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Mathura clash: Allahabad HC dismisses PIL for CBI probe

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Allahabad High Court today dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking a CBI enquiry into the recent Mathura violence that left 29 people dead. The Lucknow bench of the court, headed by Justice Shree Narain Shukla and Justice Suneet Kumar, dismissed the PIL filed by BJP leader IP Singh. According to petitioner’s counsel Ashok Pandey, […]

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Allahabad HC stays proceedings against former UP Lokayukta

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The Allahabad High Court today stayed the proceedings of a criminal complaint case against former Uttar Pradesh Lokayukta, Justice (retired) N K Mehrotra, filed by social activist and wife of suspended IPS officer Amitabh Thakur before the Chief Judicial Magistrate here. Justice Sudhir Kumar Saxena of Lucknow bench gave the order on a petition filed […]

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Youth gets life term for killing girlfriend's parents

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Bihar prohibition : 7 bizmen from Guj, UP sent to jail

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A Patna district court today sent seven businessmen, six of them from Gujarat and one from Uttar Pradesh, to judicial custody for consuming liquor in a hotel in violation of the total prohibition in Bihar. Magistrate Supriya Goswami ordered the seven to 14 days in judicial custody under Bihar Excise (Amendment) Act, 2016 after they […]

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UP Coca Cola’s plant: NGT appoints commissioner

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The National Green Tribunal has appointed a local commissioner to inspect the premises of beverages major Coca Cola’s Hapur plant in Uttar Pradesh and probe whether it was discharging effluents into a nearby pond. The green panel directed Coca Cola to pay Rs.20,000 as fees to the Court Commissioner and asked him to video-graph and […]

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NGT slams Centre, UP govt over pollution in Ganga

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The National Green Tribunal on Monday slammed the Centre and UP government over pollution in river Ganga in Varanasi and said their slogans are contrary to actions. “It is really very unfortunate that such things are going on. Why don’t you do something about this? Your slogans are very contrary to your actions,” a bench […]

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NGT junks plea for demolition of 12 check dams in UP

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The National Green Tribunal has dismissed a plea filed by a scientist seeking directions to demolish 12 check dams in western Uttar Pradesh on the grounds that they are allegedly contaminating ground water. The green panel said there was no co-relation between construction of check dams and the alleged pollution in ground water. “The pollution […]

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Life imprisonment to lawyer in murder case

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A court of Etah (UP) sentenced a lawyer to life imprisonment for fatally shooting a man over a land dispute in 2003 and acquitted his two sons in the case. District Judge Kamal Kishor Sharma yesterday awarded Abhay Singh life imprisonment for the the murder of Niranjan. According to prosecution, there was a dispute between Abhay […]

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Smuggler sentenced to 10 years in jail

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A drug smuggler has been sentenced to 10 years rigorous imprisonment by a court in Bahraich UP. Additional District Judge, Suresh Chandra Bharti yesterday awarded 10 years rigorous imprisonment to Imtiyaz Ali for narcotics smuggling. Ali was arrested on Dec 21, 2009 from Nepalganj road in Rupaideeha area with one kg charas. The court also […]

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BJP leader Sudhir Saini surrenders in SC/ST Act case

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A court of Muzaffarnagar has rejected the interim bail plea of a local BJP leader and three others and sent them to jail in connection with a two-year-old case registered under the SC/ST Act. According to prosecution, the four accused, among them BJP leader Sudhir Saini, Wednesday surrendered in a court here dealing with cases under the […]

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NGT asks UP chief secy to file report on water bodies

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Acting on a contempt plea filed by a journalist, the National Green Tribunal has directed the Uttar Pradesh chief secretary to file a status report on encroachment of water bodies, including ponds and wetlands, in Ghaziabad and other parts of the state. A vacation bench headed by Justice Pratap Kumar Ray also directed the Uttar […]

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Uttar Pradesh: Man gets seven years in jail for raping minor

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A man has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment by a local court for raping a minor. Shah Alam alias Veeru, a vegetable vendor, was accused of raping a 13-year-old girl in Kotwali area in August 2011, according to prosecution. Additional district judge Sanjay Pandey held Alam guilty on Tuesday. The judge also imposed a […]

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Bail plea of Muzaffarnagar rape accused dismissed

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A local court has dismissed the bail plea of a man wanted in connection with the rape of a woman during the riots in the district in September last year. District and Sessions Judge Vijai Luxmi yesterday rejected the bail plea of the accused Maheshvir, saying there was no case of bail. The victim was […]

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