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SC upholds acquittal of ex-Army officer

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It is “unfortunate that a crime is going unpunished”. This was the observation and finding of the Delhi High Court as it acquitted a former Army officer in a 34-year old murder of a Delhi businessman, saying it “cannot hang any person” if evidence on record does not conclusively establish his guilt. The order has […]

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PIL in Delhi HC on Indian passports issued to foreigners

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A PIL has been moved in Delhi High Court alleging that Indian passports are being “illegally” issued across the country on a “mass scale” to foreigners, especially to Afghans, Nepalese and Bangladeshis, on the basis of “bogus” police reports. The plea, alleging that “false police verification reports have been issued by Special Branch of Delhi […]

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India can avoid tag of being accident capital of the world: SC

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The year 2014 alone witnessed 2.37 lakh road accidents on national and state highways across the country which had left at least 85,462 people dead and 2.59 lakh injured. These were the sensational findings in official statistics placed before the Supreme Court, which noted that as per 2009 data, India had reported the highest number […]

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J&K has no vestige of sovereignty outside Constitution: SC

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Jammu and Kashmir has “no vestige” of sovereignty outside the Indian Constitution and its own, while the citizens of the state are “first and foremost” citizens of India, the Supreme Court has held. The apex court observed this while terming as “wholly incorrect” the conclusion arrived at by Jammu and Kashmir High Court which had […]

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Rajasthan HC tells official of Vadra-linked firm to appear before ED

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Rejecting his plea for relief, the Rajasthan High Court has directed a representative of Skylight Hospitality, a firm linked to Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law Robert Vadra, to appear before Enforcement Directorate (ED) which had summoned him in connection with a controversial land deal in Bikaner. The representative had move the high court challenging the […]

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Chopper case:Ex-IAF Chief, 2 others sent to jail till Dec 30

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Former Air Chief Marshal S P Tyagi was today sent to judicial custody till December 30 after CBI said he was not required for further custodial interrogation in AgustaWestland VVIP chopper scam. Special CBI judge Arvind Kumar also sent Tyagi’s cousin Sanjeev Tyagi and lawyer Gautam Khaitan, co-accused in the case related to procurement of […]

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Bombay HC rejects plea challenging move to shift DRT office to Vashi

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Paving way for the transfer of office of Debt Recovery Tribunal (III) from South Mumbai to adjoining Navi Mumbai, the Bombay High Court dismissed a petition challenging the decision made by the Ministry of Finance. A division bench of Chief Justice Manjula Chellur and Justice M S Sonak on December 14 dismissed a petition filed […]

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Allahabad HC queries EC on Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls schedule

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Allahabad High Court today sought information from the Election Commission about the forthcoming Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh after a PIL urged that directions be given for conducting the polls in April-May. The Lucknow bench headed by Justice Amreshwar Pratap Sahi, which was hearing the PIL filed by activist Pratibha Pandey, fixed December 22 as […]

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SC irked over plea for Justice Khehar’s recusal

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In a high-voltage hearing, the Supreme Court today ticked off activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan calling as “unreasonable” and the “most unfair” his plea seeking recusal of Justice J S Khehar from hearing a PIL that levels bribery allegations against politicians including Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The petition seeks an SIT probe into alleged recovery of documents […]

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SC raps advocate for filing multiple PILs

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The Supreme Court today came down heavily on an advocate affliated to ruling BJP for filing multiple PILs asking him whether the party was financing him to indulge in “political activism” in the court. Advocate Ashwini Upadhyay, a Delhi BJP spokesperson, faced the ire of the bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur as […]

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Swamy files complaint ag’st Ratan Tata in 2G matter

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A criminal complaint was today filed by BJP MP Subramanian Swamy against Ratan Tata, former Telecom minister A Raja, former corporate lobbyist Niira Radia and others before a special court seeking their prosecution in relation to the 2G spectrum allocation scam. The complaint, filed before special judge O P Saini, alleged that the CBI “purposely” […]

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SC rejects BCCI’s curative plea on conflict of interest

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The Supreme Court has dismissed the curative petition filed by BCCI against the 2015 verdict by which it had struck down the controversial amendment of a rule which permitted cricket board administrators to acquire or hold commercial interest in events like IPL and Champions League. Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had moved […]

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