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Delhi coaching centre horror: CBI to probe deaths of UPSC aspirants in Old Rajinder Nagar
India | Aug 02, 2024, 11:59 PM ISTDelhi coaching centre horror: Delhi High Court directed the Central Vigilance Commission to nominate a senior officer to oversee the CBI probe into the deaths of the Civil Services aspirants.
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UP: Maneka Gandhi moves High Court against election of SP MP Ram Bhwal in Sultanpur Lok Sabha
Uttar Pradesh | Jul 27, 2024, 10:06 PM ISTIn the Lok Sabha elections 2024, Maneka Gandhi failed to retain her constituency Sultanpur and lost to Samajwadi party's Ram Bhuwal Nishad by a margin of over 43,000.
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Kangana Ranaut's election from Mandi Lok Sabha seat challenged, Himachal HC issues notice to BJP MP
India | Jul 25, 2024, 07:04 AM ISTKangana Ranaut had defeated Congress candidate Vikramaditya Singh in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections by 74,755 votes. She had polled 5,37,002 votes against Singh's 4,62,267 votes.
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Karnataka High Court recalls order stating only viewing 'child pornography' is not an offence
Karnataka | Jul 21, 2024, 07:07 AM ISTThe petitioner’s counsel argued that Section 67B could not be applied in the case as his client had only viewed the website, and not circulated anything.
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Hathras stampede: Supreme Court refuses to entertain PIL seeking probe, asks petitioner to move HC
India | Jul 12, 2024, 11:59 AM ISTHathras stampede: A separate judicial commission headed by retired Allahabad High Court judge Brijesh Kumar Shrivastava, and retired IPS Hemant Rao were also probing the Hathras stampede case.
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Bidyut Ranjan Sarangi takes oath as new chief justice of Jharkhand High Court
Jharkhand | Jul 05, 2024, 10:22 AM ISTJustice Sarangi was a judge of the Orissa High Court. His name was recommended by the Supreme Court collegium in December last year. Justice Shree Chandrashekhar is the acting chief justice of the Jharkhand High Court.
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Delhi High Court Orders Removal Of Tweets By Congress Leaders Against Journalist Rajat Sharma
News | Jun 15, 2024, 04:35 PM ISTThe Delhi High Court has ordered removal of tweets made by Congress leaders Ragini Nayak, Jairam Ramesh and Pawan Khera alleging that senior journalist Rajat Sharma used abusive language on air during a show on the election result day.
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Telangana: High Court directs lower court to hear complaint against CM Revanth Reddy on daily basis
Hyderabad | Jun 11, 2024, 08:39 PM ISTThe petition was filed in lower court against Revanth Reddy for making misleading and false claims against the BJP while campaigning for Lok Sabha elections. The BJP leader approached High Court after the petition was adjourned to July 6 by the lower court.
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Delhi Excise Policy Case: Manish Sisodia files bail plea in Supreme Court, hearing on Tuesday
Delhi | Jun 03, 2024, 06:36 PM ISTDelhi's former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodiya has moved to Supreme Court as his bail plea was denied by the High Court in the cases lodged by the CBI and ED in connection with now-scrapped Excise Policy
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Delhi High Court seeks Centre's response over Rajat Sharma's PIL over deepfakes
India | May 08, 2024, 06:02 PM ISTThe Delhi High Court, on a plea moved by Rajat Sharma against non-regulation of deepfake technology, asked the union government if it was willing to act in this matter. The petition raises an important issue relating to deepfakes, the non-regulation of deepfakes and its dire consequences.
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Rajasthan: Village heads to be held responsible if child marriages solemnised, orders High Court
India | May 02, 2024, 04:08 PM ISTRajasthan High Court, while hearing a PIL seeking court's intervention to prevent Child marriage, underscored that there is a reduction in the number of child marriages cases due to efforts put in by the authorities but a lot still needs to be done.
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Delhi High Court rejects plea seeking 6-year ban on PM Modi from contesting elections
India | Apr 29, 2024, 05:01 PM ISTThe High Court bench dismissed the plea saying that it is devoid of any merit and that the judiciary cannot ask the poll body to take a particular view of any complaint.
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Delhi HC directs DGCA to forthwith process applications of Go First’s lessors to deregister aircraft
Business | Apr 26, 2024, 05:39 PM ISTGo First case: The high court pronounced judgement on petitions by several lessors seeking de-registration of their planes by aviation regulator DGCA so that they could take them back from the airline.
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Kejriwal gets another setback as court denies him additional time to meet lawyers, party cries foul
Delhi | Apr 10, 2024, 01:02 PM ISTArvind Kejriwal has moved Supreme Court to challenge his arrest in the alleged Delhi liquor scam case after the High Court dismissed his plea on Tuesday. The Delhi Chief Minister is currently lodged in Tihar jail.
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Arvind Kejriwal to approach SC after Delhi HC dismisses his plea against arrest in liquor scam case
Delhi | Apr 09, 2024, 04:22 PM ISTDelhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is currently lodged in Tihar jail in the alleged liquor scam case. Former Deputy CM Manish Sisodia is also lodged in the same jail in the excise policy scam.
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'Not correct, it will breach secularism': SC stays HC order on UP Board of Madrasa Education Act
Uttar Pradesh | Apr 05, 2024, 03:29 PM ISTThe Supreme Court noted the Allahabad High Court is not prima facie correct that the 'UP Board of Madrasa Education Act' will breach principles of secularism and stayed its order declaring the board as unconstitutional.
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Former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren withdraws plea from Supreme Court against HC order | DETAILS
India | Apr 01, 2024, 05:05 PM ISTWhen his plea came up for hearing before a bench of Justices Surya Kant and KV Viswanathan, senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Soren, said he be allowed to withdraw the plea as the Budget session came to an end on March 2.
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Pakistan HC judges allege intelligence agencies kidnap, torture their families to influence verdicts
World | Mar 27, 2024, 02:26 PM ISTIt goes on to highlight the interference of the executive and agencies in judicial matters, including the kidnapping and torture of the brother-in-law of a high court judge to put pressure on the judge regarding a case.
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Delhi High Court denies urgent hearing of Arvind Kejriwal's plea challenging arrest, ED custody
Delhi | Mar 23, 2024, 07:54 PM ISTA Delhi court on Friday sent Arvind Kejriwal to six-day Enforcement Directorate custody in the liquor policy scam case. The probing agency has accused Kejriwal of being the 'kingpin' and key conspirator of the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy.
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Congress party's plea to stay IT action against its bank accounts dismissed
India | Mar 08, 2024, 05:09 PM ISTSenior Advocate Vivek Tamkha, representing the Congress Party, urged the tribunal to suspend the order for ten days, allowing the Indian National Congress (INC) to appeal to the High Court. However, the bench declined the request, stating that there was no such provision or plea before them.