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SC dismisses plea to stay release of ‘An insignificant man’

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The Supreme Court today dismissed a plea seeking stay on the nationwide release of the movie ‘An insignificant man’, which the petitioner claimed was based on the life of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. The movie is set to be released tomorrow. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra said freedom of speech and […]

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Jaitley opposes Kejriwal’s plea against summoning order

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Union minister Arun Jaitley today opposed Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s petition in the Delhi High Court seeking quashing of a trial court’s order summoning him as an accused in a criminal defamation complaint filed by the BJP leader. Jaitley sought dismissal of Kejriwal’s plea on the ground that he and five other AAP leaders, who […]

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Judges bribery case: SC dismisses plea for SIT probe

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The Supreme Court today dismissed a petition seeking SIT probe into an alleged case of bribery in the name of judges, saying such a plea has raised unnecessary doubts over the integrity of judges. The apex court rejected the petition filed by lawyer Kamini Jaiswal, making it clear that the CBI’s FIR was not against […]

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NGT refuses to exempt women, two-wheelers from Odd-even scheme

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The National Green Tribunal today refused to exempt women and two-wheelers from the Delhi government’s odd-even scheme and ordered that diesel vehicles over ten years old be taken off the roads immediately. The green panel has also asked the city government to identify the most polluted areas today itself and sprinkle water. It also allowed […]

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Judges bribery case: 3-judge SC bench reserves order

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The Supreme Court today reserved its order on the maintainability of a petition in which the issue of alleged bribing of judges has been raised. A three-judge bench headed by Justic R K Agrawal said it was likely to pass an order in the matter tomorrow. During the hearing, the bench questioned advocate Prashant Bhushan, […]

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SC to hear today plea to curb rising pollution in Delhi-NCR

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The Supreme Court agreed to hear today itself a fresh plea seeking to curb rising pollution in Delhi and the national capital region (NCR). A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud considered the submission of lawyer R K Kapoor that rise in dust particles on roads, […]

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Judges bribery case: 3-judge SC bench likely to hear plea today

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A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court is likely to hear today a plea claiming that alleged bribes were taken using the names of apex court judges promising to secure favourable settlement of a case. A bench of justices J Chelameswar and S Abdul Nazeer had ordered on November 9 that the plea be heard […]

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SC refuses to stay release of ‘Padmavati’, Allahabad HC declines plea

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The Supreme Court today refused to stay the release of Deepika Padukone starrer ‘Padmavati’ over which the Allahabad High Court also declined to entertain a plea seeking a ban of the Bollywood film. The Sanjay Leela Bhansali-directed period drama, which also starred Ranveer Singh and Shahid Kapoor, in lead roles is due to be released […]

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CBI opposes Maran brothers’ discharge plea in exchange case

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The CBI today strongly opposed the discharge petitions filed by former Union Minister Dayanidhi Maran and his brother Kalanidhi Maran in the illegal telephone exchange case. When the case came up before the XIV Additional Judge for CBI cases S Natarajan, the CBI strongly opposed the discharge applications moved by the Maran brothers. Maintaining that […]

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Bribery in judges’ names: SC sets up bench of 5 snr judges

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In an unprecedented development, the Supreme Court today referred to a constitution bench, comprising five senior-most judges, a plea claiming that alleged bribes were being taken using the names of apex court judges promising to secure favourable settlement of a case. Terming as “disturbing” the allegations levelled in CBI’s FIR that also made former Orissa […]

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NGT bans construction, industrial activity in Delhi-NCR

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With deadly smog blanketing Delhi and the neighbouring states for the third day, the National Green Tribunal today banned construction and industrial activities and entry of trucks, as it rapped the Delhi government and civic bodies over the situation. The state governments of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan and Haryana were also directed to ensure that […]

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Chhattisgarh court rejects Vinod Verma’s bail plea

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A sessions court in Chhattisgarh’s Raipur district today rejected the bail plea of senior journalist Vinod Verma, who is in judicial custody after his arrest in connection with a case of alleged blackmailing and extortion. Additional District and Session Judge Jitendra Jain turned down the bail plea, Verma’s lawyer Faizal Rizvi told PTI. The defence […]

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