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Supreme Court Orders Net Giants to Put in Place Mechanism to Delete Sex Determination Ads - 17.02.2017

Supreme Court has ordered three Internet giants, Google, Microsoft and Yahoo, to immediately set up their own in-house expert bodies to keep tabs on and delete online pre-natal sex determination advertisements.

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Patna HC Stays Appointment of 3600 Agriculture Coordinators - 17.02.2017

Patna High Court has put on hold appointment and posting of around 3600 agriculture coordinators in Bihar following complaints of mass-scale irregularities.

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Madras HC Dismisses Plea to Convert Jayalalithaa Home Into Memorial - 17.02.2017

Madras High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition seeking a direction to State Government to convert bungalow of former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, ‘Veda Nilayam’, into a memorial.

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Delhi Court Sentences Man to 10 Year Jail Term, Acquits Two Other in 2005 Delhi Blast Case - 17.02.2017

A Delhi based Court has sentenced a man to 10 years in jail for Delhi’s worst terrorist attack and freed two others, triggering allegations that police botched up investigation into serial blasts that killed 67 people and injured 200.

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Supreme Court: Public Servant Can’t Show Gifts As Income From Legal Sources - 16.02.2017

SC has said that while it may be “legal” for public servants to accept gifts in cash and kind and later show it as part of their professional income for purposes of IT assessment, but same will amount to an “unlawful source of income” while dealing with a corrupt public servant under PC Act.

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Bombay High Court Expresses Displeasure Over Deaths Due to Malnutrition - 16.02.2017

Bombay High Court has observed it’s a sad state of affairs that 443 million people in country are children, 50% of whom are below poverty line, and 18,000 children die every year due to malnutrition.

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Bombay High Court Seeks Progress Report on Rehabilitation of Victoria Owners - 16.02.2017

Bombay High Court has asked Government of Maharashtra to file an affidavit within 14 days explaining their progress on developing a rehabilitation plan for Victoria horse carriage owners.

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RBI Signs MOU on Information Exchange With Bank of Zambia - 16.02.2017

Reserve Bank of India has inked an information exchange pact with Bank of Zambia aimed at forging greater cooperation.

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Delhi High Court: Minutes of Full House Meetings of Bar Council Cannot Be Disclosed - 16.02.2017

Delhi High Court has held that minutes of Full House Meetings of Bar Council cannot be disclosed and put in public domain or on Council’s website.

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Supreme Court Orders Bihar Govt to Transfer Shahabuddin to Tihar Jail - 15.02.2017

Supreme Court has ordered Bihar Government to move Mohammad Shahabuddin to Tihar jail from Bihar's Siwan jail to ensure that he doesn't get special treatment and so there can be a free and fair trial in various cases against him.

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