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Custody of young girls can’t be given to any claimant: Delhi HC

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The Delhi High Court today refused custody of a girl to a man who claimed to be her husband by showing a photograph. “We are not going to release her to you. If courts start releasing young girls’ custody to claimants on the basis of photographs, then we have had it. All kinds of false […]

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Madras HC acquits 15 persons awarded life term by lower court

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The Madras High Court has acquitted 15 persons who were awarded life imprisonment by a trial court last year in a 1998 triple murder case. A division bench comprising Justices S Nagamuthu and Anita Sumanth acquitted the accused recently maintaining that the prosecution has failed to prove the case beyond reasonable doubt. The court also […]

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SC quashes case against Dhoni for portraying himself as God

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The Supreme Court today quashed a criminal complaint lodged against ace cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni in an Andhra Pradesh trial court for allegedly hurting religious sentiments by depicting himself as Lord Vishnu on a magazine cover. The apex court also quashed the criminal complaint against the Editor of the magazine and said that the offence […]

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Poll code violation: Charge sheet filed against UP minister

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A charge sheet was today filed against Uttar Pradesh minister Suresh Rana and nine others in a local court for violating the Model Code of Conduct during the assembly elections. Charges related to making “statements conducing to public mischief and waging war against any Asiatic Power in alliance with the Government of India” have been […]

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NGT asks Delhi govt to introduce destination buses from May 1

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The National Green Tribunal today directed Delhi government to introduce destination buses from May 1, in a bid to help improve the air quality in the national capital. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar directed the AAP government to run the point-to-point buses on an experimental basis from Dwarka, Rohini, Janakpuri, CGO […]

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SC allows NDMC to e-auction Taj Mansingh hotel

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The Supreme Court today allowed civic agency NDMC to e-auction five-star hotel Taj Mansingh, presently being run by Tata Group firm Indian Hotel Company Ltd (IHCL), in the heart of the national capital. A bench comprising Justices P C Ghose and R F Nariman allowed the plea of New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) that the […]

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Lay pipeline for supply of recycled water: NGT to Delhi govt

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Voicing concern over wastage of water, the National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi government to submit a detailed report on the laying of a dedicated pipeline to supply recycled water in South Delhi. A bench headed by Justice Jawad Rahim ordered the AAP government, Delhi Development Authority (DDA), Delhi Jal Board (DJB) and South […]

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Railways asked to compensate passenger for stolen luggage

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Railways has to ensure safety of not just the passengers, but also their belongings, Delhi state consumer commission has said while holding it responsible for service deficiency after a commuter’s luggage got stolen. The State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (SCDRC), while dismissing the Railways’ appeal against a district forum’s order, asked it to pay a […]

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Two persons get life sentence for murder

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A local court today sentenced two persons to life imprisonment for the murder of a scrap dealer in Odisha’s Sundargarh district about four years ago. Additional Sessions judge Srinibash Pratihari pronounced the jail term for Mahesh Gope and Rabi Nayar after holding both guilty of killing scrap dealer Ananda Panda (35) in June, 2013. Two […]

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Court highlights camaraderie between police and accused

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A city court has pulled up the Delhi Police for “wilful inaction” in not taking any step for two years to arrest an accused in an assault case, saying such leniency leads to an inference of “camaraderie” between the police and the accused. Special Judge Sanjeev Aggarwal directed the Delhi Police Commissioner to conduct an […]

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Mother-son get jail term in rape case

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A local court has sentenced a 24-year-old man to 15 years’ rigorous imprisonment for raping a minor girl and awarded ten years’ jail term to his mother for abetting the crime. District judge Mridula V K Bhatia convicted Sushant Dubey, owner of a driving school here, and his mother Mamata Dubey on Monday. Sushant was […]

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NGT orders immediate closure of industries near Bengaluru lake

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The National Green Tribunal today directed an immediate and complete shutdown of all industries around Bengaluru’s Bellandur Lake where a mound of garbage was set on fire in February this year. Slamming the local civic bodies for inaction, a bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar also banned dumping of any kind of municipal […]

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