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Sonia, Rahul get bail in Herald case

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Congress President Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul today sought and got bail in the National Herald case after a local court rejected complainant Subramanian Swamy”s opposition to the relief for them on the ground they are influential and can flee the country. Amidst media hype and hoopla and tight security, Sonia and Rahul and […]

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Herald case: Vadra confident truth will prevail

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Robert Vadra today expressed confidence that truth will prevail in the National Herald case in which his mother-in-law Sonia Gandhi and brother-in-law Rahul Gandhi are accused and said the “desperate malicious attempts of defamation” will not be believed. “My full support to my mother-in-law and brother-in-law.Politics of vendetta and desperate malicious attempts of defamation will […]

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Guv’s act “tainted”,’unworthy of constitutional head’

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The Gauhati High Court has come down heavily on Arunachal Pradesh Governor J P Rajkhowa saying he is required to perform his duty with the aid of the Council of Ministers but his action of preponing the Assembly session on the demand of Opposition MLAs “taints” the decision and renders it “unworthy of the state’s […]

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Media & Entertainment News

Bombay HC refuses to stay release of ‘Bajirao Mastani’

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Even as protests in Pune stalled the shows of Ranveer Singh-Deepika Padukone-starrer film, the Bombay High Court on Friday, refused to interfere with the release of the film Bajirao Mastani.  A division bench headed by Justice Naresh Patil, while hearing a petition filed in HC seeking a stay on the release of the film, said […]

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Criminal Law News

‘Jurm jeet gaya’, says distraught family of Dec 16 gangrape

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“Crime has won and we have lost (Jurm jeet gaya, hum haar gaye)” was the immediate reaction of the family of the December 16 gangrape victim, after the Delhi High Court today refused to stay the release of the juvenile convict, who is now a major and due to be set free on Sunday. “Despite all […]

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False rape case:Court orders perjury proceedings against woman

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Levelling of false charges of rape against a person is a very serious thing and time has come to curb this “menace”, a Delhi court has observed. The court made the observation while acquitting two men in a fake rape case lodged by a woman with a direction that perjury proceedings be initiated against her […]

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Union minister Sanjeev Baliyan surrenders, gets bail

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Union minister Sanjeev Baliyan, BJP MLA Suresh Rana and five others today surrendered in a court here and were granted bail after a warrant was issued against them for failing to appear in connection with a 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots case. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Sitaram granted them bail on a personal bond of Rs 20,000 […]

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Madras HC highlights need to create enclosures for child victims in courts

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The Madras High Court has suggested to the state government to provide enclosures with screens or one-way mirrors in all trial courts so that child victims of sexual abuse do not get to see the accused while deposing in court. Justice S.Nagamuthu of the Court’s Madurai Bench, who dismissed an appeal filed by a person […]

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Madras HC refuses to stay summons to actor Simbu

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The Madras High Court today refused to stay the summons issued by police to Tamil film actor Silambarasan, popularly known as Simbu, and music director Anirudh Ravichander over a controversial song allegedly denigrating women. When petitions by Simbu and Anirudh seeking quashing of the summons issued by Coimbatore police and praying for a stay came […]

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India, Australia can learn from each other

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Noting that there are many similarities and differences in legal systems of India and Australia, Justice Michael Kirby, former judge of the High Court of Australia has said that lawyers of both the countries can learn from each other. Kirby, who launched a book titled ‘Australia and India: A Comparative Overview of the Law and […]

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J & K HC bans construction work in Gulmarg ski resort

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Jammu and Kashmir High Court has banned all constructions in famous ski resort at Gulmarg in North Kashmir and directed the state government to transfer a Gulmarg Development Authority official for failing to check illegal activities. A Division Bench comprising Justices M H Attar and Ali Mohammad Magrey yesterday directed the authorities to ensure that […]

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BJP leaders’ murder: NIA gets custody of 1 accused

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A Delhi special court today remanded Nasirkhan Pathan, arrested in connection with the double murder of BJPleaders in Bharuch last month, in National Investigation Agency’s custody until December 21. NIA produced Pathan, arrested yesterday, before the NIA court here and sought 14-day custody. The proceedings in the court of principal judge P B Desai were held […]

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