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ATC orders Musharraf to appear at next hearing

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An anti-terrorism court in here that is hearing the judges’ detention case against former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf, Friday ordered him to appear in person at its next hearing April 25. The ATC has directed Musharraf’s guarantors to make sure of the former army strongman’s presence in its next hearing, Dawn online reported. Musharraf’s lawyer […]

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LS candidate admitted as Independent moves HC

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The Delhi High Court Friday agreed to hear a plea by an advocate who filed his nomination to contest the Lok Sabha election from the Bhartiya Janta Dal (Integrated) party, but his papers were admitted as an Independent candidate. Advocate Dan Bahadur Yadav told the court he filed his candidature from the Bhartiya Janta Dal-Integrated […]

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Special court judge, order stay in Musharraf case

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Justice Faisal Arab, who heads the special court set up to try former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf for high treason, remains part of the court and the order calling for the ex-military strongman’s appearance March 31 stands, the court said Thursday. After being repeatedly accused by Musharraf’s lawyers of being biased and partial, Justice Arab […]

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HC seeks poll panel’s response on AAP registration

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The Delhi High Court Friday sought response from Election Commission on a PIL seeking an enquiry into the alleged irregularities during registration of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). A division bench of Acting Chief Justice B.D. Ahmed and Justice Sidharth Mridul asked the poll panel to file an affidavit on factual position behind AAP’s registration. […]

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Sensitise Delhi Police about NE people’s problems: HC

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The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the city police to sensitise its 83,000 police personnel about the problems faced by people from the northeast. “You (police) know what the people from northeast are referred here, or from the south for that matter? Forget about the people, you are not sensitised. Look at the manner […]

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Musharraf treason case adjourned over lawyers’ strike

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The hearing of former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf’s treason case was adjourned Tuesday until Wednesday as the special court judges could not reach the premises amid a boycott of the proceedings by lawyers. The lawyers representing the district bar and Islamabad High Court called a strike following Monday’s gun and bomb attack in a court […]

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US court permits Sikh group to summon Manmohan Singh

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A US federal judge in Washington has granted a Sikh rights group’s plea to serve summons on Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in India in a case of alleged violation of human rights during his tenure. The 1965 Hague Service Convention allows the process of judicial documents from one signatory state to another without the […]

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Give job to victim’s kin: Court

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The Tripura High Court has directed the state government to provide a job to a woman whose father was killed by the terrorists 14 years ago, a lawyer said here Saturday. A division bench of Chief Justice Deepak Gupta and Justice Swapan Chandra Das also imposed a fine of Rs.20,000 for not providing jobs to […]

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Delhi HC summons BJP leaders in defamation suit

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The Delhi High Court Monday summoned BJP parliamentarian Anurag Thakur and his brother Arun Singh Dhumal in a Rs. 3 crore defamation suit filed by an industrialist for linking him and his company with the Himachal Pradesh chief minister. Justice A.K. Pathak, issuing summons, sought responses from Thakur, Dhumal and nine media organisations by March […]

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HC imposes Rs.50,000 cost on Harsh Vardhan, Naseeb Singh

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The Delhi High Court Monday imposed a cost of Rs.50,000 each on BJP legislator Harsh Vardhan and former Congress legislator Naseeb Singh while quashing two cross FIRs registered after both leaders clashed over a news channel survey before the Delhi assembly polls. Justice Indermeet Kaur quashed a first information report (FIR) filed by Congress supporter […]

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SC pulls up Gujarat minister for ‘arrogance of power’

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In a severe indictment of functioning of the Narendra Modi-led Gujarat government, the Supreme Court Thursday pulled up state Revenue Minister Anandiben Patel for displaying “arrogance of power” by ignoring senior officers’ advice and “dictating” allocation of land to a private company in breach of statutory provisions. “She (Patel) has ignored that howsoever high you […]

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Common Cause seeks CBI/SIT probe against Virbhadra

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An application was filed by NGO Common Cause Friday in the Delhi High Court seeking a court-monitored investigation by the CBI or a Special Investigation Team (SIT) into allegations of corruption against Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh. The application filed through advocate Prashant Bhushan alleged that Virbhadra Singh accepted bribe from business firm while […]

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