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The municipal corporation of Faridabad on Friday informed the Supreme Court that rehabilitation policy for those who were residing in Khori village, where authorities have undertaken demolition drive to remove all encroachments from Aravali forest area, has been finalised. The apex court was told by the counsel appearing for the civic body that they have already demolished nine or 10 farm houses and other unauthorised structures on the forest land in the area. A bench of justices A M Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari was told by senior advocate Colin Gonsalves,…

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The Supreme Court Friday asked markets regulator Sebi not to take any coercive steps against NDTV promoters Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy till it hears their pleas on September 3 against the penalty proceedings related to alleged violation of securities norms by concealing information from shareholders on certain loan agreements. A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana was requested by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) that the hearing on the pleas of the NDTV promoters be adjourned till next Friday. We will adjourn, but do…

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 In a significant order, the Madras High Court has ruled that “bumper-to-bumper” insurance should be mandatory whenever a new vehicle is sold, from September 1. This must be in addition to covering the driver, passengers and owner of the vehicle, for a period of five years. Thereafter, the owner of the vehicle must be cautious in safeguarding the interest of driver, passengers, third parties and himself/herself, so as to avoid unnecessary liability being foisted on the owner of the vehicle, as beyond five years, as on date there is no…

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