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SC stays trial against Chandraswami in FERA case

   01 April 2008 at 06:21

SC stays trial against Chandraswami in FERA case The Supreme Court stayed the trial in a foreign exchange violation case against controversial tantrik Chandraswami after he sought permission to examine through video-conferencing, Saudi Arabia-based a ..

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SC okays proceedings against Ramoji Rao

   01 April 2008 at 06:21

SC okays proceedings against Ramoji Rao The Supreme Court directed a trial court in Andhra Pradesh to go ahead with criminal proceedings against Media Baron Ramoji Rao, who had allegedly collected Rs 2,610 crore from public by setting up a chit fund ..

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Govt seeks dismissal of Shaukat's plea in Parliament attack case

   27 March 2008 at 22:23

The Government on Thursday urged the Supreme Court to dismiss a fresh petition filed by Shaukat Hussain Guru, a convict in the 2001 Parliament attack case, challenging his 10-year jail term.Shaukat's earlier review and curative petitions on the issue ..

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Law bends before justice: Shanti Bhushan

   27 March 2008 at 22:03

Law bends before justice: Shanti Bhushan New Delhi, Mar 27 (UNI) Former Union Law Minister and Senior CounselShanti Bhushan, appearing for Shaukat Hussain Guru who has been serving ten year imprisonment in the Parliament attack case, today told the ..

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Sohrabuddin encounter: SC reserves order on 2 cops' bail plea

   27 March 2008 at 09:03

Sohrabuddin encounter: SC reserves order on 2 cops' bail plea New Delhi, Mar 26 (PTI) The Supreme Court today reserved its order on the bail pleas of two top IPS officials allegedly involved in the fake encounter of gangster Sohrabuddin Sheikh in ..

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Nandigram firing: Application in SC for placing CBI report

   26 March 2008 at 22:40

New Delhi, Mar 26 (PTI) An application was today filed in the Supreme Court seeking placing of CBI report before it relating to the probe into the last year's Nandigram firing incident in West Bengal in which 14 persons were killed.The application fi ..

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HC notice to Ansal brothers on CBI plea

   26 March 2008 at 09:35

Wednesday 26 March, 2008. HC notice to Ansal brothers on CBI plea The Delhi High Court issued notice to Sushil and Gopal Ansal, owners of the Uphaar cinema who were sentenced to two years jail term in the 11-year-old fire tragedy, on CBI's plea seek ..

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IPS officer R K Sharma, 3 others gets life term in Shivani case

   25 March 2008 at 09:08

IPS officer R K Sharma, 3 others gets life term in Shivani case Senior IPS officer R K Sharma was awarded life imprisonment by a Delhi court in the sensational Shivani Bhatnagar murder case, saying he did not deserve the death penalty due to his "exc ..

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Court issues production warrant against Prabhakaran

   25 March 2008 at 09:08

Court issues production warrant against Prabhakaran The Colombo High Court issued production warrants against LTTE supremo V Prabhakaran and the outfit's intelligence chief Pottu Amman in former Sri Lankan Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar assassination ..

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SC cautions courts not to grant bail in a casual manner

   24 March 2008 at 17:03

New Delhi, Mar 20 (PTI) In serious offences like murder, a court cannot grant bail in a casual manner without considering the pros and cons of releasing the accused, the Supreme Court has said.A bench of Justices Arijit Pasayat and P Sathasivam said ..

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