Deaf-mute can be credible witness: Apex court (Lead)
May 21st, 2012 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday said a deaf-mute need not be prevented from giving evidence in court merely on account of his physical disability as he ... Read more...
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Man allowed divorce over wife’s ‘illicit’ affairs
May 21st, 2012 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) A man who suffered mental agony due to his wife's suspected illicit relationships was allowed by a Delhi court to end his marriage with her.Additional ... Read more...
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Circumstantial evidence should be conclusive: Supreme Court
January 15th, 2012 - 11:33 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) A woman found murdered, her jewellery gone missing and her two neighbours arrested after their "confession" -- what the Kerala Police built as an open-and-shut ... Read more...
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To decide later if 2G document photocopies are evidence: Court
November 21st, 2011 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) A trial court in the second generation (2G) spectrum allocation case Monday said it will decide later if copies of some documents could be admitted ... Read more...
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NRIs to join Anna’s fast
August 13th, 2011 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) A group of 25 non-resident Indians (NRIs) from the Middle East will join Anna Hazare's fast here from Aug 16 to demand the enactment of ... Read more...
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Dawood Ibrahim is not in Pakistan: Malik
May 10th, 2011 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik has denied that Dawood Ibrahim was living in Pakistan and said that just "by marrying a lady in Pakistan does ... Read more...
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Have enough evidence to convict 26/11 mastermind: Rehman Malik
April 23rd, 2011 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said that Pakistani investigators have collected enough evidence against the masterminds of the Mumbai 2008 terror attacks and ... Read more...
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Bill against honour killing likely in monsoon session: Girija Vyas
April 6th, 2011 - 12:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) The bill against honour killing is likely to be introduced in the monsoon session of parliament in July, outgoing chairperson of the National Commission ... Read more...
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Aarushi case: Court rejects plea of Talwar’s parents (Lead, Changing dateline)
March 18th, 2011 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
Allahabad, March 18 (IANS) The Allahabad High Court Friday turned down the plea of Rajesh and Nupur Talwar against their trial for the 2008 twin murders of their daughter ... Read more...
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CBI bid to brand me as extortionist, Shah tells apex court
January 27th, 2011 - 11:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday was told that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), while probing the 2005 Sohrabuddin Sheikh staged shootout, was trying to brand former ... Read more...
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Sunni Waqf Board to move Supreme Court against Ayodhya verdict
December 14th, 2010 - 12:39 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 14 (ANI): The Sunni Central Waqf Board is expected to file a Special Leave Petition (SLP) in the Supreme Court on Tuesday, challenging the Allahabad High Court verdict in ... Read more...
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Apex court issues notice to CBI in Ruchika case (Lead)
October 1st, 2010 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday issued a notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation on a petition of former Haryana police chief S.P.S. Rathore challenging his conviction and ... Read more...
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No temple was demolished for mosque: Justice S.U. Khan (Lead)
October 1st, 2010 - 12:27 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 30 (IANS) Justice S.U. Khan of the Allahabad High Court in his Ayodhya judgment Thursday said that no temple was demolished for building the Babri mosque and it was constructed ... Read more...
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No temple was demolished for mosque: Justice S.U. Khan
September 30th, 2010 - 11:38 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 30 (IANS) Justice S.U. Khan of the Allahabad High Court in his Ayodhya judgment Thursday said that no temple was demolished for constructing a mosque, differing with his two colleagues ... Read more...
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Moily says stricter law against honour killing
June 28th, 2010 - 12:44 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, June 28 (ANI): Union Law Minister Veerappa Moily has said the Centre was coming up with a stricter provision in the law to stop honour killings.Speaking to the media persons ... Read more...
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Trial court told to decide on POTA confessions
June 18th, 2010 - 12:14 am ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, June 17 (IANS) The Gujarat High Court Thursday left it to the trial court to decide whether the confessional statements of an accused recorded under the defunct Prevention Of Terrorism Act ... Read more...
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Dowry, sexual harassment laws among government priorities
June 11th, 2010 - 4:11 pm ICT by IANS
By Azera Rahman
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Three laws - on dowry, indecent representation of women and juvenile justice - as well as a draft bill on sexual harassment at workplace are ... Read more...
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Need to tighten law for making cases related to sexual crimes fast-tracked: Moily
May 25th, 2010 - 11:53 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 25 (ANI): Union Law Minister M. Veerappa Moily on Tuesday stressed on the need to tighten laws to ensure that cases relating to sexual crimes are fast tracked.Speaking in ... Read more...
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Moily rules out bowing to Khaps, Jindal draws flak (Lead)
May 11th, 2010 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh/New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) Even as Congress MP Naveen Jindal drew flak from various quarters, including his own party, Tuesday for his support to Haryana's notorious khap panchayats (community councils), Law ... Read more...
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Moily warns against ‘honour killings’
May 11th, 2010 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) Issuing a strong warning against "honour killings", Law and Justice Minister M. Veerappa Moily Tuesday said these killings could not be justified but said the government is ... Read more...
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Court reserves judgment on POTA evidence
March 23rd, 2010 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, March 23 (IANS) The Gujarat High Court Tuesday reserved decision on whether to preserve confessional statements of the accused in POTA cases and consider them as evidence.
Counsel ... Read more...
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India to set up commercial courts to settle high value disputes, says Moily
October 22nd, 2009 - 1:48 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 22 (ANI): Union Law and Justice Minister M. Veerappa Moily announced here that the government proposes to set up commercial courts to settle high value disputes.Talking to reporters here ... Read more...
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Christians having horrendous time in Pak thanks to ‘intolerant’ Islamic laws
October 4th, 2009 - 4:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct.4 (ANI): Christians in Pakistan have been going through a harrowing time in the country with numerous violent attacks being reported against the minority community in the recent past.Last month, ... Read more...
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Government to curb misuse of Sec 377, says Moily
August 2nd, 2009 - 3:04 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 02(ANI): Union Law Minister Veerappa Moily has said on Sunday that the law should not become an instrument of exploitation by authorities, and the government will take action to ... Read more...
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Changes in rape laws under consideration: Law minister
July 16th, 2009 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) The union Law Minister M. Veerappa Moily Thursday said the government has received suggestions from various groups, including the National Commission for Women, for changes in laws ... Read more...
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Rape victim’s testimony needs no corroboration: Supreme Court
July 15th, 2008 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court Tuesday held that a rape victim's testimony in a court about the crime needs no corroboration to convict the accused. ... Read more...
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Salem off MCOCA hook, thanks to extradition terms: Minister
March 12th, 2008 - 11:09 pm ICT by admin
Mumbai, March 12 (IANS) Gangster Abu Salem has been let off the provisions of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) due to the undertaking India gave to Portugal at the ... Read more...
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