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Court takes cognisance of defamation case against Cong leader

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A Delhi court has taken cognisance of a criminal defamation case against Gujarat Congress leader Shaktisinh Gohil by a state-run company over his statement alleging scam in the procurement of LED bulbs for government use. Metropolitan Magistrate Snigdha Sarvaria took note of the complaint filed by Saurabh Kumar, Managing Director of Energy Efficiency Services Ltd […]

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Madras HC rejects insurance firm plea against compensation

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The Madras High Court has held that not finding a person’s name in legal heir certificate of a road mishap victim cannot be a ground to deny him compensation in cases of accident claims. Justice S Vimala made the observation while dismissing recently a plea by Salem branch of the Oriental Insurance Company, challenging a […]

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2008 blast : Court drops charge agnst Batla House caretaker

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A city court today let off the caretaker of the Batla House flat in South Delhi, where two suspected militants were killed in an encounter in 2008, in a cheating case. Additional Sessions Judge R K Tripathi discharged Abdul Rehman, who was arrested on September 20, 2008 for offences of forgery and cheating under the […]

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Man gets 10-yr jail for raping woman in garb of helping her

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A 32-year-old man has been sent to jail for 10 years by a Delhi court for raping a woman, taking advantage of her vulnerability after she sought his help regarding sexual assault committed by an ex-employer. The court lamented the plight of the woman, a maid, who was raped in Amritsar by her former employer’s […]

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Delhi HC dismisses plea to audit India Against Corruption

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The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea seeking an audit of the accounts of India Against Corruption (IAC), an anti-corruption movement spearheaded by Anna Hazare during 2011 and 2012. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar also pulled up petitioner Chand Jain for not disclosing to the court that he […]

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Look into ‘discrimination’ agst medical students from outside

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The Allahabad High Court has directed the Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh to look into alleged debarment of medical students belonging to other states from counselling sessions for admission to post- graduate courses. Passing the order, a division bench comprising Justice Arun Tandon and Justice Rekha Dixit asked the Chief Secretary to take action against […]

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Three persons sentenced to life imprisonment for murder

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A Nawada court today sentenced three persons to life imprisonment for murdering a man two years ago. Additional District Judge Rajesh Kumar convicted Rajesh, Vijay and Mukesh after holding them guilty. According to the prosecution, the convicts had beaten one Mithun Chauhan to death with sticks following a scuffle over playing music in Laxmipur village […]

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Assam revenue joint secy jailed for embezzlement of funds

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A local court today remanded the joint secretary of Assam revenue department to five-day police custody in connection with alleged misappropriation of funds. Bubul Lekharu, who was arrested yesterday following his surrender, was produced at the Chief Judicial Magistrate’s court here. Lekharu had allegedly diverted funds meant for two children who had lost their parents. […]

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Madras HC holds unmarried 2nd daughter entitled to father’s pension

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The Madras High Court has held that an unmarried second daughter of a retired government employee may be given the family pension if her elder sibling surrenders her right to receive it. Delivering his order on a petition by one Jothi, the unmarried daughter of a retired head constable, seeking her late father’s pension, Justice […]

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AoL questions expert panel’s findings on Yamuna floodplains

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The Art of Living (AoL), headed by spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, today questioned the findings of an expert committee of the National Green Tribunal on the damage caused to the Yamuna floodplains after a three-day cultural event organised by it. The AoL told a bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar that […]

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Marriage of Muslim woman during ‘iddat’ not void: Court

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A city court has ruled that the marriage performed by a Muslim woman during the ‘iddat’ (waiting) period is not invalid, even as the issue of triple talaq is being debated in the Supreme Court. Under the Islamic law, a divorced woman has to wait during the ‘iddat’ period for about three months before she […]

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Two years jail to man for assaulting cop

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A Delhi court has sent a 31- year-old man to jail for two years for assaulting a policeman who was chasing him from an alleged crime scene. Additional Sessions Judge Manoj Jain also imposed a fine of Rs 30,000 on north west resident Naveen Shokeen and said that he obstructed constable Manish from doing his […]

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