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High Profile Cases

High Profile Cases

Allahabad HC notice on plea seeking Yogi, Maurya disqualification

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The Allahabad High Court today directed the Central and the Uttar Pradesh governments to file their response on a petition seeking disqualification of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and his deputy Keshav Prasad Maurya for not vacating their parliamentary posts. The Lucknow bench of the high court had earlier issued a notice to the Attorney General, […]

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False info for passport: Court asks CBI to act against Tytler

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A special court today directed the CBI to consider taking necessary action against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler for allegedly furnishing false details to the passport office for renewal of his travel document. Special Judge Bharat Parashar said “though, an FIR should be registered, I am leaving it to the agency (CBI) to take any action […]

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Naveen Jindal, others summoned as accused in coal scam case

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Industrialist Naveen Jindal and others were today summoned by a special court here as accused in a case related to the allocation of a coal block in Madhya Pradesh after it took cognisance of a CBI charge sheet. Besides Jindal, the others summoned as accused are the company, Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL), its […]

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NGT asks Agra Div Comm to provide data on trees near Taj Mahal

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The National Green Tribunal has directed the Divisional Commissioner of Agra to provide information on the trees planted in the eco-sensitive Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ) near the historic Taj Mahal. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar asked the officer to provide necessary data within three weeks to advocate M C Mehta, who […]

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Direct ED not to take coercive step against me:Virbhadra to HC

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Virbhadra, wife appear in Delhi court in disproportionate assets case

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Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh and his wife today appeared in a special court here in connection with a nearly Rs 10 crore disproportionate assets case and sought bail. However, the judge posted the matter for argument to May 29 after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) sought time to file a reply to […]

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Fresh representation made to Prez: Justice Karnan’s lawyer

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A fresh representation has been made to the President on behalf of Calcutta High Court judge C S Karnan seeking suspension of the Supreme Court order sentencing him to six-month imprisonment for contempt of court, a lawyer representing him has said. Advocate Mathews J Nedumpara said that he, along with other counsel representing the high […]

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Sushil Modi records statement in defamation case

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Senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi today recorded his statement in a Patna court in connection with the defamation case he had filed against two RJD spokespersons for levelling “baseless” and “false” charges against him. Sushil Modi had filed the defamation case on May 2 against Manoj Jha and Chittranjan Gagan, both RJD spokespersons, for […]

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Satyendar Jain files defamation pleas against Kapil, BJP MLA

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Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain today filed two criminal defamation complaints in a city court against sacked minister Kapil Mishra and a BJP MLA for allegedly defaming him by levelling graft charges against him. Jain accused BJP MLA Manjinder Singh Sirsa of defaming him by organising a press conference and alleging that the minister was […]

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Justice Karnan approaches prez for suspension of SC order

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The lawyers representing Calcutta High Court judge C S Karnan have claimed that a representation has been made to the president seeking suspension of the Supreme Court order sentencing him to six months imprisonment for contempt of court. However, the president’s office said, “It was not aware of any such representation.” The lawyers yesterday said […]

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How can ‘sinful’ triple talaq be a matter of faith: SC asks Muslim bodies

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The Supreme Court today asked Muslim bodies how can a practice like triple talaq be a matter of “faith” when they have been asserting that it is “patriarchal”, “bad in theology” and “sinful”. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar also reserved its verdict on a clutch of pleas challenging the […]

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SC reserves verdict on triple talaq

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The Supreme Court today reserved its verdict on a batch of petitions challenging constitutional validity of the practice of triple talaq among Muslims. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar heard the issue for six days during which various parties including the Centre, All India Muslim Personal Law Board, All India […]

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Heated exchanges between Jaitley and Jethmalani in Delhi HC

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Heated exchanges were witnessed between Union Minister Arun Jaitley and senior advocate Ram Jethmalani in the Delhi High Court today during the former’s cross-examination in a defamation case against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. The recording of Jaitley’s statement in a civil defamation suit of Rs 10 crore filed by him against Kejriwal and other AAP […]

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