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Delhi Court asks police to reply to plea against actor KRK

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Delhi Police was today directed by a court here to respond to a plea challenging a cancellation report in a case lodged against actor Kamaal Rashid Khan for allegedly making casteist and defamatory remarks on the lead actor of Hindi film Raanjhanaa. Metropolitan Magistrate Pranjel Aneja sought the police’s response on the protest petition by […]

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Court refuses to stay defamation case against Kejriwal, 5 others

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A court here today rejected the plea of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to stay the proceedings in a criminal defamation case filed against him and five other AAP leaders by Union minister Arun Jaitley. The application moved by senior advocate Ram Jethmalani on behalf of Kejriwal before Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Sumit Dass said there […]

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Youth gets life term for killing girlfriend's parents

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Delhi Court doesn’t cancel boy’s bail in Merc hit-&-run case

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A Delhi court today refused to cancel the bail granted by a juvenile justice board to a teenager who had allegedly run over a 32-year-old man with his father’s Mercedes leading to his death. Additional Sessions Judge Arvind Kumar dismissed an appeal filed by victim Siddharth Sharma’s sister seeking to cancel the bail given to […]

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NGT declares 5K fine for dumping waste in Aravallis

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Any individual spotted throwing waste or muck in the Aravalli forest would now have to pay a penalty of Rs 5000, the National Green Tribunal has said while slamming authorities over reckless dumping of industrial waste and construction debris in the green area. “Every person who is found to be throwing muck or waste in […]

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Court notice on plea on “inconsistency” in rape law

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A court here today issued notice to Delhi government on a petition claiming “inconsistency” in penal provisions of unnatural sex and the amended rape lawwhich protects a man from being tried for such offence if committed with his wife. Additional Sessions Judge Lokesh Kumar Sharma sought the State’s response on the plea raising the legal […]

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Pratyusha’s mom moves SC to cancel Rahul’s anticipatory bail

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Mother of 24-year-old TV actress Pratyusha Banerjee, who was found dead at her residence in Mumbai in mysterious circumstances, today moved the SupremeCourt seeking to cancel anticipatory bail granted by the Bombay High Court to actor-producer Rahul Raj Singh accused of abetting her suicide. The plea was mentioned before a vacation bench of Justices A […]

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Chhota Rajan passport case

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Rajan used fictitious identity with fake passport: CBI

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Alleged gangster Chhota Rajan had used fictitious identity with the help of a fake passport to escape the law as he was accused in several cases of heinous nature, involving murder, the CBI today told a special court. The CBI was arguing on the issue of framing of charges in an alleged fake passport case […]

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Hardik Patel

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Hearing in sedition case against Hardik to begin

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The hearing in the sedition case against quota agitation leader Hardik Patel is all set to begin soon in a sessions court here after he engaged a lawyer today. A charge sheet was filed against Hardik in January. Hardik, who is currently lodged in Surat in two different sedition cases filed against him by Ahmedabad […]

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SC refuses to stay NBW against NCP leader Pankaj Bhujbal

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The Supreme Court today refused to stay a non non-bailable warrant (NBW) against Pankaj Bhujbal, son of senior NCP leader Chaggan Bhujbal, in a money laundering case in connection with construction of the new Maharashtra Sadan in national capital. The apex court asked Pankaj, who is evading arrest, to first take legal recourse before the […]

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AAP MLA Alka Lamba granted bail in trespass case

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AAP legislator Alka Lamba was today granted bail by a Delhi court after she appeared before it in a case of allegedly trespassing and vandalising a shop here and obstructing police from performing their duty last year. Metropolitan Magistrate Abhilash Malhotra gave the relief to Lamba on furnishing of a personal bond of Rs 10,000 […]

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Pvt hospital, docs ordered to pay Rs 15 L negligence

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The apex consumer commission has directed a private hospital at Indore and two of its doctors to pay Rs 15 lakh as compensation to a child who suffered deformity due to medical negligence during her mother’s pregnancy. National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) bench headed by Justice J M Malik ordered Vishesh Hospital and two […]

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Centre to reply on treatment of mentally disabled

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Delhi High Court today sought the response of the Centre on a petition seeking a direction to the government to issue guidelines for treatment of mentally challenged patients and persons with special needs in private hospitals. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath also issued notice to Delhi government seeking its […]

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