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National Sports Federations Must Comply With Mandatory Aspects Of Sports Code Which Can Neither Be Diluted Nor Whittled-Down: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that the National Sports Federations (NSFs) must comply with each mandatory aspect of Sports Code, which can neither be diluted nor whittled-down.Justice Najmi Waziri further added that for a continued recognition of such NSFs, an annual monitoring of compliance is contemplated under the Sports Code. The development came while the Court was dealing with...
Prosecution Must Explain Injuries Found On Deceased, Fanciful Thinking Not Basis To Arrive At Conclusions In Criminal Case: Telangana High Court
The Telangana High Court recently overturned a conviction in a case related to section 304 Part-II of Indian Penal Code, 1860 while observing that assumptions, presumptions and fanciful thinking cannot be made basis to arrive at conclusions in a criminal case. The observation came from Justice K. Surender who noted that when the eye-witnesses had last seen the deceased alone at her...
Delhi High Court Notes Large Pendency Of Cases In District & State Consumer Fora, Seeks Report On Status Of Working Hours
Taking note of a huge pendency of cases in district fora as well as the State Consumer Forum, the Delhi High Court has sought a report on the status of working hours of the forums. Observing that the consumer forums in the city ought to function for the full working hours for hearing matters, Justice Pratibha M Singh sought status report from Registrar, Delhi State Consumer Disputes...
Motor Accident Claimants Have To Prove Case On Touchstone Of 'Preponderance Of Probabilities': Punjab & Haryana High Court
Punjab and Haryana High Court recently held that the claimants in the proceedings under Motor Vehicles Act 1988 need to prove their case on the touchstone of preponderance of probabilities.However, it denied the claim in the instant case while stating that the claimants had not been able to even 'remotely prove' the factum of accident against the alleged offending vehicle.The bench...
Commercial Courts (Amendment) Act, 2018 Cannot Be Applied Retrospectively: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that the Commercial Courts (Amendment) Act, 2018 cannot be applied retrospectively. A division bench comprising of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad was of the view that it cannot be said that there is any lack of clarity or ambiguity in sec. 19 of the 2018 Amending Act which categorically states that its provisions will apply...
Delhi High Court Closes Suit By Hotstar Against Rogue Websites Over Unauthorized Telecasting Of 'The Big Bull Film'
The Delhi High Court has disposed of a suit by Novi Digital Entertainment Pvt. Ltd., operating the online video streaming platform Hotstar, filed against various rogue websites apprehending illegal and unauthorized telecast of 'The Big Bull' film before its release last year. While the movie was slated for theatrical release on 8th April, 2021, the suit was filed on 22nd March 2021 seeking...
Lives Of Consenting Adults Living Together As Husband & Wife Cannot Be Interfered With By Third Parties, Their Families: Delhi High Court
"Once two adults consent to live together as husband and wife there can be perceivably no interference in their lives from third parties, including their family," the Delhi High Court has recently observed. Justice Tushar Rao Gedela further added that the State is under a Constitutional obligation to protect its citizens especially in cases where the marriage is solemnized between two...
Kerala High Court Issues Directions For Effective & Gender-Neutral Victim Protection Protocol For Sexual Assault Survivors
In a significant development, the Kerala High Court has notified a list of directions to the State authorities to set up a gender-neutral victim protection protocol to ensure that all survivors of sexual abuse are empowered and encouraged to approach law enforcement agencies.Justice Devan Ramachandran issued the directions to secure the effective execution of the mechanisms already...
Best Bakery Case: Accused Alleges Tutoring Of Witnesses By Teesta Setalvad, Seeks Transfer Of Trial
One of the two accused facing trial in Mumbai in the second part of the Best Bakery case of Gujarat has alleged tutoring of witnesses in the trial and sought transfer of the case to some other Additional Sessions Judge. The plea filed by Harshad Solanki before the Principal Sessions Judge Vrushali Joshi alleges that the existing trial judge had not taken cognisance of his...
1989 Nusli Wadia Murder Conspiracy: Court Seeks CBI's Reply On Accused's Plea To Summon Mukesh Ambani As Witness
Ivan Sequeira, one of the accused in the 1989 case of a murder attempt on industrialist Nusli Wadia, the then chairman of Bombay Dyeing, has sought for industrialist Mukesh Ambani to be summoned as a witness in the case.According to police, Sequeira was assigned the task of firing at Wadia. The court has sought the CBI's response to the plea by July 28. Late Kirti Ambani, a...
Gauhati High Court Grants Bail To College Student Booked Under UAPA For Allegedly Writing Pro-ULFAI Post On Facebook
The Gauhati High Court on Thursday granted bail to a college student (Borshahsri Buragohain/Borshahari Buragohain) who has been accused of writing a Facebook post allegedly supporting a banned terrorist organization United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I).The bench of Justice Ajit Borthakur granted her bail by observing that further continuation of her detention may not be...
Courts Can Exercise Judicial Review In Contractual Matters Only If Malafide/ Arbitrariness Is Shown: Telangana High Court
The Telangana High Court recently observed that judicial review by the Court in contractual matters is very limited and unless malafides and arbitrariness was shown, the Court could not interfere with the administrative action. The observation came from Justice G. Radha Rani in a writ petition challenging the action of the 2nd respondent in not permitting the petitioner to participate...