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Beef ban row: HC issues notice to state govt

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Jammu & Kashmir high court on Wednesday gave a week’s time to the state government to file its response to a writ petition seeking to strike down the Constitutional provisions criminalising bovine slaughter in the state. The notice was issued by a division bench comprising justices Mohammad Yaqoub Mir and Bhansi Lal Bhat after hearing […]

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Coal scam: Ex Coal Secy, retired public servant granted bail

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Former Coal Secretary H. C. Gupta and retired public servant L. S. Janoti were today granted bail by a special court in a coal scam case pertaining to alleged irregularities in the allocation of Bander coal block in Maharashtra. Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar also allowed the plea filed by counsel appearing for former Minister […]

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HC quashes OBC quota for Jats in 2 Raj districts

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Rajasthan High Court today quashed a 1999 order granting OBC quota to Jats in Dholpur and Bharatpur districts of the state with prospective effect and directed that the OBC commission review status of all communities in the category within four months. A bench of Chief Justice Sunil Ambwani and Justice Ajit Kumar Singh gave the […]

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J-K’s special status cannot be challenged or altered: Jammu and Kashmir High Court

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In a landmark ruling, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court has said that the sovereignty of the state remains “legally and constitutionally” intact and cannot be challenged, altered or abridged. “The sovereignty of the State of J&K under the rule of Maharaja, even after signing of Instrument of Accession and in view of framing of […]

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HC refuses to restrain Delhi govt from airing AAP ads

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The Delhi High Court today refused to restrain city government from airing publicity campaign andadvertisements allegedly glorifying Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) by “wasting public funds”. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath, meanwhile, asked the Central government’s counsel to take instruction on what steps they […]

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Allahabad HC pulls up Lucknow administration

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The Allahabad High Court today pulled up Lucknow administration for not fully complying with its directive of unlocking gates of two historical Imambaras and ordered complete compliance by tomorrow. The HC had ordered opening of Bada Imambara and Chhota Imambara, whose gates had been locked by supporters of Shia cleric Maulana Kalbe Jawad on June […]

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Minor can’t be kept in protection home without consent: HC

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Even a minor cannot be forced to live in a protection home without her consent, the Allahabad High Court has observed, while directing that a girl be released from a state-run facility here. The Lucknow bench of Justices Shabihul Hasnain and Shashi Kant gave the order on a Habeas Corpus petition filed by the girl’s […]

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HC gives bail to retired cop in harassment case

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The Bombay High Court has granted anticipatory bail to a retired police personnel from Bahrain in a case filed against him by his daughter-in-law for alleged harassment. Justice V L Achliya granted bail on a surety of Rs 15,000 to Bahrain resident and a retired police personnel Ilyas Beg after observing that the allegations in […]

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HC relief for SRK, wife on petition about sex determination

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The Bombay High Court today upheld the order of a magistrate`s court rejecting the plea seeking documents regarding the sex determination test allegedly undergone by actor Shah Rukh Khan`s wife prior to the birth of the couple`s third child. Justice Reveti Mohite-Dhere, in her judgement on the petition filed by activist Varsha Deshpande, rejected the […]

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Beas tragedy:Dissatisfied HC asks HP Govt to file fresh report

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Expressing deep dissatisfaction over the status report on the Beas tragedy submitted by the state government, the Himachal Pradesh High Court today directed it to file a fresh one by June 19. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Mansoor Ahmad Mir and Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan also expressed dismay over the slow progress of […]

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Amway CEO in Khammam PC; nine cases across AP

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The Khammam police in Andhra Pradesh took Amway India CEO William Scott Pinckney into custody today following registration of a case against the direct selling company. Amway is facing nine criminal cases at various places in Andhra Pradesh. A court in Kurnool district also rejected Pinckney’s bail petition and granted his five-day remand to Kurnool […]

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DU gets notice over four-year undergraduate programme

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A notice has been issued by the High court to the University of Delhi on a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging its proposed four-year undergraduate programme with multiple degrees in its present form. A division bench of Chief Justice D Murugesan and Justice Jayant Nath sought a response from the university by May 15. The proposed […]

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