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SC dismisses PIL on advocates clash in Madras HC

   23 July 2009 at 18:38

The Supreme Court has dismissed the petition by a Chennai-based rights activist demanding action against the advocates whose protests turned violent in the Madras High Court premises in February this year.‘How can we give such a direction? You ..

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Trial of attackers on Indian students in OZ to begin this mo

   23 July 2009 at 18:32

The trial of those found involved in attacks on Indian students in Australia will begin this month and the attackers, if found guilty, faced a sentence of 2-25 years, Australian Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Chris Evans, said here. Speaki ..

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Twist in 26/11 trial: Kasab's lawyer wants to quit

   23 July 2009 at 16:54

In another twist to the Mumbai terror attack trial, defence lawyer Abbas Kazmi on Thursday said he wanted to withdraw from the case. Kazmi told the court his client, Mohammad Ajmal Kasab, had lost faith in him. Meanwhile, the spe ..

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Court takes Kasab's guilty plea on record; trial to continue

   23 July 2009 at 14:38

A special court conducting the 26/11 terror attack trial on Thursday took on record the plea of guilt made by arrested Pakistani gunman Mohammad Ajmal Kasab and ordered the case to continue. Special Judge M L Tahilyani in his speaking order said the ..

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Kasab latest: if you doubt me, hang me

   23 July 2009 at 11:37

Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone Pakistani gunman captured during the 26/11 terror attack, today told the Mumbai trial court it was free to sentence him to death by hanging if there were doubts that he had pleaded guilty with the intention to escape the de ..

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Shiney has not confessed to consensual sex says lawyer

   23 July 2009 at 11:36

Actor Shiney Ahuja has not admitted before court that he had consensual sex with his domestic help and taken a stand that he was being framed up on rape charges, his lawyer Srikant Shivade said on Sunday. "What the actor had said in his bail pe ..

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Ajmal Amir Kasab Trial: Kasab refutes Kazmi's statement

   23 July 2009 at 11:08

Lone captured Pakistani terrorist in the 26/11 attacks, Ajmal Amir Kasab today refuted his advocate Abbas Kazmi’s claim that he (Kasab) was mentally tortured by any person in the prison. Mr Kazmi had contended before the court that his client w ..

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Madras HC grants interim stay in NEPC airlines case

   23 July 2009 at 10:13

The Madras High Court has granted an interim stay on an order of the Second Additional District Munsif at Coimbatore as confirmed by the Principal Subordinate Judge, Coimbatore, in a case relating to provident fund contributions from NEPC Airlines a ..

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NHRC submits report to Delhi HC in Batla house encounter

   23 July 2009 at 10:10

The National Human Rights Commission(NHRC) today submitted its inquiry report in the Batla House encounter case to the Delhi High Court for perusal.Accepting the sealed cover report, a Division Bench headed by Chief Justice A P Shah directed the Comm ..

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MP HC: Suomoto action on minor's gang rape

   22 July 2009 at 17:42

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed police to take proper steps to arrest those accused of a schedule caste girl Belkheda village.Chief Justice A K Patnaik and Justice Pankaj Jaiswal yesterday took suo moto action on the basis of a report in a ..

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