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Remove encroachments on roads to Kalka, Dharamshala:HC to govt

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Himachal Pradesh High Court today directed the Chief Secretary, Director General of Police and PWD Engineer-in-Chief to provide manpower to the authorities concerned to remove encroachments on the national highways connecting Kalka and Dharamshala to state capital. The court also directed the Centre and state governments to file fresh status report in the matter and […]

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Drunk driving: Court reduces sentence

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A sessions court here has allowed the plea of a man against a two-day jail term awarded to him by a magistrate for drunken driving, considering that he had never been prosecuted for traffic violation earlier and had assured it that he would not repeat the offence. Additional Sessions Judge Sudesh Kumar, while taking a […]

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HC seeks Centre reply on Airtel plea for refund

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Delhi High Court today sought the Centre’s response on telecom major Bharti Airtel’s plea seeking refund of over Rs 2,500 crore, which includes disputed licence fees of Rs 399.92 crore paid by it for its Punjab circle for 1996-98 and interest on the amount. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Sangita Dhingra […]

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HC disposes PIL on permit for liquor consumption

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The Bombay High Court today disposed of a PIL seeking to scrap the permit system for consumption of Indian and Foreign Made Liquor in Maharashtra. A bench headed by Justice Abhay Oka said it was a matter of policy decision for the state whether to continue permit system for consumption of liquor and it would […]

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HC disposes plea against classical status to non-Tamil languages

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Madras High Court today declined to interfere with the grant of classical status to languages other than Tamil by the Central government. The court was disposing of petitions challenging the grant of classical status to Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Odiya and norms governing such conferment. First bench comprising Chief Justice S K Kaul and Justice […]

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Lawyer quits as Arunachal AG

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Six months after his services were terminated by the Arunachal Pradesh Governor, senior advocate Ranji Thomas has tendered his resignation as the Advocate General of the state, saying the sacking was invalid after the Supreme Court directed ‘status quo ante’ and reinstated the Congress government there. The services of the senior lawyer as AG were […]

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“AAP govt wants pay hike for public prosecutors”

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The Centre has told the Delhi High Court that it has received from the AAP government a proposal for sanction of revision of pay scales of public prosecutors of all the district courts here. The submission was made before Justice Manmohan after the court had issued a show cause notice to the Centre asking as […]

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Judges to be sensitive during child’s testimony: HC

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Trial court judges are expected to “remain sensitive” while recording statements of children and required to take active part within the boundaries of law to elicit truth, the Delhi High Court has said. Justice S P Garg observed this while dismissing an appeal filed by a man challenging a judgement passed by a trial court […]

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SC const bench judgements since inception compiled

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The judgements of the Constitution bench of Supreme Court since its inception have been compiled in two volumes by a senior lawyer, who says the apex court was now playing the role of an appellate adjudicator more than its primary role of being a constitutional arbiter. “Nobody has dealt with all the constitutional bench judgements […]

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Centre files caveat in SC on issue of Delhi’s UT status

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The Centre has filed a caveat in the Supreme Court stating that it should be heard when the apex court decides the matter on the Union Territory (UT) status of Delhi after the AAP government decided to challenge the recent High Court judgment here. After Delhi government told the Supreme Court that it will challenge […]

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Cruelty on egg-laying hens: SC asks Centre to discuss

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The Supreme Court today asked the Centre to have a discussion next month with all stakeholders to resolve the issue of implementing the rules recommended by Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) to prevent cruelty to egg-laying hens kept in wire cages in poultry farms. “Why is there a delay in dealing with recommended rules […]

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Dec 16 gangrape: Convict seeks CJI’s nod to be in SC

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One of the four death row convicts in the sensational December 16 gangrape and murder case has written to the Chief Justice of India T S Thakur, seeking his permission to remain present in the court room during hearings in the matter, his counsel said today. Convict Akshay, who is at present lodged in Tihar […]

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