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Gujarat woman seeks custody of 6 minor kids from her eldest daughter; moves HC
The woman, in a habeas corpus petition, has also alleged that the daughter took control of her bank accounts and misappropriated about Rs 15 lakh after the death of her second husband.
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View AllCurtains on 2019 Lutyens' theft of chairs, cooler, mattress, etc; man acquitted
Judicial Magistrate Kautuk Bhardwaj was hearing a case registered at the Parliament House police station against the accused, Neeraj Kumar Singh, a resident of Khagaria, Bihar.
'Conman' Sukesh Chandrasekhar moves Delhi HC against conviction for posing as SC judge
Chandrasekhar has sought the deletion of the "derogatory, pejorative, stigmatic and unnecessary observations" on his character in the trial court's judgment.
Delhi court grants bail to man accused of assaulting cop, flags delay in lodging FIR
Additional Sessions Judge Munish Bansal was hearing the bail plea of Vipanshu Rana, who was arrested in connection with an FIR registered under various Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) provisions, including those relating to assault or obstruction of a public servant.
Letter against Acting CJ of Rajasthan HC: Bar Associations says issues should be addressed through appropriate forum
Ranjeet Joshi, president of the Rajasthan High Court Advocates Association, Jodhpur, said representatives of three associations had met and decided that the issues raised in Justice Mehta's letter were serious.
UP: Man sentenced to life imprisonment for raping Dalit girl in 2023
According to the prosecution, Gupta established physical relations with the minor on the promise of marriage. When the girl pressured him to marry her, Gupta used casteist slurs and threatened her.
AI can augment reasoning but cannot substitute judicial conscience: CJI Surya Kant
Speaking at a bilateral meeting with Ulrich Herrmann, the presiding judge of the Federal Court of Justice at Karlsruhe in Germany, CJI Kant said that artificial intelligence (AI) is being used in certain defined support functions such as legal research, judgement translation into 16 languages and as a conversational interface for citizens to look for case status and procedures.
Allegations against Raj HC acting CJ must be dealt with established institutional mechanism: CJI
Supreme Court judge Justice Sandeep Mehta, whose parent high court is also the Rajasthan High Court, levelled sensational allegations against Justice Sharma in his three letters to the CJI urging him to appoint a permanent chief justice from outside the state.
3 MPSC officials among 6 held for drug inspector exam paper leak; screening test cancelled
The accused, one of them an under secretary of the commission, were arrested by the Mumbai Crime Branch, officials said, even as the MPSC cancelled the recruitment process for Drug Inspector Group-B posts under the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) following a preliminary inquiry into alleged malpractice in the screening examination conducted earlier this year
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SC to hear on Aug 31 plea on cash donations received by political parties
According to the apex court's cause list of August 31, the plea would come up for hearing before a bench comprising justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep M...
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Delhi riots 2020: SC seeks response from Delhi Police on bail plea of Athar Khan in UAPA case
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Special SC bench to hear Centre's plea on OBC creamy layer criteria on Sep 1
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Gujarat woman seeks custody of 6 minor kids from her eldest daughter; moves HC
The woman, in a habeas corpus petition, has also alleged that the daughter took control of her bank accounts and misappropriated about Rs 15 lakh after the death of her second husband.
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When the Tenant Dies, Who Inherits the Tenancy?
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Hierarchy Of Revenue Officers Under Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1887
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Hospital 'callous, insensitive' for delaying newborn's discharge over insurance: Consumer panel
The State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (SCDRC), in an order passed last month in the 2017 case, asked the hospital to pay a compensation of ...
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Mumbai consumer panel orders insurance firm to cough up Rs 1.2 cr for liquor stock ruined in floods
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Delhi consumer commission fines railways Rs 25,000 for making two passengers share same blanket
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ITAT Delhi Bench Upholds Taxation of Excess Share Premium on CCPS Issued by OYO to Holding Company; Rejects Disallowance of Management Fees
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CESTAT Orders Remand in Elora Tobacco Case Over Cross-Examination Denial
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ITAT Delhi Bench Quashes Reassessment Proceedings Against Lalit Kumar Modi
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You want us to run entire country, asks SC; dismisses plea seeking sweeping directions
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ITAT Rules Against PCIT's Revisionary Powers in Mukul Rohatgi Case
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National Company Law Tribunal Permits Withdrawal of Insolvency Application Against Spicejet
Tribunal Orders Cost Payment to Prime Minister's National Relief Fund for Belated Withdrawal...
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NCLT Chandigarh Bench Sets Aside Sale Certificate Issued During Interim Moratorium
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NCLT Upholds CoC's Decision on Exclusion of Late EOIs in Union Bank vs. Chaya Gupta Case
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NCLAT Grants Extension for Pre-Insolvency Resolution Process in Indian Bank Case
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NCLT Ahmedabad Bench Initiates Corporate Insolvency Process Against Capbridge Venture LLP
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Demarcation of 700 km river Ganga floodplain complete: UP informs NGT
During an August 25 hearing, a bench comprising NGT Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava and expert member Afroz Ahmad noted that the Chief Enginee...
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NGT revives case of alleged large-scale illegal tree-felling by Agra College
The green body in January this year had disposed of a plea a...
NGT allows CPCB 10 weeks to fix standards for 3 new air pollutants
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NGT issues notice to Centre, others over alleged violations at Delhi biomedical waste plant
The green body was hearing a plea claiming that Biotic Waste...
NGT seeks Centre's response on plea against amended Ganga protection rules
The green tribunal was hearing a plea alleging that a govern...