The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh government on a petition challenging the Allahabad High Court order, which acquitted Moninder Singh Pandher and Surendra Koli in connection with the gruesome murder of several girls that took place at Nithari in Noida between 2005-06.
The order was passed by the Bench of Justice BR Gavai, Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sandeep Mehta on Friday on an appeal filed by Pappu Lal, father of one of the victim girls.
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On account of the General Elections 2024, Delhi High Court has declared May 25 as holiday for the High Court, as well as for the courts subordinate to it.
As per a notification issued by Registrar General Kanwal Jeet Arora, the cases listed (including the cases wherein orders/judgments were reserved) before the courts subordinate to the High Court for May 25 (Saturday), shall be taken up on May 27 (Monday), in addition to the cases already fixed for the said date.
Delhi will go to polls o...