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Demonetisation: SC asks Centre to spell out steps to ease

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The Supreme Court today asked the Centre to spell out measures taken to ease the sufferings and inconvenience of people in rural areas, who are mostly dependent on co-operative banks, post-demonetisation. A bench of Chief Justice T S Thakur and Justice D Y Chandrachud, while hearing a batch of pleas challenging various aspects of demonetisation, […]

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Fin Min, RBI response sought on exchanging old notes

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The Bombay High Court has sought response from the Finance Ministry and Reserve Bank of India on a PIL seeking extension of deadline for exchanging the demonetised notes. A division bench of Justices Bhushan Gavai and Vinay Deshpande issued the notices yesterday while hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), and posted the matter for further […]

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Allahabad HC turns down plea of live-in couple for protection

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The Allahabad High Court has turned down the plea of a live-in couple that they be provided protection on the ground that the woman in question happened to be married and “her marriage has not been dissolved by any competent court as on date”. Justice Suneet Kumar passed the order last month, dismissing the petition […]

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Cap on cash withdrawal: Delhi HC dismisses plea to recall its order

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Delhi High Court today dismissed an application seeking recall of its order rejecting a plea to remove the cap on daily withdrawal of money deposited in banks before the demonetisation decision. “The application is dismissed,” a bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice V Kameswar Rao said. The bench had on November 25 dismissed […]

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SC refuses to entertain plea to play national anthem in courts

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The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea of a BJP leader and lawyer seeking playing of national anthem in all courts before the start of proceedings. A bench of justices Dipak Misra and Amitava Roy said it is not inclined to entertain the plea of BJP spokesperson Ashwani Kumar Upadhyay after Attorney General […]

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Ex-MLA Rambeer Shokeen sent to 5 days police custody

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A Delhi court today sent former MLA Rambeer Shokeen, who has been chargesheeted along with alleged gangster Neeraj Bawana and others in a case under MCOCA, to five days police custody. Additional Sessions Judge Rakesh Pandit sent Shokeen to custody of Delhi Police after he was produced before the court, saying that his custodial interrogation […]

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SC questions Centre’s notification supporting ‘jallikattu’

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The Supreme Court today questioned the Centre for its 2016 notification allowing use of bulls in events like jallikattu, saying that its 2014 verdict banning the use of the animals cannot be “negated”. “How can you (the Centre) negate our judgment banning jallikattu by coming up with the January 2016 notification allowing bulls to participate […]

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Ossification test can’t be considered “conclusive”: SC

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Ossification test cannot be considered as “conclusive” to ascertain the age of a person, the Supreme Court has said while dismissing the juvenility plea of two accused in a criminal case. The apex court said a “blind and mechanical view” on the age of a person cannot be adopted solely on the basis of medical […]

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Malaika, Arbaaz attend counselling session after filing for

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Bollywood actress Malaika Arora Khan and Arbaaz Khan attended their first counselling session after filing for divorce by mutual consent. The couple filed for divorce last month and attended the first mandatory counselling session on November 29 in Bandra Family Court. According to family court sources, on Tuesday they were given counselling in the family […]

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Court sends three persons in jail in rape case

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Two men and a woman have been awarded varying jail terms of eight and seven years by a Delhi court in a rape case in which the victim was taken out of the capital and ravished after her drink was spiked. The court said it has been proved that the three convicts, who were also […]

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Negligence: Doc to pay son for mother’s death

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A doctor at a reputed private hospital in south Delhi has been directed by state consumer commission to pay Rs 15 lakh compensation to the son of a woman, who died at the age of 22 due to negligence during her caesarean operation in 1993. The state commission bench, presided by its member N P […]

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