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HC disposes of plea Modi’s poll expenses

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Delhi high court on Wednesday disposed of a plea alleging that Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave an “incorrect account” of his poll expenditure in Varanasi during 2014 Lok Sabha polls and seeking his disqualification as an MP, saying the EC was seized of the matter. Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw said, “Just because PM is involved […]

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Drunk driving case: Lawyer Janhavi Gadkar gets bail

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A sessions court today granted bail to 35-year-old corporate lawyer Janhavi Gadkar, who was arrested for allegedly crashing her car into a taxi under the influence of alcohol and killing two persons in June. In the early hours of June 10, an Audi driven by Gadkar rammed into a taxi, resulting in the death of […]

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US bribery case: Kamat moves Goa court for anticipatory bail

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Fearing arrest in the bribery case involving US firm Louis Berger, former Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat has moved a local court for anticipatory bail. Kamat, who has been questioned by the Crime Branch twice in the pay-off scandal, moved the bail application yesterday before District and Sessions Court. The 61-year-old Congress leader was heading […]

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HC takes suo motu cognisance of contempt by lawyers

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The Madras High Court today took suo motu cognisance of contempt by two advocates for obstructing the course of justice by their acts, including making a district judge a respondent to a petition, and directed the Bar Council ofTamil Nadu to initiate disciplinary action against them. “Prima facie material is available before this court against […]

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Man sent to jail under NDPS Act

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A man has been sentenced to 13 months imprisonment by a local court here for possessing 185 grams of diazepam drug in 2014. Manoj was yesterday convicted under various sections of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act by an Additional Sessions Judge. According to prosecution, the convict was arrested on June 19, 2014 with […]

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HC seeks Centre’s reply on RPower’s plea

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The Delhi High Court today sought the Centre’s response on a plea by Reliance Power (RPower) and its subsidiary Sasan Power Ltd against the government’s decision to cancel allocation of a coal block in Madhya Pradesh for the company’s ultra mega power project there. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath […]

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Man jailed for ten years for raping stepdaughter

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A 30-year-old man has been awarded a ten-year jail term for raping his nine-year-old stepdaughter by a court here which said that in a civil society, such offences cannot be expected to be committed by a person in such close relationship. Additional Sessions Judge Raghubir Singh awarded the prison term to the man, a north […]

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Man sentenced for possession of narcotic drug

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A man has been sentenced to 10 years rigorous imprisonment for illegal possession of a narcotic drug. A local court of Pathankot (Pubjab) also slapped a fine of Rs one lakh on the convict, Puneet Mahajan, in its order pronounced yesterday. J P Bains, public prosecutor, said that Mahajan was apprehended by police here for possessing 750 […]

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Dowry harassment case:A sessions court sets aside 1 yr jail term

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A sessions court here has set aside the one-year jail term given to a man for beating and torturing his wife for dowry, saying the alleged cruelty has not been proved as there were contradictions in the woman’s testimony. “There are contradictions, omissions and improvements in the testimony of the complainant,” the court said, noting […]

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Road accident: Housewife’s kin gets Rs 21 lakh compensation

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The family members of a woman, who died in a road accident involving a rashly driven tempo, have been awarded a compensation of over Rs 21 lakh by a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) here. The tribunal directed the New India Assurance Company Ltd, with which the offending vehicle was insured, to pay Rs 21,51,460 […]

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No pesticide spraying while flyers are on board: NGT

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Heeding to the plea of a United States-based neurologist, the National Green Tribunal today directed the Centre to ensure that no disinfectant fumigation is carried out in aircraft while passengers are onboard. “You are supposed to kill mosquitoes not the human beings. You cannot take risk with the health of the people. “Carry out the […]

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Loop Telecom Ltd was “front company” for Essar: CBI to court

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CBI today told a special court that Loop Telecom Ltd (LTL) was a “front company” for Essar Tele Holding Ltd (ETHL) to bag 2G spectrum licences in violation of a provision under the Unified Access Services Licences (UASL) guidelines. Advancing the ongoing final arguments in the case, Special public prosecutor Anand Grover said that violation […]

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