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Woman’s complaint against hospital dismissed

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A woman who filed a negligence complaint against St. Stephen’s Hospital here for a botched up sterilisation has been shown the door by the top consumer court, saying that she deliberately did not abort the unwanted pregnancy and moved a consumer forum for compensation as a girl was born to her. The National Consumer Disputes Redressal […]

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‘Harassed fathers’ demand gender neutral family law (June 16 is Father’s Day)

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The Child Rights Initiative for Shared Parenting (CRISP), a Bangalore-based NGO fighting for shared parenting in case of divorce or separation, Sunday demanded reforms in family laws — to make them gender neutral. “The anti-father mindset unfortunately persists in our society. In divorce and separation cases, one of the parents, out of revenge, deprives the […]

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Court tells lawyers seeking FIR against SHO to move proper forum

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The Delhi High Court has directed the two lawyers seeking registration of FIR against a Station House Officer (SHO) for allegedly assaulting them to approach the proper forum of police or a magistrate’s court. Justice R.V. Easwar asking the lawyers to go to superintendent of police and if that is not effective, then they have the right to file […]

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23 percent of Indian elders face abuse: Report

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Around 23 percent or more than one-fifth of India’s elderly are known to have experienced abuse in the form of disrespect, verbal abuse, neglect while some have even faced assault, according to the “Elder Abuse in India 2013” report. The report by Help Age India was released on the eve of “World Elder Abuse Awareness […]

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IPL spot fixing: Chandila key conspirator police tell court

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The investigating agency, in its reply before Additional Sessions Judge Ajay Kumar Jain, said: “For accused Ajit Chandila, it is reiterated that this player has emerged as the key conspirator in the entire chain acting on behalf of the syndicate.” Opposing the bail plea of Rajasthan Royals player Ajit Chandila, arrested in connection with IPL […]

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SC lets tenants stay on in unsafe Mumbai building

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The Supreme Court on Friday permitted some residents of a dilapidated building in Mumbai’s Mazagaon to continue staying in it for next fortnight at their own risk and with no liability to the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai in case of any accident. A bench of Justice Gyan Sudha Misra and Justice Madan B Lokur […]

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Goa public service chairman under court scanner

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The Bombay High Court’s Goa bench Friday issued notice to the state government, asking it to explain the process of K.D. Row being chosen as chairman of the state public service commission (PSC). . The notice was sent on a plea challenging his appointment, filed by lawyer-activist Aires Rodrigues a few weeks ago. He claimed that Row is […]

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Unable to afford treatment, parents kill baby girl

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Unable to afford costly treatment for their six-month-old daughter, a daily-wage labourer and his wife strangled her to death and dumped her body in a ditch near their home, Tripura Police said Friday. Police Thursday arrested Laba Debnath, 53, the father of the ill-fated child, who confessed that he and his wife killed their baby […]

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Court denies maternal grandmother unwilling minors’ custody

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A plea filed by a woman seeking custody of her grandchildren, who are at present living with their paternal grandmother, was turned down by a Delhi court after the minors said they were not desirous of living with her or even meeting her. The court’s order came after minors – a girl studying in Class […]

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Delhi court gives woman police protection from parents

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The Delhi High Court has directed the city police to provide adequate protection to a 21-year-old woman apprehending threat to her life from her parents as she opposed their plan to marry her off against her wishes. Justice VP Vaish allowed the plea of the woman saying: “The State is directed to provide adequate protection […]

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SC refuses to intervene in IPL scandal probe

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The apex court bench of Justice Gyan Sudha Misra and Justice Madan B Lokur asked the petitioner, Mumbai-based law lecturer Sharmila Ghuge, to wait and watch the ongoing investigation while posting the hearing for July 23. Ghuge sought the handing over of investigation to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) as multiplicity of investigation could […]

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Jharkhand legislator surrenders: sent to jail

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Jharkhand legislator Arup Chatterji surrendered in a Dhanbad district court Thursday and was sent to jail in connection with a 2007 case related to obstruction of official work at a coalfield, a lawyer said. The case dates back to 2007, and Chatterji was charged with obstructing official work at the Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL) in […]

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