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Sajjan Kr gets anticipatory bail in a 1984 riots case

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Congress leader Sajjan Kumar was today granted anticipatory bail in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case by a Delhi court which directed him to cooperate in the probe and not influence witnesses. Additional Session Judge Vikas Dhull, while granting relief to the former MP on a personal bond of Rs one lakh and a surety of […]

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Delhi HC quashes two IT notices to Bharti Airtel

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In a relief to Bharti Airtel Ltd, Delhi High Court has quashed two show cause notices issued to the telecom major by the Income Tax (IT) department regarding interconnection charges payments made by the company to various foreign entities. A bench of Justices S Ravindra Bhat and Deepa Sharma allowed the petition filed by Bharti […]

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Kerala HC upholds order directing action against DLF

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The Kerala High Court today upheld the verdict of its single bench directing action against real estate major DLF for constructing an apartment complex in an ecologically fragile land near here and asked it to pay Rs one crore as compensation. A division bench headed by Justice P R Ramachandra Menon found that there was […]

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Tyagi, 2 others seek bail in VVIP chopper scam case

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Former IAF chief S P Tyagi today sought bail from a special court on the ground that there was no apprehension of him fleeing from justice as all evidences in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper scam case were documentary in nature and have already been seized by the CBI. “Please let me (Tyagi) go home,” Tyagi’s […]

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AIADMK in HC for quashing plea to prevent Sasikala from becoming Gen Secy

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AIADMK today filed a petition in the Madras High Court seeking quashing of the plea by expelled AIADMK MP Sasikala Pushpa and her husband to restrain the ruling party from appointing former chief minister Jayalalithaa’s aide V K Sasikala as party General Secretary. The petition was filed by AIADMK Presidium Chairman E Madhusudanan. Justice K […]

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Rs 5K a month won’t give luxury in cities like Delhi: Delhi Court

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A delhi court here has refused to set aside an order directing a man to pay Rs 5,000 monthly interim maintenance to his estranged wife in a domestic violence case, saying the amount will not give her a luxurious life in view of the standard of living in metropolitan cities like Delhi. “Keeping in view […]

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Youth gets life term for killing girlfriend's parents

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R S Suri elected as SCBA president

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Senior advocates R S Suri and Ajit Kumar Sinha have been elected as President and vice-president respectively of the prestigious Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA). While Suri has been elected as the President after defeating senior advocate Vikas Singh by 19 votes, Sinha was elected as Vice-President for the second time leaving behind his colleague […]

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Bombay HC asks Service Tax Dept to revalue Mallya’s plane

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The Bombay High Court today asked the Service Tax Department, which has to recover dues of Rs 532 crore from the business tycoon Vijay Mallya, to revalue his luxury plane parked at the Mumbai airport. After the revaluation, the HC said it would consider the department’s request to allow a re-auction of the aircraft. A […]

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Kerala HC permits women’s employment in liquor shops

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In a significant order, the Kerala High Court has permitted employment of women in foreign liquor retail shops terming as “unsustainable” and “violative of the Constitution” the state’s rules restraining women from such jobs. Such orders and rules “are violative of Article 14 and 15 of the Constitution and are therefore unsustainable”, the court said […]

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‘Tandoor’ murder convict seeks parole, HC asks govt to respond

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Delhi High Court today sought the response of Delhi government on a plea filed by former youth Congress leader Sushil Sharma, who is undergoing life term in the 1995 sensational Tandoor murder case, seeking parole for a period of six months to take care of his ailing parents. Justice Vipin Sanghi issued notice to the […]

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Gurung, 17 others surrender in Tamang murder case

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Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) chief Bimal Gurung, his wife Asha and several senior leaders of the hill outfit surrendered before a city court today which granted them bail in connection with the murder of All India Gorkha League leader Madan Tamang. Gurung and 17 others surrendered before the chief judge, city sessions court, Subhra Ghosh […]

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SC to examine whether courts can add ‘rigorous’ to life terms

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Can the word ‘rigorous’ be added by courts when they award life imprisonment? The Supreme Court has agreed to examine the question whether courts are statutorily empowered to make life imprisonments tougher for the convicts by adding “rigorous” (harsh) to life sentence as the law does not provide for this. A bench headed by Justice […]

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