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SC approves holding of MBBS, BDS entrance through NEET

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The Supreme Court today cleared the decks for holding of National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET), a single common entrance test for admission to MBBS and BDS courses, in two phases for the academic year 2016-17 in which around 6.5 lakh candidates are likely to appear. The apex court approved the schedule put before it by […]

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Metro projects do not require prior EC:MoEF to NGT

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Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) and Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) have informed the National Green Tribunal that Metro Rail projects are not required to seek environmental clearance. The Environment Ministry told a bench headed by Justice U D Salvi that Railway projects and Metro Rail projects are not within the purview of 2006 Environmental […]

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Youth gets life term for killing girlfriend's parents

Criminal Law News

Keshpur massacre accused acquitted, released

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All the 17 accused in the Keshpur killings were acquitted and released unconditionally by a local court today, 16 years after the incident. Five CPI-M and one Trinamool Congress worker were killed on January 25, 2000 at Chakgobindapur and Madhupur villages in an armed clash over area dominance. Seventh Additional judge of Midnapore court Prasad Kumar […]

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Cannot turn blind eye to gruesome crime against women: Delhi Court

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Courts cannot turn a blind eye to gruesome crimes against women which require exemplary punishment, a Delhi court has held while sentencing six persons to upto 12 years for gang raping a woman in a Gramin Sewa vehicle nearly four years back. The court observed that a young unmarried woman will not put her reputation […]

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GR on rape victims: Bombay HC warns Maha govt of contempt action

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The Bombay High Court today warned the Maharashtra government of contempt action if it fails to issue a resolution directing private hospitals to treat victims of sexual harassment, acid attack and rape free of cost. A division bench of justices A S Oka and P D Naik which was hearing a bunch of petitions on the […]

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SC reserves order on plea to hold entrance via NEET

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The Supreme Court today reserved its order on a plea seeking directions to Centre for holding single common entrance test for MBBS, BDS and PG courses through National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET). The Centre and Medical Council of India (MCI) came out with a schedule that All India PMT exam for May would be treated […]

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Chilean senator murder: SC dismisses bail of French

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Observing that there is a valid and binding extradition treaty between India and Chile, the Supreme Court today dismissed a plea of a jailed French woman facing extradition to Chile for her alleged role in the murder of a senator there in 1991. A bench comprising justices M B Lokur and N V Ramana directed the trial […]

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AAP, Delhi Police face off over Kanhaiya bail

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The hearing on pleas seeking cancellation of interim bail granted to JNUSU President Kanhaiya Kumar today witnessed a confrontation between the AAP government and Delhi Police in the Delhi High Court over the issue of representing the state. During the hearing before a bench of Justice P S Teji, Delhi government’s senior standing counsel Rahul […]

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High Profile Cases

Chopper case: SC to hear plea against Sonia,Manmohan next week

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The Supreme Court today said it will hear next week a PIL seeking registration of an FIR against political leaders, including Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, in connection with AgustaWestland Chopper case. A bench comprising Chief Justice T S Thakur and justices R Banumathi and U U Lalit ordered listing […]

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MPs exercise fundamental rights like Justice Katju:SC

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The Supreme Court today said MPs who passed the resolution condemning Justice (Retd) Markandey Katju for his blog against Mahatma Gandhi and Subhas Chandra Bose enjoyed the same freedom of speech and expression as him. “Do you mean to say that the Members of Parliament have no right to express their views? They have simply put their […]

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Large number of insanitary latrine exists: Delhi HC

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Delhi High Court today said it was surprising that various government bodies have maintained that no manual scavengers were there in the national capital but admittedly a large number of insanitary latrines exists here. “It is surprising that although admittedly a large number of insanitary latrines exist in Delhi but as per the affidavit filed […]

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SC asks Sahara to furnish details of all properties

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The Supreme Court Wednesday directed the Sahara group to furnish details of all its properties in a sealed cover to ascertain whether the group could repay the entire amount to the investors. “We should know about the total assets of the Sahara group. What exactly is the extent of properties, we must know. Currently, 66 […]

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