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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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HC issues NBW against ‘dead’ murder accused

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The Delhi High Court on Friday issued fresh non-bailable warrant (NBW) against a murder accused who had jumped bail and allegedly connived with his family members to show an unidentified body as his own to get him declared dead by the Uttar Pradesh police. However, during investigation the police had found out that the accused’s […]

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Subramanium among first choice of CJI

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Senior lawyer Gopal Subramanium, whose name was left out by the Centre for elevation as Supreme Court judge, today emerged as the first choice of Chief Justice of India R M Lodha to try the high and mighty in the coal blocks scam cases. “If I failed in something you (lawyers appearing in the matter) […]

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Judges of higher judiciary not govt servants: Madras HC RG

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Judges, particularly those of the higher judiciary are constitutional functionaries and not government servants or officials and so no direction can been issued to them, the Registrar General of Madras High Court on Thursday said. He stated this in a counter affidavit in response to a petition by Prisoners Rights Forum, seeking a direction to […]

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Natarajan granted bail

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M Natarajan, husband of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa’s close aide Sasikala who was arrested recently in an intimidation case, was today granted bail by a sessions court here. Allowing the bail plea of Natarajan, arrested on July 7 and remanded in judicial custody, Principal Sessions Judge N Authinathan directed him to appear before the […]

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Difficult to find suitable persons to man tribunals: SC

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The setting up of tribunals have come under the scrutiny of the Supreme Court which on Thursday cast doubts as to whether they have achieved the desired objectives or not as competent persons are averse to presiding over them and keen ones are not suitable for such assignments. “Many retired judges who are fit to […]

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HC orders notice to authorities

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The Madras High Court on Monday ordered issue of notice to the authorities, including Director of Medical Education, on a PIL seeking to set up a committee to determine admission fee for MBBS course and monitor its effective implementation with provisions of penalising errant institutions. The First Bench, comprising acting Chief Justice Satish K. Agnihotri […]

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Gen V K Singh had informed A K Antony about bribe offer: CBI

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Former defence minister A K Antony has “admitted” that then Army chief Gen V K Singh had informed him about alleged bribe offer by Lt Gen (retd) Tejinder Singh for clearing the file for purchase of 1,676 Tatra trucks at a cost of Rs 1193.04 crores, the CBI has told a court here. The agency […]

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