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Telangana HC vacates order over properties being acquired for Metro Corridor-VI

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Telangana HC vacates order over properties being acquired for Metro Corridor-VI

Justice N.V. Shravan Kumar of the Telangana High Court vacated an order restraining the authorities from passing awards for the properties being acquired for execution of Metro Rail Project’s Phase-II Corridor-VI from Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station to Chandrayangutta.  The judge observed that the continuity and the effectiveness of the Metro Rail would be adversely affected…

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Set up HC Circuit Bench in Gurugram, Haryana MP urges Central govt.

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Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Bhatia on Thursday urged the Centre to set up a circuit bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court in Gurugram, saying it was crucial for improving access to justice and easing the burden on litigants. Raising the issue during Zero Hour in Parliament, Mr. Bhatia said the High Court’s location…

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HC junks BSES pleas against Delhi government’s proposed CAG audit

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HC junks BSES pleas against Delhi government’s proposed CAG audit

Image for representational purposes only. The Delhi High Court on Monday declined to interfere with the Delhi government’s proposal to have the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) audit power distribution companies BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd. and BSES Yamuna Power Ltd. A vacation Bench led by Justice Tejas Karia dismissed petitions filed by the discoms, holding…

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Delhi High Court raises concern over Centre plan to take over ‘green spaces’ in Gymkhana, Jaipur Polo Ground

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Delhi High Court raises concern over Centre plan to take over ‘green spaces’ in Gymkhana, Jaipur Polo Ground

Delhi Gymkhana Club | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA The Delhi High Court on Monday expressed concern over the Centre’s move to take over properties in Lutyens’ Delhi, including the Delhi Gymkhana Club, the Indian Polo Club and the Delhi Race Club, observing that the shrinking green spaces in the national capital could worsen the…

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HC dismisses bank’s plea against DRAT order

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Telangana HC vacates order over properties being acquired for Metro Corridor-VI

The Telangana High Court declined to interfere with an order passed by the Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunal-Kolkata dismissing its interim application to condone delay of 169 days in appealing against an order of Debt Recovery Tribunal-Hyderabad order. A bench of Justices Moushumi Bhattacharya and Gadi Praveen Kumar dismissed the writ petition filed by the Bank…

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Denied Bail, Ex-IAS Trainee Puja Khedkar Approaches Supreme Court

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Denied Bail, Ex-IAS Trainee Puja Khedkar Approaches Supreme Court

New Delhi: Former IAS Trainee officer Puja Khedkar, who made headlines last year over claims that she lied about disabilities, changed her surname and forged a backward class certificate to clear the civil services exam, has approached the Supreme Court against a Delhi High Court order denying her anticipatory bail.  In strong comments while turning…

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“Just Because Woman Below Average Intelligence…”: Court Questions Abortion Request

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“Just Because Woman Below Average Intelligence…”: Court Questions Abortion Request

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Wednesday questioned whether a woman with intellectual disability has no right to become a mother. A division bench of Justices R V Ghuge and Rajesh Patil was hearing a petition filed by a 27-year-old woman’s father, seeking permission for medical termination of her 21-week pregnancy on the ground that…

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“Physical Relations” Can’t Automatically Mean Sexual Assault: High Court

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“Physical Relations” Can’t Automatically Mean Sexual Assault: High Court

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has acquitted a man in a POCSO case, saying the use of the phrase “physical relations” by the minor survivor cannot automatically mean sexual assault. A bench of Justices Prathiba M Singh and Amit Sharma allowed the appeal by the accused, who was given imprisonment for the rest of…

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High Court Raps Madhya Pradesh For “Inertia” Over Union Carbide Toxic Waste

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High Court Raps Madhya Pradesh For “Inertia” Over Union Carbide Toxic Waste

The court asked the authorities to undertake all safety measures during the transportation. Jabalpur: The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the state government to dispose of the toxic waste lying at the now-defunct Union Carbide factory in Bhopal, and said even 40 years after the gas disaster, the authorities are in a “state of…

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