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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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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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High Profile Cases

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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Mallya cheque bounce cases posted to Sept 22

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A local court today posted to September 22 the two cheque bounce cases filed against businessman Vijay Mallya by GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd. Third Special Court Magistrate M Krishna Rao had on April 20 convicted Mallya, A Raghunathan, a senior official of Kingfisher Airlines Ltd, in connection with two cheque bounce cases involving Rs […]

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SC junks plea on quota for Marathas in Maharashtra

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Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea alleging that petitions challenging Maharashtra government’s decision to grant 16 per cent quota to Marathas in jobs and education in the state were still pending adjudication. A bench of Chief Justice T S Thakur and A M Khanwilkar, however, allowed the petitioner to approach the Bombay High […]

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Mallya flew away just like ”Kingfisher” bird: Bombay HC

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The Bombay High Court today observed that businessman Vijay Mallya aptly named his company ‘Kingfisher’, as like the bird of the same name he too flew away without bothering about boundaries. The remark was made by a division bench of justices S C Dharmadhikari and B P Colabawala while hearing an appeal filed by the […]

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SC seeks Shahabuddin’s response on pleas against grant of bail

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Controversial RJD leader Shahabuddin could be in for trouble as Supreme Court today agreed to hear next week a plea seeking quashing of a Patna High Court order granting him bail in the murder of a person who had witnessed the gruesome killing of his two younger siblings at Siwan in Bihar. The apex court, […]

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