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Why exempt women, 2-wheelers from odd-even rule: Delhi HC to AAP govt

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The Delhi High Court today asked the AAP government to clarify why women and two-wheelers have been exempted from the odd-even number plate scheme coming into effect here from Friday. “Get instruction why such exemption (women and two- wheelers) is necessary,” a bench of justices Hima Kohli and Sunil Gaur said while directing the Delhi […]

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Indian child gets Spanish mother as court gives nod

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A Spanish woman has been allowed by a Delhi court to adopt a five-year-old boy who was found abandoned at a railway station here. The court said it would be in the interest of the minor boy’s welfare that he be given into adoption to the Barcelona- based woman as she has undertaken to look […]

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Youth gets 10 years jail for raping six-year-old

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A 24-year-old youth has been sent to jail for 10 years by a Delhi court for raping a six-year-old girl. The court said the allegation of sexual assault was also corroborated by the deposition of the victim’s relative, who had lodged the complaint and the medical evidence. “Accordingly, it is held that the testimony of the […]

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Kejriwal faces court case for “defamatory” remarks against PM

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A criminal complaint has been filed against chief minister Arvind Kejriwal in a Delhi court for using “defamatory” language against Prime Minister Narendra Modi following the recent CBI raid at the office of his principal secretary. The complainant, an advocate, has sought Kejriwal’s prosecution under Sections 124A (sedition) and 500 (defamation) of the IPC. The […]

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High Profile Cases

Herald case: Vadra confident truth will prevail

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Robert Vadra today expressed confidence that truth will prevail in the National Herald case in which his mother-in-law Sonia Gandhi and brother-in-law Rahul Gandhi are accused and said the “desperate malicious attempts of defamation” will not be believed. “My full support to my mother-in-law and brother-in-law.Politics of vendetta and desperate malicious attempts of defamation will […]

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False rape case:Court orders perjury proceedings against woman

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Levelling of false charges of rape against a person is a very serious thing and time has come to curb this “menace”, a Delhi court has observed. The court made the observation while acquitting two men in a fake rape case lodged by a woman with a direction that perjury proceedings be initiated against her […]

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SC to stop registration of diesel-run SUVs

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Amid mounting concerns over alarming pollution levels, the Supreme Court on Tuesday indicated that it may bar registration of diesel-run SUVs, cars with engine capacity of over 2000 cc and commercial vehicles for three-four months, besides hiking by 100 per cent green cess levied on trucks entering Delhi. The court had on October 12 ordered […]

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Environment Law News

NGT seeks reply of Centre, Delhi govt on car dealers’ plea

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The National Green Tribunal today asked the Centre and Delhi government to make clear their stand by tomorrow on capping and scrapping of diesel cars and providing incentives to those who do not use private vehicles after car dealers sought modifications in its “harsh” order. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar issued notices […]

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New diesel-run vehicles wont be registered in Delhi : NGT

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In a significant interim measure to curb alarming pollution level, the National Green Tribunal today ordered that diesel-run vehicles will not be registered in Delhi and there will be no renewal of registration of such vehicles which are more than 10-year-old. The green panel also questioned Delhi government’s odd-even formula for vehicles to check pollution […]

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Gym music source of nuisance in residential areas

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The National Green Tribunal has termed loud music from gyms located in residential areas as source of “nuisance” and restrained a health club in East Delhi from playing music in and around it. A bench headed by Justice U D Salvi, which had earlier issued notices to the Delhi Pollution Control Committee and assistant commissioner […]

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Kejriwal’s exemption plea to be decided on 9/12

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A magistrate’s court here today reserved its order on a plea for permanent exemption from appearance sought by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal who is facing a case for holding a rally in Mumbai without the required permission. Kurla Magistrate Richa Khedekar is likely to pronounce the order on December 9. Kejriwal’s lawyer Rishikesh Kumar […]

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Court reserves order on plea for FIR against MoS V K Singh

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A Delhi court today reserved its order on a criminal complaint seeking lodging of an FIR against Union ministerV K Singh for his alleged “dog” remark in wake of an incident in Faridabad where two children of a Dalit family were allegedly burnt alive. Metropolitan Magistrate Muneesh Garg fixed the matter for pronouncement of order […]

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