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Pondicherry Courts Can't Pass Orders On French Civil Code Or Otherwise Without Verifying Original Civil Court Records: Madras High Court
Criticising an additional sub court in Pondicherry for issuing directions on making alterations in the marriage register without verifying the original documents, Madras High Court observed that courts cannot pass orders without proper enquiry and by solely relying upon the copies of the documents presented by the litigants.The single-judge bench of Justice S.M Subramaniam was hearing the...
All NCDRC Benches To Conduct Only Physical Hearings From Feb 21 Onwards
The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has resolved that all its Benches shall conduct only physical hearings from February 21, 2022 onwards. It was also specified that alternate forms of hearings such as virtual court proceedings and hybrid hearings would also remain suspended February 21 onwards.The notification dated February 15, 2022 issued by the Joint Registrar...
Supreme Court Stays NGT's Order Of Imposing Around 9 Crore Cost On RICO For Causing Damage To Environment
The Supreme Court on Monday stayed NGT's order imposing on Rajasthan State Industrial Development & Investment Corporation Limited a penalty of around Rs 9 crore as compensation for causing damage to the environment.The bench of Justices S Abdul Nazeer and Krishna Murari while issuing notice in the appeal assailing NGT's order dated October 29, 2021 in their order said, "Issue notice....
Condition To Pre-Deposit 50% Amount To Challenge NCDRC Order Not Applicable To Complaints Filed Before Consumer Protection Act 2019 : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court held that the onerous condition of payment of 50% of the amount awarded to file appeal against NCDRC order will not be applicable to the complaints filed prior to the commencement of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019.The consumer complaint, in this case, was filed before the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission before the 2019 Act came into force. But the...
Actor Assault Case: Survivor Seeks To Be Heard In Dileep's Plea Before Kerala High Court Against Further Probe
The plot thickens in the 2017 sexual assault case as developments ensued before the Kerala High Court on Tuesday as the survivor in the case filed an impleading petition in the plea moved by actor Dileep seeking to suspend further investigation into the 2017 case. Upon the actress seeking to be heard in the matter, Justice Kauser Edappagath adjourned the case to be called on February 21. In...
PIL Seeking Ban On Using Of Loud-Speakers In Mosques: Gujarat High Court Issues Notice To State Govt
The Gujarat High Court today issued notice to the Gujarat Government on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea seeking a direction to the state government to take appropriate measures for banning the use of loudspeakers in mosques all over the State.The bench of Chief Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice Ashutosh J. Shastri issued the notice on a plea moved by one Dharmendra Vishnubhai Prajapati,...
Maharashtra Govt's CCTV Project In Police Stations A 'Farce', Rs 60 Cr Wasted : Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday expressed its displeasure over a report submitted by the Maharashtra government on the status of installation of CCTV cameras inside police stations across the state and said the whole process was a farce and the money allotted for the project has been wasted.A division bench of Justices S J Kathawalla and M N Jadhav had last week sought a report from...
Validity Of Vanniyar Internal Reservation : Supreme Court Hears Arguments On Need For Larger Bench
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court heard arguments on the issue whether the matter pertaining to the Tamil Nadu law that sub-classified the 20% reservation available to the Most Backward Classes to provide Vanniyar community 10.5% reservation in educational institutions and government jobs, entails constitutional interpretations and ought to be referred to a larger bench. A Bench...
PMLA Provides Highest Benchmark For Arrest; Money Laundering Grave Offence As Victim Is National Economy, Says Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday orally remarked that the fact that the PMLA Act contemplates a maximum punishment of 7 year' imprisonment for the offence of money-laundering does not take away from its gravity, and that the offence may well be "graver" in the sense that it does not affect just one individual but the victim is the national economy.A bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar,...
Hijab Ban : Karnataka High Court Rejects Advocate's Affidavit Which Alleged Misuse Of Interim Order By Authorities
The Full Bench of the Karnataka High Court which is hearing the hijab case on Tuesday rejected an affidavit which alleged that the interim order passed by the Court on February 10 was being misused by authorities to stop hijab-wearing students even in institutions with no prescribed uniform.The Bench rejected the affidavit sworn to by Advocate Mohammad Tahir by saying that a counsel cannot...
Motor Accident- Insurer Not Absolved From Paying Damages Merely Because Erring Driver Had Fake Driving Licence: Allahabad HC
In a motor accident death claim case, the Allahabad High Court recently observed the insurance company cannot be permitted to avoid its liability only on the ground that the person driving the vehicle, which caused the accident of the deceased, was not duly licensed at the time of the accident. Referring to a 2003 ruling of the Apex Court (United India Insurance Company Limited vs....
