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Vintage Car Rally in Delhi allowed by green panel

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In a breather to car aficionados, the National Green Tribunal today allowed the 21 Gun Salute International Vintage Car Rally by agreeing to make an exception to its order banning all vehicles older than 15 years from plying on Delhi roads. A bench headed by NGT chief Justice Swatanter Kumar granted permission to organise the […]

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Bombay HC seeks reply of Jiah’s mother on contempt plea against her

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The Bombay High Court today issued notice to Rabiya Khan, mother of late actress Jiah Khan, and sought her response to a contempt plea filed against her by actor Sooraj Pancholi’s parents Zarina Wahab and Aditya Pancholi. Wahab and Pancholi had filed the contempt petition against Rabiya in December last year. In the plea, they […]

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13 get rigorous life imprisonment in murder case

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A court in Bihar’s Darbhanga district today awarded rigorous life imprisonment to 13 persons and imposed a penalty of Rs 21,000 on each after finding them guilty of killing a villager three years ago. Additional Districts and Sessions Judge (ADJ) – IV Brajesh Kumar Malviya passed the order convicting all 13 in the murder of […]

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Madras HC dismisses PIL seeking CBI probe into gutka scam

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The Madras High Court today dismissed a PIL seeking CBI probe into the multi-crore “gutka hoarding scam” that came to light following an IT raid, which found tax evasion to the tune of Rs 250 crore by dealers and stockists. The matter relates to a PIL filed by Advocate Vincent, seeking a CBI probe into […]

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SC orders status quo on CCI probe against Uber

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The Supreme Court today ordered status quo on the Competition Commission of India (CCI) probe against Uber for predatory pricing allegations by Meru Cabs. A bench of Justices Dipak Misra and D Y Chandrachud also sought responses from CCI and Meru Cabs on the matter. Uber has challenged the order of the appellate tribunal passed […]

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Suicides by farmers: SC seeks response from Centre, states

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The Supreme Court today sought responses from the Centre, state governments, union territories and the RBI to examine the likely reasons behind suicides by farmers. A bench comprising Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justice N V Ramana asked them to respond within four weeks. The bench said that it is a “sensitive matter” of […]

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Delhi HC seeks police reply on plea for action against cops

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A police informer, who along with another man were recently acquitted of terror charges after facing trial for 11 years, has sought departmental probe against those police officers who had allegedly framed them, with Delhi High Court directing the city police to respond to his plea. Irshad Ali, who moved the plea in the high […]

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Bhangor violence accused sent to 8-day CID custody

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A sub-divisional court today remanded a woman CPI(ML) Red Star leader and two others, arrested for allegedly inciting violence in the Bhangor area over the construction of a Power Grid sub-station, to CID custody till February 3. The Baruipur sub-divisional court remanded Sarmishta Choudhury and two others to CID custody for eight days on the […]

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Delhi HC asks forest dept to respond on land needed for govt school

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Delhi High Court has asked Delhi government’s Forest Department to urgently respond to the Education Department’s request to de-notify forest land in the Bhati mines area for construction of permanent structure for a government-run school. Justice V Kameswar Rao was told by Delhi government that construction of a permanent structure for the school in Bhati […]

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AIIMS admits in Delhi HC its laser machine not working

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India’s premier hospital AIIMS today admitted that its ‘pulse dye laser’ machine, needed for skin treatment, has been out of order for several months, after Delhi High Court castigated it following a complaint that a patient was not getting treated for a serious ailment. Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva was told by the counsel for All India […]

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Transport scam: Case in SC, trial court to hear in Mar

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Arguments on the appointment of special public prosecutor (SPP) in the Rs 100 crore transport scam case would be heard by a special court in March as the matter is pending before the Supreme Court. Special Judge Poonam Chaudhry put up the matter for March 27 after the court was told that the case is […]

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CJI reinstates Justice M B Lokur as e-panel in-charge

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Chief Justice J S Khehar has reversed his predecessor Justice T S Thakur’s decision and reinstated Justice M B Lokur as judge in-charge of Supreme Court’s e-panel. The e-Committee set up in 2004 is a body constituted by the Government under the Supreme Court for policy formation on and implementation of Information and Communication Technology […]

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