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Court allows Malegaon blast accused to use laptops in jail

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In a rare order, a Mumbai court hearing the 2008 Malegaon blast case today allowed some of the accused to use laptops inside the prison for work related to the case. They won’t be able to access the Internet, though. “The court allowed an application moved by four accused after we said we had no […]

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Madras HC quashes defamation case against eight Tamil actors

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The Madras High Court today quashed a defamation case against eight popular Tamil film actors, pending in Udhagamandalam court in Nilgiris district. Justice M V Muralidharan scrapped the defamation case against the actiors on a petition by them seeking quashing of the case filed on a complaint by a journalist accusing them of making defamatory […]

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Madras HC stays money laundering case against folk artiste

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The Madras High Court today stayed a money laundering case lodged by Enforcement Directorate against folk artiste Mohanambal and others following recovery of some money and valuables from her house in 2014. Justice M S Ramesh gave the interim relief to the folk dancer from Vellore district on her plea for quashing of the case, […]

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Citizens need to learn to keep their city clean: Delhi HC

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The citizens of the national capital need to learn to keep their city clean, the Delhi High Court today said while asking the civic bodies to fix a schedule for collection and disposal of garbage. “The citizens of the national capital should also have some responsibility. They should also learn about keeping their city clean,” […]

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SC to give urgent hearing to disqualified MP min’s plea

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The Supreme Court today agreed to give an urgent hearing to a plea of senior BJP leader and Madhya Pradesh cabinet minister Narottam Mishra who was recently disqualified by the Election Commission. The poll panel had on June 23 disqualified Mishra for three years over paid news charges, holding him guilty of filing wrong accounts […]

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Surat club to pay 18L for not providing first aid to man

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The apex consumer commission has upheld a state panel’s order asking a recreational club in Surat to pay Rs 18 lakh as compensation to the kin of a man who collapsed at the club and subsequently died due to inadequate help from the staff. The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) asked the Surat City […]

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Centre’s stand sought on plea for SIT probe into Sunanda’s death

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The Delhi High Court today sought to know the stand of the Centre on BJP leader Subramanian Swamy’s plea for a court-monitored probe by the CBI-led SIT into the death of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor’s wife Sunanda Pushkar. A bench of Justices G S Sistani and P S Teji, who did not issue notice in […]

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Don’t just install VC facility, maintain it too: Bombay HC to govt

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The Bombay High Court today asked the Maharashtra government to not only install video conferencing facilities between courts and prisons but also maintain them for use in case of need. A bench of justices R M Savant and Sadhana Jadhav gave the direction while hearing a plea by an Aurangabad arms haul case accused Shaikh […]

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NGT imposes complete ban on nylon and synthetic manja

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The National Green Tribunal today imposed a complete ban on ‘manja’, the string used to fly kites, made of nylon or any synthetic material which is non-biodegradable, saying it posed a threat to the lives of birds, animals and humans. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar directed all state governments to prohibit […]

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Judges vulnerable, says court, awards 10-yr term to attackers

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Judges are “vulnerable” to murderous assaults for their verdicts which always go against one of the parties in a case, a Delhi court has said while awarding 10-year jail term to three convicts for assaulting three trial court judges in a road rage case here in 2012. The incident has “shaken the conscience” of the […]

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SC to consider constitution bench to hear AAP govt’s plea

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The Supreme Court today assured the AAP-led Delhi government that it would consider setting up a five-judge constitution bench to decide its batch of appeals challenging the high court verdict holding the lt governor administrative head of the national capital territory. “We will post it and consider setting up of the bench,” a bench comprising […]

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SC relief for Anurag Thakur, appeal of HP dismissed

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The Supreme Court today dismissed an appeal filed by the Himachal Pradesh government challenging the high court order quashing a criminal case against BJP MP Anurag Thakur and others. A bench comprising Justices A K Goel and U U Lalit declined to interfere with the Shimla High Court’s May 30 last year order on the […]

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