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Harish Rawat

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SC asks AG about feasibility of holding floor test in U’khand

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The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi to seek instruction on having a floor test in Uttarakhand where a major power tussle is underway between the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Centre and the Congress. The apex court asked the Attorney General that there should be a floor test in the Uttarakhand Assembly under […]

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SC questions practice of barring women at Sabarimala

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The Supreme Court today questioned the centuries-old practice of barring entry of women between the age group of 10 to 50 years to Sabarimala temple in Kerala saying it would test whether “faith and belief” can differentiate among persons of same “denominations”. “The question is should there be such a religious practice which creates a […]

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Bombay HC seeks ACB probe report in Balganga Dam project

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The Bombay High Court today said it wanted to peruse investigation reports of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in the alleged Rs 494-crore scam involving construction of Balganga dam project in Raigad district of Maharashtra. Accordingly, a bench, headed by Justice Naresh Patil, asked ACB to produce the reports before June 2016 about their investigation in […]

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Madras HC dismisses review plea against helmet rule

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The Madras High Court has dismissed a review petition against its June, 2015 order making wearing of helmet compulsory for two-wheeler riders in Tamil Nadu. Justice N Kirubakaran also came down heavily on the petitioner, an advocate, for making unnecessary contemptuous and uncharitable remarks against the court and said there was no “unwanted judicial activism” […]

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Man convicted for outraging modesty of minor girl

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A Delhi court has convicted a man for outraging the modesty of a minor girl, observing that his intention was not innocent. “In his statement the accused has admitted that he did kiss the victim and he did pat her on the back but with innocent intention. From the evidence on record, it does not […]

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Why don’t you challan vehicles over 15 yrs: NGT

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The National Green Tribunal today took the Delhi government to task for its failure to implement its order banning vehicles more than 15 years old from plying on the roads in the national capital when it was “active” on odd-e3 “You have done whatever you wanted to, this odd-even formula. When you are so active in […]

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NGT pulls DJB on waste water treatment plant

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The National Green Tribunal on Monday came down heavily on Delhi Jal Board (DJB) over construction of a waste water treatment plant at Delhi Gate drain here and summoned its engineer to explain why untreated water was still going into the Yamuna. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar also directed DJB to […]

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Delhi Court holds AAP MLA can’t be charged

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A Delhi court has dismissed a corruption complaint against an AAP MLA, saying though it had prima facie found that he had breached the cap for poll expenses during 2013 Assembly election, he cannot be charged under Prevention of Corruption Act as he was not a public servant at that time. “I have gone through […]

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Youth gets life term for killing girlfriend's parents

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‘Charge can be framed on basis of grave suspicion’

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A Delhi court has refused to discharge a man accused in a sexual harassment case, saying charge can be framed even on the basis of grave suspicion. Additional Sessions Judge Vrinda Kumari dismissed the appeal of the man, a south Delhi resident, saying, “The complaint is very specific regarding the incident and the offence committed […]

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SC to hear fresh plea regarding MBBS, BDS entrance test

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The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear tomorrow a fresh plea of few states, including Jammu and Kashmir and some private medical colleges, that they be allowed to conduct their pre-scheduled test for admissions in MBBS and BDS courses. “Let these applications be heard tomorrow by the bench concerned,” a three-judge bench headed by […]

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Uttarakhand HC asks CBI not to take coercive steps against Rawat

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In a partial relief to Chief Minister Harish Rawat, the Uttarakhand High Court today directed CBI not to take any coercive steps against him in the course of its preliminary inquiry into the case relating to the sting operation in which he is purportedly shown striking a financial deal with rebel Congress MLAs. Hearing Rawat […]

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