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Court grants bail to Iranian national in USD 200 theft case

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A city court today granted bail to an Iranian national who was arrested in connection with theft of USD 200 from a money changer in Southeast Delhi. Additional Sessions Judge Sanjiv Jain enlarged Davoud Zare on bail, who was in judicial custody since November 25, on a personal bond of Rs 20,000 and a cash […]

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Complaint against Farooq,Omar for alleged objectionable remark

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A complaint has been filed in a court here against former chief ministers of Jammu and Kashmir, Farooq Abdullah and his son Omar Abdullah, alleging that Farooq had made anti-national remarks during a TV show recently. Bundu Khan, a resident of Mira Sarai, filed the plea in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate Mohammad Aslam […]

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35,000 lawyers abstain from judicial work in J’khand

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Over 35,000 lawyers of state today abstained from judicial work to express solidarity to a day-long pen down strike called by Jharkhand Bar Council in protest against the firing by miscreants in the Jamshedpur Bar Association building on Wednesday last. JMM leader-cum-contractor Upendra Singh, 56, was shot dead in the incident that took place in […]

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Plea ag’st CIC refusal to give info on Tata-Docomo

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A plea has been moved in the Delhi High Court against the Central Information Commission’s (CIC) refusal to provide information regarding Tata Sons application to RBI in connection with purchase of Japanese telecom major NTT Docomo’s stake in Tata Teleservices Ltd (TTSL). The application in CIC under the Right to Information (RTI) Act had also […]

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Charge sheet filed in IRS scam in Thane court

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A 5000-page charge sheet was filed in a special court today in connection with the multi-crore call centre scam wherein the accused based here allegedly duped US citizens by posing as officials of the US’ Internal Revenue Service and made them cough up money by threatening ‘legal action’. The charge sheet, filed by the crime […]

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Rly obliged to take care of passenger, luggage: SRDC

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The Delhi State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (SCDRC) today asked the Northern Railway to compensate a passenger for his stolen luggage and said the national carrier was obligated to ensure that a traveller reaches his destination safely with his baggage. The commission rejected the railway’s contention, invoking Section 100 of the Indian Railways Act, that […]

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“No scope for interference with Muslim Personal Law”

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Prominent Islamic organisation Jamiat Ulema-i-Hind today told the Supreme Court there is no scope for interference with the Muslim Personal Law in which triple talaq, ‘nikah halala’ and polygamy are well rooted and stand on much higher pedestal as compared to other customs. In its counter affidavit, the Jamiat stated that the Muslim Personal Law […]

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Ex-armyman given bail in high profile sex racket case

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A Delhi court today granted bail to retired Colonel Ajay Ahlawat, who was arrested in a high profile sex-racket case allegedly involving government servants and women from Central Asian countries. Additional Sessions Judge Ajay Kumar Jain granted bail to Ahlawat, who was produced from judicial custody, on a personal bond of Rs one lakh and […]

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Demonetisation: SC asks Centre to spell out steps to ease

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The Supreme Court today asked the Centre to spell out measures taken to ease the sufferings and inconvenience of people in rural areas, who are mostly dependent on co-operative banks, post-demonetisation. A bench of Chief Justice T S Thakur and Justice D Y Chandrachud, while hearing a batch of pleas challenging various aspects of demonetisation, […]

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Fin Min, RBI response sought on exchanging old notes

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The Bombay High Court has sought response from the Finance Ministry and Reserve Bank of India on a PIL seeking extension of deadline for exchanging the demonetised notes. A division bench of Justices Bhushan Gavai and Vinay Deshpande issued the notices yesterday while hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), and posted the matter for further […]

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Allahabad HC turns down plea of live-in couple for protection

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The Allahabad High Court has turned down the plea of a live-in couple that they be provided protection on the ground that the woman in question happened to be married and “her marriage has not been dissolved by any competent court as on date”. Justice Suneet Kumar passed the order last month, dismissing the petition […]

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Cap on cash withdrawal: Delhi HC dismisses plea to recall its order

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Delhi High Court today dismissed an application seeking recall of its order rejecting a plea to remove the cap on daily withdrawal of money deposited in banks before the demonetisation decision. “The application is dismissed,” a bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice V Kameswar Rao said. The bench had on November 25 dismissed […]

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