Chandigarh, Nov. 29 -- A Chandigarh court has sentenced a taxi driver to life imprisonment for the 2010 rape-murder of a 21-year-old MBA student, observing that a "requisite sentence has to be imposed upon the convict to protect the society as a legitimate response to the collective conscience". The court of additional district and sessions judge Dr Yashika on Thursday convicted the accused, identified as Monu Kumar (39), under sections 302 (murder) and 376 (rape) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The court pronounced the quantum of punishment on Friday, sentencing him to life imprisonment alongside a fine of Rs.1 lakh. The judge said the convict did not deserve any sympathy, however, the case does not fall in the "rarest of rare" category to...