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Environment Law News

Sewage in Kosi: NGT slams U’khand for non compliance of order

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Irked over non-implementation of its order on pollution in river Kosi in Nainital, the National Green Tribunal has slammed the Uttarakhand government for the delay in filing an action plan for collection and disposal of sewage in the entire area. The green panel, which had constituted a committee last December and asked it to submit […]

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Top Law News

“Changing surname does not change caste of person”

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The Bombay High Court has provided relief to a medical graduate who was denied admission in a post-graduate course in the Scheduled Tribe category despite possessing valid caste certificate on the ground that he had changed his surname. The petitioner contended that though he had a Caste Validity Certificate and belonged to Scheduled Tribe, his […]

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Criminal Law News

Sexual assault: ‘Judges not to disclose victims name’

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Judicial officers should not mention the name of victims in the judgements passed in sexual assault cases and they “must avoid” disclosing the identity to protect their reputation, the Delhi High Court has said. Justice S P Garg said this while noting that a magistrate as well as district and sessions judge had mentioned the […]

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Criminal Law News

Robbery case:Dec 16 gangrape convicts move Delhi HC

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Three of the four death row convicts in the December 16 gangrape and murder case have moved the Delhi High Court challenging the 10-year jail term awarded to them by a trial court in a robbery case. Akshay Kumar Singh, Pawan Gupta and Vinay Sharma, who were convicted for dacoity and dishonestly receiving stolen property, […]

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Suspected IS operative moves special court for bail

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A suspected operative of Islamic State, Mufti Abdus Sami Qasmi, today moved a special court seeking bail in a case of allegedly delivering inflammatory speeches and instigating youths for anti-national activities. District Judge Amar Nath has fixed May 30 for hearing the application of Qasmi, who was arrested on February 5. He is currently in […]

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SC to hear pleas against AFT order demoting sr Army officer

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The Supreme Court today agreed to hear on May 30 the pleas inculding the one filed by the Centre challenging an Armed Force Tribunal (AFT) order demoting an officer of the rank of Lt General to Brigadier for allegedly misrepresenting facts and imposing a cost of Rs 50 lakh on the Defence Ministry and the […]

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Madras HC amends advocate rules for peaceful proceedings

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The Madras High Court has issued a notification making amendments to existing rules under the Advocates Act with a view to ensuring peaceful conduct of court proceedings and suggesting disciplinary action to be taken against erring advocates. The notification, recently issued by the Registrar General of the High Court, said, “In exercise of powers conferred […]

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Delhi HC to pass order on May 30 on plea of Virbhadra, wife

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Delhi High Court today said it will pass orders on Monday on the plea of Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh and his wife against the attachment proceedings being carried out by theEnforcement Directorate (ED) with regard to some of their assets. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath said it […]

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Criminal Law News

Court extends IM key operative’s NIA custody by 7 days

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A Delhi Court on Friday extended by seven days NIA custody of Indian Mujahideen’s alleged key operative Abdul Wahid Siddibapa after the agency said his further custodial interrogation was needed in connection with fund transfer to the terror outfit. 32-year-old Siddibapa, a resident of Bhatkal in Karnataka, was produced before Special Judge Rakesh Pandit, after expiry of his […]

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Cops deliberately leave lacunae to benefit accused: Delhi Court

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A Delhi court has observed that police officials deliberately leave lacunae in charge sheet to force courts to free the accused involved in heinous crime, thus giving a bad name to judiciary. The court’s remarks came while discharging a transport department official in a corruption case in which it held that the charge sheet was […]

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High Profile Cases

JBT scam: Delhi HC dismisses Ajay Chautala’s parole plea

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Delhi High Court today dismissed the plea by INLD leader Ajay Chautala, serving a 10-year jail term in a teachers’ recruitment scam case, seeking 12 weeks’ parole for medical treatment. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath was of the view that there was “no illegality or perversity” in Delhi government’s […]

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SC refuses urgent hearing against NEET Ordinance

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The Supreme Court today refused to accord urgent hearing and grant interim stay on the operation of recently-promulgated ordinance which allows states to continue with their separate entrance tests for MBBS and BDS courses for academic year 2016-17. “Let us not create further confusion on medical entrance test and let there be some certainty for […]

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