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SC nod to Kerala govt liquor policy

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The Supreme Court today upheld the Kerala government’s liquor policy restricting issuance of bar licenses to five star hotels only. A bench of justices Vikramjit Sen and Justice Shiva Kirti Singh passed the order on a batch of pleas by Kerala bar owners, who had challenged the liquor policy claiming it to be discriminatory. Earlier […]

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2015: Maggi, real-estate law dominates consumer issues

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The motto “consumer is the king” took a beating with Parliament blocking the passage of a law aimed at protecting home buyers from builder mafia in 2015 which also saw popular snacks Maggi out of the shelves and its maker Nestle being slapped with Rs 640-crore class action lawsuit by the Centre before the apex […]

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Four get 7-year jail term for robbery

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Four persons were sentenced to seven years imprisonment by a local court for robbing a farmer in 2006. Additional Sessions Judge of Sambalgarh tehsil R R Bhadoria also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 each on the convicts. They robbed a farmer, Ramdayal Dhakat, of Rs 90,000 on June 15, 2006 after threatening him with […]

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Gujarat HC allows abortion of rape victim’s 8-week foetus

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The Gujarat High Court today allowed a 16-year-old rape victim to abort her eight-week foetus under proper medical care, on a plea by her parents. Citing provisions of Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, High Court justice K J Thaker asked the local police to take her to Sola Civil Hospital here and submit the latest […]

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2015:NGT orders on diesel cars, Ganga attract global attention

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A halt on diesel vehicles in Delhi and cracking its whip with a slew of directions for restoring the pristine glory of the Ganga reflected the activist mode of National Green Tribunal which in 2015 got global attention in its endeavour for pollution-free environment. The tribunal, which has been a busy hub of environmental issues, […]

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Husband, In-laws Held Guilty of Dowry Harassment

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A man, along with his sister and parents, has been found guilty of physically and mentally torturing his wife for dowry by a Delhi court which relied on the sole testimony of the victim, saying it remained “unscathed and unimpeached”. Metropolitan Magistrate Vandana, who sentenced the man to six months in jail while observing that […]

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No Jaitley in Delhi govt’s probe report on DDCA

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The report of the three-member inquiry set up by the Delhi government to probe the affairs of the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) which was held out by chief minister Arvind Kejriwal to have made out a strong case against Arun Jaitley, does not even mention the finance minister.The report has not found any […]

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Over 900 schools fail to notify nursery admission criteria

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Despite the Delhi government warning them of strict action, over 900 private schools in the national capital are yet to notify the criteria for nursery admissions beginning January 1.The Directorate of Education (DoE) had asked all the unaided recognised schools to “develop and adopt criteria for admission which shall be clear, well defined, equitable, non-discriminatory, […]

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Power firm penalised for deficiency in service

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Forum president Sneha Mhatre and members comprising Madhuri Vishwarupe and N D Kadam had on December 23 directed M/s Meenaxi Power Saver to return the amount of Rs 2.60 lakh to Jeevdani Devi Mandir, Virar, at 9 per cent interest from September, 2011 onwards, besides compensation for petition expenditure. The temple authorities, in their complaint, said […]

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Ex-PM, Sonia, Rahul came under court scanner in ’15

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Cases related to the high and mighty including former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh dominated proceedings in 2015 in Delhi courts with Congress chief Sonia Gandhiand her son Rahul also appearing as accused in the National Herald case. Though Singh got relief from the Supreme Court which on April 1 stayed the March 11 order of […]

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Indian child gets Spanish mother as court gives nod

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A Spanish woman has been allowed by a Delhi court to adopt a five-year-old boy who was found abandoned at a railway station here. The court said it would be in the interest of the minor boy’s welfare that he be given into adoption to the Barcelona- based woman as she has undertaken to look […]

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Fix emission levels for diesel locomotives:NGT to rly

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To ensure that railway locomotives do not pollute the environment, the National Green Tribunal has directed theenvironment ministry and the ministry of railways to fix emission standards for diesel locomotive engines in India. “We direct the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) to hold a meeting within two weeks where Central Pollution Control Board and […]

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