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SC notice to Guj on plea against HC order on birds

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The Supreme Court today issued notice to Gujarat government on a plea challenging the High Court order declaring ‘right to fly’ as fundamental right of the birds which effectively banned keeping them in cage. A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice H L Dattu sought response from the government on the PIL filed by Pet Lovers Association […]

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Man gets Rs 20,000 for train coach cancellation

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A consumer court has asked Central Railway authorities to pay Rs 20,000 to a senior citizen who suffered hardship as he was neither informed in advance about cancellation of his coach in train, nor provided proper alternative travel arrangements. The Thane District Consumer Redressal Forum gave the order on a complaint of Pooransingh Mehra of […]

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Vyapam: SC notice to Centre, MP Governor on plea for his removal

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The Supreme Court today sought response from the Centre and Madhya Pradesh Governor Ram Naresh Yadav on a plea seeking his removal on the ground of his alleged involvement in the Vyapam scam, currently being probed by CBI. The plea also seeks a direction from the apex court to Ministry of Home Affairs for formulation […]

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Madan Mitra surrenders in court, remanded to judicial custody

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Trinamool Congress leader and former West Bengal minister Madan Mitra, whose bail was cancelled by the Calcutta High Court today, surrendered before the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate’s court in Alipore here and was remanded to 14-days judicial custody. Mitra is accused in the multi-crore rupees Saradha chit fund scam. The TMC leader had reached the Alipore […]

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New laws needed agst cyber crime, terror: Jst Thakur

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Noting that cyber criminals were a “step ahead” of the law enforcing agencies, Chief Justice of India (CJI) designate Justice T S Thakur today indicated the possibility of the internet being used to coordinate the Paris terror attack which claimed 120 lives. “Criminals are a step ahead with the spread of computer and internet. Cyber […]

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Sons duty-bound to maintain mother:Madras HC

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The Madras High court today said as per ‘dharma’, sons are duty-bound to maintain the mother and directed one of the sons of a woman, settled in Canada and earning Rs.Three-lakh a month, to provide her Rs 15,000 a month. Disposing of a criminal revision petition filed by the first son of the woman, Pon […]

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Conflict of interest affects enforcing of FCRA: Delhi HC told

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Conflict of interest in the government hampers implementation of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) as political parties which violate this law are part of the ruling establishment, an NGO told the Delhi High Court today. The submission was made before a bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath, which was hearing a […]

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Calcutta HC cancels Madan Mitra’s bail

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Calcutta High Court today cancelled the bail of Trinamool Congress leader and former minister Madan Mitra, accused in the multi-crore rupees Saradha chit fund scam, and asked him to surrender. Allowing a petition by CBI pleading to cancel the bail granted by a lower court on October 31, a division bench of Justice Nishita Mhatre and […]

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Cheque bounce case: Woman gets 1-yr jail

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A woman was sentenced to one year imprisonment and slapped with a fine of Rs 21.7 lakh in a cheque bounce case by a Delhi court, which said such matters were unduly increasing pendency leading to “extraction of judicial time”. The court made the observations while awarding one year imprisonment to Kajal Kharbanda, a resident […]

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Can’t formulate draft MoP for appointing judges, Centre to SC

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The government, whose bid to replace the collegium system was thwarted recently, was today entrusted by the Supreme Court with the task of framing a draft Memorandum of Procedure (MoP) for future appointments in higher judiciary after considering all suggestions on the issue.The apex court’s direction, entrusting the major role to the Centre, however, faced […]

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Hindu woman, Christian man’s marriage not valid if either does

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Marriage between a Hindu woman and a Christian man is not legally valid if either of them does not convert, the Madras High Court on Thursday held. Dismissing a Habeas Corpus petition filed by the woman’s parents, justices P R Shivakumar and V S Ravi said if the couple wanted to solemnise the marriage as […]

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Probe plaint against Devgn for pan masala ad: Court to police

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A local court of Thane has directed police to inquire into a complaint filed against Ajay Devgn, seeking to book the Bollywood actor under charges including culpable homicide not amounting to murder, for promoting a pan masala on television. Advocate Amar Shribad filed the complaint in the Bhiwandi court on October 14, urging to book Devgn under culpable […]

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