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Law Min for ‘reforms’ to improve criminal justice

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The Law Ministry has called for “procedural reforms” to improve the criminal justice system in the country, saying criminal trials are riddled with the problem of frequent adjournments despite provisions in place to prevent delays. It has asked the Advisory Council of National Mission for Justice Delivery and Legal Reforms to take a call on […]

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‘Complaints against unauth construction online soon’

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It would soon be possible for Delhiites to lodge online complaints against unauthorised construction in the city from the comfort of their homes. A website to facilitate this was recently demonstrated by the North Delhi Municipal Corporation before the Delhi High Court. A bench of justices Badar Durrez Ahmed and Ashutosh Kumar, before which the […]

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Notes of judges’ stenos don’t come under RTI: HC

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Notes dictated by a judge to a stenographer during the hearing of a case would not be considered as a record held by a public authority and hence cannot be sought under the Right to Information Act, Delhi High Court has ruled. “Shorthand notebook can at best be treated as a memo of what is […]

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Decision to designate lawyer as Sr to remain with judges: SC

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The Supreme Court has said it was open to suggestions from the bar to improve the system of designating lawyers as senior, but the final decision would remain with the judges. A bench of Chief Justice T S Thakur and Justice A M Khanwilkar said the Bar could form a committee and the court could […]

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Defamation complaint against Rahul for ‘dalali’ remark

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A complaint of defamation was today lodged in a court here against Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi for his ‘dalali’ remark targetting Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the surgical strikes. Local lawyer Sadanand Singh moved the application under IPC Section 500 (Punishment for defamation) in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate which fixed the hearing […]

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Two sentenced to life in 33-year-old murder case

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Two persons were today sentenced to life imprisonment by a local court in a 33-year-old murder case. Judge Shiv Singh Yadav awarded life term to two accused Atar Singh and Ram Naresh for the murder of Ram Saran, who was killed by the duo in April 1983, prosecution sources said. Singh and Naresh, both residents […]

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Punjab cops get jail for tattooing ‘jeb katri’ on women

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23 years after policemen in Amritsar tattooed the words ‘jeb katri’ (pickpocket) on the foreheads of four women, a special CBI court here has sentenced three cops in the case which had sparked widespread condemnation. Special CBI judge Baljinder Singh yesterday awarded three years Rigorous Imprisonment (RI) to the then superintendent of police Sukhdev Singh […]

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5 of family awarded death penalty for killing 4 people

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A man and his four sons were awarded capital punishment today by a court in Pali district of Rajasthan for killing four persons, including three of a family, over a land dispute dating back to 2009. Additional District and Sessions Judge Sukesh Kumar Jain sentenced Shahabuddin, Shakur Khan, Kalu Khan, Usman Khan and Rahim Baksh […]

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Ex-Delhi Police DCP gets two-year jail in DA case

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A former Deputy Commissioner of Delhi Police was today awarded a two-year jail term by a special court in a 2001 case for amassing assets worth over Rs 10 lakh disproportionate to his known sources of income. Special CBI Judge Anju Bajaj Chandna handed down the punishment to 1993-batch IPS Bhupinder Singh Bola and also […]

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Plea in Delhi HC on vacancy of 26,031 teachers in Delhi

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A contempt plea was today filed in Delhi High Court seeking action against AAP government and municipal corporations for not complying with a court order to fill vacancies of over 26,000 teachers in their schools. The petition said there are “as many as 26,031 (this does not include 9,000 posts created by Delhi government last […]

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“Order to co-habit cannot enforce sexual intercourse”

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Sexual intercourse cannot be enforced between an estranged couple by an order directing restitution of conjugal rights, which can “at the most” force them to live together, Delhi High Court said today. A bench of justices Pradeep Nandrajog and Pratibha Rani further clarified that if a spouse violates the order of restitution of conjugal rights […]

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SC extends stay on HC order on women entry in Haji Ali

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Supreme Court today extended the stay granted by Bombay High Court to facilitate an appeal against its decision to lift the ban on entry of women near the sanctum sanctorum of the famous Haji Ali Dargah, till October 17 when it will hear the matter. However, during the brief hearing, a bench comprising Chief Justice […]

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