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Special schools for children with disability needed: SC to UP

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The Supreme Court today asked Uttar Pradesh to come up a mechanism for promotion and facilitation of inclusive education, so that students suffering from disability are not kept away from mainstream education. The court sought a reply from the state government on how it would work out the provisions of the Rights of Persons with […]

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Keep round-the-clock vigil at Sarojini Nagar market: NGT

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The National Green Tribunal today directed the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) to maintain a round-the-clock vigil at the Sarojini Nagar market here to ensure that vehicles are not parked on the streets around it. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar asked the civic body and the traffic police to ensure deployment […]

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Bombay High Court CJ Justice Manjula Chellur retires

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Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court, Justice Manjula Chellur, retired from service today. Chellur was the second woman judge to be appointed as the Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court, the first being Justice Sujata Manohar. On her last day in office today, CJ Chellur thanked all litigants and lawyers present in her […]

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Delhi HC pulls up police for not acting on complaints by poor people

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The Delhi High Court has rapped the city police for not taking appropriate action on a complaint filed by a man whose wife had gone missing, saying it was “very regretful” that the grievances of “poor people” go unheeded. A bench of justices Vipin Sanghi and P S Teji ordered the Delhi police commissioner to […]

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Court raps Tihar authorities on treating of undertrials

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Jail authorities are “custodians” of undertrials on behalf of the judiciary and are supposed to give them proper medical care, treatment and food, a Delhi court has observed while coming down on Tihar Jail officials for not complying with earlier directions. The court, which was dealing with applications filed by some inmates who sought necessary […]

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Urgent law needed to rehabilitate wrongful imprisonment

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The Delhi High Court has said there is an urgent need for a framework, preferably a law, to rehabilitate victims of wrongful prosecution and imprisonment. A bench of justices S Muralidhar and I S Mehta noted that at present there was no statutory or legal scheme in the country to compensate those who have been […]

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HC directs CBI to file case against 2 cops, drug peddler

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The Himachal Pradesh High Court observed that there was merit in allegations of a youth from Haryana that he was falsely implicated in a case by two police officials and a drug peddler, and directed the CBI to register a regular case against them. The CBI had registered a Preliminary Enquiry in October after a […]

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Delhi HC pulls up police for not acting on complaints by poor people

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The Delhi High Court has rapped the city police for not taking appropriate action on a complaint filed by a man whose wife had gone missing, saying it was “very regretful” that the grievances of “poor people” go unheeded. A bench of justices Vipin Sanghi and P S Teji ordered the Delhi police commissioner to […]

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Court seeks ED’s response on bizman’s plea

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A Delhi court today sought a response from Enforcement Directorate on an application filed by Delhi-based businessman Gagan Dhawan seeking his production before it through video conferencing in a Rs 5,000-crore money laundering case. Additional Sessions Judge Sidharth Sharma directed the agency to file its reply by December 4 when it will hear the matter. […]

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Rs 12.45 lakh to road accident victim’s parents

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A court of Noida today awarded a compensation of Rs 12.45 lakh to the parents of a man who was killed in an road accident in 2015. The district court awarded the compensation to the victim’s mother Saroj Devi and father Prem Kumar. They will get equal amounts, Senior Prosecution Officer Lalit Mudgal said. Half […]

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Fee hike committee moves Delhi HC for extension of tenure

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Justice Anil Dev Singh committee, appointed to look into the excess fees charged by private schools here on the pretext of implementing the 6th Pay Commission, today moved the Delhi High Court seeking another year to complete verification of records of the institutions. The committee, which was set up by the high court in 2011, […]

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Can air news on Pushkar but respect Tharoor’s silence: Delhi HC

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The Delhi High Court today refused to restrain journalist Arnab Goswami and his Republic TV from airing news or debates relating to the mysterious death of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor’s wife Sunanda Pushkar but said it has to be “tempered and balanced”. The high court also held that Tharoor has a “right to silence” under […]

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