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SC seeks Centre’s updates on cleaning Ganga

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The Supreme Court has asked the Centre to apprise it about the steps taken for cleaning up of the river Ganga for which the NDA government has created a new ministry. A bench, comprising justices T S Thakur and Adarsh Kumar Goel, has sought the assistance of Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar in the matter which […]

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HC reserves order on customs deptt plea agst SAD MLA

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The Delhi High Court today reserved its order on a plea against acquittal of Shiromani Akali Dal MLA Joginderpal Jain for possessing foreign currency worth Rs 16 lakh. Justice S Muralidhar reserved the verdict after the counsel for department of customs and Jain, respectively, concluded their arguments. The court was hearing an appeal filed by […]

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HC stays order on Rajesh Khanna”s will copy to Anita Advani

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The Bombay High Court today admitted an appeal filed by Twinkle Kumar, former actor and daughter of late Bollywood superstar Rajesh Khanna, against a single Judge’s order asking her to give a copy of her late father’s will to his former companion Anita Advani. Justice R D Dhanuka had on July 30 allowed Advani to […]

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SC on admission in professional colleges in AP/T’gana

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The Supreme Court today said the counselling for admission in professional colleges like engineering and medical in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana will go on till August, 2014. A bench comprising Justices S J Mukhopadhaya and S A Bobde observed that it was concerned that students from both the states should not suffer due to the […]

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Orissa HC concerned over suicide bids by schoolgirls

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The back-to-back suicide attempts made by schoolgirls in the State—allegedly due to their inability to pay school fees and purchase stationery—are now a great cause of concern. The Orissa High Court too has expressed its concern over this shocking trend and has issued notices to the State Government. After taking cognisance of the suicide of […]

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Forest:SC grants 6 weeks to Centre on nt’l regulator

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The Supreme Court today asked the Centre to apprise it the steps taken to appoint a national regulator to oversee the implementation of forest policy. A forest bench, headed by Justice J S Kehar, posted the matter for hearing on September 15. The appointment of national regulator has been hanging fire since the Centre missed […]

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Pay Rs 50K to wife, child if you want bail: HC to man

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The Delhi High Court has asked a man to give Rs 50,000 to his estranged wife and minor daughter as a pre-condition for granting him anticipatory bail in a dowry harassment case registered against him. Justice Pratibha Rani granted the man two week’s protection from being arrested and directed him to pay the amount within […]

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INTTUC leader remanded in seven days’ PC

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INTTUC leader Kedar Pal, who allegedly killed an electrical goods contractor of an ECL mine here, was today remanded in police custody by a court in Durgapur. The ACJM, Durgapur, after hearing the plea of the police, remanded Pal, who is the unit secretary of the INTTUC- affiliated Colliery Kisan Shramik Committee, to seven days’ […]

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Insurer asked to pay Rs 1L compensation to client

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Accusing an insurance company of deficiency in service, the Thane District Consumer Redressel Forum has directed the firm and a claim settler to pay Rs 1 lakh compensation to a complainant. President of the forum Umesh Jhavalalikar and member N D Kadam, in their order issued recently, also asked the insurer Reliance General Insurance Company […]

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Godhra case: HC lets Centre withdraw appeal

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The Gujarat high court has allowed the Centre to withdraw its appeal against an earlier order which had termed as illegal the Justice U C Banerjee Commission appointed by the then UPA government in 2004 to to probe the Godhra train burning incident. The high court, in its order passed on July 25, granted permission […]

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Bail plea of riot accused rejected

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A local court has rejected the bail plea of a man accused of murdering a villager during the riots in the district last year. Additional District and Sessions Judge Jitender Kumar on Saturday rejected the bail plea of the accused Kala alias Vijai in the  murder casein Kharad village of the district. According to prosecution, […]

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Twinkle challenges HC order to give will copy to Anita Advani

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Twinkle Kumar, former actor and daughter of Bollywood superstar Rajesh Khanna, today filed an appeal before a division bench of Bombay High Court against a single judge’s order asking her to give a copy of her late father’s will to his former companion Anita Advani. Justice R D Dhanuka, on July 30, had allowed Advani […]

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