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Marriage of Muslim woman during ‘iddat’ not void: Court

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A city court has ruled that the marriage performed by a Muslim woman during the ‘iddat’ (waiting) period is not invalid, even as the issue of triple talaq is being debated in the Supreme Court. Under the Islamic law, a divorced woman has to wait during the ‘iddat’ period for about three months before she […]

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Two years jail to man for assaulting cop

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A Delhi court has sent a 31- year-old man to jail for two years for assaulting a policeman who was chasing him from an alleged crime scene. Additional Sessions Judge Manoj Jain also imposed a fine of Rs 30,000 on north west resident Naveen Shokeen and said that he obstructed constable Manish from doing his […]

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Four new judges take oath in Delhi High Court

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Four new Delhi High Court judges, including two women, were sworn in today, taking the working strength of the court to 38. The four judges– Justices Rekha Palli, Prathiba M Singh, Navin Chawla and C Hari Shankar– were administered oath by Delhi High Court Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal. The four were appointed as judges […]

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Will deal with only triple talaq due to paucity of time: SC

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The Supreme Court today said it was keeping open for adjudication in the future the issues of polygamy and ‘nikah halala’ among Muslims as the Centre insisted deliberations on these aspects as well. The observation was made when Attorney General (AG) Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for the Centre, said the issues of polygamy and ‘nikah halala’ […]

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‘Breach of timelines by govt hurts ‘judicial conscience”

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Tax-payers’ money is “going down the drain” as the authorities are squandering it by delaying development projects, the Delhi High Court has said, terming it as “a very sorry state of affairs”. The sharp observations came when a high court bench was informed that the BJP-run Municipal Corporation of Delhi was yet to complete the […]

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Update father about son gone missing in Malaysia: Delhi HC to govt

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Desperate attempts of a father, searching for his son who had gone missing in 2011 off the Malaysian coast while on-board a vessel, has led him to move the Delhi High Court. The court has now asked the government to update him either about his son’s whereabouts or his fate. His son had gone missing […]

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False rape case harms reputation, wastes judicial time: Court

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A false rape charge humiliates a person and harms his reputation and a woman cannot escape criminal proceedings for the offence of perjury, a Delhi court has said. It said such cases also lead to wasting of precious judicial time by making a mockery of the system in which the police authority is also used […]

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How has Rs 20k cr meant for workers’ welfare been spent: SC

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Where has a whopping amount of Rs 20,000 crore, meant for workers’ welfare, gone? Spent on tea parties or vacation of officials? Even the Comptroller and Auditor General doesn’t know, wondered the Supreme Court. These posers were put to the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) by the Supreme Court which was left wondering as to […]

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Bharti’s domestic violence case in trial court on May 20

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A trial court here will take up the proceedings against controversial AAP leader Somnath Bharti in a domestic violence case on May 20, over a year after the charge sheet was filed in the matter. The proceedings will assume importance as the police today filed a report in the Delhi High Court claiming that Bharti’s […]

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Election a democratic process, can’t be interfered with: SC

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The Supreme Court today rejected a plea alleging duplication in the voters’ list for the upcoming Bhiwandi municipal polls in Maharashtra, saying election is a democratic process which cannot be interfered with. The apex court made the observation while hearing a plea challenging the Bombay High Court order dismissing a petition which alleged that there […]

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Cong moves Bombay HC to stop ex-MLA Rane from running bypoll

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The Congress today moved the Bombay High Court seeking to stop its former MLA and Goa’s current Health Minister Vishwajit Rane from contesting the future by- elections till the existing state assembly term ends in 2022. The party moved the Goa bench of the high court. “The petition has been filed jointly by the Indian […]

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NCW chief miffed over absence of woman judge in SC bench hearing triple talaq

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National Commission for Women (NCW) Chairperson Lalitha Kumaramangalam today questioned the absence of a woman in the Supreme Court bench hearing the triple talaq issue. “Watching the hoo-haa over the bench hearing the triple talaq matter and considering the different religions of the judges, it struck me that the issue is not about religion but […]

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