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Gold smuggling at IGI airport: Court denies bail to accused

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A man, who was accused of smuggling 760 gold coins worth Rs. 1.33 crores from Dubai and throwing them in a dustbin at the Delhi’s IGI airport, was denied bail by a local court saying prima facie it appeared to be a case of customs duty evasion. Special judge Gurvinder Pal Singh rejected the bail […]

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Zoo elephants to be unchained on MP HC order

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Elephants Moti and Champa will be unchained nearly after seven years following the directions of the Madhya Pradesh High Court today to the Municipal Corporation authorities to construct an open enclosure for them. Both Moti and Champa were chained for about seven years ago, because of their “volatile” nature. (Source: PTI)

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Corp Bank to pay Rs 37K for deficiency in service

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Corporation Bank has been asked by a consumer forum here to pay over Rs 37,000 to one of its customers after holding it guilty of “deficiency in service” for wrongly taking money from him. New Delhi Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum bench presided by C K Chaturvedi asked the bank to pay Rs 37,863, including compensation […]

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Improper drafted complaint: Man acquitted

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A man, accused of obstructing a commissioner from discharging his duties here in 1998, has been acquitted by a Delhi court due to lack of properly drafted and legally presentable complaint against him. “This court finds merit in the contention raised by counsel for the accused that he could not be prosecuted for the offence […]

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Kin of man killed in accident gets 19 Lakh

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The family members of a man, who died in an accident involving a rashly driven DTC bus, have been awarded a compensation of over Rs 19 lakh by a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) here. The tribunal directed the United India Insurance Company Ltd, with which the offending DTC bus was insured, to pay Rs […]

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Plea in HC against guidelines banning political ads on PSVs

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An auto union has moved the Delhi High Court seeking quashing of the city government’s guidelines banning political advertisements on public service vehicles (PSVs). The auto union’s plea contends that the guidelines “interfere” with the right of smaller political parties to express their political views via advertisement on auto-rickshaws, or any other public service vehicles. […]

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Four youths jailed in robbery case

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Four youths, who robbed a photographer of his belongings including camera, cell phone and cash at knife point, have been awarded varying jail terms of seven to five years by a Delhi court which expressed concern over the deteriorating law and order situation in the city. The court observed that in the recent past, Delhi […]

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HC seeks Centre, Delhi govt reply on PIL

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The Delhi High Court has sought response of the Centre and the city government on a plea for quashing of the existing circle rates in the national capital. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini also directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi ( MCD) to file its reply whether it is “charging stamp duty on […]

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Fresh prop attachment proceedings against Dawood

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A city court today directed fresh property attachment proceedings against underworld don Dawood Ibrahim and his aide Chhota Shakeel, absconding in IPL spot- fixing case, even after the Delhi Police submitted that such action has been taken against them in 1993 Mumbai blasts case. Following the court’s earlier direction, the Special Cell of Delhi Police […]

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Parliament, Executive should not interfere in Judiciary: CJI

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A day after Parliament unanimously passed the Constitution (99th Amendment) Bill to do away with the collegium system, Chief Justice of India RM Lodha on Friday said that he hoped that judiciary, executive and Parliament work without any interference. “I am sure people in judiciary, executive and Parliament have mutual respect for one another and […]

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Prof sent to police custody in obscene letter case

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A local court sent a professor of the Gujarat University to a one-day police custody here on Friday, in connection with a sexual harassment case, for allegedly writing obscene letters to three of his women colleagues. Sarman Zala (56), who heads the political science department of the Gujarat University, was arrested yesterday for sexually harassing […]

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Doctor jailed for sex determination tests

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The District Sessions Court here upheld the punishment of one-year rigorous imprisonment of two doctors but acquitted another medico yesterday for conducting sex determination tests. The gender-determination test racket was exposed by a Satara-based social activist and lawyer Varsha Deshpande who had conducted a sting operation at Bhagwan Hospital in Beed district of Maharashtra on […]

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