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SC Stays Costs Imposed On Tehseen Poonawala By P&H HC For Allegedly 'Insulting' Jain Saint [Read Order]
The Supreme Court has stayed the Punjab and Haryana High Court's imposition of costs on Tehseen Poonawala for 'insulting' Jain Saint Tarun Sagar in Twitter. The High court, in a controversial order, had imposed costs of Rupees Ten Lakhs each on Poonawala and Vishal Dadlani even though it found that the criminal cases registered against them are liable to be...
"Courts Have Time Machines, For Cases Remain Constant Decades On End, But Not The Clients Or Causes": Bombay HC On Delay [Read Judgment]
The Bombay High Court while dismissing a revision application filed by tenants of a property in litigation for decades, quoted Charles Dickens while responding to the argument advanced by the applicants that two children in the original owner's family secured employment which would mean that they do not 'need' or bona fide requirement of the said property.Justice Dama Sheshadri Naidu who...
Bar Council Of Delhi Asks Courts To Bar Over 4700 Advocates Who Failed AIBE [Read Notification]
The Bar Council of Delhi has requested all the courts and tribunals in Delhi to prevent those Advocates from practicing before them, who have not cleared the All India Bar Examination (AIBE) within due time. AIBE was made mandatory by the Bar Council of India for all law students graduating from academic year 2009-2010 and enrolled as advocates under Section 24 of the Advocates Act,...
Justice Vikram Nath Appointed as Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court [Read Notification]
President of India has appointed Justice Vikram Nath as Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court.The Collegium on 8th April, 2019 had recommended that Mr. Justice Vikram Nath, senior-most Judge from Allahabad High Court be appointed as Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court. The said recommendation sent to the Government has been referred back for reconsideration for the reasons indicated...
NGT Directs Agra Development Authority To Demolish Encroachment On Yamuna Flood Plains By March 2020
The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Delhi has directed the Agra Development Authority to clear the flood plain of river by ensuring removal of all encroachments by 31st March, 2020. The order came on a plea filed by petitioner Umashankar Patwa, seeking a direction to the authority concerned to conduct demolition of encroachment which has come...
SCBA Condoles Death Of Its Former President Ram Jethmalani
The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) on Sunday condoled the demise of senior lawyer and former Union minister describing him as its "illustrious member" and a "doyen of criminal law". Jethmalani, 95, died here on Sunday, six days before his 96th birthday. He served as SCBA president in 2010. "Armed with a silver tongue, an erudite mind and a legendary wit, Shri Jethmalani ji was truly...
Predatory Pricing: SC Dismisses Uber's Appeal Against Probe Into Its Alleged Anti-Competitive Practices [Read Order]
The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal filed by Uber against the probe ordered by Competition Appellate Tribunal into the alleged abuse of dominance and anti-competitive practices by it.The complaint filed by Meru Travel Solutions Pvt. Ltd. before Competition Commission of India against Uber was rejected by it. Later, on appeal filed by Meru, the COMPAT, had directed CCI's probe...
"There Is Pain In Being A woman, But There Is Pride In It Too"; Bombay HC Corrects "Erroneous" Acquittal In A 20 Yr Old 498-A Case [Read Judgment]
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday upheld the conviction of one Mandakini, mother-in-law of deceased Vaishali, who committed suicide by consuming insecticide 21 years ago. Court also concluded that Vaishali's husband Dinesh was guilty under Section 498 A of IPC and afforded him an opportunity of hearing on the point of sentencing. Division bench of Chief Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and...
Special Court Refuses Bail To Christian Michel in Augusta Westland Case [Read Order]
Special Judge Arvind Kumar has rejected the bail application of Christian Michel in cases filed against him by CBI and ED in Augusta Westland scam case. The demand for bail was rejected on the ground that there exist no sufficient reasons to grant the same to Michel. Michel is among the three other middlemen who are being investigated by the CBI for involvement in the VVIP Chopper Scam....
"Yet Another Case Of Frivolous Petition Masked As PIL"; Bombay HC Imposes 5L Cost On Habitual Petitioner [Read Order]
The Bombay High Court on Thursday imposed a cost of Rs.5 lakh on petitioner Sapan Shrivastava for "gross abuse of process of the Court." Court said-"This is yet another case of frivolous petition masked as a public interest petition and we find that the Petitioner is misusing the process of this court requiring strict action to be taken against the Petitioner."A division bench of Chief...
NGT Pulls Up DPCC For Inaction On Encroachment By Rag Pickers
The NGT has pulled up the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) for its inaction on the encroachment of certain public roads and government land by rag pickers, and their engagement in sorting domestic waste from nearby residential areas without any safety equipment. The complainant Rohit Yadav, President of RWA, Madipur Village, New Delhi, sent a letter petition to the...