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Journalist murder case suspect surrenders in Siwan court

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Mohammad Kaif, the alleged sharpshooter of controversial RJD leader Mohammad Shahabuddin, surrendered in a district court here today after evading arrest in the case of journalist Rajdeo Ranjan’s murder. Kaif alias Bunty gave himself up before Chief Judicial Magistrate Arvind Kumar Singh and was sent to jail, Superintendent of Police Saurav Kumar Sah said. Though […]

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18 new judges likely to be appointed by next week

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Nearly 18 new judges are likely to be appointed by next week, days after five judges were elevated as chief justices. Sources said files relating to fresh appointments have been cleared at the highest level and may reach Rashtrapati Bhawan in the coming days. While most of the fresh appointments relate to Madras High Court, […]

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Bombay HC declines to hear PIL against Maratha reservation

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The Bombay High Court today refused to hear a petition against the decision of the Maharashtra government to provide 16 per cent reservation to the Maratha community in jobs and educational institutions. “Not before me,” said Justice V M Kanade sitting in a division bench with Justice Swapna Joshi when the PIL, filed by the […]

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Court orders FIR against2sureties for giving false doc

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A Delhi court has ordered lodging of FIR against two persons who stood sureties for a man when he was granted bail in a criminal case for allegedly giving a false and forged document. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Sonu Agnihotri passed the direction when it was informed by the police that during verification, the rent […]

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“User info unavailable after account deletion”

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Social networking platform WhatsApp today told Delhi High Court that on deletion of user account, the information of that person is no longer retained on its servers. The submission came in response to a query by a bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal as to whether user information is retained […]

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MBBS admission scam: HC questions TN govt on Madhan arrest

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Madras High Court today sought to know from the government whether it had implemented its earlier order to arrest absconding film producer Madhan, main accused in the MBBS admission scam case, allegedly involving over Rs 70 crore. When the Additional Public Prosecutor (APP) informed about the developments in the investigation into the case and a […]

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Molestation case: Calcutta HC asks SP to file report on role of cops

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Expressing displeasure over the progress in the probe in a case of alleged molestation of a TMC student leader and her mother by goons, the Calcutta High Court today directed the SP of North 24 Parganas district to file a report on the role of the inspector in-charge and investigating officer. Hearing a petition by […]

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Patna HC dismisses PIL for spl pkg of Rs 1.25 lakh cr

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The Patna high court today dismissed a PIL seeking its direction to the central government for implementation of the special package of Rs 1.25 lakh crore for Bihar which was announced by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi during last Assembly polls. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Iqbal Ahmad Ansari and Justice Anjan Mishra dismissed […]

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Justice Alok Aradhe takes oath as judge of J&K court

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Justice Alok Aradhe, a senior judge of Madhya Pradesh High Court, today took oath as judge of Jammu and Kashmir High Court, taking its working strength to 10, including Chief Justice N Paul Vasanthakumar. Chief Justice Vasanthakumar administered the oath of office to Justice Aradhe at a ceremony held at High Court here, an official […]

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Transport scam: Court awaiting copy of HC order

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A special court today could not commence hearing afresh arguments on appointment of special public prosecutor(SPP) in the Rs 100 crore transport scam case in Delhi as it was yet to receive a copy of the High Court’s recent verdict on powers of Delhi government and Lieutenant Governor. Special Judge Poonam Chaudhry, who had earlier […]

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Madras HC reserves order on petition filed by Nalini Chidambaram

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Madras High Court today reserved its orders on a petition filed by senior advocate Nalini Chidambaram, wife of former Union Minister P Chidambaram, challenging the summons issued to her by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with its money laundering probe in the Saradha chit fund scam case. After hearing arguments by senior counsel Vijaynarayan and […]

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Inform within 24 hr rule by insurance cos harsh:Consumer Forum

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Thane Consumer Redressal Forum has ordered an insurance firm and a third party administrator (TPA) to jointly pay Rs 10,000 as compensation beside claim money to a man, observing that the rule to inform insurance firm and TPA within 24 hours of hospitalisation is “harsh.” Forum president N D Kadam and Sneha Mhatre in their […]

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