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Allahabad HC dismisses plea to rename anti-Romeo squad

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The Allahabad High Court today dismissed a public interest litigation seeking a direction for changing the name of the anti-Romeo Squad. The Lucknow bench of the high court dismissed the PIL terming it as “not maintainable”. A division bench of justices Amreshwar Pratap Sahi and Sanjay Harkauli gave the order on a PIL filed by […]

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“Why no witness protection scheme as yet”

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Questioning the failures of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh in implementing the witness protection schemes till now, the Supreme Court today asked them to give security to the witnesses in rape cases against Asaram. “It’s high time now, why are you not implementing the witness protection scheme. The witnesses in criminal cases need to be protected,” […]

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Allahabad HC cancels warrant against Azam, directs him to file affidavit

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The Allahabad High Court today cancelled a bailable warrant against Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan in a case involving the UP Jal Nigam and directed him to file within 10 days an affidavit. On Supreme Court directions, Khan appeared before the division bench here of justices Sudhir Agarwal and Ravindra Nath Mishra-II and tendered an […]

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E-waste burning: NGT orders inspection of Ganga floodplains

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The National Green Tribunal has directed inspection of Ganga flood plains to probe dumping and burning of waste after a plea alleged illegal processing of electronic waste on the banks of Ramganga in western UP. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar directed officials from the Environment Ministry, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) […]

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Ganga: Panel set up to probe UP project submits report in NGT

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A committee set up by the National Green Tribunal to inspect the status of two sewage treatment plants (STP) in Garhmukteshwar in western Uttar Pradesh, today submitted its report to the green panel. The committee submitted its report before a bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar which asked advocate Ritwick Dutta, appointed as […]

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‘Hapur plant stopped discharging waste in pond’

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Beverages major Coca Cola has told the National Green Tribunal that its Hapur plant in Uttar Pradesh has stopped discharge of waste in a nearby pond and has made provision of releasing the effluents directly into a drain. A bench headed by Justice Jawad Rahim reserved it judgement in the matter after it was informed […]

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UP CS rapped on encroachments in G’bad green belts

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The National Green Tribunal has rapped the Uttar Pradesh chief secretary over non-compliance of its order on illegal encroachments in the green belts in Ghaziabad area of the National Capital Region (NCR). A bench headed by Justice Jawad Rahim said the officer has shown contemptuous conduct by not filing the status report till date on […]

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Allahabad HC queries EC on Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls schedule

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Allahabad High Court today sought information from the Election Commission about the forthcoming Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh after a PIL urged that directions be given for conducting the polls in April-May. The Lucknow bench headed by Justice Amreshwar Pratap Sahi, which was hearing the PIL filed by activist Pratibha Pandey, fixed December 22 as […]

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Court orders man to pay maintenance to HIV+ve wife

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The Thane district court has upheld the order of a magistrate ordering a 25-year-old man to pay maintenance to his HIV infected wife, and dismissed the appeal filed against it by the husband and his parents. The woman stated in her application that her marriage was solemnised with the man, a resident of Kalamboli in […]

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NGT seeks persons involved in illegal mining along

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The National Green Tribunal has sought a detailed list of persons allegedly involved in illegal mining along Betwa River bank in Jalaun and Hamirpur districts of Uttar Pradesh. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar directed the district magistrates of both the districts to place the list of such persons by September 27. […]

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SC lifts stay in Bulandsahar gangrape case

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The Supreme Court today lifted the stay on CBI investigation in the sensational Bulandsahar gangrape case after modifying its earlier order and asked the agency to proceed as per law. A bench of Justices Dipak Misra and C Nagappan also stayed the proceedings before the Allahabad High Court saying this was because the apex court […]

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SC denies plea of convicted BSP leader again

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The Supreme Court today once again refused to grant urgent hearing to a plea of former MP Umakant Yadav seeking suspension of his conviction and a seven year sentence in a forgery case to enable him contest the upcoming assembly elections in the Uttar Pradesh in 2017. The plea was mentioned before a vacation bench […]

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