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‘Hold camps to verify old age pension beneficiaries’

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Municipal corporations in the city have been directed by Delhi High Court to organise ward-wise camps to verify beneficiaries of pension schemes for aged and disabled to ensure that financial assistance reaches only those eligible. Justice Manmohan directed the corporations to organise the camps on or before January 10 next year and asked them to […]

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Child to remain with adoptive parents, orders Calcutta HC

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The Calcutta High Court has directed that a two-year-old child would remain with a couple who had adopted her, despite the biological mother’s tearful plea to get her back, noting that a lower court had passed the order for adoption of the child. A division bench comprising justices Ashim Kumar Ray and M M Banerjee […]

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SC’s national anthem order: Experts have different views

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The Supreme Court order directing cinema halls to play the national anthem before screening to “instill committed patriotism and nationalism” has received mixed reactions from legal experts with a few terming it as “judiciary’s over-enthusiasm” and others saying playing it and respecting it won’t cause any harm. While former Attorney General and noted lawyer Soli […]

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Magistrate can extend detention period upto 180 days: Madras HC

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The custody of a person accused of a crime under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act can be extended by a court up to 180 days, provided it is satisfied with the report of the public prosecutor indicating progress in the probe and finds other specific reasons, the Madras High Court has said. A division bench comprising […]

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Court grants bail to Iranian national in USD 200 theft case

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A city court today granted bail to an Iranian national who was arrested in connection with theft of USD 200 from a money changer in Southeast Delhi. Additional Sessions Judge Sanjiv Jain enlarged Davoud Zare on bail, who was in judicial custody since November 25, on a personal bond of Rs 20,000 and a cash […]

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Complaint against Farooq,Omar for alleged objectionable remark

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A complaint has been filed in a court here against former chief ministers of Jammu and Kashmir, Farooq Abdullah and his son Omar Abdullah, alleging that Farooq had made anti-national remarks during a TV show recently. Bundu Khan, a resident of Mira Sarai, filed the plea in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate Mohammad Aslam […]

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35,000 lawyers abstain from judicial work in J’khand

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Over 35,000 lawyers of state today abstained from judicial work to express solidarity to a day-long pen down strike called by Jharkhand Bar Council in protest against the firing by miscreants in the Jamshedpur Bar Association building on Wednesday last. JMM leader-cum-contractor Upendra Singh, 56, was shot dead in the incident that took place in […]

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Plea ag’st CIC refusal to give info on Tata-Docomo

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A plea has been moved in the Delhi High Court against the Central Information Commission’s (CIC) refusal to provide information regarding Tata Sons application to RBI in connection with purchase of Japanese telecom major NTT Docomo’s stake in Tata Teleservices Ltd (TTSL). The application in CIC under the Right to Information (RTI) Act had also […]

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Charge sheet filed in IRS scam in Thane court

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A 5000-page charge sheet was filed in a special court today in connection with the multi-crore call centre scam wherein the accused based here allegedly duped US citizens by posing as officials of the US’ Internal Revenue Service and made them cough up money by threatening ‘legal action’. The charge sheet, filed by the crime […]

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Rly obliged to take care of passenger, luggage: SRDC

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The Delhi State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (SCDRC) today asked the Northern Railway to compensate a passenger for his stolen luggage and said the national carrier was obligated to ensure that a traveller reaches his destination safely with his baggage. The commission rejected the railway’s contention, invoking Section 100 of the Indian Railways Act, that […]

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“No scope for interference with Muslim Personal Law”

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Prominent Islamic organisation Jamiat Ulema-i-Hind today told the Supreme Court there is no scope for interference with the Muslim Personal Law in which triple talaq, ‘nikah halala’ and polygamy are well rooted and stand on much higher pedestal as compared to other customs. In its counter affidavit, the Jamiat stated that the Muslim Personal Law […]

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Ex-armyman given bail in high profile sex racket case

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A Delhi court today granted bail to retired Colonel Ajay Ahlawat, who was arrested in a high profile sex-racket case allegedly involving government servants and women from Central Asian countries. Additional Sessions Judge Ajay Kumar Jain granted bail to Ahlawat, who was produced from judicial custody, on a personal bond of Rs one lakh and […]

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