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Delhi HC exempts Kejriwal from personal appearance in defamation

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The Delhi High Court today exempted Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal from personal appearance before a trial court on December 11 in a criminal defamation complaint filed by Rajya Sabha MP Subhash Chandra. A bench of Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal also issued notice to Delhi Police and Chandra seeking their response on the chief minister’s plea […]

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Centre willing to extend deadline for mandatory linking of Aadhar

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The Centre today informed the Supreme Court that it was willing to extend till March 31 next year the deadline fixed for mandatory linking of Aadhaar for availing various services and welfare schemes. The Supreme Court now will be setting up a five-judge Constitution Bench next week to hear several pleas seeking an interim stay […]

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Navy offers job in private company to transgender ex-sailor

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The navy today offered a job in a private company, which works for the government, to a transgender ex-sailor who was removed from service after she underwent a sex change surgery to become a female. The offer was made by the Indian Navy in the Delhi High Court before a bench of Justices G S […]

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1984 Sikh riots: SC to examine panel report on 241 closed cases

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The Supreme Court today took on record the final report submitted by a supervisory body appointed by it to look into the closure of 241 cases in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots and said it will examine it. The bench said it will examine on December 11 the report filed by the advisory body, comprising former […]

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Patna HC dismisses bail pleas of senior IAS officer, 13 others

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The Patna High Court today dismissed the bail applications of 14 persons, including senior IAS officer and former Bihar Staff Selection Commission (SSC) chairman Sudhir Kumar, who are in jail in connection with a paper leak scam that had surfaced in February. A bench of Justice Prabhat Kumar Jha dismissed the bail pleas of the […]

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SC asks Goa court to go ahead with trial against Tarun Tejpal

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The Supreme Court today asked a Goa court to start examining witnesses in an alleged rape case of 2013 against Tarun Tejpal, the founder of Tehelka magazine, saying there would be no stay of trial in the matter. The apex court asked the Bombay High Court, which had earlier directed the trial court not to […]

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SC reserves verdict on plea against bail to trustees of Ryan

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The Supreme Court today reserved its verdict on a plea of the father of 7-year old boy, who was found dead in a Gurgaon school, seeking cancellation of the anticipatory bail granted to three trustees of the Ryan International Group. A bench of Justices R K Agrawal and A M Sapre reserved its verdict and […]

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Bombay High Court upholds validity of RERA

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The Bombay High Court today upheld the validity of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act (RERA). A bench of Justices Naresh Patil and Rajesh Ketkar pronounced its judgement on a bunch of petitions filed by by real estate developers and individual plot owners, all challenging the constitutional validity of the Act that was brought […]

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Court to pronounce verdict on Dec 13 in coal case agst Koda

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A special court will pronounce on December 13 its verdict in a coal scam case against former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda, ex-Coal Secretary H C Gupta and others. Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar has directed all the accused to remain present before court on the date of judgement in the case pertaining to alleged […]

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2004 fake encounter: Pranesh Pillai’s father opposes Pandey’s discharge plea

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Father of Javed Sheikh alias Pranesh Pillai, who was allegedly killed in a fake encounter along with Ishrat Jahan and two others in 2004, today opposed the discharge application filed by former IPS officer P P Pandey at a special CBI court here. Moving an application in the court of special judge J K Pandya, […]

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Delhi HC to ensure right to life of displaced persons of Kathputli

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The Delhi High Court today said it will ensure that the right to life of persons displaced from Kathputli Colony here were not violated while refraining from taking action on the allegation that developers were hand-in- gloves with the DDA during the demolition drive. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C […]

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EC bribery case: Delhi HC asks police for detailed report on accused

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The Delhi High Court today directed the Delhi Police to file a consolidated status report on the bail plea of a middleman arrested in the Election Commission bribery case, allegedly involving AIADMK leader TTV Dhinakaran and others. Justice Mukta Gupta asked the Delhi Police Crime Branch to be ready to answer the questions relating to […]

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