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SC reserves verdict on Sanjay Dutt's plea

   31 March 2009 at 12:56

SC reserves verdict on Sanjay Dutt's pleaThe Supreme Court today reserved its judgment on the petition filed by Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, seeking permission to contest the coming Lok Sabha elections from Lucknow on a Samajwadi Party ticket.Appeari ..

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SC to hear review petition of Mulayam Singh Yadav in disproportionate assets case tomorrow

   31 March 2009 at 12:16

The Supreme Court will hear tomorrow the review petitions filed by former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav and his family members in the disproportionate assets case.Mr Mulayum Singhs two sons -- Akhilesh Yadav, MP and Prateek Yadav - ..

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Varun sent to Judicial Custody

   28 March 2009 at 21:59

BJP candidate from Pilibhit Varun Gandhi was today taken into judicial custody and sent to jail after he surrendred in CJM court.Chief Judical Magistrate Vipin Kumar ordered his judicial custody and sent him to jail till March 30 when his bail applic ..

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SC asks for name of Judges in GPF Scam

   28 March 2009 at 21:53

A bench comprising Justices Arijit Pasayat, V S Sirpurkar and G S Singhvi issued the directions after the CBI sought more time to submit third status report in connection with the provident fund scam in which 36 judges, including one sitting Supreme ..

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CBI wants Satyam founder Raju to undergo lie detector test

   27 March 2009 at 17:37

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday said that it wants the Satyam Computers Services founder Ramalinga Raju to undergo a lie detector test in connection with the multi-billion fraud at the IT major."We have filed an application in a ..

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Kerala HC drops contempt proceedings against Malayalam daily Kerala Kaumudi

   27 March 2009 at 11:12

3/26/2009The Kerala High Court closed the suo motu contempt proceedings initiated against Malayalam daily Kerala Kaumudi. The contempt proceedings were initiated on the basis of an editorial published by the daily on December 18 last year having impu ..

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SC directs UP courts to grant interim bail in deserving cases

   25 March 2009 at 09:38

The Supreme Court has directed all the courts in Uttar Pradesh to grant interim bail in deserving cases in terms of the full bench judgment of Allahabad High Court in the Amravati vs State of UP case.Virtually substituting the powers of the court to ..

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Arrest is not compulsory in cognizable offences: SC

   24 March 2009 at 23:10

New Delhi, March 24: The Supreme Court has held that it is not mandatory for arresting a person involved even in cognizable offences as it can cause "irreparable" damage to a person's reputation. The apex court also said that in Uttar Pradesh since n ..

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26/11: Ajmal Amir asks for lawyer

   24 March 2009 at 12:27

Mohammad Ajmal Amir (Kasab), the lone gunman arrested for the November 26 terror strikes here, for the first time asked for a lawyer to represent him in the case.In a hearing conducted via video conferencing on Monday, he stated in Hindi, “I want a l ..

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SC : ACCUSED PRESENCE NOT NECESSARY, JUDICIARY GOES TECH FRIENDLY

   23 March 2009 at 19:03

The Supreme Court has held that in view of revolutionary changes in communication technology, particularly the advent of computerisation, the time has come to relax the condition that the accused must be personally present in the court to be examined ..

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