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MP’s PA sent to police custody in Pak espionage case

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Farhat, the PA of Samajwadi Party’s Rajya Sabha MP Munvvar Saleem, was today sent to police custody for ten days by a Delhi court in the Pak espionage case. The investigating officer said the accused, who was allegedly working for an ISI spy ring, was produced before Duty Magistrate Arun Kumar Garg and remanded for […]

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HC quashes FIR as accused agree to do social service

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The Bombay High Court has set aside a first information report (FIR) against five youths, accused of outraging the modesty of two girls, on the condition that they would do social work for two days and donate Rs 50,000 for legal aid service. The order was passed by a division bench of Justices Abhay Oka […]

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Equal pay for equal work applicable to temporary staffers: SC

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In a significant verdict, the Supreme Court has held that the principle of ‘equal pay for equal work’ has to be made applicable to those engaged as daily wagers, casual and contractual employees who perform the same duties as the regulars. Terming the denial of equal pay for equal work as “exploitative enslavement”, “oppressive, suppresive” […]

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We need to remain united to make India strong: PM Modi

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi today called upon the people to make India a “powerful and strong nation” even as he cautioned them against divisive forces. Modi paid rich tributes Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel while speaking at a function to mark India’s first home minister’s birth anniversary, which is celebrated as ‘Rashtriya Ekta Diwas’. “When we travel […]

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SC to hear PIL for making ‘Yoga’ compulsory for students

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The Supreme Court would next week hear a plea seeking framing of a ‘National Yoga Policy’ and making ‘Yoga’ compulsory for students of Class I-VIII across the country. A bench comprising Chief Justice T S Thakur and Justices D Y Chandrachud and L Nageswara Rao has agreed to hear on November 7 the PIL that […]

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Govt biggest litigant, need to lessen load on judiciary: PM

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Terming government as the “biggest litigant”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said there is a need to lessen the load on the judiciary which spends its maximum time in tackling cases where the government is a party. He also pitched for an All India Judicial Service on the lines of Indian Administrative Service. Addressing the […]

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Bombay HC junks prisoner’s plea for furlough as he misused it earlier

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The Bombay High Court has rejected the plea of a prisoner lodged in Pune’s Yerwada prison seeking release on furlough on the ground that he had misused this facility earlier by overstaying the leave period outside jail and the nature of his offences. A bench of Justices V K Tahilramani and Mridula Bhatkar on October […]

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Condition of kids’ homes dismal, plan be drawn: Bombay HC

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Terming as “dismal” the condition of children’s remand and shelter homes in Maharashtra, the Bombay High Court has asked the state government to draw up a model plan with necessary amenities which can be replicated all over the state. A division bench headed by Justice V M Kanade was hearing a public interest litigation by […]

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DND flyway b/w Noida to Delhi to remain toll free: SC

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The flyway connecting Delhi and neigbouring Noida will remain toll-free for commuters, with Supreme Court today refusing to stay an Allahabad High Court order restraining Noida Toll Bridge Company Limited from levying the cess, saying it should not claim it has built “a road to the moon”. The apex court, which refused to interfere with […]

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SC raps govt for delay in appointments to higher judiciary

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“You cannot bring the entire institution (of judiciary) to a grinding halt,” the Supreme Court today told the government while expressing anguish over the delay in appointment of judges in high courts despite recommendations made by the collegium in this regard. “Courts rooms are locked down. Do you want to lock down the judiciary,” a […]

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Armed forces are answerable to government, says SC

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Armed forces are answerable to the government, otherwise there will be martial law in the country, the Supreme Court said today. A bench of Justices Amitava Roy and U U Lalit made this observation as it dismissed a plea seeking action against Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar for allegedly interfering and claiming credit for the surgical […]

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Malshej bus mishap: Rs 3.27-cr damage to victims

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A compensation of Rs 3.27 crore has been awarded by an accidents claims tribunal jointly to the kin of the deceased as well as those injured in the 2014 Malshej Ghat bus mishap, which claimed 35 lives. Thane District Court judge and District Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) member K D Vadane in his recent […]

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