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SC collegium likely to meet soon on appointment of CJs

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The Supreme Court collegium is likely to meet in the coming days to consider names for appointment of chief justices of high courts. Sources said here today that the collegium — a body of top five judges of the Supreme Court headed by the Chief Justice of India — could meet as soon as the […]

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Transfer racket: Alleged middleman denied bail

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A special court today denied bail to an alleged middleman, arrested along with a Lt. Col. In connection with a transfer racket case at the Army headquarters here. Special CBI Judge Naresh Kumar Malhotra denied the relief to Gaurav Kohli, at present in judicial custody along with Lt. Col. Ranganathan Suvramani Moni, noting that the […]

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95.1 pc citizens voluntarily enrolled for Aadhaar: Govt to SC

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The Centre today told the Supreme Court that around 95.10 per cent of the entire population has voluntarily registered for Aadhaar and apprehension of “large- scale exclusion” of citizens from government benefits due to lack of unique number was “misplaced” and “unfounded”. The government, while opposing any stay on implementation of the Aadhaar scheme, said […]

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Bombay HC vacates stay on raising FSI under cluster redevp project

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In a reprieve for the Maharashtra government, the Bombay High Court today vacated a stay granted on allowing increase in floor space index (FSI) for new buildings proposed to be constructed in Navi Mumbai under the state’s cluster redevelopment scheme. A division bench of Chief Justice Manjula Chellur and Justice N M Jamdar said the […]

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Nuns, priests have rights over personal property: Kerala HC

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The Kerala High Court has held that Christian priests and nuns cannot be denied their rights over personal property merely because they have entered into the religious order and renounced worldly pleasures. There was absolutely no statutory prohibition for a Christian priest or nun in the matter of intestate or testamentary succession of property in […]

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BJP youth wing leader seeks Re 1 as damages from Delhi CM

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A BJP youth wing leader today sought Re 1 as compensation from Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and AAP spokesperson Sanjay Singh claiming he was projected as the person who assaulted former minister Kapil Mishra. The case was filed at the Tees Hazari court here. Ankit Bhardwaj, a state executive member of Bharatiya Janta Yuva […]

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Disproportionate assets case: MV inspector gets 3 years RI

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A special ACB court in Telangana has convicted a motor vehicle inspector, working in Khamman district of the state, for possessing disproportionate assets to the tune of Rs 30.99 lakh. P Bhaskar Rao, the special judge for ACB Cases in Karimnagar district, yesterday convicted Pitta Prathap and sentenced him to three years rigorous imprisonment, an […]

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Heads of 9 state pollution control boards barred from working

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The National Green Tribunal today barred the chairpersons of nine state pollution control boards (SPCBs) from functioning with immediate effect for not being appointed in consonance with the judgement of the tribunal. A vacation bench, headed by Justice R S Rathore, ordered chiefs of SPCBs of Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Kerala, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, […]

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SC asks Haryana to consider in-service doctors for PG courses

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The Supreme Court today said that admission to post graduate medical diploma courses in Haryana should be made on the merit of in-service doctors who have completed three years service in remote and difficult areas. A vacation bench comprising justices Ashok Bhushan and Deepak Gupta clarified that those candidates, who under the Medical Council of […]

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Aadhaar mandatory for PAN cards: SC verdict tomorrow

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The Supreme Court will pronounce its judgement tomorrow on a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of a provision in the Income Tax Act making Aadhaar mandatory for filing income tax returns and allotment of PAN. A bench comprising Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan had on May 4 reserved the verdict on […]

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Village head arrested for role in communal clash

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A local court today sent the headman of Nasirpur village in the district to judicial custody till June 20 for his alleged role in communal clashes there. The village head, Sabir Ali, was arrested today and charged with attempt to murder and rioting. One person was killed and six were injured in communal clashes at […]

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SC allows Bihar liquor manufacturers to export old stocks

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The Supreme Court today modified its earlier order and allowed liquor manufacturers from Bihar to export their old stocks of alcoholic beverages worth over Rs 200 crore outside the state till July 31. A vacation bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan and Deepak Gupta passed the order on the application in which the manufacturers had contended […]

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