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HC dismisses Somnath Bharti’s bail plea, faces arrest

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AAP MLA Somnath Bharti faces arrest with the Delhi High Court today rejecting his plea for anticipatory bail in the domestic violence case lodged against him by his wife, observing that the allegations against him were backed by “documentary proof”. Terming the allegations against former Delhi law minister Bharti by his wife, Lipika Mitra, as “very […]

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Coal scam: CBI asked to supply translated copies of documents

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A special court today directed CBI to supply to the accused translated copies of documents, which are in Marathi, relating to a coal block allocation scam case. Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar told the investigating officer (IO) to get the documents translated and file it in the court and supply them to the accused by […]

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Govt, TERI to reply on plea for action against Pachauri: HC

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Delhi High Court today sought a response from the government on a plea by a TERI employee alleging that the organisation had not acted against its chief R K Pachauri, as recommended by an internal complaints committee in connection with her sexual harassment complaint. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath […]

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Court told about stay on case against Kalanithi

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A city court was today informed that proceedings have been stayed against budget carrier Spicejet Ltd’s former Chairman Kalanithi Maran in one of the two tax evasion cases for his alleged failure to deposit over Rs 147 crore TDS with the Income Tax Department. The court was also told that Maran has been exempted from […]

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Uber cab rape: Court waiting for case file from SC

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For the second time in a week, a Delhi court had to put off hearing final arguments today in the Uber cab rape case, in which a woman executive was allegedly raped by the driver last year, as it did not receive the case file and other records from the Supreme Court. Additional Sessions Judge […]

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Man disabled in road accident gets compensation

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A 29-year-old man, who suffered disability in a road accident involving a rashly driven DTC bus in 2013, has been awarded a compensation of over Rs 26 lakh by a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) here. The tribunal directed United India Insurance Company Ltd, with which the offending bus was insured, to pay Rs 26,83,836 […]

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Court upholds jail term of man

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A Delhi court has refused to set aside the jail term awarded to a convict for molesting a seven -year-old girl, saying the fact that she gave her statement in writing as it “made her fearful” about testifying “negates the grant of any leniency” to him. District and Sessions Judge Anu Malhotra dismissed the plea […]

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Real-estate broker acquitted of rape charge

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A real-estate broker, accused of raping a woman while helping her hunt a house on rent here, has been acquitted by a Delhi court after she turned hostile. Additional Sessions Judge Virender Bhatt absolved the man, a resident of Najafgarh here, of the rape charge saying the complainant deposed “totally contrary to prosecution case”. “It […]

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Road mishap: Army man’s family gets around Rs 55L compensation

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Family members of an Army man, who died in a road accident involving a rashly driven truck, have been awarded a compensation of around Rs 55 lakh by a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) here. The tribunal directed National Insurance Company Ltd, with which the offending truck was insured, to pay Rs 54,54,520 to the […]

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Court acquits two women in theft case

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Two women, accused of stealing gold jewellery from a lady after making her unconscious in south Delhi, have been acquitted by a court here which said the alleged victim failed to inform police about the incident till a month. Additional Sessions Judge Sandeep Yadav absolved the women of the charges under sections 328(causing hurt by […]

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Court frames rape charges against BJP MLA, two others

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A Delhi court has put on trial a BJP MLA from Haryanaand two others for allegedly raping a woman in a hotel after giving her sedative-laced drink, saying a prima facie case has been made out against them. The court framed charges against BJP legislator Umesh Aggarwal and Sandeep Luthra for alleged offences of rape, […]

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Gangrape case: Five youths put on trial

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A Delhi court has framed gangrape charge against five youths, who had allegedly pulled out a 26-year-old performing artiste from an auto rickshaw in Defence colony area and assaulted her. The court, while framing the charge under section 376D ofIPC against Balwinder, Deepak, Aakash, Aman and Sundar, said it has to prima facie see whether […]

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