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Accused Tawde seeks to be impleaded as respondent

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Virendra Tawde, accused in the murder cases of rationalist Narendra Dabholkar and activist Govind Pansare, has approached the Bombay High Court seeking to be impleaded as a respondent in the petition filed by Maharashtra government seeking stay in the Pansare trial. The state CID, probing the Pansare murder case, had earlier this year filed a […]

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Ruia sent to 14-day PC, fresh charges slapped

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Ruia Group chairman Pawan Ruia was today remanded in 14 days’ police custody and fresh charges including of criminal conspiracy slapped on him, a day after he was arrested by the West Bengal CID in connection with a complaint of theft lodged by the railways. A Barrackpore court in North 24-Parganas district passed the order […]

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Khurshid for e-courts, video conferencing in high courts

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Former Union minister and senior advocate Salman Khurshid today said there was a need for e-courts and video conferencing facilities in the high courts of the country for a robust justice delivery system. He was speaking at a conference on ‘Use of Technology in Courts and Liberalisation of the Indian Legal Profession’ at the Indian […]

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Youths get 10 years jail for abducting, raping minor girl

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Two youths were sentenced to 10 years imprisonment by a fast track court here for abducting and raping a 16-year-old girl at Datiyana village. Judge Manoj Kumar Mishra yesterday convicted Rinku (22) and his friend Devender (21) under relevant sections of IPC for abducting and raping the minor girl in 2011. The duo was also […]

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Court calls Kirti Azad as accused in defamation case

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Suspended BJP MP Kirti Azad was today summoned as accused by a Delhi court in a criminal defamation complaint filed by an advocate who alleged that derogatory language was used against him by the ex-cricketer in an e-mail to the BCCI ombudsman and others. The advocate claimed that Azad had sent an e-mail to several […]

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Mukerjea seeks laptop in jail to write autobiography

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Former media baron Peter Mukerjea, arrested in Sheena Bora murder case with his wife Indrani, today filed an application in the CBI court here seeking permission to use a laptop in the prison so he could write his autobiography. “I want to write an autobiography and for that I want a laptop without Internet in […]

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Demonetisation:Don’t see any farmers here, AG to SC

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“I don’t see any farmers here,” was how Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi reacted in the Supreme Court when lawyers from the opposite side were assailing the implementation of the demonetisation policy by alleging that the district cooperative banks have been discriminated. “I don’t see any farmers here. This is all bogey,” the Attorney General responded […]

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Number of cases of violations astounding: Madras HC

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The Madras High Court today said the “astounding” number of cases of violations regarding illegal constructions shows complete failure of the system and people are engaged in constructions without any fear of consequences. “The status of applications before CMDA for regularisation under section 113-A of Town and Country planning Act, 1971 shows that only two […]

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Madras HC summons CMD of United India Insurance

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The Madras High Court has directed the Chairman and Managing Director of United India Insurance company to appear before it on December 22 to explain the “negligence and carelessness” of officials which were repeated in motor vehicles accident claim cases. Justice N Kirubakaran of the court’s Madurai bench while hearing an appeal filed by the […]

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Youth gets life term for killing girlfriend's parents

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Delhi HC seeks Centre’s stand on fixing MRP of coronary stents

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The Delhi High Court today asked the Centre as to why the maximum retail price (MRP) of coronary stents, used to treat narrowed or weakened arteries in the heart, has not been fixed despite these devices being included in the national essential list of medicines (NLEM). “What do you have to say with regard to […]

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Justice J S Khehar to be the 44th CJI

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Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar, who led the five-judge constitution bench in the Supreme Court which had struck down the controversial NJAC Act for appointment of judges, was today recommended as the 44th Chief Justice of India. Chief Justice of India T S Thakur today wrote a letter recommending the name of Justice Khehar, who is […]

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Delhi HC concerned over pvt sale of military apparel, gear

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The Delhi High Court today said the private sale of army apparel and gear was a “serious issue” since these have been used by terrorists to strike at military bases and sought to know the government’s stand on the matter. “Yes, we know it is a serious issue. Otherwise we would not take it up”, […]

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