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1984 riots case:Conclude Verma’s lie-detector test by Nov-end

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A Delhi court today directed the that the polygraph test of controversial arms dealer Abhishek Verma, a witness in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, should be concluded by this month end. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Amit Arora, who appointed former Director of Prosecution B S Joon as its commissioner to oversee Verma’s lie-detector test, fixed […]

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HC issues notice to punjab local govt department, Khanna MC

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The Punjab and Haryana High Court today issued notices to Punjab’s local government department and Khanna municipal council on a writ petition claiming a Rs-10 lakh compensation each for two dengue deaths. The bench of Justice Rajan Gupta issued notices for December 18, on a civil writ petition jointly filed by Balram Kumar Balli and […]

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R K Nagar bypoll: HC refers another plea to First Bench

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The Madras High Court today referred to a bench headed by the chief justice a plea by the DMK seeking to refrain the Election Commission from notifying the R K Nagar Assembly bypoll without taking action against those named in an Income Tax report over alleged bribing of voters. Justice K Ravichandra Baabu referred the […]

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SC seeks details of 1,581 cases against MPs and MLAs

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The Supreme Court today directed the Centre to place before it details regarding 1,581 cases involving MPs and MLAs, as declared by politicians at the time of filing their nominations during the 2014 general elections. The apex court asked the government to apprise it as to how many of these 1,581 cases have been disposed […]

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‘Do you have any scheme to check unemployment among engg graduates’

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The Madras High Court today asked the HRD Ministry if there was any scheme available with it to deal with unemployment engineering graduates in the country. Justice N Kirubakaran was hearing a petition by S K Natarajan seeking a direction to the state government to implement the Tamil Nadu State Level Placement Programme in top […]

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Plea in SC for gender-equal bench to hear Sabarimala matter

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A fresh plea was today moved in the Supreme Court seeking setting up of a constitution bench with half of the bench being women judges or a special jury with eminent personalities to hear the case relating to women’s entry into the Sabarimala temple in Kerala. The plea, filed by S Parameswaran Nampoothiri who is […]

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Chhattisgarh police gets transit remand of Vinod Verma

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A court today rejected the bail plea of journalist Vinod Verma, who was arrested here on charges of blackmail and extortion, and granted Chhattisgarh police his transit remand till October 30, his lawyer said. Verma was produced before Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Archna after his arrest. Supreme Court advocate and Congress leader Naseeb Ahmed Khan […]

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SC allows Centre to withdraw force from trouble-hit Darjeeling

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The Supreme Court today permitted the Centre to withdraw seven of the 15 companies of Central Armed Paramilitary Forces (CAPF) from strife-torn Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts of West Bengal for deployment in poll-bound states of Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat. Observing that law and order was a “state subject”, a bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak […]

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SC collegium to evaluate performance of addn judges

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The Supreme Court collegium has decided to assess the professional evaluation of additional judges while recommending their names for promotion as permanent judges of the High Courts. The decision was taken unanimously by the Collegium members in the meeting held on yesterday. The Collegium, in a partial modification of its earlier decision, has decided that […]

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SC to decide on early hearing of Asaram’s bail pleaSC to decide on early hearing of Asaram’s bail plea

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The Supreme Court today said it will decide on self-styled preacher Asaram’s plea for early hearing of his bail application in an alleged rape case lodged in Gujarat. “I will see to it,” Chief Justice Dipak Misra, heading a bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud, said when counsel for Asaram said […]

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No demolition of parking lot near Taj, maintain status quo: SC

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The Supreme Court today stayed its order directing demolition of a multi-level car parking being built near the iconic Taj Mahal and asked Uttar Pradesh government to submit a comprehensive policy on preservation and pollution in the Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ). The apex court, while asking the authorities to maintain status quo at the site, […]

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Linking of mobile with Aadhaar: SC denies urgent hearing

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The Supreme Court today refused to accord urgent hearing on a plea challenging a notification of the Department of Telecom (DOT) for mandatory linking of mobile numbers with Aadhaar. A bench of Justices J Chelameswar and S Abdul Nazeer refused to list the plea tomorrow and said that a bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra […]

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