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Even Politically Inflammatory Or Downright Offensive Speeches Not Excluded From Constitutional Protection: South Africa SC [Read Order]
“The bounds of constitutional protection are only overstepped when the speech involves propaganda for war; the incitement of imminent violence; or the advocacy of hatred that is based on race, ethnicity, gender or religion, and that constitutes incitement to cause harm”.The Supreme Court of South Africa has observed that the fact that particular expression may be hurtful of...
NGT Reserves Order On Vedanta's Plea Challenging Closure Of Sterlite Plant
The National Green Tribunal on Monday reserved its order on a plea by Mining company Vedanta Ltd challenging closure of its sterlite copper plant in Tamil Nadu, where a massive protest was witnessed in May against alleged pollution by the factory.A bench headed by NGT chairperson Adarsh Kumar Goel said the order would be uploaded on the tribunal's website next week.At least 13 people were...
Even If Wife’s Parents Are Rich And Affluent, It Is Irrelevant In Deciding Claim For Interim Maintenance: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]
The Bombay High Court has held that in a matrimonial dispute, even if parents of the wife are rich and affluent, the fact is irrelevant while deciding her application for interim maintenance.Justice MS Sonak was hearing a writ petition filed by one Shlokha Chhabria wherein she had challenged an order of the Family Court, Bandra, rejecting her application for interim maintenance.Case...
Election To Thane Bar Ass’n To Be Held According To Principle Of ‘One Bar One Vote’: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]
In a significant decision that will have an impact on elections for bar associations to be held across the State of Maharashtra, the Bombay High Court has directed the Thane District Courts Bar Association (TDCBA) to reschedule the elections that were scheduled to be held on December 10 and hold them in accordance with the principle of ‘One Bar One Vote.’A division bench of Justice...
Madhya Pradesh HC Rejects Plea Alleging Lack of Sufficient Security to EVMs [Read Order]
“These strong rooms are under the security of Central Armed Paramilitary Forces with a triple cordon of security.”The Madhya Pradesh High Court has disposed of a plea of a Congress leader who had expressed his concern over the alleged lack of sufficient security in some districts in respect of polled/unused electronic voting machines (EVMs) and Voter-verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT)...
Agami Prize Recognizes Innovators, Change-makers & Leaders In Delhi Summit
The Agami Summit was hosted by Vayam and Humlab on December 5 at the Sheraton, New Delhi, hosting 100 innovators, change-makers and leaders transforming the legal industry and systems of law and justice in India.Carl Malamud, founder of PublicResource.Org and Faye D'Souza, Executive Editor, Mirror opened the event with their keynotes, addressing entrepreneurs and change-makers from the...
“Forging Deeper Ties With The Indian Legal Community”: Georgetown University Law Center Delegation Concludes Weeklong Trip
A senior delegation from the Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C., led by Dean William M. Treanor, visited India from December 2 to December 8 to connect with Indian law schools, law firms, Georgetown alumni, and senior members of the Indian judicial community in Delhi and Mumbai.As per a press release, , Gene Finn, Associate Dean, and Justin Swinsick, Director,...
Delhi HC Seeks Centre's Reply On A Plea By Man With Skin Disorder To Allows Solar Control Film On His Vehicle
The Delhi High Court has asked the Centre whether a man suffering from a rare skin disorder can be allowed to use solar control film on his vehicle as a "special consideration"."Can't you give him a special consideration," a bench of justices S Ravindra Bhat and Prateek Jalan asked the Centre, which has sought dismissal of the man's plea on the ground that he had raised the issue in the...
Shashi Tharoor Files Criminal Defamation Case Against Ravi Shankar Prasad For Calling Him “Murder Accused”
Congress leader Dr. Shashi Tharoor has filed a criminal defamation case against Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, after the latter called him an “accused in a murder case” during a press conference. The case was filed on December 7 in the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate of Thiruvananthapuram.Mr. Prasad had made the remarks after Mr. Tharoor referred to an article quoting an unnamed...
High Courts Weekly Round-Up
Allahabad High CourtActing on its earlier warnings, Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court recently slapped Rs. 5000 as costs on a doctor of Bahraich District Hospital for writing a post-mortem report in illegible handwriting. Justice Anant Kumar opined that Dr. Rama Shankar Gupta “cannot be excused”, and ordered the amount to be deducted from his salary. The amount is expected to...
Bombay HC Gives Benefit Of Doubt To Man Suffering From Paranoid Schizophrenia, Acquits Him Of Grandmother’s Murder [Read Judgment]
The Bombay High Court recently gave the benefit of doubt to a man suffering from paranoid schizophrenia and set aside his conviction and life sentence in murder of his 82-year-old grandmother in 2009.A division bench of Justice SS Shinde and Justice AS Gadkari was hearing an appeal filed by Sagar Patil, who was convicted under Section 302 of IPC by the Joint AdHoc Additional Sessions...
Delhi HC To Petroleum Ministry: Tell Bharat Petroleum Harassment Of Citizens Unacceptable, Slaps Cost Of Rs 1L [Read Order]
BPCL was “harassing” petrol pump dealer since 1991 Terming it “highly unfortunate” how Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd, a Public Sector Undertaking, has been harassing a petrol pump dealer and her legal heirs since year 1991 by not honouring the dealership agreement and extending litigation against them, the Delhi High Court has slapped a cost of Rs 1Lakh on the PSU while asking...