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Man who lost eye in fight gets justice after 17 years

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A man who lost an eye after getting beaten up by two brothers has found justice, albeit after 17 years, as a local court here sentenced the accused to 10 years in prison. Additional District Sessions Court judge D C Singh held the brothers Avnish and Perveen guilty under Section 326 of the IPC (Voluntarily […]

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SC dismisses plea for CBI probe into Jayalalithaa’s death

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The Supreme Court today dismissed pleas, including that of Rajya Sabha MP and expelled AIADMK leader Sasikala Pushpa, seeking a CBI probe or a judicial investigation by an apex court judge into the death of J Jayalalithaa. A bench of Justices P C Ghose and R F Nariman said that a similar petition is pending […]

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Unauthorised colonies born out of greed: Delhi HC

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Unauthorised colonies are normally born out of greed with intent of securing unmerited benefits and legalising them has emboldened purchasers of acquired land and encroachers apart from leading to manifold problems, the Delhi High Court has said. “This court would like to emphasise the distinction between an unauthorised colony and jhuggi jhopri cluster. While jhuggi […]

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Rohit Tandon was the main conspirator: ED to court

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The Enforcement Directorate today opposed the bail plea of controversial lawyer Rohit Tandon, who is in jail for alleged seizure of Rs 13.6 crore cash from his law firm as part of an anti-blackmoney probe, telling a court here that he was one of the main conspirators in the illegal conversion of nearly Rs 60 […]

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CBI has agenda against me: Peter Mukerjea

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Former media baron Peter Mukerjea, arrested in the murder case of his step daughter Sheena Bora, today told a special court here that CBI was trying to malign his image. Peter’s lawyer Mihir Gheewala argued on framing of charges. Special judge for CBI cases H S Mahajan is likely to frame charges in the case […]

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US woman gangrape case: Accused denied bail

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A Delhi court today dismissed the bail application of one of the four men arrested for allegedly raping a US tourist in a 5-star hotel here last year. Additional Sessions Judge Raj Kapoor denied the relief to accused Vivek Srivastava, who was working in the hotel when the crime was allegedly committed. The court rejected […]

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Man gets 10 years jail for possessing drugs

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A man has been sent to 10 years in jail for possessing 6.5 kg of opium by a special court, which slapped a fine of Rs one lakh on him. The court awarded the sentence to Madhya Pradesh resident Vishnu, while noting that he was carrying opium in commercial quantity. “Keeping in view the commercial […]

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Madras HC dispenses with appearance of CEC on election plea

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The Madras High Court today dispensed with the personal appearance of the Chief Election Commissioner in an election petition matter. Justice MV Muralidharan allowed a petition by Tamil Nadu Chief Electoral Officer Rajesh Lakhani on behalf of the CEC, seeking to dispense with his personal appearance in court. The judge had, on December 23, ordered […]

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Ex-MLA Ranveer Yadav gets life term in murder case

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A court here today sentenced former MLA Ranveer Yadav to life imprisonment in a murder case that dates back to 1988. Additional District Judge Phool Singh also imposed on Yadav, an Independent MLA from Khagaria Assembly seat in 1990, a fine of Rs 50,000 after finding him guilty in the murder case of Sunil Yadav. […]

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Bombay HC asks Centre to decide on mandatory sealing of health care

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The Bombay High Court has directed the Centre to treat a petition — seeking mandatory sealing of health care products and consumer durables — as if it was a representation made to it and take appropriate decision expeditiously, preferably within six months. The direction was issued recently by a division bench headed by Justice Shantunu […]

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Court upholds JJB order convicting juvenile in sodomy case

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The accused in sexual assault cases can be convicted even in the absence of any medical evidence if the testimony of the victim is found “truthful and trustworthy”, a sessions court here has said while upholding the conviction of a juvenile for sodomising a 10-year-old boy. “Forensic evidence in sexual assault cases is only a […]

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Kin of man killed in mishap get Rs 21.8 lakh compensation

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The UP-based family of a man, who died in a mishap here in 2011, has been awarded Rs 21.81 lakh compensation by the Thane Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT). Niyaz Ahmed Khatab Ansari (then aged 42), who worked as ‘mukadam’ (supervisor of labourers) at a private firm in Bhiwandi town of Thane, was going on […]

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