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PIL on Kolhapur varsity VC appointments dismissed: Bombay High Court

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The Bombay High Court today dismissed a public interest litigation challenging the appointments of the vice-chancellors of Mumbai University and Shivaji University in Kolhapur after finding no merit in it. “We find no merit in the contentions raised in the petition and hence it deserves to be dismissed,” a division bench of Chief Justice Mohit […]

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Drunk driving: Court upholds man’s jail term

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A sessions court here has upheld the jail sentence of a man, who was convicted of riding a bike in an inebriated state, observing that while riding the two- wheeler under such heavy intoxication, he was acting like a “suicidal human bomb, who could have taken lives of others”. Additional Sessions Judge Lokesh Kumar Sharma, […]

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Another AAP MLA in fake degree row

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After former Delhi Law Minister Jitender Singh Tomar, another AAP legislator Bhavna Gaur has come under scanner over her educational qualifications with a Delhi court taking cognisance of a complaint seeking criminal prosecution of the MLA for allegedly furnishing false details in the affidavits for Assembly polls. Metropolitan Magistrate Pankaj Sharma admitted the complaint which […]

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No sanction yet to try govt servants in coal scam:CBI to court

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CBI today told a special court it had not yet received any communication from Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on the issue of sanction to prosecute two senior public servants for their alleged roles in a coal block allocation scam case. The agency said relevant files of the case were sent to competent authority on […]

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Toll plaza shooting: Iqbal gets bail

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A local court has granted bail to former member of state planning commission Mohammad Iqbal who was arrested on June 17 in connection with a firing incident at a toll plaza here. District Judge Jaisheel Pathak yesterday granted bail to Iqbal after seeing the CCTV footage “in which it became evident that though he was present […]

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Ban on farming along Yamuna: Farmers approach Green Tribunal

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A farmers’ body today approached the National Green Tribunal against the demolition drive on their farms carried out by DDA in pursuance to the green panel’s ban order on cultivation of edible crop on floodplains of Yamuna here. The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) had on June 16 demolished huts and razed farms spread over 20 […]

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IPL spot-fixing case : Court sets July 25 for framing charges

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A court hearing the Indian Premier League (IPL) spot-fixing case on Monday set July 25 for framing charges in the matter. Additional Sessions Judge Neena Bansal Krishna deferred till July 25 the court order on finalising the charges in the case. The court also fixed July 13 for clarification if required in the matter. Delhi […]

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Delhi govt moves HC to stop Meena

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The Aam Aadmi Party government filed an interim application on Saturday in the Delhi high court against the appointment of Joint Commissioner of Police Mukesh Kumar Meena as Anti Corruption Branch (ACB) chief. The application is in the petition filed by the Delhi government against the ministry of home affairs notification. Delhi deputy chief minister […]

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Teesta moves HC for de-freezing bank accounts

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Social activist Teesta Setalvad and her husband Javed Anand have approached the Gujarat High Court for de-freezing the bank accounts of their two NGOs – Sabrang trust and Citizens for Justice and Peace. The bank accounts of Setalvad, Anand and the two NGOs were frozen by the city crime branch last year, soon after it […]

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The Bombay High Court orders life sentence to man for killing wife’s lover

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Relying on the testimony of three eyewitnesses, the Bombay High Court has confirmed the life sentence imposed by a sessions court on a 34-year-old man hailing from Sangli district of Maharashtra for stabbing to death his wife’s paramour almost a decade ago. “We believe the testimony of eyewitnesses who saw Suresh Patil fatally injuring Bhagwan […]

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School could not be compelled to give admission: Madras High Court

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The Madras High Court today ruled that a school management could not be compelled to admit a student if it is not satisfied with the pupil’s character and discipline even though he or she is meritorious. Dismissing a petition filed by the father of a girl who scored 489 out of 500 in the class X […]

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Cash-for-vote: HC reserves order on Reddy’s bail plea

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The Hyderabad High Court today reserved till June 30 its order on the bail applications of Telangana TDP MLA A Revanth Reddy and two other accused in the cash-for-vote case. The high court heard the arguments of the defence and prosecution and reserved its judgement on their petitions. Earlier, the special court for ACB cases […]

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