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Witness act may cover whistle-blowers, RTI activists

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Maharashtra government was considering inclusion of whistle-blowers and RTI activists in the proposed Witness Protection Act, it told the Bombay High Court today. While a policy to provide police protection to witnesses in sensitive cases was already in place, a legislation would be framed soon, additional government pleader Nitin Deshpande told the division bench of […]

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Can’t allow people to take law in their hands: Court

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If people are allowed to take law in their own hands or enter residential premises of others to take forcible possession of properties, then it will be a difficulty for society as a whole, a Delhi court has said. Denying benefit of probation to three convicts sentenced to varying jail terms in a nearly 27-year-old […]

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1,598 PILs pending before SC; oldest goes back 23 yrs

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There are 1,598 public interest litigations pending before Supreme Court with the oldest of them having been filed 23 years ago, the apex court has said in its response to an RTI query. The oldest pending PIL with WP(C) 537/1992 was filed by Sureshwar D Sinha and relates to water pollution linked to industries, domestic […]

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7 yrs jail to man for raping minor daughter

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A Delhi court has sent a man to seven years in jail for raping his minor daughter and trying to kill her when she disclosed the fact to others, saying he committed one of the most grave offences which could be imagined on earth. The court also sent the man’s 60-year-old brother to jail for […]

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Man jailed for killing same sex partner

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A Delhi court has sentenced a man to seven years imprisonment for unintentionally killing his same sex partner in the heat of passion. His confession in private to the ‘granthi’ of a Gurudwara came in the way of his defence of being innocent. The only concession for the convict, who was a good pal of […]

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Bus drivers expected to be vigilant of persons : Delhi Court

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A bus driver, convicted of causing death of a person by negligent driving over a decade ago, has been sent to jail by a Delhi court which observed that such incidents are on the rise and the courts can’t be oblivious to social responsibility. The court, while holding bus driver Surendra Kumar guilty under sections […]

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HC seeks reply from UP govt on PIL on Lokayukta

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The Allahabad High Court today asked the Uttar Pradesh government to file its counter-affidavit on a PIL challenging the process of selection of a new Lokayukta for the state. A division bench comprising justices Rakesh Tiwari and Mukhtar Ahmed directed the state’s Chief Standing Counsel to produce the affidavit before the court on the next […]

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DM appears before NGT, submits status report

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District Magistrate Vimal Kumar Sharma today appeared before National Green Tribunal (NGT) and submitted status report in connection with the removal of encroachments at water ponds and government lands in flood zones near Hindan River. DM Sharma told that the encroachments over five water ponds situated in the city were removed and unauthorised constructions were […]

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Can’t interfere with verdict upholding eviction: HC to two MPs

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Delhi High Court today said that while it was willing to set aside costs imposed upon Congress MPs Kumari Seljaand Ambika Soni, the judgement by which it was held that they were not entitled to accommodation in type-VIII bungalows cannot be interfered with. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath made […]

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Man sentenced to 8 months in jail under NDPS Act

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A man has been sentenced to eight months imprisonment by a local court here for possessing 50 grams of diazepam drug in 2014. Mohan alias Amar Singh was yesterday convicted under various sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act by Additional Sessions Judge Ajay Tyagi who also imposed a fine of Rs 2000. […]

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Man, wife get six years jail for setting ablaze niece

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A man and his wife have been sent to jail for six years by a Delhi court for attempting to kill their niece by setting her on fire over some financial dispute. The court awarded the imprisonment to Radhey Shyam and Kamlesh, saying they committed the offence at a public place and the mode and […]

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Calcutta High Court rejects Madan Mitra’s bail plea in Saradha scam case

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The Calcutta High Court has rejected a bail plea filed by Madan Mitra, transport minister of West Bengal and an accused in the Saradha scam. Mitra had moved the High Court seeking bail after his plea was rejected by a lower court. The bail was rejected by the court in the wake of ongoing investigations […]

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