Delhi riots conspiracy case: Bail petitions of accused Sharjeel Imam, Meeran Haider, Gufisha Fatima and others to be argued afresh

The  bail petitions of Gulfisha Fatima, Meeran Haider, Abdul Khalid Saifi and several others accused in the Delhi riots conspiracy case will now have to be reargued before another bench…

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Supreme Court confirms anticipatory bail to activist Teesta Setalvad, husband in case registered under Prevention of Money Laundering Act

The Supreme Court on Wednesday confirmed its February 2015 order, by which it granted anticipatory bail to civil rights activist Teesta Setalvad and her husband Javed Anand in a case…

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Uttarakhand High Court directs State Government to examine issue of loss and misuse of Municipal funds

The Uttarakhand High Court directed the State Government to examine the issue of loss or damage caused to the property of the Municipality, and misappropriation & misuse of municipal funds…

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Centre notifies appointment of Justice HS Thangkhiew as Acting Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court

The Union of India on Wednesday notified the appointment of Justice HS Thangkhiew as Acting Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court. On November 2, following the retirement of Chief…

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POCSO Act was never made to deal with consensual romantic connections between teenagers: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court observed that POCSO Act was never made to deal with the consensual romantic connections between teenagers as criminal offences. The bench of Justice Krishan Pahal in…

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Delhi High Court sentences petitioner seeking death penalty for sitting judge to 6 months imprisonment under Contempt of Court Act

The Delhi High Court has awarded six months sentence to a man on grounds of criminal contempt of court for filing a petition seeking death penalty of a sitting judge…

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