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War-like situation has to be fought accordingly

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A war-like situation has to be fought accordingly, the Punjab and Haryana High Court today observed while refusing to go into the action of security forces in Panchkula after violence broke out following the conviction of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in rape case. At the same time, the High Court directed […]

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SC quashes HC order on repair of shrines damaged in 2002 riots

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The Supreme Court today set aside the Gujarat High Court’s 2012 verdict asking the state government to grant compensation for restoration of religious places damaged during the 2002 post-Godhra riots. The court accepted the scheme formulated by the state government to provide “ex gratia assistance” of up to Rs 50,000 to all religious places, including […]

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Kerala HC rejects bail plea of actor Dileep

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The Kerala High Court today refused to grant bail to Malayalam actor Dileep, arrested on charges of plotting the abduction and sexual assault of a noted South Indian film actress here in February this year. Justice Sunil Thomas denied bail after considering the evidences against the actor produced by the prosecution in a sealed cover. […]

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Maha govt withdraws bias charge against HC judge

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The Bombay High Court today took to task the Maharashtra government for the manner it was withdrawing its charges of bias against Judge A S Oka in the noise pollution matter, saying it should “show remorse” through an affidavit. The direction was given after the Maharashtra government said it was “withdrawing unconditionally” the charges made […]

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AIIMS not meant for a stroll: Delhi HC

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AIIMS is not a place for a stroll but an institution for imparting education and medical treatment, the Delhi High Court has said. The high court made the observation while rejecting a plea of an RTI activist, who was barred from entering the AIIMS premises, that he had an unrestricted and untrammelled right to visit […]

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Delhi HC to hear NGO’s plea opposing marital rape

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The Delhi High Court today agreed to hear a plea by an NGO, representing men victimised by alleged misuse of gender laws, opposing several petitions to make marital rape a criminal offence. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar allowed the intervention application by NGO, Men Welfare Trust, and […]

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E-way billing: Madras HC orders notice to officials

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The Madras High Court today ordered issue of notice to the Centre, including Principal Secretary (Revenue) and Tamil Nadu Commissioner of Commercial Taxes on a PIL seeking to direct traders to use E-way billing for movement or selling of goods in order to prevent cheating. Justices K K Sasidharan and G R Swaminathan ordered notice […]

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SC questions Gujarat over slow trial in rape case agst Asaram

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The Supreme Court today questioned the Gujarat government over the slow pace of trial in the rape case involving self-styled godman Asaram Bapu. A bench comprising justices N V Ramanna and Amitava Roy asked the state government why the victim has not been examined till now. It asked the state government to file an affidavit […]

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SC rejects FIMI, Vedanta plea against e-auction of iron ore

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The Supreme Court today rejected the pleas of the Federation of Indian Mineral Industries (FIMI) and Vedanta seeking scrapping of e-auction of iron ore in Karnataka. A bench of Justices Ranjan Gogoi and Naveen Sinha said they do not accept the suggestions. “We reject the plea of FIMI and also we reject the petition of […]

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SC refuses to direct BCCI to e-auction IPL media rights

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The Supreme Court today refused to direct the BCCI to conduct e-auctioning for awarding media rights relating to the Indian Premier League matches. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chadrachud did not consider the plea of BJP leader Subramanian Swamy that the ongoing tendering process for […]

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Court discharges 10 men in minor’s sexual harassment case

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Ten persons, accused of sexually harassing a minor, have been discharged under the stringent POCSO Act by a Delhi court which said the incident was that of a simple quarrel and there was no sexual intent. The court said the allegations levelled by the minor girl, a student of class 9, and her sister were […]

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Decide US-based doctor’s plea in 8 weeks: Delhi HC to Govt

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The Delhi High Court has directed the Centre to decide within eight weeks the plea of a US-based Indian-origin doctor challenging the cancellation of his OCI registration for alleged missionary activities in Bihar. Justice Vibhu Bakhru issued the direction to the central government after it said that under the Citizenship Act 1955, the petitioner can […]

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