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Conor Mc Gregor nearing plea deal, may avoid jail
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC, [USA] July 22 (ANI): Renowned Mixed Martial Arts fighter Conor Mc Gregor might not get arrested in his New York criminal case as his lawyers are busy negotiating a plea deal.
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Harvey Weinstein asks judge for dismissal of Ashley Judd lawsuit
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC, [USA] July 19 (ANI): Hollywood director Harvey Weinstein's lawyers have asked a judge to play down a lawsuit that accuses him of blackballing actress Ashley Judd after she had allegedly refused a sexual favour.
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No bed, dirty washroom for Nawaz Sharif in jail, alleges son
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jul 15 (ANI): Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, who is lodged in Rawalpindi's Adiala jail after being convicted in the Avenfield Corruption case is languishing in sub-standard facilities, alleged his son Hussain.
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Sharif, Maryam appeals to be filed on Monday
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 14 (ANI): The lawyers of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam will file appeal against the Accountability Court order convicting them in the Avenfield Corruption case. Sharif's lawyers on Saturday were in Adiala jail in Rawalpind
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Contempt of court petition filed against Uttarakhand HC Justice
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], Jun 12 (ANI): A case of criminal contempt was filed in Uttarakhand High Court in Tuesday against Justice Lokpal Singh for allegedly using inappropriate language against other lawyers including a former judge and a woman lawyer.
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Bombay Lawyers association files review plea in Justice Loya case
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 21 (ANI): The Bombay Lawyers Association on Monday filed a review plea in the Supreme Court in connection with Special CBI judge Justice Loya's death case.
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Congress moves SC over appointment of Bopaiah as pro tem speaker
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): Soon after the Congress criticised the appointment of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator K.G. Bopaiah as pro-tem speaker of the Karnataka Assembly, lawyers representing Congress reached the registrar office of the Supreme Court on Friday.
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Kathua rape: BCI rejects allegations against lawyers
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 26 (ANI): The inquiry panel of the Bar Council of India (BCI) that is investigating the alleged rape and murder case in Kathua, on Thursday rejected claims that lawyers of the Jammu Bar had threatened the raped victim's lawyer Deepika Singh Rajawat.
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Centre interfering in judicial functioning: SC lawyers
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 26 (ANI): The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) on Thursday said the government has meddled with the functioning of the judiciary by appointing senior advocate Indu Malhotra as a Supreme Court judge.
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As Cosby trial winds down, defense calls accuser 'pathological liar'
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Apr 25 (ANI): Bill Cosby's defense lawyers, while delivering their closing statements on Tuesday, launched an attack on the main accuser and the five additional women accusers who took the stand against him.
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POCSO Act: Death penalty will be futile, says Justice Shah
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 24 (ANI): Former Delhi High Court Chief Justice AP Shah, along with other child rights activists and lawyers expressed their dissatisfaction over the recent ordinance to amend the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
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Legal experts divided on CJI impeachment
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 23 (ANI): Justice (Retd) R.S. Sodhi on Monday welcomed Rajya Sabha Chairman and Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu's rejection of an opposition-introduced impeachment motion against Supreme Court Chief Justice Dipak Misra, saying that the move "can't be considered as a w
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