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Haryana assures SC of continuous water supply to Delhi

   15 July 2009 at 18:43

The Haryana Government today assured the Supreme Court that it will continue to supply 125 cusecs of water to Delhi everyday as per the directions of the apex court.A bench headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan had, on the last date of hearing, di ..

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Ajmal Amir Kasab Trial: Kasab demands footage of 26/11 Cd's

   15 July 2009 at 14:52

Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone Pakistani terrorist arrested in the 26/11 terror strike case, today demanded CDs of the attacks captured by the Times of India Group from the designated court.Rejecting his plea, Judge M L Tahilyani asked him what he wanted ..

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Judge asks banks to educate borrowers

   15 July 2009 at 11:02

Principal District and Sessions Judge M.A. Shashikala has advised banking institutions in the district to inform borrowers of all related matters such as interest rates while granting loans.Speaking after inaugurating an extension counter of the Pra ..

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NCW not satisfied with M.P. report on ‘virginity tests’

   15 July 2009 at 10:56

The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Tuesday described as “unsatisfactory” the report of the Madhya Pradesh government on alleged virginity tests conducted on brides during a State-sponsored mass marriage and decided to probe the m ..

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SC gives 6 weeks to Mayawati to respond in corruption case

   14 July 2009 at 18:14

The Supreme Court granted six weeks time to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati to respond to the affidavit filed by the CBI seeking its permission to file a chargesheet against her in a disproportionate assets case.A bench comprising Chief Justice ..

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SC acquits rape convict

   14 July 2009 at 18:13

The Supreme Court while acquitting a rape convict, has said that the victim seemed to be a woman of easy virtue.A bench comprising Justices Mukundakan Sharma and B S Chauhan while holding that the prosecution had failed to prove its case beyond reaso ..

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Madras HC fixes Aug 3 for final hearing in Coimbatore bomb b

   14 July 2009 at 18:11

Madras High Court fixed August 3 for final hearing on appeal petitions filed by the convicts in the Coimbatore serial bomb blasts case.When the case came up before a specially constituted Bench comprising Ms Justices Prabha Sridevan and M Sathyanaray ..

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MP: Court acquits all 6 accused in Prof Sabharwal murder cas

   14 July 2009 at 18:08

A local trial court acquitted all the six accused in Prof H S Sabharwal murder case on the grounds that the prosecution had failed to prove charges against the accused.District Judge Nitin Dalvi delivered the judgment this afternoon in a packed court ..

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Not all of Shopian report mine: probe judge

   14 July 2009 at 15:57

Justice Muzaffar Jan who headed the judicial probe into the rape and murder of two women in Shopian, created a sensation on Sunday by saying that the parts of his report which were derogatory to the victims of the crime were not his.Justice Jan said ..

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Homosexuality issue may go to Supreme Court larger bench

   14 July 2009 at 14:09

The Centre is most likely to seek reference of the five-judge constitution bench of the Supreme Court on the issue of decriminalising homosexuality between two consenting adults.In view of stiff opposition to Delhi High Court judgment dated July 2, d ..

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