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Tampering Evidence In Uphaar Tragedy Case: Delhi HC Upholds Charges Against Ansals [Read Judgment]
The Delhi High Court speaking through Justice Siddharth Mridul has dismissed a review petition filed by real estate barons Sushil Ansal and Gopal Ansal in the unfortunate 1997 Uphaar cinema fire tragedy, in which 59 people had lost their lives after a fire broke out during the show of a Bollywood movie. The single judge bench upheld the trial court’s order charging the duo – owners of...
Delhi HC Upholds Order Granting Tax Exemption For Period Of VHP’s Ban Post Babri Demolition [Read Order]
The High Court of Delhi on Monday upheld the grant of tax exemption under Section 11 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 to the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, despite the delay in filing of audit reports along with the returns for FY 1993-94. The Court accepted the contention that such delay was justified as it was due to the fact that its accounts were seized when it was banned under the Unlawful...
Bombay HC Tells Schools, Educational Institutes To Detect Learning Disability In Kids At Earliest Stage [Read Order]
The Bombay High Court has directed all schools, boards and educational institutions to carry out the task of detecting specific learning disabilities in children at the earliest stage, preferably, when they are in primary schools or after they complete the age of nine years.A bench of Justice VM Kanade and Justice AK Menon said these educational institutions may delegate this task to teachers...
FIR Against Google For “Derogatory” Search Results On PM Modi
An FIR has been lodged against search engine Google by Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) member R.K. Awasthi for an alleged derogatory search result from 2015 involving Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Superintendent of Police (City) Kamal Kishore informed the media on Thursday that the FIR was registered under various sections of the Information Technology Act, 2000, on a complaint by Advocate...
Court Empowered To Direct Production Of Documents Relevant To The Issue: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]
The Delhi High Court through Justice Vipin Sanghi, in the case of Naveen Jindal vs M/S Zee Media Corporation and Anr, noted that under Order 11 Rule 14 of the CPC, the Court has the power to direct production of documents relevant to the issue in question and necessary for the fair disposal of the case and which are in the possession of the person against whom the discovery has been sought....
Externment Order Brings In Societal And Personal Deprivation, Is A Great Blow To The Externee’s Finances: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]
The Delhi High Court recently quashed an externment order against an accused, observing that such orders bring in societal and personal deprivation.“Nonetheless, there can be no dispute that an externment order brings in societal and personal deprivation and is a great blow on the finances of the externee. An order of externment makes an inroad into the cherished and valuable right of a...
Bombay HC Orders Release Of Non-CNG/ LPG Transport Vehicle That Violated Earlier Order [Read Order]
The Bombay High Court has imposed a fine of Rs.10,000 on M/s Integrated Siddhi Hospitality, that owns a transport vehicle which was plying on Mumbai roads in breach of a 13-year-old order by the court.According to the said order dated March 3, 2004, vehicles that were then 8 years or older would have to be phased out from the city of Mumbai unless they were converted to run either on CNG...
Bombay HC Refuses To Quash FIR Under 498A Filed In Maharashtra Against In-Laws Who Reside In Gujarat [Read Order]
Refusing to quash an FIR filed for offences punishable under Sections 498 A, 323, 504, 506, of the Indian Penal Code, the Bombay High Court has dismissed a plea filed by in-laws of 35-year-old Nimisha Patel who alleged mental and physical torture at their hands.The Aurangabad bench of Justice SS Shinde and Justice KK Sonawane was hearing an application filed by Kailashben Patel, Rahul...
Stop Vehicles Plying As School Buses If They Don’t Follow CSA Guidelines: Bombay HC [Read Order]
The Bombay High Court has directed the state of Maharashtra to ensure that private vehicles that are allowed to ply as “school buses” carrying children come under the common standard agreement (CSA) guidelines.The CSA is an agreement entered upon between the school authorities, parents and teachers’ associations on one side and owners of vehicles plying for the purpose of...
Period Served As Undertrial In One Case Can’t Be Set Off Against Sentence To Be Served In Another Case: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]
The Bombay High Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by Mulund blast convict Saquib Nachan.A bench of Justice Ranjit More and Justice Anuja Prabhudessai was hearing Nachan’s petition wherein he sought the period of detention undergone by him in the MCOC case to be set off against the sentence of imprisonment in POTA case.Case BackgroundSaquib Nachan had been in custody for a period of...
Petition Filed In Delhi HC To Examine Whether Ola & Uber Drivers Are Their Employees, Notice Issued [Read Petition]
The High Court of Delhi on Monday sought a response from cab aggregators Uber and Ola on whether their drivers would fall under the category of employees/workmen so as to be eligible for receiving benefits under labour laws. Notice was also issued to the Centre and the Delhi Government. The matter will now be heard on August 10.The notice was issued by Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva on a...
MP HC Decline To Interfere In Dispute Between the Employer And Employees [Read Order]
A single bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court has held if the fundamental right of aggrieved party is not infringed than it is beyond the scope of judicial review under Article 226 of the Constitution to consider relief sought by the employer against the threat received from the employees’ union to go on strike.The court dismissed a petition filed by a private firm providing vehicles to...