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Delhi HC upholds life sentence to Ex councillor in murder ca

   28 August 2009 at 14:01

The Delhi High Court upheld the life sentence handed to former councillor Sharda Jain and three others for their involvement in the murder of fellow councillor Atma Ram Gupta in 2002.Hearing a bunch of appeals filed by Sharda Jain and others challeng ..

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J&K HC to decide on handing over Shopian case to CBI

   28 August 2009 at 11:50

After hearing arguments from Kashmir Bar Association (KBA) and advocate general of the State, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court today said it will issue order later whether the Shopian double rape and murder case should be handed over to the Central B ..

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Haryana Police detains Delhi Magistrate Under I.T. Act

   27 August 2009 at 22:24

Haryana Police detained a metropolitan magistrate of Delhi and arrested three others, including an alleged prostitute, after booking them under the Prevention of Immoral Trafficking Act, police said Thursday.According to the police, Raj Kumar Aggarwa ..

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OilMin may file defamation suit against RNRL

   26 August 2009 at 17:13

The Petroleum Ministry is mulling filing a defamation suit against an Anil Ambani Group firm for persisting with "false claims" pertaining to government revenues from Reliance Industries KG-D6 fields. The ministry is contemplating seeking l ..

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Weak criminal justice system encouraging corruption: CBI chi

   26 August 2009 at 14:31

Advocating the need for speeding up of inquiries against officials with "doubtful integrity", CBI director Ashwani Kumar on Wednesday blamed the "weak" criminal justice system for encouraging corrupt practices. "The weak crim ..

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Notice to Maya over arson in Joshi's house

   26 August 2009 at 11:59

Rejecting objections of advocate-general Jyotindra Mishra, the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Tuesday issued notice to chief minister Mayawati in conne ..

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'84 case: Trial court rejects CBI claims

   26 August 2009 at 10:42

A trial court on Tuesday dismissed the CBI's contention that it was not under a metropolitan magistrate's jurisdiction to decide on the agency's probe report giving clean chit to former Union minister Jagdish Tytler in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case. ..

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Govt to move SC against Dutt's acquittal

   26 August 2009 at 10:33

In a belated move that may even intrigue many, the law ministry now plans to move Supreme Court challenging the acquittal of cinestar Sanjay Dutt two years ago of TADA charges in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case. Ministry sources said the file has ..

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Delhi HC upholds murder convict's life term

   25 August 2009 at 13:55

The Delhi High Court upheld the life imprisonment of a man, who was sentenced by a trial court for poisoning his friend to death 12 years ago. Holding the accused, Hardev Prasad, guilty of the murder, a bench comprising Justices Pradeep Nandrajog and ..

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State moves high court over dropping of MCOCA

   25 August 2009 at 12:07

The state government has moved the Bombay high court to challenge the dropping of all charges under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) against 11 Malegaon blast accused, including former armyman Lt Col Prasad Purohit and Sadhvi Pr ..

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