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Kerala HC posts plea on stadium shops for hearing tomorrow

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The Kerala High Court today posted for further hearing tomorrow a plea by business establishments challenging a notice issued by GCDA directing that the units inside the Kochi Jawaharlal Nehru International stadium complex be closed for a specific period for smooth conduct of the FIFA U-17 World Cup football tournament in October. The petition sought […]

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Defamation case by Jaitley: SC asks Delhi HC to decide Chadha’s plea

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The Supreme Court today asked the Delhi High Court to decide by September 25 the plea of AAP leader Raghav Chadha against a trial court order summoning him as an accused in the criminal defamation case filed by union minister Arun Jaitley. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra said the parties shall appear […]

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Delhi HC asks govt to explore rebuilding minority school demolished 40 years ago

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The Delhi High Court today asked the AAP government and the authorities concerned to explore the possibility of allotting land for a minority school which has been functioning from tents since its demolition over 40 years ago during the Emergency. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar asked the […]

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Need to publish list of benefits for acid attack victims: Delhi HC

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There is an urgent need to publish the list of all benefits available to the acid attack victims, the Delhi High Court has said. Justice Vibhu Bakhru, while considering two petitions filed by two acid attack victims, also said that the publication of such a comprehensive paper would ensure that the acid attack victims are […]

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Delhi HC seeks new DUSU leaders’ response on plea against defacement

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Days after the Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) elections, the Delhi High Court today sought the responses from the four winning candidates on a petition accusing them of defacing public properties during the poll campaign. The high court also issued notice to the Delhi government and Delhi University on the plea seeking to refurbish the […]

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SC notice to Centre, states on plea over safety of students

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A plea seeking framing of “non- negotiable” child safety conditions and implementation of guidelines to protect school children from sexual abuse and murder today prompted the Supreme Court to seek responses from the Centre and all state governments. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud issued […]

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Tirupur man gets life imprisonment for murdering brother

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A court in nearby Tirupur today sentenced a 40-year-old man to life imprisonment for murdering his younger brother over a property dispute and concocting a story that he was killed in an accident there in 2015. Judge M K Jamuna awarded the life sentence to convict Manoharan for murdering his brother Madan Kumar. The prosecution […]

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Delhi HC clears way for exiled Indian couple to return

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Not granting citizenship rights is the “worst possible kind” of deprivation, the Delhi High Court has said, paving the way for an Indian couple, living in exile for 23 years as they were denied passports, to return home. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar directed the Centre to […]

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Hauz Khas Village is ticking time bomb: Delhi HC

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The Hauz Khas Village in south Delhi is “a ticking time bomb”, the Delhi High Court has said. It also observed that neither the government agencies, nor the restaurant owners of the area have responded to its queries on safety and other issues. A bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal warned the associations […]

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33,487 teachers are on strike: TN govt tells Madras HC

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The Tamil Nadu government today informed the Madras High Court that a total of 33,487 government teachers, affiliated to six unions, were abstaining from work across the state. Additional Advocate General Venkatramani representing the state government informed this to the court in an affidavit containing replies to various other queries raised yesterday by Justice N […]

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Delhi HC asks Centre to expedite process of filling vacancy in NGT

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The Delhi High Court today asked the Centre to expedite the process of appointing judicial and expert members in the National Green Tribunal (NGT). A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar was informed by the Centre’s counsel that steps have been taken to fill the vacant posts of judicial […]

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MP official gets five year jail for accepting Rs 5,000 bribe

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A Madhya Pradesh Panchayat department official was sentenced to five years imprisonment by a special court here in a 2015 bribery case. Special court judge Ramesh Srivastava found Employment Assistant Vinod Dhakar guilty under various sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act for accepting Rs 5,000 from the complainant. The court also imposed a fine […]

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