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Kotkhai rape and murder: Himachal Pradesh court extends police officials' judicial custody till 25 Nov
•A court on Thursday extended the judicial custody of the Himachal Pradesh Police officials arrested by the CBI in connection with the custodial death of an accused in the Kothkai rape and murder case till 25 November.
Shimla schoolgirl rape and murder case: Court satisfied with progress of CBI probe, next hearing on 20 December
•Himachal Pradesh High Court has expressed satisfaction over the progress of the CBI probe in the Shimla rape-murder case
Shimla schoolgirl rape and murder case: Court grants bail to accused as CBI fails to file chargesheet
•A sessions court in Shimla on Saturday granted bail to Ashish Chauhan, an accused in the Kotkhai Gudia rape and murder case.
Himachal Pradesh CM Virbhadra Singh, wife summoned by court in Disproportionate Assets case
•New Delhi: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh was on Monday summoned as accused by special court which took cognisance of the CBI charge sheet against him for allegedly amassing disproportionate assets worth around Rs 10 crore.
Supreme Court asks why can't a woman live in peace in this country
•Why can't women live in peace in this country, a Supreme Court bench, apparently exasperated over growing crimes against women, has observed.
Supreme Court fixes alimony at 25 percent of a man's salary, calls it 'just and fair' amount
Fp Staff •What percentage of a man's salary should go towards alimony to one's estranged wife? The Supreme Court has set this figure at 25 percent, calling it a "just and fair" amount
Delhi High Court rejects Virbhadra Singh's claims that FIR against him is 'political vendetta'
•Delhi High Court on Friday refused to quash the disproportionate assets case filed by CBI against Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh and his wife, saying there is no basis to claim that the FIR is the result of any "political vendetta".
Chargesheet against Himachal CM Virbhadra Singh, wife in DA case after Delhi HC denies relief
•Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh and his wife were charge-sheeted by the CBI on Friday in a special court here in a disproportionate assets case, hours after the Delhi High Court denied him any relief and removed the interim stay on his interrogation or arrest.
Misusing RTI: Why using it for information already in public domain is not right
Smurlidharan •If the same information is not in the public domain, then RTI must be entertained but if a bone lazy person does not access from public domain with some legwork, he should not be given a leg up.
Relief for Priyanka Gandhi: HC stays order to make details of land deal public
Fp Archives •The Information Commission had rejected the plea for withholding the information on the grounds that any information which cannot be withheld from Parliament or the state assembly cannot be denied to any individual.