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AHMEDABAD: Thirteen years after the incident, a SIT court in Himmatnagar on Friday acquitted six accused persons in the killing of three British nationals near Prantij during the 2002 riots. Special judge I C Shah exonerated Mithanbhai Patel, Chandu alias Prahlad Patel, Ramesh Patel, Manoj Patel, Rajesh Patel and Kalabhai Patel, all residents of Prantij […]

AHMEDABAD: Forty-eight of 66 land owners, who allegedly run resorts and hotels without permission in the restricted buffer zone of Gir sanctuary, have approached Gujarat high court after they were issued notice by the electricity company for their alleged use of electric supply for commercial purposes. The authorities woke up after the HC directed the

MUMBAI: Bombay High Court has rapped the Maharashtra government for putting the onus on Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation to locate sites for night shelters for the homeless in Mumbai. “Now you want municipal corporation to identify the sites?” asked a bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Anil on February 26 when informed that Brihanmumbai Municipal

NEW DELHI: A DMK leader on Thursday moved the Supreme Court seeking stay on proceedings before the Karnataka high court on an appeal filed by former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa in a disproportionate assets case and removal of the public prosecutor. DMK general secretary K Anbazhagan sought removal of public prosecutor in the

CHENNAI: Indicting the Tamil Nadu government for its cavalier attitude in obeying judicial rulings, the Madras high court on Thursday said the state government was making a mockery of court orders. The first bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice M M Sundresh, referring to the multi-member committee formed by the court to

CHENNAI: Taunt and demand from advocates notwithstanding, a division bench of the Madras high court on Tuesday refused to rescue itself from hearing a public interest litigation opposing a new list of nine names recommended by the court for appointment as judges of the court. Within a week after the high court forwarded the list

LOS ANGELES: He is the yoga guru who built an empire on sweat and swagger. He has a stable of luxury cars and a Beverly Hills mansion. During trainings for hopeful yoga teachers, he paces a stage in a black Speedo and holds forth on life, sex and the transformative power of his brand of

CAIRO: Outlawed Muslim Brotherhood’s supreme leader and 83 other Islamists have been transferred to military court to face trial on charges of attacking public and governmental buildings and inciting violence in Egypt. The defendants have been charged with attacking a governmental building in the Upper Egyptian city of Qena, inciting violence and damaging public buildings,

The Supreme Court on Monday expressed unhappiness over N Srinivasan’s participation in a BCCI meeting on February 8 saying he should not have done this. “Srinivasan should not have done this, we have certainly found that there is a conflict of interest, said the apex court in a response to a petition seeking contempt proceedings

Stepping into the Supreme Court premises for the first time as a student of law was an exhilarating experience. It literally gave goose-bumps. We had read landmark judgments given by this great institution which kept ‘rule of law’ and ‘equality’ secure in the stormiest periods. Covering the Supreme Court on a day-to-day basis for the