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No automatic denial of bail for terror accused: Law panel

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There should be no “automatic denial” of bail to a person accused of being involved in terror acts, the Law Commission has cautioned indicating that evidence should be given priority. In its report on ‘Provisions relating to bail’, the panel has warned that “mere classification of an act as an act of terrorism should not […]

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Consider grievances of street vendors: HC tells AAP govt

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Was the investigation into the murder of Mahatma Gandhi represents the biggest cover-up in the history of India and was there any basis to blame Vinayak Damodar Savarkar for his death? These questions have been raised in a petition before the Supreme Court with a plea that there is a compelling need to uncover the […]

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Was there a second assassin of Gandhi: PIL in SC questions

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Was there a second assassin of Mahatma Gandhi? Though the police went by the theory that three bullets were fired upon him, was there a fourth bullet also which was fired by someone apart from Nathuram Godse? These questions are among several which have been raised in a petition before the Supreme Court with a […]

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‘Convicts’ acts led non-extraction of coal, harmed India’

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The “unscrupulous acts” of five convicts including former Coal Secretary H C Gupta led to non- extraction of coal from a mine in Madhya Pradesh causing “immense” loss to the country, a special court here has said. The significant observation has been made by Special Judge Bharat Parashar in his verdict convicting the former top […]

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Delhi HC agrees to hear law suit involving President

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The Delhi High Court today agreed to hear a plea challenging the trial court’s order dismissing a suit filed against the President of India seeking deletion of some portions from his book published in 2016 for allegedly hurting Hindu sentiments. Justice Vinod Goel fixed September 16 for hearing of the appeal against the trial court’s […]

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Senior BJP leaders discharged by Bengal courts

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Five senior BJP leaders, including its national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya, were today discharged by courts in connection with the protest- march to the city police headquarters here. Of the 14 other BJP activists arrested for allegedly indulging in violence during yesterday’s protest, seven were remanded to police custody by a city court, while the […]

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Can graveyards in Delhi be shifted, asks Delhi HC

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The Delhi High Court today asked the authorities to explore the possibility of shifting all graveyards in the national capital to a “proper place”. The court also sought to know from the authorities how graveyards were maintained in other countries. “There are graves in roads, people sit there, animals sit there and defecate and make […]

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Finalise emission norms for diesel locomotives: NGT to MoEF

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The National Green Tribunal has directed the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) to finalise the emission standards for diesel locomotives within two months. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar passed the order after the counsel for the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) refuted its own earlier submission that the emission norms, […]

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NGT directs Delhi govt to file detailed action plan on MSW

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The National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi government to file a detailed action plan to show how municipal solid waste (MSW) would be processed and disposed of in the city. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar asked the AAP government to hold a meeting chaired by the Chief Secretary, where all […]

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Saharanpur violence: SC refuses urgent hearing on plea for SIT

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The Supreme Court today refused an urgent hearing on a plea seeking a probe by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) into the recent incidents of caste violence in Uttar Pradesh’s Saharanpur district. A vacation bench comprising Justices L. Nageswara Rao and Navin Sinha said there was no urgency and the petition may be heard after […]

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CWG scam: Court awards jail term to two directors of pvt firm

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A special court has awarded two- and-a-half year jail term to two directors of a Mumbai-based firm for cheating and criminal conspiracy while securing the contract to renovate Talkatora and Shivaji Stadiums during 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG) here. Special CBI Judge Arvind Kumar imposed a fine of Rs 10 lakh on M/s Raja Aederi Consultants […]

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Book MLA for forging medical papers: HC tells police

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The Madhya Pradesh High Court today ordered police to register a criminal case against Congress MLA Kamleshwar Patel for allegedly forging medical documents to skip hearing of an election petition against him. Justice Atul Shridharan directed the Bhopal police to register a criminal case against Patel, MLA from Sinhaval in Sidhi district. “While hearing a […]

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