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SC orders status quo in Taj Mansingh hotel auction process

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The Supreme Court today directed that status quo be maintained with regard to New Delhi Municipal Council’s auctioning process of the iconic Taj Mansingh Hotel here, run by Indian Hotels Company Ltd (IHCL). A bench of justices P C Ghose and U U Lalit, which is hearing IHCL’s plea against a high court order allowing […]

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Delhi HC sets free two men accused of raping colleague

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Delhi High Court has set free two men of the charge of raping their colleague, saying there was “inconsistency” in the woman’s version about the incident. Holding that the two convicts, who have been in custody since June 2009, “deserve the benefit of doubt”, Justice S P Garg directed their release from jail immediately. “…Nothing […]

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Court discharges man of charge of raping widow

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A Delhi court has discharged a 28-year-old man from the charges of allegedly raping a 35- year-old widow on the pretext of marriage, noting that their relationship was consensual and she was a mature woman who knew its implications. Additional Sessions Judge Praveen Kumar passed the order after observing that “there was no compulsion for […]

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Kin of ship captain to get Rs 1.03 cr compensation

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Motor Accident Claims Tribunal has directed an insurance firm and a tempo owner to jointly pay a compensation of Rs 1.03 crores to the family of a former ship captain who was killed in a road mishap in 2011. Chairman of the tribunal and Principal district judge S M Gavhane, in his recent order, directed […]

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Aircel-Maxis: Court’s order on charge on Nov 30

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A special court has reserved its order on the issue of framing charges against former Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran, his brother Kalanithi Maran and others in the Aircel-Maxis deal case lodged by CBI and Enforcement Directorate (ED). Special Judge O P Saini would pronounce on November 30 the orders on framing of charge as well […]

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Order regarding media restraint only advisory: Madras HC

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The Madras High Court today clarified that the administrative order of the Madurai bench, restraining print and electronic media from publishing names of judges and advocates, was only advisory in nature. The first bench, comprising Chief Justice S K Kaul and Justice R Mahadevan gave the clarification on a petition moved by two journalists, who […]

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APSC chairman remanded in 14 days judicial custody

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Assam Pradesh Service Commission (APSC) chairman Rakesh Paul was today remanded in 14-day judicial custody by a special court here. Paul was arrested on November 4 in connection with an alleged cash-for-job scam and other cases of corruption in the Commission and his 14-day police custody ended today. Special judge A Bhattacharya directed that he […]

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Delhi HC refuses to defreeze NGO’s a/c to use foreign funds

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The Delhi High Court today refused to defreeze an NGO’s account enabling it to use its foreign funds as the Centre claimed the decision not to renew the foreign funding registration under FCRA was taken in “public interest”. “I am not inclined to give any interim relief with regard to defreezing of the petitioner account. […]

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SC sticks to Collegium recommendations, trashes Centre”s stand

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The battle of nerves between judiciary and executive over appointment of judges for high courts intensified as the Supreme Court today stuck to its Collegium’s recommendations by rejecting Centre’s objections on 43 names. The apex court threw the ball back in the Centre’s court by asking it to reconsider the names which have not been […]

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Long queues outside banks a ‘serious issue’, says SC

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The Supreme Court today dubbed as a “serious issue” the long queues outside banks and post offices and expressed its reservation on the Centre’s plea seeking a direction that no other court in the country should entertain petitions challenging the November 8 notification demonetising Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 currency notes. “It is a serious […]

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Man gets life imprisonment for youth’s murder

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A 27-year-old man has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a district court for murdering a youth in his neighbourhood two years ago. District Judge Mridula V K Bhatia, while pronouncing the sentence yesterday, also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on Yuva Ankush Mane, from Airoli in Navi Mumbai here. The prosecution examined as […]

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Suspected ISIS operative in 7-day police custody

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Suspected ISIS operative Jamil Ahemad, who was arrested by Anti-Terrorist Squad yesterday, was today remanded on seven days of police custody by a court here. Ahemad was arrested from his ancestral village in Fatehpur in Sikar. He had been allegedly raising funds from India, Bangladesh and UAE and transferring to the ISIS for the last […]

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