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Is re-arrest of an accused permissible after first arrest is vitiated by procedural irregularities?

Arresting an accused amounts to depriving him/her from personal liberty as guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India, 1950. In such circumstances ...
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Delhi court orders action against Delhi Police officer over false report, shoddy probe

A Delhi court on Friday ordered departmental action against an Investigating Officer (IO) on finding that he had not properly ...
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Delhi Riots: Supreme Court hears bail pleas by Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, others [LIVE UPDATES]

The Supreme Court is hearing the bail pleas filed by activists Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, Gulfisha Fatima and three others ...
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Shalini Sinha moves from HUL to join Magnum Ice Cream Co as Global General Counsel

Shalini Sinha has joined The Magnum Ice Cream Company as Global General Counsel (Media & Marketing). A Delhi Universit ...
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Lawyers can't be summoned over advice to clients unless exceptional circumstances exist: Supreme Court sets guidelines

The Supreme Court on Friday held that as a rule, investigating agencies such as the Enforcement Directorate (ED), cannot ...
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Making correction to Aadhaar a fundamental right; must be accessible at local level: Madras High Court

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has ruled that the right to correct errors in Aadhaar data is both a statutory and ...
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Did not make calls for violence: Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, Gulfisha Fatima tell Supreme Court

Activists Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, Gulfisha Fatima, who are in jail in connection with the larger conspiracy case in ...
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Consumer court orders ₹25K compensation to passenger who fell sick after eating worm in biryani served on train

A consumer court in Delhi has ordered the Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) to pay ₹25,000 compensation to a train passenger who fell ill ...
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Liquor scam: Supreme Court seeks ED's response to plea Bhupel Baghel's son challenging his arrest

The Supreme Court on Friday sought the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) response to a plea by former Chhattisgarh Chief ...
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Woman's right of residence under PWDV Act can't be at the cost of in-law's peace: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on Thursday held that a woman’s right of residence in a shared household is “not absolute or ...
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Fake ORS labels are a health hazard; can't allow them to be in the market: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on Friday observed that it will not interfere with the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India ...
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Conversion fee must be paid to MCD to run shop from residential floor of mixed use building: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that an owner of a shop-cum-residential (SCR) plot in Delhi cannot commercially use floors designated for residential use with ...