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HC raps woman, quashes dowry case against in-laws

The Delhi high court has pulled up a woman for harassing her elderly in-laws in a dowry case in India even though she is a US citizen and the alleged offence, if any, was supposedly committed there.

Juvenile spends 13 years in jail on conviction, released

A minor convict had to spend more than 13 years in jail for no fault of his. The misfortune befell him as the amicus curiae appointed by the court to defend him failed to bring to the judge’s notice that he was a minor when he had murdered a man in 1996.

Disability fails to subdue spirit of master craftsman

Meet 30-year-old Pema Tshering, who inspite of his more than 70 per cent disability, works day in and day out completely engrossed in wood carving and other traditional handiwork, which is one of the

CWG volunteers complain of favouritism

Although they had a nice time and also got good exposure, a few volunteers of the Commonwealth Games 2010 could not help griping about some of their fellow volunteers managing to get “plum” deployment

Delhi high court favours equal pay for equal work

There can be no discrimination in the pay-scales of employees holding the same post and doing the same work, the Delhi high court has said while disposing a bunch of cases related to the pay scales of the employees working under employment of Prasar Bharati.

HC upholds restitution of marriage

The Delhi high court has upheld a trial court’s order by restituting the marriage of a couple while dismissing the wife’s plea that the marriage was not solemnised as per Hindu rites and ceremonies. Dismissing the appeal filed by Meghan Machida, Justice Kailash Gambhir said that the husband, S. Sharma, had been able to prove to the satisfaction of the court that the marriage was solemnised as per the Hindu rites and rituals.

‘Able-bodied man has to pay maintenance to wife’

Acity court has said that a husband must maintain his wife as long as he is physically fit.

Prasar Bharati moves HC over telecast rights

Prasar Bharati, the regulatory body of Doordarshan news channels and All India Radio (AIR), on Thursday approached the Delhi high court against 24 channels for telecasting the Commonwealth Games (CWG) footage without their prior permission and sought an injunction against any further telecast as they had the sole rights to telecast the sports biggest extravaganza.

High court tells builder to give flat or return money

The Delhi high court has directed a builder, accused of forging the site plan of a flat without the prior mandatory no-objection certificate (NOC) from the MCD, to return the money to a man, who had given the amount in lieu of the flat.

‘Corrupt officials can’t escape punishment’

The Delhi high court has ruled that tainted government officials cannot escape the clutches of law after retirement and could be punished if found guilty.

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