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SC denies nod to Vedanta Group for exporting iron ore from Ktk

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The Supreme Court today refused permission to Vedanta Group to export iron ore mined from Karnataka while allowing National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) to continue with the dual pricing of the minerals. A bench headed by Justice Ranjan Gogoi said in its verdict that NMDC is free to fix the price of minerals and continue […]

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Court directs Kejriwal to appear before it on Dec 24

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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, accused of giving false information in an affidavit filed in run up to 2013 assembly polls, was today directed to to appear before a city court on December 24 which granted him a day’s exemption from personal appearance. Metropolitan Magistrate Snigdha Sarvaria directed the AAP leader to personally appear before […]

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Consider enhancing pay of Delhi cops: Delhi HC to Centre

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The Delhi High Court today asked the Centre to consider enhancing the salaries of Delhi police personnel to bring them at par with the Chandigarh Police. A bench of justices G S Sistani and I S Mehta told the Ministry of Home Affairs to consider Delhi police constable Babu Lal Mitharwal plea for ‘equal pay […]

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Can’t tolerate water-logging year after year: Delhi HC

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“We cannot tolerate this year after year.” This was the sharp reaction of the Delhi High Court today on the water-logging on major roads and crippling of traffic movement in large parts of the national capital. “There is no justification for clogged drains. We cannot tolerate this year after year,” the court said when it […]

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Consensual physical relations between adults no offence: Delhi Court

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A man, accused of raping and assaulting a woman, has been acquitted by a Delhi court which said physical relations between two adults with their free consent was no offence. The court said there was no evidence that the man had threatened the 22-year-old woman or disrobed her, after the woman said she was forcibly […]

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Notification on Waqf Tribunal soon: Delhi govt

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A notification for setting up a three-member Waqf Tribunal would be issued as soon as the name of its third member is finalised, AAP government told Delhi High Court today. The government informed a bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal that names of two members of the Tribunal have already […]

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Showering money on bar dancers is ag’nst dignity: SC

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A provision of a new Maharashtra Act to regulate obscene dance performances and prohibiting showering of money at dancers today found favour with the Supreme Court, which said the law respected “the dignity of woman and dignify decency and culture”. A bench of Justices Dipak Misra and C Nagappan, however, issued notice to the state […]

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WhatsApp to share user data with Facebook: Delhi HC seeks govt reply

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WhatsApp’s recent decision to share user data with parent company Facebook today reached the doorsteps of Delhi High Court, which sought the government’s response on the modification of the new privacy policy. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Sangita Dhingra issued notice to the Centre on a plea by two users of […]

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NGT stays demolition of religious structures near Birla temple

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The National Green Tribunal has stayed for a week the demolition of illegal religious structures spread over 7.5 acres in the central Ridge area near the Birla temple in central Delhi. A bench headed by Justice U D Salvi passed the order after Pracheen Mahamai and Bhairo Mandir Trust claimed right over the forest land […]

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NGT refuses to review order against petha-makers

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Makers of the famous petha, a soft candy-like sweetmeat, in Agra have got a breather, with the National Green Tribunal refusing to review its order dismissing a plea seeking direction to them to stop using coal for its manufacture and not to dump the waste in sewage lines. “We do not see any mistake or […]

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Delhi HC asks AAP govt, MCDs to take steps to control dengue

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The Delhi High Court today directed the AAP government and civic bodies here to take all preventive steps to control dengue, a mosquito-borne tropical disease, in the national capital. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal also issued notice to the Delhi government and the three civic bodies (MCDs) seeking […]

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SC lets Asaram to be brought to AIIMS for check-up

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The Supreme Court today allowed self-styled religious figure Asaram Bapu to be taken to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here from Jodhpur jail under police custody for medical examination. A bench of Justices A K Sikri and N V Ramana however refused the plea of 75-year-old man, who heads a sect, seeking […]

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