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Delhi HC forms temporary ICC in JNU to look into sexual harassment

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The Delhi High Court today formed a temporary Internal Complaint Committee (TICC) in the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) to proceed with 31 pending complaints of sexual harassment. The court’s direction came on a plea filed by a group of teachers and students of JNU opposing the office order disbanding the Gender Sensitisation Against Sexual Harassment […]

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Fire in Mumbai shop: Owner gets five-day police custody

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A Mumbai court today remanded the owner of a snack shop, where 12 people were charred to death in a massive fire yesterday, to five-day police custody. Ramesh Bhanushali, the owner of the shop in Sakinaka- Kurla area, was arrested late last night. He was produced before a magistrate in suburban Andheri, who remanded him […]

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PIL in Delhi HC against eateries in Khan Market, Connaught Place

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A PIL was today moved in the Delhi High Court seeking closure of eateries which are running in contravention of municipal laws and without fire clearances in the posh Khan Market and Connaught Place areas of the city. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar issued notices to the […]

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Madras HC stays criminal proceedings against financier Anbuchezhian

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The Madras High Court today stayed till January 29 criminal proceedings against absconding film financier G N Anbuchezhian in a case relating to the alleged suicide of a producer. Justice MS Ramesh passed the interim order on a petition by Anbuchezhian who went into hiding after a case of abetment of suicide and charging exorbitant […]

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Madras HC seeks status of missing fishermen

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The Madras High Court today directed the Centre and the Tamil Nadu government to inform it about the fate of 551 fishermen from Kanyakumari region who are reported missing in the aftermath of cyclone Ochki. Issuing notices on a petition filed by a resident of Kanyakumari district, which bore the brunt of the cyclone fury, […]

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Bombay HC dismisses petitions filed by two Malegaon blast accused

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The Bombay High Court today dismissed petitions filed by Lt Col Shrikant Prasad Purohit and Sameer Kulkarni, accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, challenging the sanction for prosecution granted by the Maharashtra government under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act. The petitions said that under the UAPA, the state law and judiciary department, the sanctioning […]

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Court refuses bail to Chhagan Bhujbal, nephew Sameer Bhujbal

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In a major setback to former Maharashtra minister Chhagan Bhujbal, a local court today rejected his bail application in connection with cases filed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The court also rejected the bail application of his nephew and former Lok Sabha member Sameer Bhujbal. “Both the bail applications are rejected,” said […]

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Calcutta HC rejects ISIS operative’s bail prayer

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The Calcutta High Court today rejected the bail prayer of suspected ISIS operative Musa, who had allegedly planned to attack Mother House here and other places in West Bengal. Musa alias Md Mosiuddin had allegedly attacked a jail warden on December 4 inside the correctional home where he is lodged on judicial remand. The suspected […]

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Spread awareness on rights of senior citizens: Delhi HC to AAP govt

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The Delhi High Court today asked the AAP-led city government to run an awareness programme on the rights and protection available to senior citizens, on the lines of the pan-India ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar also suggested to the authorities to place frequent advertisements […]

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Delhi HC asks Chautala to bring ailing wife’s med records for parole

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The Delhi High Court today asked INLD chief O P Chautala, serving a ten-year jail term in a teachers recruitment scam case, to substantiate his claim of seeking two-month parole to look after his ailing wife by producing her recent medical records. Justice Mukta Gupta asked the counsel for Chautala to place on record the […]

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2 men get 10-yr jail term for possessing 126 kg ‘ganja’

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A Delhi court has awarded two persons a rigorous jail term of 10 years for possessing 126 kgs of ‘ganja’, a contraband substance. Special NDPS Judge Rajesh Kumar Singh also imposed a fine of Rs one lakh on each of the convicts while holding them guilty of the offence under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic […]

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No funds shortage: SC on solid waste management

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Terming solid waste management as a “huge problem” for the country, the Supreme Court has said that there was no shortage of funds under ‘Swachh Bharat Mission’ but there was “lack” of willingness on the part of states to take positive steps in this regard . The apex court noted the submissions of the Ministry […]

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