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Bombay HC rejects furlough plea of 1993 blasts convict Rubina Memon

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The Bombay High Court has rejected the plea of 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blast terror convict Rubina Suleman Memon, seeking her release on furlough. “We are not inclined to release the petitioner (Rubina) on furlough as she had been convicted by a TADA court for her involvement in terrorist activities,” said a bench of Justice […]

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Court rejects Swamy’s plea for papers in National Herald case

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In a relief to Sonia and Rahul Gandhi, a Delhi court today rejected “as fishing inquiry” a plea of BJP leader Subramanian Swamy seeking a direction to Congress party and Associated Journals Ltd (AJL) to produce certain records related to the National Herald case. The court said that Swamy “seemed to enlarge the scope of […]

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Delhi HC adjourns sine die pleas against demonetisation

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Delhi High Court today adjourned indefinitely the hearing on pleas challenging the Narendra Modi government’s demonetisation move after it was informed that the Supreme Court has stayed all proceedings pending before different courts on related issues. “The Supreme Court is seized of the issue and has also stayed the proceedings on pleas challenging the November […]

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NGT notice to over 1400 pollution defaulters

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The National Green Tribunal today issued notice to over 1400 defaulters, who have not paid environmental compensation for violating its order on waste burning and dust pollution, on a plea filed by the East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC). A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Swatanter Kumar also issued notice to the Sub Divisional Magistrate concerned […]

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Defamation case: HC to hear Kejriwal’s plea on Feb 16

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Delhi High Court today decided to hear Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s plea seeking quashing of a defamation complaint filed against him by former Union Minister Kapil Sibal’s lawyer son Amit Sibal in February. Kejriwal’s counsel referred to the November 17 order of the Supreme Court, which had remanded the matter back to the Delhi High […]

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Bombay HC rejects plea challenging move to shift DRT office to Vashi

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Paving way for the transfer of office of Debt Recovery Tribunal (III) from South Mumbai to adjoining Navi Mumbai, the Bombay High Court dismissed a petition challenging the decision made by the Ministry of Finance. A division bench of Chief Justice Manjula Chellur and Justice M S Sonak on December 14 dismissed a petition filed […]

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SC irked over plea for Justice Khehar’s recusal

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In a high-voltage hearing, the Supreme Court today ticked off activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan calling as “unreasonable” and the “most unfair” his plea seeking recusal of Justice J S Khehar from hearing a PIL that levels bribery allegations against politicians including Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The petition seeks an SIT probe into alleged recovery of documents […]

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SC judge recuses himself from hearing plea against Justice Khehar

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The Supreme Court today did not hear a petition filed by group of lawyers opposing the elevation of Justice J S Khehar as the next Chief Justice of India after a judge in the bench recused himself from hearing it. Justice Ranjan Gogoi, who was part of the bench along with Justice L Nageswara Rao, […]

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SC dismisses BCCI review plea against Lodha committee reforms

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Supreme Court has dismissed the BCCI’s plea seeking a review of its July 18 verdict directing it to implement the recommendations of Justice R M Lodha panel on massive structural reforms in the cricket body. “We have examined the grounds urged in support of the prayer for review. We find no error apparent on the […]

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Plea ag’st CIC refusal to give info on Tata-Docomo

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A plea has been moved in the Delhi High Court against the Central Information Commission’s (CIC) refusal to provide information regarding Tata Sons application to RBI in connection with purchase of Japanese telecom major NTT Docomo’s stake in Tata Teleservices Ltd (TTSL). The application in CIC under the Right to Information (RTI) Act had also […]

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Cap on cash withdrawal: Delhi HC dismisses plea to recall its order

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Delhi High Court today dismissed an application seeking recall of its order rejecting a plea to remove the cap on daily withdrawal of money deposited in banks before the demonetisation decision. “The application is dismissed,” a bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice V Kameswar Rao said. The bench had on November 25 dismissed […]

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SC refuses to entertain plea to play national anthem in courts

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The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea of a BJP leader and lawyer seeking playing of national anthem in all courts before the start of proceedings. A bench of justices Dipak Misra and Amitava Roy said it is not inclined to entertain the plea of BJP spokesperson Ashwani Kumar Upadhyay after Attorney General […]

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