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Defamation case against leader on Chouhan’s complaint

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A local court on Thursday registered a case of defamation against Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee’s chief spokesperson KK Mishra for levelling allegations of involvement of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and his family in the Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board scam. Two days ago, Chouhan had filed a defamation suit against Mishra for levelling allegations […]

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CBI judge hearing Amit Shah”s case, transferred

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The special CBI judge hearing the case of alleged fake-encounter cases of gangster Sohrabuddin Sheikh and Tulsi Prajaptai was transferred on Wednesday following which the court adjourned the hearing on the Amit Shah’s discharge plea. Special CBI judge JT Utpat was transferred to Pune, after which the court hearing was adjourned till July 2. Incidentally, […]

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HC to hear Om Puri’s plea on alimony to wife in July

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The Bombay High Court will on July 25 hear an appeal filed by Bollywood actor Om Puri against a lower court order asking him to pay monthly compensation of Rs 2.90 lakh to his estranged wife and son. Puri had pleaded before the high court that the option of arriving at a settlement with Nandita, […]

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Rape accused IAS officer declared absconder

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A local court has declared suspended IAS official B B Mohanty, who is facing rape charges, an absconder and also issued standing arrest warrant against him. The court of additional chief Judicial Magistrate issued the standing arrest warrant against Mohanty on Tuesday under Section 83 of CrPC after he failed to appear before it on […]

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Beas tragedy: HC orders Rs 5 lakh compensation

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Himachal Pradesh high court ordered a compensation of Rs. 5 lakh each to the parents of 24 Hyderabad engineering college students who were washed away in Beas river at Thalot in Mandi district on June 8. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Mansoor Ahmad Mir and Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan directed that the Larji Project […]

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Yukta, Tuli get divorce, her complaint gets quashed

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Following the consensual divorce of model-turned-actor Yukta Mookhey and her estranged husband Prince Tuli, the Bombay High Court today quashed the criminal complaint filed by the former Miss World against her in-laws. The family court in suburban Bandra yesterday granted Yukta and Tuli a divorce by mutual consent, Tuli’s lawyer Filji Fredrick said. Tuli had […]

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Saibaba devotee moves court against Dwarka Peeth seer

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A complaint was on Tuesday filed in a local court against the Shankaracharya of Dwaraka Peeth Swaroopananda Saraswati for his alleged remarks against Saibaba of Shirdi. The complaint was filed by a law student, Abhishek Bhargava (23) before the judicial magistrate first class (JMFC), Dilip Gupta. “The court has posted the matter to August 20,” […]

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HC seeks Gujarat minister Bokhiria’s reply to petition

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Gujarat High Court today directed the state Minister for Agriculture, Water Resources and Animal Husbandry Babu Bokhiria to file an affidavit in reply to a petition alleging that he has amassed a huge wealth by illegitimate means. The bench of Chief Justice Bhaskar Bhattacharya and Justice J B Pardiwala asked the minister to file affidavit […]

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Four youths get life term for murdering their friend

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The Goa Children’s Court today sentenced four youths to life imprisonment for murdering their teenage friend, Mandar Surlakar in 2006 for ransom. Out of the five accused in the case, the court handed down the life term to Rohan Dhungat, Nafiyaz Sheikh, Shankar Tiwari and Jovito Ryan Pinto. The fifth accused, Al Saleha Beig, who […]

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Centre has the right to revise rail fares: Bombay HC

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Observing that Union Government has the right to revise the railway fares, the Bombay High Court today refused to stay the recent fare hike. The court was hearing two public interest litigations challenging the steep hike. Former journalist Ketan Tirodkar has filed a PIL challenging hike in suburban train fares for Mumbai, while Mumbai Grahak […]

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Court asks Ajay to remain present at case hearing

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A court here today directed senior Congress leader Ajay Singh to remain present for the next hearing of a defamation case filed against him by Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and his wife Sadhna. Singh had alleged during two rallies at Khargone and Sagar before the November 2013 Assembly polls that Chouhan had […]

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Hit-n-run: Unsure if Salman was drunk, Bar Manager tells court

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A manager of liquor bar in Juhu today identified Salman Khan in a Mumbai court, saying the actor had come to the restaurant with friends hours before his car was involved in an accident in 2002, but said he was not sure whether the Bollywood actor had taken drinks. The prosecution`s case is that the […]

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