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Verma urges Asian Cricket Council to shun Srinivasan

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The unrecognised Cricket Association of Bihar Secretary Aditya Verma on Friday called on the Asian Cricket Council to bar N Srinivasan from heading the body, saying that allowing him to do so would be in violation of a Supreme Court order. “…As on date Mr Srinivasan is debarred from functioning as the President of BCCI. […]

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Rape, murder of 4-yr-old girl: Convict moves SC

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The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear on Tuesday the appeal of a 48-year-old man awarded death penalty by the Rajasthan High Court for abducting, raping and killing his four-year-old neighbour at Sriganganagar in 2012. Besides the convict, his juvenile son also took part in the offence of rape and murder of the minor. […]

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SC allows Supertech to remove materials from towers

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The Supreme Court today allowed real estate major Supertech Ltd to remove construction materials from its sealed 40-storey twin towers in NOIDA to ensure safety of the residents and others. A bench of justices J S Khehar and C Nagappan allowed the plea of Supertech Ltd that keeping the safety aspects in mind, the construction […]

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SC extends Tejpal’s interim bail in sexual assault case till June 27

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The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended till June 27 interim bail for former Tehelka magazine editor Tarun Tejpal in the sexual assault case lodged by a former employee of the group. A bench of Justices J S Khehar and C Nagappan said the court was satisfied that the interim bail granted to Tejpal on May […]

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Two death row convicts in December 16 gangrape, murder case move SC

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Two out of the four death row convicts in the December 16 gangrape and murder case on Monday moved the Supreme Court seeking a stay on their execution and reversal of the Delhi High Court verdict upholding their conviction and the punishment. An appeal on behalf of the condemned convicts, Vinay Sharma (21) and Akshay […]

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Nursery admission: SC seeks response of Delhi govt

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The Supreme Court today sought a response from the Delhi government on a plea of a man whose kid could not get admission in nursery class in a school here under the inter-state transfer category, saying there cannot be “discrimination” in admission. A bench of justices J S Kehar and C Nagappan took note of […]

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CWG dispute: SC allows settlement through arbitration

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The Supreme Court has allowed the arbitration plea of Swiss Timing Limited against Organising Committee (OC) of the 2010 Commonwealth Games and also nominated two of its former judges as chairman of the Arbitral Tribunal and second arbitrator for resolving the disputes. A bench of Justice S S Nijjar said Swiss Timing Ltd has already […]

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Amway CEO in Khammam PC; nine cases across AP

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The Khammam police in Andhra Pradesh took Amway India CEO William Scott Pinckney into custody today following registration of a case against the direct selling company. Amway is facing nine criminal cases at various places in Andhra Pradesh. A court in Kurnool district also rejected Pinckney’s bail petition and granted his five-day remand to Kurnool […]

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SC dismisses plea of resident on forming govt

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The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the plea of a Delhi resident seeking its direction to the Lieutenant Governor to invite him to form the State government. A bench of justices B S Chauhan and A K Sikri refused to entertain the plea of Bam Bam Maharaj who submitted that he has support of few […]

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SC acquits 6 convicts in Akshardham attack case

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The Supreme Court on Friday acquitted all six convicts, including three condemned prisoners, in 2002 Akshardham temple attack case and pulled up the Gujarat Police for shoddy investigation in the case in which all the accused faced prosecution under the stringent anti-terror law POTA. A bench of justices A K Patnaik and V Gopala Gowda […]

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SC seeks EC reply on plea against ward-wise vote count

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The Supreme Court on Monday sought the response of the Election Commission (EC) on a plea seeking stoppage of ward-wise counting of votes on the ground that the declaration of result of every polling booth strikes at the root of right to privacy attached to voting. A bench comprising justices Dipak Mishra and N V […]

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Encounter killings: SC dismisses Guj govt plea on guidelines

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The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed Gujarat government’s plea seeking uniform guidelines for dealing with cases of encounter killings, saying there cannot be such an advisory in a federal structure. Advertisement “Guidelines or advisory of such nature are not enforceable,” a bench comprising Chief Justice RM Lodha and justices MB Lokur and Kurian Joseph said. […]

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