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‘Kolkata: Agencies should take technical help’

KOLKATA: “Commercial quantity” is defined as anything of or above 100 grams of cocaine, 250 grams of heroin, 20kg ganja and 50kg of poppy straw. The power of courts to grant bail to an accused dealing in commercial quantities of narcotics is largely curtailed,” the HC said.

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Video-record large drug busts: Calcutta high court

KOLKATA: Calcutta High Court has directed all investigating officers seizing drugs above "commercial quantity" to videograph the process, failing which they will face departmental probe, commenting that draconian provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) are "sometimes misused" by investigating agencies, leading to false implications…

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Delhi HC orders Batra to stop functioning as IOA chief

“It was a contempt proceeding as Mr. Batra was continuing to attend meeting as IOA president despite an earlier order of this court.”

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Panjab University’s central status: MHA, UT officers hold meet

CHANDIGARH: The ministry of home affairs (MHA) and the UT administration officers on Thursday held a meeting over Panjab University’s central university status.

The Times of India

Survey govt. land in one month: HC to Yadadri Collector

Hyderabad

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Gujarat HC reduces punishment of retired cop in prisoner's escape

AHMEDABAD: In an important order, the Gujarat high court has reduced punishment imposed on a retired cop for an incident of a prisoner’s escape from custody with observation that there should be a parity in punishment, for others held responsible were let off with minor penalty.

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Fraudsters pose as HC judge, Tax Commissioner to run gift card scam

Bengaluru

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HC notices over illegal parking fee

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Rajiv Gandhi assassination case: Madras HC refuses to release Nalini Sriharan sans governor nod

CHENNAI: A month after the Supreme Court ordered the release of Rajiv Gandhi assassination case life convict A G Perarivalan, the Madras high court on Friday refused a similar relief to two of his co-convicts and lifers Nalini Sriharan and R P Ravichandran.

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6,000-acre Kanjur land row: Fraud on court, says Bombay HC

MUMBAI: In a relief to the state government, the Centre, BMC, railways and a couple of private parties, the Bombay HC on Wednesday held that fraud was committed on the court and set aside a 2020 consent terms decree which had given all rights over 6,000 acres covering 279 plots,…

The Times of India

Bombay HC extends protection from arrest for Kirit Somaiya, son

The Bombay High Court extends interim protection from arrest granted to the Somaiyas in a case of alleged misappropriation of public funds collected for the restoration of decommissioned naval aircraft carrier Vikrant.

The Hindu

Rajya Sabha polls: Sena MLA moves HC against EC decision invalidating his vote

Shiv Sena MLA Kande said the ECI’s decision discharging his vote has caused grave prejudice to his dignity and reputation

The Hindu

Efforts to save unworkable marriage a source of misery: Punjab and Haryana HC

CHANDIGARH: Even as irretrievable breakdown of marriage is not a ground for divorce under the Hindu Marriage Act, the marriage that is dead for all purposes cannot be revived by a court's verdict if parties are not willing, observed Punjab and Haryana high court.

The Times of India

No tax on compensation for bullet train land: Bombay HC

MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court has held that the income received by a woman whose plot in Thane was acquired by the National High Speed Rail Corporation for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project through private negotiations and sale deed is exempted from income tax. “The corporation had already deducted the…

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'DNA test needless when child is not claimant of maintenance', says Punjab and Haryana high court

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Haryana high court had made it clear that a child's legitimacy should not be put to peril by issuing directions for a DNA test in cases where the application for maintenance allowance is filed by a woman against her husband and not by the child whose…

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Tata Motors to Bombay HC: BEST must be made to call new e-bus bids

MUMBAI: Tata Motors on Tuesday alleging corruption in selection of a winning bidder by the BEST for its electric buses contract sought orders from Bombay high court for a fresh rendering process. The BEST and wining bidder refuted the contention as irresponsible and inappropriate and sought dismissal of a petition…

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KK death: PIL in HC seeks CBI probe into ‘negligence’

KOLKATA: A PIL demanding a CBI probe into the death of singer KK was filed on Monday. The HC allowed the PIL to be filed after it was mentioned in the division bench of Chief Justice Prakash Srivastava and Justice Rajarshi Bharadwaj

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Nothing shows man with 1 testicle can't be in Navy: Punjab and Haryana high court

CHANDIGARH: Observing that there is nothing on record that an aspirant for the Indian Navy, who had only one testicle, would not be able to serve the forces, a division bench of the Punjab and Haryana high court has upheld the decision in which a single bench of the HC…

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Guardian appointment pleas: HC quizzes Maharashtra government

MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Monday asked whether the state government has appointed and notified the designated authority under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 to decide on pleas for appointment of guardians.

The Hindu

Four Hyderabad police officers get four-week jail term in contempt case

They filed charge sheet without notice to accused

The Hindu

Metro car shed disputed land in Mumbai owned by Union government: Centre tells Bombay HC

The Centre and the Maharashtra government are locked in a dispute over the ownership of the said land

The Times of India

Metro car shed disputed land in Mumbai owned by Union govt: Centre tells Bombay high court

MUMBAI: The Centre on Monday submitted an affidavit in the Bombay high court, asserting its ownership and title over a land in Mumbai's Kanjurmarg area, where the Maharashtra government had proposed to construct a Metro car shed, and claimed that a decree in the name of a private firm with…

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Ministers, MLAs liable to action on Andhra Pradesh Capital issue: former SC Judge

Paucity of funds no excuse for not following HC orders, says Gopala Gowda

The Times of India

Punjab tells high court security withdrawal was ‘transitory’

Chandigarh : Punjab’s Aam Aadmi Party government on Thursday informed the Punjab and Haryana high court that the order regarding withdrawal of security of all the VVIP/protectees was transitory and the security of all such persons would be restored by June 7.

The Times of India

Examine rival claims on Dadri power: Delhi high court

NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Wednesday asked the Centre to consider the rival claims of Delhi and Haryana on allocation of power generated by the Dadri-II thermal plant and take a decision.

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