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HC upholds acquittal of man accused of killing wife

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The Delhi High Court today upheld the acquittal of a man who was accused of killing his wife in 1994. While dismissing the appeal filed by deceased’s father against the acquittal of his son-in-law, a bench of justices Pradeep Nandrajog and Mukta Gupta said “no evidence of dowry harassment has emerged against him in the […]

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Kingfisher Airlines withdraws its plea in SC

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Kingfisher Airlines on Monday withdrew in Supreme Court its appeal against Karnataka High Court’s verdict allowing consortium of banks led by SBI to take possession of its prestigious property Kingfisher House in Mumbai. As soon as the matter came for hearing before a bench headed by Justice J S Khehar, the company pleaded the court […]

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HC to hear PIL against Tata’s housing proj in C’garh

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The Delhi High Court today fixed July 30 for hearing a PIL against the grant of approvals by various authorities to the Tata Camelot Housing project near Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh. The apex court had earlier stayed the ambitious housing project by reversing the go-ahead granted to it by the Punjab and Haryana High Court. […]

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HC reserves order on bail plea of Jignesh Shah

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The Bombay High Court Monday reserved its order on the bail plea of Jignesh Shah, promoter of Financial Technologies (Indian) Ltd which holds 99.99 per cent of scam-tainted National Spot Exchange Ltd (NSEL). He was arrested in connection with the Rs 5,600 crore payment crisis at NSEL. Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Avinash Avhad told Justice […]

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NGT concerned over rampant air pollution in Uttarakhand

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Concerned over rampant air pollution caused by industrial units in Uttarakhand, the National Green Tribunal has constituted an expert committee to look into violation of prescribed standards for emission by iron industries in the state. A bench headed by Justice Swatanter Kumar pulled up the Uttarakhand State Pollution Control Board (UPCB) for failing to monitor […]

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Five family members sentenced to life imprisonment

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Five members of a family have been sentenced to life imprisonment by a local court here for murdering three brothers in Tibba Danasher locality here in 2011. The court of Additional District and Sessions Judge S K Sharma convicted a father and his four sons to life imprisonment. In the judgement delivered on Saturday, the […]

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HC rejected plea for 3 months to decide SRA scheme

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Observing that enough time had been given to Maharashtra government to consider a proposal to amend the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) scheme in Thane, the Bombay High Court has refused to grant the state three months time to take a policy decision on the issue. However, the court granted a short time to the state […]

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Man acquitted of charges of harassing a minor

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A man, accused of sexually harassing and stalking a 15-year-old girl, has been acquitted by a Delhi court which said the testimony of the victim was “not trustworthy and reliable”. Additional Sessions Judge Gulshan Kumar acquitted Dongar Singh, a resident of Sangam Vihar here, of the offences of sexual harassment under sections 11 and 12 […]

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Youth suffers disability, gets 34 lakh compensation

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A youth,who was hit by a rashly driven truck in 2012 and suffered 85 per cent permanent disability due to amputation of his right leg, has been awarded a compensation of over Rs 34 lakh by a motor accident claims tribunal (MACT) here. MACT Presiding Officer Ajay Kumar Jain asked Bharti Axa General Insurance Company […]

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Three sentenced for drug trafficking in Muzaffarnagar

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A local court sentenced three people for varying jail terms for trafficking drugs in Phugana village in the district in 2011. While two persons were sentenced to ten years imprisonment, one person was sentenced to four years imprisonment by Additional District and Sessions Judge Harish Tripathi yesterday. The judge also imposed a fine of Rs. […]

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Insurance co asked Rs 2.5 lakh to Thane man

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Holding that ICICI Lombard General Insurance was deficient in its services while dealing with a claim, the district consumer forum here has asked the company to pay a compensation of Rs 2.50 lakh to a policy holder. In their recent ruling, Thane District Consumer Redressal Forum President Umesh Jhavalikar and Member N D Kadam also […]

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HC seeks reply on plea against voting rights

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The Allahabad High Court has asked the Uttar Pradesh government to file a counter-affidavit on a petition challenging an amendment in state’s urban local self-government laws giving nominated members right to vote in meetings of municipalities. The order to file the counter-affidavit was passed by a Division Bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and […]

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