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SC stays NGT order against Railways, DMRC

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The Supreme Court today stayed the operation of a National Green Tribunal (NGT) order asking Indian Railways and Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to seek environmental clearances for their projects. A bench comprising Justices T S Thakur and A M Khanwilkar prima facie agreed to the submission of Delhi Metro and Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation […]

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No interim order on Britannia’s plea: Delhi HC

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Delhi High Court today refrained from passing an interim order on Britannia Industries Ltd’s plea challenging a single judge’s order restraining them from using the packaging of its ‘Nutri Choice Digestive Zero’ biscuits in its present form. “In the meantime, nothing,” a bench of justices B D Ahmed and Ashutosh Kumar said when the counsel […]

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Criminal Law News

Court extends alleged LeT operative’s JC till Oct 14

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A special court today extended the judicial custody of Bahadur Ali alias ‘Saifullah’, a Pakistani national allegedly working for terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba, for a month. According to court sources, Ali was produced before District Judge Amar Nath from Tihar Central Jail, and during in-camera proceedings, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) moved an application seeking extension […]

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Suspended IAS officer Pradeep Sharma refused bail

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A special PMLA court here today refused to grant temporary bail to suspended IAS officer Pradeep Sharma, who is in jail in an alleged money laundering case being investigated by the Enforcement Directorate. Special judge A C Joshi turnd down the Sharma’s plea for a five-day bail to pay homage to his late mother during […]

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IPS officer again seeks charge sheets in Ishrat case

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IPS officer Satish Verma, who had probed the 2004 Ishrat Jahan fake encounter case, today filed fresh applications in courts here seeking copies of two charge sheets to “expedite” the trial in the case. He filed the applications in the courts of the special (sessions) judge for CBI cases and an additional chief judicial magistrate […]

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High Profile Cases

Fake degree row: Order on summoning Irani on Oct 1

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A Delhi court would next month decide on whether to summon Union Minister Smriti Irani on a complaint filed against her for allegedly giving false information regarding her academic qualifications in affidavits to the poll panel for contesting various elections. Metropolitan Magistrate Harvinder Singh, who was scheduled to pronounce the order today, fixed the matter […]

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Hubby, in-laws let off in dowry death case

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A man and three of his family members have been acquitted of charges of dowry death and committing domestic violence with his wife by a Delhi court which said the prosecution has “miserably failed” to prove the case. The court held that the prosecution witnesses have failed to support the case of the police and […]

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Consumer Law News

Navy officer to pay Rs 35K maintenance to wife, kid

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A Lieutenant Commander in Indian Navy has been directed by a Delhi court to pay Rs 35,000 per month as maintenance to his estranged wife and minor daughter, observing that the woman was entitled to enjoy the status and standard of living as she was in her matrimonial home. Additional Sessions Judge Lokesh Kumar Sharma […]

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Environment Law News

NGT notice to Centre, UP on encroachments in lake

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Rampant dumping of waste and encroachments on Arthala Lake located close to Hindon River in Ghaziabad today came under the lens of the National Green Tribunal today which sought response from the Centre and UP government on the issue. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar issued notices to the Ministry of Environment […]

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SC quashes murder charge, spares Govindachamy from noose

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The Supreme Court today commuted the death sentence of Govindachamy, a convict in the brutal rape and murder case of 23-year-old Soumya, to seven-year jail term after dropping the murder charge against him. A bench of justices Ranjan Gogoi, P C Pant and U U Lalit, however, upheld charges under section 376 (Punishment for rape), […]

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WhatsApp don’t have access to users data: Delhi HC told

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Instant messaging platform WhatsApp today opposed in Delhi High Court a plea alleging that privacy of its users has been threatened by a new privacy policy announced by Facebook, saying regulations were in place and the latter does not have access to any data as it provides end-to-end encryption. WhatsApp had made extensive changes to […]

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Swamy moves SC on security nod to FM radio cos.

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BJP MP Subramanian Swamy today moved the Supreme Court seeking clarification on the process to grant security clearances to companies for FM broadcast and restraining them from taking part in auctions if they are involved in criminal cases. The Rajya Sabha MP, in his plea, said that Ministry of Information & Broadcasting had issued a […]

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