City briefs

HC slaps Rs 1 lakh fine on Central govt
The Delhi High Court on Thursday slapped a cost of Rs 1 lakh on the Centre for challenging a National Human Rights Commission order directing it to pay Rs 1 lakh in damages to a woman who lost her 28-year-old daughter due to administration of wrong medicine by a government dispensary. “This court is constrained to observe that this is a vexatious litigation needlessly pursued by the Central government,” said Justice S Muralidhar,while imposing the penalty for prolonging the agony of the victim’s mother.

Father-son duo held for snatching phones
A man and son have been arrested in Central Delhi for allegedly snatching mobile phones from motorcyclists after pretending to be hit by their bikes. Daulat (40) and his son Nitin (21) were arrested from Karol Bagh on Thursday. P3

Cash payment limit for property tax Rs 5,000
Making the payment of property tax easier for the year 2010-11,the MCD will now amounts of up to Rs 5,000 in cash. Earlier,the limit for cash payments was Rs 2,000. Additional Commissioner (Revenue) P S Tomar said citizens can now pay their tax online or at ITZ Cash counters,authorised banks and citizen’s service bureaux.