Notification on transfer of cases challenged
A petition challenging the Centre's notification transferring the corruption cases being tried by three special judges to regular courts, was yesterday filed in the Madras High Court.

Orissa double murder accused held
The police yesterday said they had arrested the accused in the double murder in Orissa's Kandhamal district on Sunday. Ranjan Pradhan, from the same village, confessed to the crime

SC issues notice to Union Govt on Birla textile petition
The Supreme Court yesterday issued notices to the Union Government, Delhi Government and others seeking an explanation on the question of surrender of land by polluting industries, which were earlier asked by the court to close and shift out of the national Capital.

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