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Spl CBI court sends two senior officials to JC

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A special CBI court in Indore remanded three accused including two senior officials of the Central Bureau of Narcotics (CBN) in 14-day judicial custody in a bribery case. “Bhopal branch of CBI had registered a case in October this year under various sections of Prevention of Corruption Act 1988 against Mukesh Khatri, CBN Superintendent posted […]

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Zee’s copyright case: Delhi HC asks Saregama to deposit Rs 20 lakh

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The Delhi High Court has asked Saregama India Ltd, accused by Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd of infringing its copyright, to deposit Rs 20 lakh for playing and allowing users to download songs of 29 movies from its websites for the time being. The Zee firm has moved the court alleging its copyright over songs of […]

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NGT asks Delhi govt to shut hazardous industries in East Delhi

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Noting that functioning of industrial units in residential areas is harmful, the National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi government and the Delhi Pollution Control Committee to take action against all such units operating without consent. A bench headed by Justice U D Salvi pulled up BSES Yamuna for supplying electricity to industrial units located […]

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Family of conductor killed in mishap gets Rs 41 lakh

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Family members of a BEST conductor, who died in a road accident in 2012 after being hit by a tanker, have been awarded a compensation of Rs 41.23 lakh by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal here. President of the Tribunal and Principal District Judge SM Gavhane in a recent order directed the Insurance company, New […]

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3 awarded 2 yrs jail in examination malpractice case

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A special CBI court here has awarded two years rigorous imprisonment to three men in a case related to examination malpractice. The CBI court yesterday sentenced Madhusudan Rajput (22), Neeraj Sikarwar (22) and Satish Tiwari (24) — for using electronic devices to solve the papers of prison guard recruitment exam, organised by MP Professional Examination […]

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2016: Delhi HC put AAP govt on the mat, said LG is the boss

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Lieutenant Governor is the “administrative head” of the national capital, the Delhi High Court ruled in 2016 besides pronouncing a series of judgements that came as setback to the Arvind Kejriwal government which had a hate-hate relationship with the Centre over governance. The body blow given by the judgement denying its claim for full statehood […]

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Kejri gets bail in false affidavit case

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A Delhi court today granted bail to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a case of allegedly giving false information in an affidavit filed in the run up to 2013 Assembly polls. Metropolitan Magistrate Ashish Gupta granted the relief to Kejriwal, who appeared in court in pursuance to its direction, on a personal bond of Rs […]

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Delhi HC allows Ajay Chautala to attend son’s marriage

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INLD leader Ajay Chautala, who is serving a 10-year jail term in a teachers’ recruitment scam case, was today allowed by the Delhi High Court to attend the marriage function of his son and MP Dushyant Chautala. The leader, who was on parole since November 28 and was restrained from moving out of the national […]

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“Noise meters procured & given to police stations”

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Maharashtra government today assured the Bombay High Court there would be no violation of noise pollution rules on Christmas and New Year’s eve as it has procured and distributed decibel meters to all police stations, by which noise levels would be measured. Following this assurance from the government, a division bench of Justices A S […]

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Maharashtra tells Bombay HC it would appoint new AG by Dec 30

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Putting an end to the controversy surrounding the appointment of a new Advocate General, the Maharashtra Government today told the Bombay High Court that it would fill up the coveted post by December 30. The post of Advocate General has been lying vacant since March this year after Srihari Aney resiged as AG. In his […]

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Court’s order on S P Tyagi’s bail plea on Dec 26

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A special court today decided to pronounce its order next week on the bail plea of former IAF chief S P Tyagi and two others, arrested in AgustaWestland VVIP chopper scam case, after hearing arguments of the CBI and the accused on the issue. Special CBI Judge Arvind Kumar also reserved its order on the […]

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NGT junks plea to ban Christmas trees, Santa Claus costume

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Communal issues cannot be raised in the garb of environmental concerns, the National Green Tribunal has said while junking a plea for banning the use of Christmas trees and prohibiting the making of Santa Claus costumes. The green panel, however, asked the Delhi government to ensure that there is no violation of environment laws and […]

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