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Courts flag ‘copy paste’ culture in confessional & witness statements
Mumbai: The “copy paste” culture in confessional statements and witness statements in chargesheets has been flagged by courts on several occasions, with the Bombay High Court calling it a “dangerous” trend. The…
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2006 Mumbai blasts: SC to hear Maharashtra govt’s plea against HC verdict
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear on July 24 plea of the Maharashtra government against the Bombay High Court verdict acquitting all 12 accused in the 2006 Mumbai…
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7/11 Mumbai train blasts: Details of 12 accused acquitted by HC
Mumbai: The 12 persons, acquitted in the July 11, 2006 train blasts case, were charged of being members of the banned Students’ Islamic Movement of India (SIMI). The Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad…
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Asaduddin Owaisi reacts to acquittal of Mumbai train blasts accused
Hyderabad: Hyderabad MP and All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president on Monday, July 21 expressed concern after 12 accused in the 2006 Mumbai train blasts were acquitted. Owaisi said that the accused…
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Indians have no fundamental right to adopt US citizen child of relatives: HC
Mumbai: An Indian does not have the fundamental right to adopt a child of American nationality even from among relatives when the child is neither “in need of care and protection” nor…
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SC tells HDFC Bank CEO to pursue his plea before Bombay HC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain a plea of HDFC Bank CEO and Managing Director Sashidhar Jagdishan to quash an FIR lodged against him, following a complaint by…
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Mumbai mosques challenge loudspeaker removals in HC, allege discrimination
The Bombay High Court on Thursday, July 3, demanded a response from the Maharashtra government to an appeal filed by the Anjuman Ittehad o Taraqqui Madinah Jama Masjid and others representing multiple…
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25 rare MF Husain paintings to go under hammer over ‘loan default’
Mumbai: Twenty-five rare paintings of late Indian modernist painter M F Husain, secured by NAFED as part of the proceeds of an alleged loan default case, will be auctioned on June 12…
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Badlapur sexual assault: HC raps Maha govt for delay on school safety steps
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Wednesday, April 9, criticised the Maharashtra government for delaying the implementation of the suggestions made by a panel, set up in response to the Badlapur school…
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Shinde remark: Kunal Kamra moves HC seeking cancellation of FIR
Mumbai: Stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra has approached the Bombay High Court with a plea seeking the cancellation of FIR registered against him for referring to Shiv Sena president and Deputy Chief Minister…
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Judge conducting trial in 2008 Malegaon blast case transferred
Mumbai: Special NIA court judge AK Lahoti, conducting trial in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, has been posted to Nashik in the annual general transfer of district judges, days before the court…
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Bombay HC to hear petition by Disha Salian’s father on Wednesday
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court will hear on Wednesday the writ petition filed by the father of former celebrity manager, late Disha Salian in the case pertaining to her death. The writ…
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‘Divorce has been done’: Dhanashree Varma, Yuzvendra Chahal part ways
Mumbai: Indian cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal and choreographer-influencer Dhanashree Verma are now officially divorced. Their marriage has been legally dissolved, as confirmed by their lawyer. The Bombay High Court had earlier waived the…
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Bombay HC rejects Dalit PhD scholar’s plea against suspension from TISS
The Bombay High Court has rejected a petition filed by Dalit PhD scholar and student leader Ramadas KS against his two-year suspension from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS). The court…
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2018 Elgar Parishad case: Prolonged jail stay sans trial violation of Art 21, says HC
Mumbai: Prolonged incarceration without trial amounts to infringement of the right to life under the Constitution, the Bombay High Court has said while urging a special court to expedite the trial in…