Don’t act against actor Chetan for now if he undertakes to delete tweets against judiciary: HC 

Don’t act against actor Chetan for now if he undertakes to delete tweets against judiciary: HC 

Actor Chetan | Photo Credit: File photo The High Court of Karnataka has directed the Union government not to precipitate the matter further, till June 2, the issue of cancellation of Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card given to Kannada actor Chetan Kumar, if he submits an undertaking stating that he would delete tweets against […]

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Victims in hit-and-run cases can seek compensation from the State under Solatium Scheme

Victims in hit-and-run cases can seek compensation from the State under Solatium Scheme

It is the duty of the claims enquiry officer to obtain a copy of the FIR, inquest report, post-mortem report or certificate of injury as the case may be from the concerned authorities, the court observed It is the duty of the claims enquiry officer to obtain a copy of the FIR, inquest report, post-mortem […]

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HC asks police to reply to Sushil Ansal’s plea in evidence tampering case

HC asks police to reply to Sushil Ansal’s plea in evidence tampering case

The High Court on Tuesday asked the Delhi police to respond to a petition by real estate tycoon Sushil Ansal challenging his conviction in a case of tampering with evidence in the 1997 Uphaar cinema fire tragedy. Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav gave the direction on the 83-year-old’s petition and listed the case for further hearing […]

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No intention to damage image of A.R. Rahman by accusing him of evading service tax, Commissioner of GST tells High Court

No intention to damage image of A.R. Rahman by accusing him of evading service tax, Commissioner of GST tells High Court

‘A demand for ₹6.79 crore towards service tax arrears and a penalty of another ₹6.79 crore was levied on the basis of evidence’ ‘A demand for ₹6.79 crore towards service tax arrears and a penalty of another ₹6.79 crore was levied on the basis of evidence’ The Commissioner of Goods and Services Tax (GST) and […]

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Delhi schoolteacher sent on indefinite leave for not taking COVID-19 shot

Delhi schoolteacher sent on indefinite leave for not taking COVID-19 shot

Man, suffering from cancer, says he’s allergic to certain medicines; appeals in HC Man, suffering from cancer, says he’s allergic to certain medicines; appeals in HC A cancer survivor working as a chemistry teacher at Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram, for the past 25 years was sent on indefinite leave in November last year because […]

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Delimitation of wards: Karnataka High Court adjourns hearing till Sept. 8

Delimitation of wards: Karnataka High Court adjourns hearing till Sept. 8

The High Court of Karnataka on Thursday adjourned, till September 8, further hearing on petitions questioning the legality delimitation of new 243 wards of the Bruhat Bangalore Manahagara Palike (BBMP). Justice Hemant Chandangoudar passed the order after the State Advocate-General sought time to submit additional statement of objections, while pointing out that several new petitions […]

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Gahlot challenges provision mandating Centre’s permission to travel abroad

Gahlot challenges provision mandating Centre’s permission to travel abroad

Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot on Monday approached the Delhi High Court challenging the provision which requires State government Ministers, including the Chief Minister, to seek political clearance from the Centre for foreign visits. The petition was filed in the backdrop of a recent case where Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was “denied permission” for […]

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Court slams AFI for arbitrary selection

Court slams AFI for arbitrary selection

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday come down heavily on the Athletics Federation of India regarding its team selection for the Commonwealth Games, giving it time till Wednesday morning to ‘revisit the issues that arise’. Justice Yashwant Varma, hearing high jumper Tejaswin Shankar’s petition challenging his exclusion from the squad despite meeting the qualifying mark, […]

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HC asks fruits and vegetable wholesalers to vacate land for water treatment plant

HC asks fruits and vegetable wholesalers to vacate land for water treatment plant

The Delhi High Court has asked fruit and vegetable sellers to vacate a land belonging to the Delhi Jal Board in Najafgarh here to make way for the construction of a water treatment plant. A Bench of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Sachin Datta in a recent order said, “The said water treatment […]

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Madras HC refuses to order release of Nalini, Ravichandran

Madras HC refuses to order release of Nalini, Ravichandran

The Bench headed by Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari says it lacks power conferred on the Supreme Court under Article 142 of the Constitution The Bench headed by Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari says it lacks power conferred on the Supreme Court under Article 142 of the Constitution The Madras High Court on Friday dismissed […]

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