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Court dismisses man’s recovery suit against in-laws

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A man’s suit seeking recovery of over Rs 10 lakh from his in-laws has been dismissed by a Delhi court on the grounds that it was filed after a delay of over three years and matrimonial disputes were pending between the him and his wife. The court said the man has been able to establish […]

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Ex-minister’s son, daughter-in-law appears in court in IT case

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Former union minister Vasant Sathe’s son and daughter-in-law were today granted bail by a Delhi court after they appeared before it as accused for allegedly not disclosing details of their joint Swiss bank account to the Income Tax Department. Ex-minister’s son Subhash Sathe and daughter-in-law Indrani Sathe appeared before Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Devendra […]

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Court takes cognizance of complaint against Smriti Irani

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In fresh trouble for HRD Minister Smriti Irani, a Delhi court today took cognizance of a complaint filed against her for allegedly giving false information about her educational qualification. Metropolitan Magistrate Akash Jain took cognizance of the complaint and fixed the matter for recording of pre-summoning evidence on August 28. “It is held that the […]

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No anticipatory bail for St Stephen’s proffessor

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A Delhi court today dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of Delhi University’s St Stephen’s college professor who was accused of molesting a student doing PhD under his supervision. Additional Sessions Judge Sanjay Garg denied the relief to Satish Kumar, an assistant professor in the college’s chemistry department. The student had on June 19 lodged an […]

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Complaint against Smriti Irani: Court order tomorrow

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A Delhi court is likely to pronounce tomorrow its order on a complaint against Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani for allegedly giving “false” information about her educational qualification in affidavits filed with the Election Commission. Metropolitan Magistrate Akash Jain had on June 1 reserved the order on the plea after hearing arguments on the aspect […]

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Protest against Hooda: Vijay Goel, 3 others get bail

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Rajya Sabha MP Vijay Goel and three leaders of BJP’s youth wing were today granted bail by a Delhi court in a case pertaining to violation of prohibitory orders while leading a protest in 2013 at the residence of former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda. Metropolitan Magistrate Akash Jain granted bail to Goel and […]

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Increasing crimes against property can’t be ignored

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Rising trend of crime against property can’t be ignored and innocent persons need to be protected from “frivolous elements of the society” who usurp property through forged means, a Delhi court has said. The court’s observations came while upholding six months jail term to a woman for forging documents to acquire a property of a […]

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Drunk driving: MCD employee’s jail term reduced

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A Delhi court has reduced the ten- day jail term of a 47-year-old MCD employee, convicted for driving in a drunken condition and without a licence, to one- day imprisonment, saying he was “remorseful of his act”. District and Sessions Judge Ravinder Kaur, however, upheld the conviction of Lekh Raj, Supervisor with Municipal Corporation of […]

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Fake degree case: Court denies relief to Tomar

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In a setback to Jitender Singh Tomar, a Delhi court today dismissed his revision plea against his police remand and refused to provide any immediate relief to the beleagured AAP leader in the alleged fake degree case, saying granting him interim bail will further “complicate” the matter. Additional Sessions Judge Sanjeev Jain refused to accept […]

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Youth gets 5 yrs jail for sexually assaulting minor

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A youth, convicted for sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl, has been sentenced to five years in jail by a Delhi court which observed that it was a “highly derogatory” offence. Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Yadav, however, took a lenient view considering Arjun’s poor family background and awarded the minimum punishment of five years to the […]

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Drunk driving: Court reduces man’s jail term to one day

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A Delhi court has reduced the 10-day jail term of a 31-year-old man, convicted for driving his commercial vehicle in an inebriated state, to one day while observing that he had remorse for the act. District and Sessions Judge Ravinder Kaur modified the sentence of Bijender Kumar, a Gurgaon resident, but upheld his conviction, saying […]

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Youth gets 19 months in jail for kidnapping minor

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A youth, convicted for kidnapping a 15-year-old girl, has been awarded a 19-month jail term by a Delhi court while taking into consideration his young age and the fact that he did not misbehave with the victim. Additional Sessions Judge Gautam Manan sentenced Delhi resident Dharmender, 20, to the period already spent by him in […]

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