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HC stays TV premier of film ‘Grand Masti’

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Delhi High Court today stayed the television premier of Bollywood movie “Grand Masti” saying the film was not certified for unrestricted public exhibition and cannot be televised under the Cable Network Regulation Act. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath was of the prima facie view that under the Act, any […]

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HC stays compulsory voting rule in Gujarat civic polls

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The Gujarat High Court today stayed the implementation of a law that makes voting compulsory in the civic body elections in the state. The ‘right to vote’ itself provides right to refrain from voting and it cannot be turned into ‘duty of voting’, the High Court said while acting on a petition challenging the Gujarat […]

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Digital metres for autos: Madras High Court summons TN Transport secy

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The Madras High Court today directed the Tamil Nadu Transport Secretary to appear before it on September 21 and explain the steps taken by the government in fixing digital fare meters and GPS instrument for autorickshaws. The First Bench, comprising Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice T. S. Sivagnanam, issued the directive during the hearing […]

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Delhi High Court takes up fresh PIL against circle rate notification

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Delhi High Court today sought response of AAP government on a PIL seeking quashing of its notification enhancing circle rate for acquiring agricultural land in the city by three times. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath directed Arvind Kejriwal Government to file an affidavit within two weeks on the issue […]

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Ex-Coal Secy, 3 others granted bail in coal scam case

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Former Coal Secretary H C Gupta and three others were today granted bail by a special court in connection with a coal scam case relating to allocation of Mahuagarhi coal block in Jharkhand. Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar granted bail to Gupta, two senior public servants — K S Kropha and K C Samria — […]

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SC declines CBI’s plea for further hearing Uphaar

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The Supreme Court today declined CBI’s plea that it be heard 15 more minutes for advancing arguments on left out points on quantum of sentence in the 1997 Uphaar fire tragedy case in which convicted real estate barons Sushil and Gopal Ansal escaped further jail terms on payment of a fine of Rs 30 crore […]

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Court grants bail to Vijay Darda, 5 others in coal scam case

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Rajya Sabha MP Vijay Darda and five others, including his son Devendra Darda and former Coal Secretary H C Gupta, were today granted bail by a Special Court in a coal scam case pertaining to alleged irregularities in allocation of Fatehpur (East) coal block in Chhattisgarh. The other accused granted bail by Special CBI Judge Bharat […]

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Pachauri allowed to go abroad to attend global meet

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TERI Director General R K Pachauri, facing sexual harassment allegations, was today allowed by a Delhi court to visit China and Japan to attend a global meet to discuss environmental issues from August 21 to September 1. Metropolitan Magistrate Shivani Chauhan allowed Pachauri’s application and said the Indian embassy should be informed about his arrival in […]

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HC rejects plea agnst award to Babasaheb Purandare

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The Bombay High Court today rejected a petition seeking a direction to the state government to withdraw its decision to confer the prestigious “Maharashtra Bhushan” award on veteran historian and writer Babasaheb Purandare. A bench of justices Naresh Patil and S B Shukare turned down the petition, saying that it was devoid of merits. The […]

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Bribery case: Former CM Kamat gets anticipatory bail

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A local court of Goa, on Wednesday granted anticipatory bail to Goa’s former Chief Minister Digambar Kamat in connection with the Louis Berger bribery case. District Judge B P Deshpande, while granting bail to Kamat, also asked him to furnish a surety of Rs one lakh. The court also asked the 61-year-old Congress leader not to […]

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Illicit relationship immoral, not criminal: Court

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An illicit relationship can become a ground for seeking divorce but it would not travel beyond the realm of being an immoral act to the territory of a criminal act, a Delhi court has observed. The observation of the court came while acquitting a man of the charge of abetting suicide of his wife, who allegedly […]

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Threat letter: Supreme Court curbs visitors’ entry

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In the wake of heightened threat perception, the Supreme Court has curtailed the entry of visitors including law interns in the high security complex and requested advocates to be extra-cautious of any suspicious activity within its premises. The directions came after Delhi Police received an anonymous email yesterday threatening a bomb attack on the Supreme […]

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