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PIL seeks new Commission to probe Gandhi’s murder

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A public interest litigation in the Bombay High Court has sought appointment of a Commission of Inquiry to probe afresh the murder of Mahatma Gandhi in January, 1948 and the conspiracy behind it. The PIL, filed by Dr Pankaj Phadnis, author, researcher and trustee of Abhinav Bharat, Mumbai, has claimed that the then J L Kapur […]

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Punjab and Haryana HC stays reservation for Jats, five other communities

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The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday stayed the reservation for Jats and five other communities provided by the Haryana government under a newly carved Backward Classes (C) category. The high court passed the order while hearing a petition challenging the constitutional validity of The Haryana Backward Classes (reservation in services and admission in […]

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Punjabi pop singer Daler Mehndi appears before court

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Punjabi pop singer Daler Mehndi, who had landed in trouble following allegations of running an illegal immigration scandal in 2003, today appeared before acourt here in in connection with the human trafficking case. The singer appeared before the Court of Judicial Magistrate Sukhwinder Singh, who fixed July 1 as the next date of hearing in […]

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Delhi HC junks PIL against frivolous litigation as frivolous

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Delhi High Court today refused to entertain a public interest litigation seeking directions to the “concerned authorities” not to hear false and frivolous cases and complaints, particularly against judicial officers. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath said there was no public interest in the matter and dismissed the plea, which […]

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Delhi HC dismisses plea against Dhirubhai Ambani

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Delhi High Court today refused to entertain a petition seeking direction to quash the government notification conferring Padma Vibhushan award in 2016 to late Dhirubhai Ambani, the founder of Reliance Industries Ltd. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath dismissed the plea saying no “public interest” was involved in the petition […]

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Verdict in Danish woman gangrape case on June 6

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A Delhi court today reserved for June 6 its judgement in a case in which a 52-year-old Danish woman was gangraped allegedly by nine persons, including three juveniles, two-years back in the national capital.. Additional Sessions Judge Ramesh Kumar heard the final arguments of Delhi Police and defence counsel and fixed the case for pronouncement […]

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Gulberg Housing Society riot case verdict on June 2

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A special court here is likely to pronounce on June 2 its order in Gulberg Housing Society riot case in which former Congress MP Ehsan Jafri and 68 others were killed in 2002 post-Godhra riots in Gujarat. Special judge P B Desai today issued notices to lawyers concerned in the case asking them to remain […]

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Cheque bounce case vs Mallya adjourned to June 6

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A local court today adjourned to June 6 its order on the two cheque bounce cases filed against beleaguered industrialist Vijay Mallya by GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd. The III Special Magistrate Court here on May 9 had posted for today its order on the quantum of sentence for Mallya, who was convicted in the […]

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Petitions challenge Act on admitting 51 pc minority

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The Bombay High Court has admitted a batch of petitions challenging constitutional validity of certain provisions of an Act which require minority educational bodies to admit not less than 51 per cent of the sanctioned strength of minority students in the state. The petitions contended that the requirement under Section 6(2) of the Maharashtra Unaided […]

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Court sends 3 Jaish members to jail till June 6

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Three suspected members of Jaish-e-Mohammed, arrested for allegedly planning an attack in the national capital, were today sent to 14-day judicial custody by a Delhi court. Additional Sessions Judge Reetesh Singh sent the accused persons — Mohd Sajid, Shakir and Sameer — to jail till June 6 after the special cell of Delhi police submitted […]

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Youth gets life term for killing girlfriend's parents

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MHA officer sent to judicial custody till June 6

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A special court today sent an MHA official to jail till June 6 for allegedly issuing FCRA notices arbitrarily to several NGOs for financial gains after CBI submitted that his further custodial interrogation was not required in the case. Special CBI Judge Vinod Kumar sent accused Anand Joshi, under secretary in the Home Ministry, to […]

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Road mishap victim given Rs 32 lakh compensation

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A 27-year-old youth, who was hit by a rashly driven car last year and suffered permanent impairment, has been awarded over Rs 32 lakh as compensation by a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) here. MACT Presiding Officer Naveen Arora directed HDFC Ergo General Insurance Company Ltd, the insurer of the offending vehicle, to pay compensation […]

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