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SC commences hearing on States”” power on remission

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The Supreme Court on Wednesday commenced the crucial hearing to examine the power of the Union and States to grant remission for releasing convicts whose death sentences are commuted to life term with the Centre asserting that the rights of the victims cannot be overlooked. The issue of remission reached the apex court after the […]

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High Court notice to Censor Board

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The Madras High Court today ordered issue of a notice to Information and Broadcasting Ministry and the Central Board of Film Certification, Chennai, on a petition filed by a Hindu organisation seeking a direction to revoke the censor certificate to Tamil movie ‘Sorgam Yen Kaiyel’, a film dubbed from Kannada. The petitioner ‘Hindu Dharma Sakthi’, […]

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SC drops contempt charges against Giriraj Kishore

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The Supreme Court Wednesday dropped contempt charges against VHP leader Giriraj Kishore, who died after judgement on the issue was reserved, for allegedly making defamatory statement in 1994 on Ayodhya controversy. A five-judge Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice R M Lodha also dropped contempt proceedings against editor and reporter of a daily Khabardar India […]

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2G: Kanimozhi moves SC seeking urgent hearing

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DMK MP Kanimozhi has filed apetition in the the Supreme Court for an urgent hearing on her plea to quash the charges framed against her in the 2G case. In her plea, Kanimozhi said that two-and-a-half years have passed since she first moved the Delhi High Court and later the apex court seeking quashing of […]

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Police officials appear in court

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Three police officers, including a woman SP, who are facing contempt of court proceedings in connection with the arrest of a Magistrate who allegedly cheated a woman SI after promising to marry her, today appeared in the Madras High Court. The court had on July 8 held that prima facie a case has been made […]

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SC refuses to release Subrata Roy on bail or parole

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The Supreme Court today refused to release Sahara Chief Subrata Roy, who has been behind bars for nearly five months, on interim bail or parole but allowed selling of his luxury hotels in New York and London to raise money to deposit Rs 10,000 crore with SEBI as directed to get regular bail. The apex […]

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HC sentences man to simple jail term for a week

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The Madras High Court today sentenced to simple imprisonment for one week a man who declared himself as an advocate and threatened the High Court- appointed Advocate Commissioner for seizing a vehicle. Justice M.Duraiswamy, who initiated suo motu contempt proceedings against one Senthil Prabhu, also imposed a fine of Rs. (Source: PTI)

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3-yr jail term for ex-insurance company official

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A CBI court today awarded a three-year jail term to a former senior divisional manager of an insurance company in a disproportionate assets case. Principal judge for CBI cases G Anupama Chakravarthy held former United India Insurance Company Ltd official Merugu Francis Showry guilty and also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 besides the simple […]

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HC seeks details of medicines given to prisoners

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The Gujarat High Court today directed the the state government to submit details of medicines purchased and disbursed to prisonsers in the last two years. The court acted after taking suo motu cognisance of a report filed by an Additional District Magistrate of Rajkot who had submitted that prisoners are not given medicines. The Gujarat […]

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Seven-week summer vacation for SC

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The practice that Supreme Court has been following for the last eight years for limiting its summer vacation to seven weeks, has been formally made a rule. The rule notified in the gazette said, “the period of the summer vacation shall not exceed seven weeks”. The official gazette notification comes at a time when Chief […]

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Another ex-judge backs Justice Katju, alleges ‘political influence’ in high court appointment

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Former law minister HR Bhardwaj, who served from 2004 to 2009, on Monday admitted that a district judge who was appointed as additional judge of Madras high court in 2003 and was later confirmed despite adverse intelligence reports, had significant political backing. However, Bhardwaj, who was law minister when the controversial judge was given extensions […]

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SC/ST promotions: SC restores relaxed norms

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The Supreme Court has allowed a plea for restoring relaxed norms in central government departmental promotion examinations for Scheduled Castes/Tribes employees which was withdrawn in 1997. The apex court termed as “illegal” the 1997 Office Memorandum containing the instructions to withdraw the norms for departmental promotions to SCs/STs. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief […]

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