Category: LEGAL NEWS

New Delhi, Jun 20 (DIN NEWS) A city court has sentenced two DDA officials to four years of rigorous imprisonment each for demanding Rs 6,000 bribe every month for allowing a man to run his eatery illegally in northwest Delhi. Special Judge Ashutosh Kumar handed down the jail term to Delhi Development Authority (DDA) officials Mukesh Chander and Satyabir Singh for demanding monthly bribe from the man, whose ‘Dhaba’ (eatery) faced closure after he received a notice from authorities for illegally running it. “It is proved beyond reasonable doubt that…

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New Delhi, Jun 20 (DIN NEWS) Observing that several inmates lodged in Tihar Jail here require physiotherapy, the Delhi High Court has asked the director general of prisons to give details of the facilities, including the number of machines and trained physiotherapists, available at the prison. Justice Mukta Gupta issued the direction while hearing a plea of Jagtar Singh Hawara, undergoing life sentence for conspiring to assassinate former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh. He has sought special facilities for treatment of his back pain and other spinal problems. The court…

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New Delhi, Jun 19 (DIN NEWS) The Supreme Court today refused an urgent hearing on a plea seeking its direction to declare as “unconstitutional” the sit-in of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his cabinet colleagues inside the lieutenant governor’s office here. Kejriwal and his ministers have been staging a sit-in at L-G Anil Baijal’s office since June 11 evening to press for their demands, including a direction to IAS officers to end their “strike” and action against those who have struck work. A vacation bench comprising justices S A…

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New Delhi, Jun 19 (DIN NEWS) The Supreme Court today refused urgent hearing on a plea seeking its direction to declare as “unconstitutional” the sit-in of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his cabinet colleagues inside the Lieutenant Governor’s office here. Kejriwal and his ministers have been staging the sit-in at LG Anil Baijal’s office since June 11 evening to press for their demands, including a direction to IAS officers to end their “strike” and action against those who have struck work. A vacation bench comprising justices S A Nazeer…

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New Delhi, Jun 18 (DIN NEWS) The Delhi High Court today sought the response of journalist Upendra Rai, arrested by the CBI for his alleged involvement in dubious financial transactions, on a plea seeking cancellation of his bail. Justice A K Chawla issued notice to the scribe and sought his stand by July 6 on the CBI’s appeal against the trial court’s June 8 decision granting him relief. The agency, represented by senior advocate Aman Lekhi and advocate Rajdipa Behura, contended that the investigation was at a crucial stage and…

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Kochi, Jun 18 (DIN NEWS) The Kerala High Court today directed its vigilance registrar to probe into the mysterious disappearance of some files of a controversial case from its premises Justice B Sudheendra Kumar ordered the probe taking serious note of the security breach in its premises leading to the disappearance of files. The security of the high court was at stake and the situation was alarming, said Justice Kumar while ordering the probe. The court had earlier found that some files related to the Malabar Cement corruption case had…

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New Delhi, Jun 17 (DIN NEWS) The Supreme Court has taken a serious note of 150 medical students in Bhopal being left in the lurch after permission of a college for admission in the academic session 2017-18 was denied by the Medical Council of India (MCI). The top court has asked the MCI to suggest a solution to thwart the crisis and place on record the details of vacant seats in Madhya Pradesh and adjoining states for the academic session 2017-18. A vacation bench of justices U U Lalit and…

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Thane, Jun 16 (DIN NEWS) A district court has sentenced three Bangladeshi nationals to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment in a 2012 human trafficking case. District sessions judge S C Khalipe convicted the trio– Abdul alias Afzal Shaikh alias Gaffar Shafiuddin Shaikh (48), his wife Shivali alias Sangita Abdul Shaikh (36) and her sister Nargis Abdul Hasan Mandal (30). The sentence was awarded on Wednesday. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 26,000 on each convict. The trio was held guilty under the Prevention of Immoral Trafficking Act (PITA)…

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Chennai, Jun 16 (DIN NEWS) The Madras High Court has refused to quash criminal proceedings against a couple in a case of alleged land grabbing in Puducherry, observing that they were part of a gang which targeted rich French nationals to usurp their properties by forging documents. Justice P N Prakash, dismissing petitions by the couple, directed a judicial magistrate court in Puducherry, a former French colony, to go ahead with the case, saying there was sufficient material against the two for framing charges. “…the accused in this case are…

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New Delhi, Jun 15 (DIN NEWS) The Supreme Court today granted two weeks time to the Centre to respond to a plea filed by the son of a missing mediator, who was working as a peace negotiator between the government and separatist outfit United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) since 1991. Mediator Rebati Phukan’s son has claimed in the top court that his father had gone missing on April 22. A vacation bench comprising Justices U U Lalit and Deepak Gupta allowed the request made by the Centre’s counsel, who said…

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