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SC rejects T’gana’s review plea on division of assets

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The Supreme Court has dismissed a review petition filed by Telangana against its verdict which had held that the newly carved out state cannot claim “absolute” right over institutions, merely because they are located in its capital Hyderabad which is now being shared by Andhra Pradesh also. A bench of Justices V Gopala Gowda and […]

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Man discharged of raping 63-yr-old German ex-wife

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A Delhi court has discharged a 37-year-old man, accused of raping his 63-year-old ex-wife, a German national, saying there was an inexplicable delay of three years in lodging FIR in the case. Additional Sessions Judge Praveen Kumar, while discharging the accused, a Delhi resident, also noted that there was no medical evidence to support the […]

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Depute senior officer to trace missing witnesses: Bombay HC

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The Bombay High Court has asked the Maharashtra Director General of Police to depute a senior officer not below the rank of Deputy Director General of Police to trace the 11 missing former inmates of Thane Central prison, who were witness to custodial death of a fellow inmate in 1996. The direction was given by […]

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What steps should state take for senior citizens’ welfare? – Bombay HC

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Observing that it may not be sufficient to declare welfare schemes or facilities for senior citizens online, the Bombay High Court has asked an NGO to suggest what other measures should Maharashtra government adopt in this regard. A division bench of Justices Shantanu Kemkar and Makrand Karnik was hearing yesterday a public interest litigation filed […]

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Man gets seven years jail for raping woman labourer

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A Muzaffarnagar court has sentenced a man to seven years imprisonment for raping a woman in Shamli district. Additional District Sessions Judge Manoj Kumar also imposed a fine of Rs 9000 on the accused, Wajid Ali, last evening after holding him guilty under Section 376 of the IPC, according to prosecution. The woman, who worked as […]

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Accused appears in court after facing its wrath

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A retired government officer, chargesheeted along with underworld don Chhota Rajan in an alleged fake passport case, today appeared in a special court, a day after it expressed displeasure over her absence and ordered that she should be present on every date. The accused appeared today after the court yesterday expressed annoyance over her absence. […]

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Charges framed in 2013 Thane building collapse case

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More than three years after the collapse of an unauthorised building in the district in which 74 lives were lost, a district court here today framed charges against 27 people. The charges were framed under sections 304 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder), 120-B (criminal conspiracy) and other relevant sections of IPC, apart from the […]

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MLA who allegedly slapped Dy Collector held

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NCP MLA from Karjat in Maharashtra Suresh Lad, who had allegedly slapped a senior government officer in a meeting held recently, was today arrested by police and produced before a court which granted him bail. A fortnight ago, the MLA was caught on camera slapping Deputy Collector (land acquisition) Abhay Kalgudkar after a disagreement over […]

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NGT norms on appointments in PCB

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The National Green Tribunal today questioned state governments and Union Territories on top appointments in state pollution control boards and directed them to fill the vacancies with persons with requisite qualification within three months. The green panel, which also issued a slew of guidelines for appointments to the posts of Chairman and Member Secretary, said […]

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Never blamed RSS as a body for Gandhi’s killing: Rahul to SC

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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today told the Supreme Court that he had never blamed RSS as an institution that killed Mahatma Gandhi but had stated that a person associated with it was responsible for his assassination. A bench comprising Justices Dipak Misra and R F Nariman, which was hearing the petition filed by Gandhi challenging […]

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Sessions court sets aside lower court order to summon police

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A sessions court has set aside lower court’s order to summon three police officers and held that a case cannot be filed against them without permission from the government. Additional District Sessions Judge D C Singh yesterday allowed the plea of the then SP Shamli challenging the order summoning them on a private complaint. According […]

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Life imprisonment for three in 8-year-old murder case

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Three persons were sentenced to life imprisonment in an eight-year-old murder case by a local court. Additional Session judge SP Mishra yesterday gave life imprisonment to Shelendra, Nirmal and Mahesh for murdering Ran Singh on August 7, 2008. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 13000 each on the convicts. Police said Singh was […]

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