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Madras High Court

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Madras HC sets aside Pondy collector’s order

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The Madras High Court has set aside an order of the Puducherry District Collector and District Magistrate, prohibiting a person, said to be a criminal, from entering the Union Territory for two months, under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. “The prohibitory order has been passed merely on the opinion of the District […]

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R K Pachauri summoned as accused in sexual harassment case

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Former TERI chief R K Pachauri was today summoned as accused by a Delhi court which took cognizance of a charge sheet filed against him for allegedly sexually harassing and outraging the modesty of an ex-colleague. “The court is satisfied that there is sufficient material to proceed against accused R K Pachauri under sections 354-A, […]

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Chhagan Bhujba

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Money laundering case: Bhujbal’s denied bail

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The Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court on Friday rejected the bail plea filed by Nationalist Congress Party leader and former deputy chief minister Chhagan Bhujbal in cases of money laundering against him. Bhujbal sought his bail on medical grounds. His application said that he had gone through an angioplasty, had asthma and sleep […]

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Delhi HC refuses to stay swearing in of new judges

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The Delhi High Court today refused to stay the oath-taking ceremony of four new judges of the Supreme Court on a plea made against their elevation to the apex court. The four new judges, whose names have been recommended by the Supreme Court collegium and approved by President Pranab Mukherjee, are likely to be sworn […]

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Five Bangladeshi nationals convicted for dacoity

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Five Bangladeshi nationals have been sentenced to four years imprisonment in connection with a dacoity case by a fast track court here. Judge Rakesh Bhardwaj also imposed a fine of Rs 21,000 each on the accused after holding them guilty under sections 395 (dacoity) and 412 (dishonestly receiving property stolen in the commission of a […]

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Penal laws on defamation constitutionally valid: SC

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The Supreme Court today upheld the constitutional validity of penal provisions on defamation law, observing that the right to freedom of speech is “not an absolute right”. The bench passed the judgement on a batch of petitions filed by Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, BJP leader Subramanian Swamy and others. […]

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Four judges sworn in as Supreme Court judges

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Justices A M Khanwilkar, D Y Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan and L Nageshwar Rao were today sworn in as Supreme Court judges, taking the apex court’s strength to 29, including Chief Justice T S Thakur. They were administered the oath of office by CJI Thakur this morning. Justices Khanwilkar, Chandrachud and Bhushan were the Chief Justices […]

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Delhi HC asks Kanhaiya to end students’ hunger strike

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Delhi High Court today asked JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar to immediately bring to an end the indefinite hunger strike by students and said it would hear their writ petitions challenging the varsity s disciplinary action only if they end the agitation. The court also sought an undertaking from Kanhaiya that he will allow the University […]

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Take action on plea for additional security in 51 booths: Madras HC to EC

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Madras High Court today directed election authorities to take a decision within 24 hours on a representation which sought deployment of additional forces in 51 sensitive polling booths in Mudhukulathur in Ramanathapuram district of Tamil Nadu for the May 16 Assembly elections. A vacation bench comprising Justice N Kirubakaran and Justice M V Muralidaran passed […]

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crimes against women

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Bakson’s Dr Bakshi, others acquitted of corruption

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Chairman of Bakson’s drugs and pharmaceuticals, Dr SPS Bakshi, along with five other doctors has been acquitted by a special court in a case of alleged regularisation of some homeopathic medical colleges after these institutions agreed to buy drugs from his company. The court said there was nothing on record to show that Bakshi, president […]

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SC seeks Centre’s reply on PIL for doubling number of judges

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The Supreme Court today sought response from the Centre on a PIL seeking a direction for doubling the number of judges as recommended by the Law Commission. A bench comprising Chief Justice T S Thakur and Justice R Banumathi issued notice to the Ministry of Law and Justice and Ministry of Finance on the plea […]

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Youth gets life term for killing girlfriend's parents

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Court seeks report from jail official on Kobad Ghandy’s plea

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A Delhi court has sought a report from Tihar Jail Superintendent on a plea by Maoist ideologue Kobad Ghandy, facing trial for allegedly trying to set up a base of banned outfit CPI (Maoist) here, regarding his production in another case in a Telangana court. Additional Sessions Judge Reetesh Singh asked the Jail Superintendent to […]

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