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High Profile Cases

High Profile Cases

Seizure of demonetised notes: Court sends 9 to NIA custody

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A Delhi court today sent nine persons, arrested in connection with the seizure of Rs 36 crore worth of old currency allegedly linked to terror activities in Jammu and Kashmir, to NIA custody. District Judge Poonam Bamba allowed the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to interrogate the accused till November 21. The public prosecutor, appearing for […]

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Mallya to be declared PO; Court asks him to appear by Dec 18

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A Delhi court today initiated the process to declare beleaguered businessman Vijay Mallya as a proclaimed offender for allegedly evading summons in a FERA violation case. It has now given him the last opportunity to appear before the court by December 18. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Deepak Shehrawat directed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to take appropriate […]

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NCP MLA levels allegations in court against jail officials

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NCP MLA Ramesh Kadam, arrested for alleged massive irregularities in the state government-run Annabhau Sathe Development Corporation (ASDC), today levelled a number of allegations against the Arthur Road jail officials in the special ACB court. Kadam, who was arrested in 2015, told special ACB judge G A Sanap that the jail authorities charged him around […]

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Jaitley’s suit based on heresay evidence: Kejriwal

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Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today told the Delhi High Court that Union Minister Arun Jaitley’s second defamation suit against him over the usage of ‘scandalous’ words by his former counsel was based on heresay and thus was inadmissible as evidence for fresh action. Jaitley’s counsel, however, termed as “belated” the chief minister’s denial that he […]

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Polavaram case: SC slaps Rs 25,000 cost on Centre

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The Supreme Court today slapped a cost of Rs 25,000 on the Centre for not filing its response on a plea filed by Odisha government in a matter pertaining to Indira Sagar Polavaram Project on river Godavari in Andhra Pradesh. The apex court imposed the cost while expressing dissatisfaction at the Centre’s failure to file […]

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SC asks UIDAI to consider an old man’s plea to Aadhaar

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The Supreme Court today asked the unique identification authority of India (UIDAI) to consider and take suitable steps on the representation of a senior citizen seeking an update in his Aadhaar details. Observing that government would be “happy” if a citizen comes forward to get Aadhaar, a bench comprising Justices A K Sikri and Ashok […]

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Delhi HC not to interfere with Patra’s appointment as ONGC director

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The Delhi High Court today refused to interfere with the appointment of BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra as an independent director on the board of the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC). A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar refused to entertain the PIL which also sought cancellation of […]

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Construction workers’ funds spent on laptops; SC anguished

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Laptops and washing machines were bought out of a whopping Rs 29,000 crore fund meant for the welfare of construction workers and less than ten per cent spent on the actual purpose. Terming this as a “shocking” and “extremely distressing” state of affairs, the Supreme Court has said the funds, collected by the government through […]

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Banks, telecos to indicate deadline for linking Aadhaar: SC

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The Supreme Court today made it clear that banks and telecom service providers will have to indicate the last date of linking bank accounts and mobile numbers with Aadhaar in their communications with customers. Currently, the last date to link Aadhaar with bank accounts is December 31 this year while for mobile numbers, it is […]

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SC disposes of pleas to deposit demonetised notes, refers to constitution bench

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The Supreme Court today disposed of 14 petitions seeking its nod to deposit demonetised notes and said that a five-judge Constitution Bench would deal with this aspect besides deciding the validity of Centre’s decision to demonetise currency notes. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud said […]

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Saharanpur clashes: HC gives bail to Bhim Army chief

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The Allahabad High Court today granted bail to Chandrashekhar, the chief of dalit outfit Bhim Army who was arrested on June 8 in connection with Thakur- Dalit clash in Uttar Pradesh’s Saharanpur district. Justice Mukhtar Ahmed allowed the bail plea of accused Chandrashekhar alias Ravan, accepting the argument of his counsel that neither any specific […]

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SC to hear tomorrow plea challenging validity of Aadhaar Act

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The Supreme Court today agreed to hear tomorrow a petition challenging the constitutional validity of the Aadhaar Act. The matter was mentioned before a bench headed by Justice J Chelameswar and the counsel representing the petitioner sought an urgent hearing, saying similar pleas were already listed for hearing before the apex court tomorrow. Karnataka-based Mathew […]

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