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Defamation case: HC to hear Kejriwal’s plea on Feb 16

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Delhi High Court today decided to hear Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s plea seeking quashing of a defamation complaint filed against him by former Union Minister Kapil Sibal’s lawyer son Amit Sibal in February. Kejriwal’s counsel referred to the November 17 order of the Supreme Court, which had remanded the matter back to the Delhi High […]

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Coal scam: Final arguments against ex-Coal Secy over

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The final arguments in a coal scam case against former coal secretary H C Gupta and five others, relating to alleged irregularities in allocation of a coal block in Madhya Pradesh to an accused firm, was concluded today before a special court. Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar concluded hearing the arguments in a case filed […]

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Cops opposes perjury plea against ex-JNUSU prez

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City police today opposed in Delhi High Court a plea seeking initiation of perjury proceedings against former JNUSU President Kanhaiya Kumar and a JNU professor, saying there was no material to substantiate the allegation that they had filed false affidavits along with the bail plea of the student leader in a sedition case. Justice S […]

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“Pay Rs10k fine for dumping waste in public place”

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Municipal solid waste (MSW) is one of the most serious pollutants in the country specially in Delhi, the National Green Tribunal has said while announcing a fine of Rs 10,000 on those found throwing waste at public places. The green panel said that all authorities are under “statutory” obligation to ensure that waste is “collected, […]

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Justice J S Khehar appointed next CJI

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Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar, who led the five-judge constitution bench in the Supreme Court which had struck down the controversial NJAC Act for appointment of judges, was today appointed as the next Chief Justice of India. Sources in the government said President Pranab Mukherjee has cleared his name and the notification is being issued shortly. […]

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Hyderabad blasts: 5 IM operatives sentenced to death

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Five key operatives of Indian Mujahideen, including the banned terror outfit’s co-founder Yasin Bhatkal and a Pakistani national, were today awarded death penalty by a Special NIA Court here in the February 2013 Hyderabad bomb blasts which claimed 18 lives. Pronouncing the sentence, Judge T Srinivasa Rao described the case as the “rarest of the […]

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A Chautala seeks transfer of DA case to another court

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INLD leader Ajay Chautala, who is serving a 10-year jail term in a teachers’ recruitment scam case, today approached a Delhi court seeking transfer of a disproportionate assets case against him to another court. Chautala claimed he apprehends he would not get a fair trial if his case is continued to be tried in the […]

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Aircel-Maxis case: Court to pass order on charge

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A special court will pronounce on Thursday its order on framing charge against former Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran, his brother Kalanithi Maran and others in the Aircel-Maxis deal case lodged by CBI and the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Special Judge O P Saini, who was scheduled to pass the order today on framing of charge as […]

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Bombay HC asks CBI for further probe on murder charge

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Observing that prima facie evidence points to offence of murder and unnatural sex against 10 police officials booked in the 2014 custodial death case of a 25-year-old man, the Bombay High Court today directed CBI to carry out further probe and file supplementary chargesheet. A division bench of Justices R V More and A M […]

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NGT notice to govt on habitation inside Rajaji National Park

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A plea highlighting human wildlife conflict and seeking rehabilitation of villagers living inside Rajaji National Park in Uttarakhand today led the National Green Tribunal to seek responses from the Centre and the state government. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar issued notices to the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), Uttarakhand government, […]

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Indiscipline in armed forces to be viewed ‘seriously’: SC

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Indiscipline on part of security force personnel must be “viewed seriously” and deserting work by disobeying orders of superior officers is an act of “gross misconduct”, the Supreme Court has ruled. A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur also said that past conduct of a delinquent employee can be taken into consideration […]

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Court refuses to quash summons against Unitech MDs, directors

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A Delhi court has refused to quash the summons against top bosses of real estate major Unitech Ltd in three cheating complaints lodged by investors in their housing projects. While dismissing Unitech’s revision petitions, the court rejected its contention that the role of the accused persons have not been specified in the order. “There is no […]

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