police DCP gets two-year jail in DA case

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A former Deputy Commissioner of Delhi Police was today awarded a two-year jail term by a special court in a 2001 case for amassing assets worth over Rs 10 lakh disproportionate to his known sources of income. Special CBI Judge Anju Bajaj Chandna handed down the punishment to 1993-batch IPS Bhupinder Singh Bola and also […]

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SC stays Patna HC order quashing Bihar liquor ban law

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Supreme Court today stayed the operation of the Patna High Court judgement quashing the Bihar government’s law banning sale and consumption of all types of liquor in the state. A bench, comprising justices Dipak Misra and U U Lalit, issued notices to all respondents including some liquor manufacturers on whose plea the high court had […]

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Irani’s fake degree row:Court summons docs from EC

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A city court today asked the Delhi State Election Commission to file certain records relating to Union Minister Smriti Irani’s educational qualification, filed by her while contesting 2004 general elections, on a complaint alleging she had given false information in her affidavit given to the poll panel. Metropolitan Magistrate Harvinder Singh, who was expected to […]

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People made to suffer menace of diseases in Delhi: SC

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In a stinging criticism of the handling of dengue and chikungunya menace in Delhi, the Supreme Court today said the authorities here were “not interested” and the people have been “left to suffer”. It also expressed disappointment over the outcome of yesterday’s meeting between the Lieutenant Governor and Delhi government on curbing vector-borne diseases like […]

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