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Bombay HC asks CBI for further probe on murder charge

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Observing that prima facie evidence points to offence of murder and unnatural sex against 10 police officials booked in the 2014 custodial death case of a 25-year-old man, the Bombay High Court today directed CBI to carry out further probe and file supplementary chargesheet. A division bench of Justices R V More and A M […]

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NGT notice to govt on habitation inside Rajaji National Park

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A plea highlighting human wildlife conflict and seeking rehabilitation of villagers living inside Rajaji National Park in Uttarakhand today led the National Green Tribunal to seek responses from the Centre and the state government. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar issued notices to the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), Uttarakhand government, […]

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Indiscipline in armed forces to be viewed ‘seriously’: SC

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Indiscipline on part of security force personnel must be “viewed seriously” and deserting work by disobeying orders of superior officers is an act of “gross misconduct”, the Supreme Court has ruled. A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur also said that past conduct of a delinquent employee can be taken into consideration […]

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Court refuses to quash summons against Unitech MDs, directors

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A Delhi court has refused to quash the summons against top bosses of real estate major Unitech Ltd in three cheating complaints lodged by investors in their housing projects. While dismissing Unitech’s revision petitions, the court rejected its contention that the role of the accused persons have not been specified in the order. “There is no […]

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SC upholds acquittal of ex-Army officer

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It is “unfortunate that a crime is going unpunished”. This was the observation and finding of the Delhi High Court as it acquitted a former Army officer in a 34-year old murder of a Delhi businessman, saying it “cannot hang any person” if evidence on record does not conclusively establish his guilt. The order has […]

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PIL in Delhi HC on Indian passports issued to foreigners

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A PIL has been moved in Delhi High Court alleging that Indian passports are being “illegally” issued across the country on a “mass scale” to foreigners, especially to Afghans, Nepalese and Bangladeshis, on the basis of “bogus” police reports. The plea, alleging that “false police verification reports have been issued by Special Branch of Delhi […]

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India can avoid tag of being accident capital of the world: SC

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The year 2014 alone witnessed 2.37 lakh road accidents on national and state highways across the country which had left at least 85,462 people dead and 2.59 lakh injured. These were the sensational findings in official statistics placed before the Supreme Court, which noted that as per 2009 data, India had reported the highest number […]

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J&K has no vestige of sovereignty outside Constitution: SC

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Jammu and Kashmir has “no vestige” of sovereignty outside the Indian Constitution and its own, while the citizens of the state are “first and foremost” citizens of India, the Supreme Court has held. The apex court observed this while terming as “wholly incorrect” the conclusion arrived at by Jammu and Kashmir High Court which had […]

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Rajasthan HC tells official of Vadra-linked firm to appear before ED

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Rejecting his plea for relief, the Rajasthan High Court has directed a representative of Skylight Hospitality, a firm linked to Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law Robert Vadra, to appear before Enforcement Directorate (ED) which had summoned him in connection with a controversial land deal in Bikaner. The representative had move the high court challenging the […]

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Bombay HC rejects plea challenging move to shift DRT office to Vashi

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Paving way for the transfer of office of Debt Recovery Tribunal (III) from South Mumbai to adjoining Navi Mumbai, the Bombay High Court dismissed a petition challenging the decision made by the Ministry of Finance. A division bench of Chief Justice Manjula Chellur and Justice M S Sonak on December 14 dismissed a petition filed […]

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SC irked over plea for Justice Khehar’s recusal

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In a high-voltage hearing, the Supreme Court today ticked off activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan calling as “unreasonable” and the “most unfair” his plea seeking recusal of Justice J S Khehar from hearing a PIL that levels bribery allegations against politicians including Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The petition seeks an SIT probe into alleged recovery of documents […]

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SC raps advocate for filing multiple PILs

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The Supreme Court today came down heavily on an advocate affliated to ruling BJP for filing multiple PILs asking him whether the party was financing him to indulge in “political activism” in the court. Advocate Ashwini Upadhyay, a Delhi BJP spokesperson, faced the ire of the bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur as […]

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