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Mr Chatterjee was arrested in an alleged cash-for-job scam. New Delhi: “On the face of it, you are a corrupt person. Crores of rupees were recovered from your premises,” the Supreme Court on Wednesday told former West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee, arrested in an alleged cash-for-job scam in the state. A bench of Justices Surya…
In January 2013, the soldier complained of breathlessness in extreme climatic conditions. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the Indian Army to pay Rs 50,000 costs to the widow of a soldier, who was a part of Operation Rakshak in Jammu and Kashmir. A bench, headed by Justice Abhay S. Oka, was dealing…
Justice Roy said these challenges are not isolated to any particular region or any single jurisdiction. Srinagar: Docket explosion is preventing the delivery of quality judgments as well as timely justice in the country, Supreme Court judge Justice Hrishikesh Roy said on Saturday. Justice Roy made the remarks after inaugurating a two-day zonal conference on…
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“This is a case of a broken relationship, not criminal conduct,” the judgment said (File) New Delhi: Broken relationships, while emotionally distressing, do not automatically amount to abetment of suicide in the absence of intention leading to the criminal offence, the Supreme Court on Friday said. The observations came from a bench of Justices Pankaj…
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New Delhi: A lower court’s order of a survey at the Mughal-era Shahi Jama Masjid of Sambhal that triggered massive violence in which four people died and many were injured, has been challenged in the Supreme Court. The Masjid Committee has sought an immediate stay on the order and demanded an early hearing from Chief…
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India currently uses data from NASA satellites that pass twice a day over the region. New Delhi: Supreme Court ordered 24×7 data on stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana after farmers started timing the crop burning with the overpass of NASA satellites over the region, a problem first highlighted by NDTV two weeks ago. The…
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Supreme Court said it has no hesitation in holding there is nothing on record to suggest offences New Delhi: The Supreme Court has cautioned lower courts to ensure that distant relatives of husbands are not unnecessarily implicated in criminal cases filed at the instance of wives, alleging domestic cruelty under Section 498A of the Indian…
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New Delhi: Chief Justice of India Justice Sanjiv Khanna today said the role of judiciary is directly linked to democracy and underscored that it has been made possible only by the guidelines laid out by the constitution. Speaking on the occasion of the 75th constitution day, the Chief Justice dubbed the constitution as a “living,…
All schools in the NCR had shifted to online lessons on October 18. New Delhi: The Delhi government on Monday directed government, private and civic body-run schools to conduct classes in “hybrid mode” – online and offline – with immediate effect, after the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) announced relaxations under the Graded Response…
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New Delhi: In a significant judgment, the Supreme Court on Monday quashed the government orders facilitating preferential land allotments to MPs, MLAs, bureaucrats, judges and journalists within the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation limits, saying the distribution of state largesse was “capricious” and “irrational”. A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Dipankar Datta held…
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