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SC refuses to ask Maharashtra to totally cut water supply to liquor industry

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The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to direct the Maharashtra government to completely cut water supply to distilleries and breweries in the drought-hit regions of the state. A vacation bench of Justices P C Pant and D Y Chandrachud pulled up the petitioner for approaching the apex court for a complete ban on water supply […]

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Court refuses bail to 14 suspected ISIS operatives

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A special court today refused bail to 14 suspected ISIS operatives, arrested from across the country for allegedly financing and recruiting people to join the terror group. District judge Amar Nath rejected the bail application of the accused persons saying the allegations were of serious nature and they do not deserve the relief. In the […]

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Chhota Rajan passport case

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Order on charge against Chhota Rajan on June 8

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A special court today reserved for June 8 its order on framing of charges against gangster Chhota Rajan and three others in a fake passport case. Special judge Vinod Kumar concluded hearing arguments of CBI and accused persons on the issue of charge during which Rajan denied the allegation that he used a fictitious identity […]

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Bombay HC sets up panel to inspect 2 kids’ homes in Mumbai

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The Bombay High Court has set up a committee of representatives of NGOs to visit two children’s homes in the city to ascertain whether cleanliness is maintained and proper hygienic food is served to the inmates. Dr K P Asha Mukundan, Director of `Resource Cell for Juvenile Justice’ at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, […]

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Sheena murder case: CBI court rejects Peter”s bail plea

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A special CBI court here today rejected the bail application of former media baron Peter Mukerjea who has been arrested in connection with the Sheena Bora murder case. “The bail is rejected,” Special Judge H S Mahajan said while delivering the order in the court. The judge said that the bail application has been rejected […]

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“Kejriwal’s ‘thulla’ remark aimed at inefficient cops”

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The term “thulla” used by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was made with reference to the Delhi Police officers who are “inefficient”, have “low productivity rate” and take money from street vendors, a court here has said while dismissing a criminal defamation complaint against the AAP leader. “It has not been said by the respondent (Kejriwal) […]

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SC agrees to hear Salvatore Girone’s plea to go to Italy

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The Supreme Court today agreed to hear on May 26 the plea of Salvatore Girone, one of the two Italian marines who are accused of killing two fishermen off Kerala coast, seeking permission to go to his country till an International Arbitral Tribunal decides the jurisdictional issue between India and Italy. The other marine Massimiliano […]

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NBW issued against BJP MP, four others

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A Bhadohi (UP) court has issued non-bailable warrant against BJP MP Manoj Tiwari, cabinet ministers Shivpal Yadav, Parasnath Yadav and two others in a case related to alleged violation of model code of conduct during the 2009 Lok Sabha polls. The warrant was issued yesterday by Chief Judicial Magistrate Satyawan Singh against Tiwari, who was the star […]

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Flouting bldng norms: NGT asks SDMC to act against big players

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The National Green Tribunal has taken exception to South Delhi Municipal Corporation’s levy of fine on “minor” nature of construction violation and directed it to crack the whip on commercial builders. The green panel expressed displeasure on the penalty imposed on constructions being carried out on smaller plots rather than initiating action against big players […]

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Delhi HC rejects PIL for interchange stn on Airport Expline

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The Delhi High Court has dismissed a petition seeking a direction to the authorities to construct an interchange station on the metro line, which connects Noida from Janak Puri West, and the Airport Express line. The court observed that there was no “arbitrariness or irrationality” in the decision taken by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation […]

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Coal scam

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Coalscam: Ranjit Sinha ordered closure of case: IO

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An investigator in a coal block allocation scam has told a special court that order to file a closure report in the case was given by then CBI chief Ranjit Sinha whose role is under scanner of a Supreme Court-appointed panel on whether his decisions had led to scuttling of probe. The probe officer was […]

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Rs 20.25 lakh for family of man killed in road mishap

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Family members of a 43-year-old man, who died in a road accident, have been awarded Rs 20.75 lakh compensation by a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) here. MACT Presiding Officer Naveen Arora directed Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company Ltd, insurer of the offending car which hit Sanjeev Dutt and injured three others, to pay Rs […]

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