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LS poll: 2002 Guj riots victim Bilkis Bano votes in Dahod
Bilkis Bano, a 2002 Gujarat riots victim, Tuesday cast her vote at a polling booth in Devgadh Baria in the state's Dahod district. Earlier in the day, the Supreme Court directed the Gujarat government to give Rs 50 lakh compensation, a job and accommodation to Bano who was gang-raped during the 2002 riots. She arrived at the polling booth in Kapri primary school accompanied by her husband and relatives. "Whatever the Supreme Court has given is very good. We had earlier rejected the Rs 5 lakh compensation of the state government. We are happy with the court's order," her husband Yakoob Patel said. Seven family members of Bano, who was five-month pregnant at the time, were killed and she was gang-raped in a mob attack on March 2, 2002 at Randhikpur village near Ahmedabad during the post-Godhra riots. A total 18 men were convicted in the case by the Bombay High Court. The case was first heard by a court in Ahmedabad but was later transferred to Mumbai in August 2004. Union .
Lokpal office moves to The Ashok
The country's first Lokpal, the anti-corruption ombudsman, has managed to move into a temporary office, although, it is a five-star luxury hotel in Delhi. The chairperson, the eight-member team, and the support staff are in process of settling in the hotel premises.
Party flags on vehicles not permitted: Transport dept to HC
The Madras High Court bench here was Tuesday informed by the Transport Department that the Motor Vehicles Act does not permit politicians to display their party flags or pictures of political leaders on the windscreen of their cars. Justices N Kirubarakaran and S S Sundar was hearing a public interest litigation of Stalin seeking a direction to take stringent action against those who violated traffic rules and maintain roads. Also, the judges wondered whether vehicle-owners can fly party flags or any other flag with logo to show their support and enthusiasm to the party leaders, among others, and said such flags were one of the causes of accidents and hence could be avoided. The judges asked the government advocates about the legality of displaying flags, pictures, among others. To this, the Transport Department said there was no permission to fly flags on vehicles. The bench then adjourned the matter for further hearing without mentioning the date.
Insurance co told to pay for vehicle with rain-damaged engine
: Vehicle insurance companies can no more deny insurance claim for damage caused to engines due to waterlogging arising out of flashflood or heavy rain, if one were to go by this case. The Tamil Nadu insurance ombudsman has set aside a denial order passed by HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company rejecting Rs 26.32 lakh claim made by a resident whose car was damaged in the 2017 flashflood. The insurer has been directed to release the claim in 30 days. According to the resident, his car parked outside his house was waterlogged by flashflood in November 2017. As the vehicle was insured with HDFC ERGO through a comprehensive policy, he claimed insurance for damages sustained to the vehicle and its engine due to waterlogging totalling Rs 26.32 lakh. But the claim was rejected by the insurer on the ground that damage to engine and related parts were due to hydrostatic lock besides being aggravated damages in nature and the same were not covered under the policy. The company ...
Two workers killed after falling off scaffolding at construction site in Gr Noida
Two workers died in Greater Noida on Tuesday after they allegedly fell off the scaffolding at a construction site of a private building, police said. The incident took place in the afternoon when the workers fell off the 13th floor-level scaffolding of the housing society by the ATS group in Sector 150, the police said. The duo, identified as Ajay Malik (32) and Kishore Kumar (23), landed on the project's site engineer who also suffered injuries and was undergoing treatment at a hospital, Superintendent of Police (Rural) Vineet Jaiswal said. The engineer has been identified as Bhanu Pratap Singh Rawat (28) and is a resident of Sangam Vihar in Delhi, while Kumar hails from Bihar and Malik is a native of Odisha, the police said. No complaint has been made with police so far in connection with the case, an official said.
Rahul calls Amit Shah 'murder accused', stirs row
Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday sparked a political controversy by referring to his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) counterpart Amit Shah as a "murder accused" during an election rally in Jabalpur.
23-year-old shot dead in Delhi over land dispute
A 23-year-old man was shot dead allegedly over a land dispute in northwest Delhi's Azadpur Mandi area early Tuesday, police said. The deceased has been identified as Akash, a resident of Mukundpur in Delhi, they said. The deceased, who used to work as a clerk at a merchant company, was killed over a dispute over possession of a land with another merchant in Azadpur Mandi, police said. According to a senior police official, the information was received regarding the incident at around 3:39 am on Tuesday following which, they rushed to the spot. Akash was rushed to Fortis Hospital where he was declared brought dead, the officer said. A case under section 302 of Indian Penal Code has been registered and the accused identified as Mohit has been apprehended. Further investigation is going, police added.
Youth booked for posting derogatory remarks against Sadhvi
A youth from Umarkhed in Maharashtra's Yavatmal district has been booked by police for allegedly posting derogatory remarks in social media against BJP leader Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur who is contesting Lok Sabha elections from Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh. A case was registered against Shubham Mane Patil on a complaint lodged by one Santosh Deokar (28) who hails from Nanded district, a police official said Tuesday. He said Patil had posted the message on Whatsapp on Monday night and made it viral. Meanwhile, district superintendent of police M Rajkumar said, "We have registered a case under section 295 (Injuring or defiling place of worship with intent to insult the religion of any class) of the IPC and section 67 of IT Act, 2000 against Subham Mane Patil. Further investigation is underway". The BJP has fielded Thakur, an accused in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case, from Bhopal against Digvijaya Singh of the Congress.
Sadhvi Pragya declares assets worth Rs 4.4 lakh
Bharatiya Janata Partys (BJP) Lok Sabha candidate from Bhopal, Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, submitted her nomination on Tuesday.
Hectic parleys among judges over sexual harassment allegations against CJI
Hit hard by the allegations of sexual harassment levelled against Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, hectic parleys are on among Supreme Court judges to bring the judiciary out of the crisis. Reliable sources in the apex court said senior judges discussed the issue late last evening and Tuesday morning. They also pointed to the fact that the first five courts had a delayed start of judicial proceedings. Sources said views of three women judges have also been taken and some sections of employees of the apex court are also deliberating the issue. An official of the apex court said however that much should not be read into the delayed proceedings as court number 4 was hearing the same matter relating to the CJI in a different combination and one of the judges was originally part of the bench headed by him. He was referring to the special bench comprising Justices Arun Mishra, R F Nariman and Deepak Gupta who were hearing the matter of sexual harassment as an advocate claimed a larger .
SC notice to advocate alleging conspiracy against CJI (3rd Lead)
The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a notice to advocate Utsav Bains, who has alleged that there is a conspiracy to frame Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi in a false sexual harassment case.
Delhi court charges Somnath Bharti of harassment, criminal intimidation in domestic violence case
A Delhi Court Tuesday charged AAP MLA Somnath Bharti of harassment, cheating and criminal intimidation in connection with the domestic violence case filed by his wife. The court also charged him with the offence causing miscarriage without the woman's consent, causing hurt by dangerous weapons and criminal breach of trust under the IPC. The court, however, discharged Bharti of the offences of 307 (attempt to murder), 315 (act done with intent to prevent child being born alive or to cause it to die after birth) and 406 (Punishment for criminal breach of trust) of IPC. Special judge Arun Bhardwaj directed Bharti to appear before it on Wednesday when formal charge would be framed against him under sections 324 (voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means), 417 (punishment for cheating), 498-A (subjecting woman to cruelty) and 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation). "Somnath Bharti is discharged of the offences punishable under Section 307, 315 and 406 of IPC. However, A-1 .
Serious cases like rape, economic fraud, cannot be quashed on settlement through mediation: HC
The Delhi High Court has held that cases of serious nature having an element of "mental depravity" like rape, and economic fraud cannot be quashed on settlement between parties. The high court has issued guidelines for criminal courts and mediation centres for dealing with the issue of referring a criminal case to mediation, including whether elements of settlement exist and whether law permits to quash or compound the case. These observations and guidelines were mentioned by the court while deciding on five separate pleas seeking quashing of criminal cases. Justice R K Gauba, while dismissing petitions to quash four FIRs relating to credit card frauds on the ground of settlement, said the gravity and seriousness of the offences, the conduct of the accused and the impact on society are good reasons to reject the settlements in these cases as "ill-conceived and unworthy". The court also refused to quash the fifth FIR involving the allegations of rape, pornography and obscene calls, ...
Non-bailable warrants issued against Kejriwal, Sisodia in defamation case
Rouse Avenue court on Tuesday issued non-bailable warrants against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and Swaraj India founder Yogendra Yadav in connection with a defamation case.Lawyer Surender Sharma had filed the defamation complaint against these leaders.The petitioner had pleaded that his candidature from Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) was cancelled in 2013 at the last moment and was published in various newspapers in a defamatory manner.The court had issued warrants as no accused had appeared. Later, the court was appraised by Kejriwal's lawyer that permanent exemption had already been allowed for the Chief Minister and his deputy.The court will hear the matter of cancellation of the warrants on Wednesday.
HC allows Mukul Roy to attend PM's rally in Nadia on Wednesday
The Calcutta High Court Tuesday allowed BJP leader Mukul Roy to attend an election rally to be addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Nadia district on Wednesday. Accused of conspiracy in the murder of Trinamool Congress MLA Satyajit Biswas in Nadia, Roy had been barred by the high court from entering the district as a condition for granting him interim anticipatory bail. A division bench comprising Justices Joymalya Bagchi and M Mandal allowed Roy to enter Nadia on Wednesday and attend the PM's rally at Ranaghat, following which he would have to leave the district by evening. The court, however, refused to grant him permission to attend four other BJP rallies in Nadia from April 25 to April 27, observing that those were not so important and that he can address the rallies through video conferencing. Advocate General Kishore Dutta opposed Roy's prayer for allowing him to attend the rallies, submitting that investigation in the murder case is at a critical stage and the presence .
Man held with 2.3 kg gold at Chandigarh airport
A man from Punjab was arrested on Friday and around 20 gold biscuits worth Rs 76.28 lakh was recovered from him at the international airport here on Tuesday, officials said. The gold biscuits, weighing 2.3 kg, were seized from the accused after he arrived from Dubai, they said. "The seized gold was stacked in two columns, tied with adhesive tape and wrapped in a black colour cloth. It was concealed in the cavity adjoining passenger seats," officials said. The accused hails from Punjab's Mansa district and has been arrested under relevant sections of the Customs Act, the official said, adding further investigation is underway. In a similar incident on April 16, 30 gold biscuits, worth Rs 1.14 crore, were seized at the airport here from an incoming flight from Dubai.
Senior most Vice Admiral again moves court challenging Navy chief's appointment
On a day when the top brass of the Navy is discussing important national security matters, the seniormost naval commander Vice Admiral Bimal Verma has again approached the court challenging the appointment of his junior Vice Admiral Karambir Singh as the next Navy Chief.Vice Admiral Verma, who is commanding Port Blair-based Andaman and Nicobar Command, had first approached the tribunal on April 8 but withdrew his petition soon after he had not exhausted the legal remedies available to him within the Navy.In his plea filed through his counsel Ankur Chhibber and daughter Rhea Verma, Vice Admiral Verma has asked the Armed Forces Tribunal to stay the government order of March 23 to appoint Karambir Singh as the next Navy Chief instead of him."Call for confidential reports of the applicant and Vice Admiral Karambir... examine them to see whether any irrelevant and extraneous considerations were placed to reject applicant's case and if so, to expunge the extraneous considerations and direct
SC orders Gujarat to rehabilitate Bilkis, pay Rs 50 lakh
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Gujarat government to rehabilitate and pay Rs 50 lakh compensation to Bilkis Yakub Rasool Bano, who was gang-raped at the age of twenty-one in the post-Godhra riots in 2002.
Court issues NBW against Kejriwal, Sisodia
A Delhi Court on Tuesday issued non-bailable warrants (NBWs) against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and Swaraj India chief Yogendra Yadav in a criminal defamation complaint filed by advocate Surender Kumar Sharma.
Tax Re-assessment: SC to hear appeals filed by Rahul, Sonia Gandhi in August
The Supreme Court Tuesday said it would hear in August the appeals filed by Congress President Rahul Gandhi and his mother Sonia against the Delhi High Court order allowing re-assessment of their Income Tax for 2011-12 in connection with the National Herald case. A bench comprising Justices D Y Chandrachud and Hemant Gupta granted liberty to the petitioners to approach Delhi Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) for expeditious hearing of pending appeal challenging the retrospective cancellation of registration granted to Young Indian under the I-T Act. "List the further hearing on this batch of appeals in the week commencing August 19. We grant liberty to the petitioners to approach the ITAT, Delhi, for expeditious hearing and final disposal of appeal...," the bench said in its order. The Gandhis and senior Congress leader Oscar Fernandes have challenged in the apex court the Delhi High Court's September 10 verdict which dismissed their plea against the re-assessment of their tax for .