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Asaram witness murder case: Cops seek 2-day PC

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Police today sought two-day custody of close aide of Asaram, Niraj Kumar in connection with the Akhil Gupta murder case. Chief judicial magistrate Grima Choudhry has fixed tomorrow the date for hearing the application filed by the police. Police has requested in court for two days remand of Asaram’s close aide Niraj Kumar, who had […]

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HC quashes govt order on appointment of guest teachers

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The Uttarakhand High Court today quashed a Government Order which had paved the way for appointment of 6,214 guest teachers in government intermediate colleges across the state. Quashing the May 25 order, Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia observed it was violative of the right to equality. However, the court permitted the state government to continue with makeshift […]

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SC seeks report from J&K Police on youth’s killing

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The Supreme Court today sought a report from the Jammu and Kashmir Police on the circumstances under which a youth was killed allegedly by a police party in Tengpora area of Srinagar on July 10. A bench comprising justices P C Ghose and Amitava Roy also stayed the contempt proceedings initiated against senior police officers, […]

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Court issues production warrant against O P Chautala

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A Delhi court has issued production warrant against former Haryana Chief Minister O P Chautala, serving 10-year jail term in teachers’ scam and facing trial in a disproportionate assets case, for August 12 after being informed that he was under medical observation in jail. The court directed the jail authorities to produce Chautala before it […]

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HC reserves order on plea to cancel Kanhaiya”s bail

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The Delhi High Court today reserved its order on the plea by private individuals for cancellation of interim bail granted to JNUSU President Kanhaiya Kumar in a sedition case with Delhi Police facing its ire for not taking an unequivocal stand and leaving it to the judge to take a decision. However, after it was […]

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‘1.05 L maintenance to wife right in view of inflation’

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A court here has dismissed a man’s plea against an order directing him to pay Rs 1.05 lakh per month as maintenance to his estranged wife and two children in a domestic violence case, observing that it was appropriate in view of the rising prices in metropolitan cities like Delhi. “It may be mentioned that […]

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Law needed to regulate app-based cabs: HC

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The Delhi High Court today said there is need for a “good” and “model” law for regulating app-based cab services, like Ola and Uber, as it will be helpful to the people and would bring in more clarity. Justice Manmohan said he would set up a panel comprising two senior officials each from the Delhi […]

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HC rejects bail application of Asaram Bapu

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The Rajasthan High Court today rejected the bail application of self-styled godman Asaram Bapu, who is facing rape charge. This was the ninth regular bail application of Asaram to be rejected. An interim bail plea was rejected by the high court last month. While rejecting the bail application, Justice Nirmal Jeet Kaur said since the […]

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Coalscam: SC junks ex-coal secy’s plea for joint trial

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The Supreme Court today rejected the plea of former Coal Secretary H C Gupta, facing prosecution in several coal block allocation cases, for holding joint trial saying clubbing of cases would lead to “hotchpotch”. A bench comprising justices Pinaki Chandra Ghose and Amitava Roy dismissed the plea by Harish Chandra Gupta seeking joint trial in […]

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HC accepts report on damaged Ambedkar Bhavan

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The Bombay High Court today took on record a report submitted by an architect appointed by it to inspect Ambedkar Bhavan in Dadar to ascertain the extent of damage caused to the building and printing press run by Prakash Ambedkar, the grandson of Dr B R Ambedkar. The report, submitted by architect Shashi Prabhu on […]

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Closure report in Maneka’s case on Sept 26

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A Special Court has fixed September 26 to consider a CBI report favouring closure of a case lodged against Union Minister Maneka Gandhi and two others for sanctioning Rs 50 lakh grant to a trust allegedly in a “fraudulent” manner in 2001. The court had earlier refused to accepted the closure filed by the probe […]

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ACB files chargesheet in Balganga irrigation scam

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Anti-Corruption Bureau today filed a charge sheet against 10 people in connection with the Balganga irrigation scam, before a district court here. The alleged multi-crore scam is related to construction of a dam on Balganga river in Raigad district of Konkan region. Those named in the chargesheet are: Fateh Mohammed Khatri, Nisar Khatri, Abid Khatri […]

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