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Meat ban: SC refuses to entertain plea against Bombay HC order

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The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea filed against a Bombay High Court order staying the decision to ban sale of meat in Mumbai during Jain festival. A bench comprising Justices T S Thakur and Kurian Joseph, however, allowed petitioner Shree Tapagachiya Atma Kamal Labhdisuriswarji Gyanmandir Trust, a trust of minority Jains, to […]

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Court orders filing of FIR against Mulayam

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A local court of Lucknow today ordered police to file an FIR against Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav for allegedly threatening an IG-rank officer Amitabh Thakur and probe the incident that triggered a massive row. Chief Judicial Magistrate Som Prabha while accepting Thakur’s application under 156(3) IPC directed SHO Hazratganj to file the FIR […]

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HC asks govt to consider recycling sewage water

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The Bombay High Court today asked the Maharashtra government to consider recycling sewage water so that it can be used for irrigation and non-irrigation purposes in view of the drought situation in the state. A division bench headed by Justice V M Kanade had earlier raised concerns over the drought situation in Maharashtra and asked the […]

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Coal scam: Court to pass order on charge on Oct 1

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A special court today said it would pronounce in a fortnight its order on framing of charges in a coal block allocation case in which former Coal Secretary H C Gupta and five others are accused. The court sought some clarifications regarding sanction to prosecute public servants under section 197 of the CrPC and fixed […]

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Beef ban row: HC issues notice to state govt

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Jammu & Kashmir high court on Wednesday gave a week’s time to the state government to file its response to a writ petition seeking to strike down the Constitutional provisions criminalising bovine slaughter in the state. The notice was issued by a division bench comprising justices Mohammad Yaqoub Mir and Bhansi Lal Bhat after hearing […]

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Court: life term to man for killing brother-in-law

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A Delhi court has awarded life term to a man for killing his brother-in-law over suspicion of his illicit relations with his wife, observing that “Justice demands court should impose punishment befitting the crime so that it reflects public abhorrence of the offence.” District Judge Talwant, Singh while awarding life term to Delhi resident Bharat, […]

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Delhi Police employee gets 15 yrs jail for rape

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A Delhi Police employee has been jailed for 15 years for raping and cheating a woman by concealing his first marriage, by a court here which said that sentence for “outrageous crimes like rape and bigamy” must be a deterrent so that no one dares to engage in such acts. “The crimes of rape and […]

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Man threatens DTC bus conductor with knife, gets one yr jail

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A man has been sentenced to one year in jail by a court here for threatening a DTC bus conductor with a knife on being asked to buy a ticket. Additional Sessions Judge Manoj Jain handed down the jail term to Prakash, a north Delhi resident, while holding him guilty under relevant provisions of the Arms […]

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Trinamool MLA, 2 others get bail

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Trinamool Congress MLA Dipak Haldar, who was arrested yesterday for his alleged involvement in a clash in a college here, was granted bail by a local court today. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Ashis Gupta granted bail to Haldar who was arrested at the instance of Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress Chief Mamata Banerjee. The MLA […]

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Uber cab rape: Court yet to receive case file from SC

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A Delhi court today could not hear final arguments in the Uber cab rape case, in which a woman was allegedly raped by the driver last year, as it has not yet received the case file and other records from the Supreme Court. Additional Sessions Judge Kaveri Baweja fixed September 21 for hearing final arguments […]

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Tandoor murder case: HC releases Sharma on parole

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Former youth Congress leader Sushil Sharma, in jail for the last 20 years for the sensational murder of his wife Naina Sahni, was today released on parole by the Delhi High Court. The court said till his plea seeking remission and premature release is decided by the competent authority he will remain out of jail. […]

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Life imprisonment for two for murder

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A court here has sentenced two persons to life imprisonment after holding them guilty of murdering a man in 2012 in Hisar, Haryana. Additional District and Sessions Judge Basruddin also slapped a fine of Rs one lakh each on both the accused in his yesterday’s verdict. The court also directed the convicts– Puran Mal alias […]

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