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SC judge expresses ‘regret’ for not delivering verdict on SYL

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A Supreme Court judge Justice P C Ghose who is set to retire on May 27 today expressed regret for not being able to render judgement in the decades-old contentious Satluj-Yamuna Link canal dispute between Punjab and Haryana. “When we started hearing this matter in November last, we were eager to deliver the verdict and […]

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Talks okay, but dignity & verdict of court be respected: SC

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The Supreme Court today said it was not averse to talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Chief Ministers of Punjab and Haryana to resolve Satluj-Yamuna Link canal issue but dignity of the court and the verdict should be “considered and respected”. The apex court’s remark came after a bench of Justices P C […]

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“Why no witness protection scheme as yet”

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Questioning the failures of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh in implementing the witness protection schemes till now, the Supreme Court today asked them to give security to the witnesses in rape cases against Asaram. “It’s high time now, why are you not implementing the witness protection scheme. The witnesses in criminal cases need to be protected,” […]

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Haryana recognises Najafgarh lake as a water body

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After claiming there was no natural lake in the Najafgarh area, the Haryana government has now taken a U-turn by telling the National Green Tribunal that it has been accepted as a water body. The re-designation would enable the governments of Haryana and Delhi to check construction and other activities in the dried up water […]

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SC asks CPCB, states to prepare plan to check pollution

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The Supreme Court today asked CPCB, Delhi government, EPCA, Haryana, UP and Rajasthan to hold a meeting within two weeks and come out with a comprehensive plan to check pollution in the national capital. A bench headed by Justice M B Lokur also asked the Centre to implement the ban in four weeks on furnace […]

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DA case agst Chautala: Court order on CBI plea

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A Delhi court today said it would pronounce on February 9 its order on CBI’s plea seeking permission to file a list of additional witnesses to prove documents in a disproportionate assets case lodged against former Haryana Chief Minister O P Chautala. Special Judge Sanjay Garg, who was scheduled to pass the order today, fixed […]

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Four robbers awarded 7 yr imprisonment

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Four persons were awarded seven year imprisonment each by a local court here for looting a bank branch in 2012. The sentence was given by Additional District and Sessions Judge, Hisar, Vimal Kumar yesterday who found them guilty. Four robbers had looted Rs 3.31 lakh from the Kaimari road branch of Punjab National Bank in […]

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Decrees passed by court can’t be flouted, warns SC

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Decrees passed in the Sutlej- Yamuna Link (SYL) canal dispute between Punjab and Haryana cannot be flouted, the Supreme Court warned today, directing both the states to strictly implement its orders. “We will not allow the decree passed by this court to be flouted and it has to be implemented. How the decree is being […]

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SC re-appoints receivers, seeks report on SYL canal

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The Supreme Court today again appointed receivers in the ongoing Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal dispute between Punjab and Haryana and sought a report from them by December 15 on the present status of land and other properties on the canal site. A bench comprising justices P C Ghose and Amitava Roy, however, made clear that […]

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Stop stubble burning to check pollution: Delhi HC to Govt

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The growing menace of stubble burning in states like Haryana and Punjab, which is a major cause of air pollution in the national capital, today led the Delhi High Court to direct the government to ensure “zero burning” of bio-mass this year. A bench of justices B D Ahmed and Ashutosh Kumar expressed concern that […]

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Ex-Haryana speaker S S Kadian jailed for 7 years

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INLD leader and ex-speaker of Haryana Assembly Satbir Singh Kadian was today sent to jail for seven years in the over 20 year-old IFFCO graft case by a special court which also slapped a fine of Rs 50 lakh on him. Besides 66-year-old Kadian, Special CBI Judge Jitendra Kumar Mishra also awarded seven year jail […]

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Murthal: Haryana Police add gangrape to FIR

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After rejecting reports of gangrapes at Murthal during the Jat stir for reservation, the Haryana Police has told the Punjab and Haryana High Court that the section on gangrape had been added to the FIR in the case. The move comes after the police received two anonymous letters from women stating that they had been […]

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