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London Court Rules In Favour Of Barclays, Allows It To Claw Back $131 Million From Shetty, The Founder Of NMC
Indian Entrepreneur, Bavaguthu Raghuram Shetty, founder of NMC Health Plc, has been directed to pay $131 million to Barclays Plc in an award passed by a London court. NMC Health Plc is one of the biggest privately-owned healthcare groups in the UAE, and had over 200 healthcare units in 17 countries before it was placed into administration in April, 2020. The penalty has been imposed due...
Ansals Cannot Take Benefit Of Old Age To Seek Suspension Of 7 Yr Jail Term: Police To Delhi HC In Uphaar Cinema Evidence Tampering Case
The Delhi Police on Tuesday told the Delhi High Court that the real estate barons Sushil Ansal and Gopal Ansal cannot take the benefit of their old age to seek suspension of the 7 year jail term awarded to them in evidence tampering case in connection with the Uphaar fire tragedy that happened in the year 1997. Justice Subramonium Prasad was hearing the petitions filed by the Ansals challenging...
Supreme Court Seeks Azim Premji's Response To Settlement Proposal Of NGO 'India Awake For Transparency'
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court suggested a settlement be reached between Azim Premji and the NGO India Awake Transparency which is facing contempt proceedings for filing multiple frivolous complaints against the ex-Chairman of Wipro.The Court was considering a special leave petition filed by Azim Premji and his wife Yaseem Azim Premji challenging a criminal complaint filed by the NGO. The...
Marital Rape Exception Violates Married Women's Rights Under Article 21: Petitioner Argues In Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court today continued hearing a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of exception to Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code, pertaining to Marital Rape.The Division Bench of Justice Rajiv Shakdher and Justice C Hari Shankar today heard Advocate Raghav Awasthi on behalf of one of the Petitioners.Awasthi primarily argued that non-criminalization of marital...
'Cruelty Committed By A Woman Against Another Woman More Serious' : Supreme Court Upholds 80 Yr Old Mother-in-Law's Conviction Under Section 498A IPC
Observing that when cruelty is committed by one woman against another woman the offence becomes more serious, the Supreme Court upheld the conviction of a mother-in-law for the offence of cruelty under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code.The mother-in-law was found guilty of having committed cruelty against the daughter-in-law when her husband was abroad. "Being a lady, the appellant, who...
Essential Commodities Act: Karnataka HC Upholds State's Prerogative To Impose Conditions For Grant Of Authorization/ Compassionate Appointment
The Karnataka High Court recently upheld the state government's power and prerogative to impose conditions such as restriction of 'age' and 'pass in 10th Standard' while considering the applications for grant of compassionate authorization under the Karnataka Essential Commodities Public Distribution System (Control) Order. Justice P S Dinesh Kumar said,"The State Government's power...
Even During Severe COVID Upsurge Judicial Function Can't Be Shut Down: Allahabad HC Dismayed Over Delayed Progress In A Civil Suit
Expressing its dismay over the progress of a civil suit and the way the concerned Judge at Mathura Court fixed the dates in the matter, the Allahabad High Court on Monday observed that even during a severe COVID-19 upsurge, judicial function, like many other solemn functions of the State, can't be shut down.The Bench of Justice J. J. Munir further remarked that for the time being, the...
Sessions Court Frames Additional Charge Of Trafficking In Gurgaon Domestic Worker Abuse Case
In a case pertaining to abuse of a domestic worker in Haryana's Gurgaon, a Sessions Court has allowed an application filed by the victim, seeking framing of additional charge of Trafficking against the accused.The case had come to the limelight when a young female domestic worker was found unconscious by the Gurgaon Police in the home of her employers in 2015. The accused couple...
Supreme Court Issues Notice To Malaysian High Commissioner In Woman's Habeas Corpus Plea To Trace Missing Husband
A Bench of Justices UU Lalit, S Ravindra Bhat, and Bela M Trivedi on Monday issued notice to the High Commissioner of Malaysia in a habeas corpus petition filed by a wife seeking to trace her husband who had gone to Malaysia for a job and has been missing since 2015. The Court was hearing a plea filed by one Raj Kumari who alleged that her husband and three others were abducted by five Indian...
Specify If Sufficient No. Of COVID Infection Free Poll Workers Available: Calcutta HC To Election Commission On PIL To Postpone 4 Civic Polls
The Calcutta High Court today sought replies from the West Bengal State Election Commission and State Government on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea filed seeking postponement of polls in 4 municipal corporations namely Siliguri, Chandernagore, Bidhannagar and Asansol.The Bench of Chief Justice Prakash Shrivastava and Justice Rajarshi Bharadwaj has asked the election commission if...
DAMEPL Playing 'Hide & Seek', Not Here With Clean Hands: Delhi High Court In Plea For Enforcement Of Arbitral Award Against DMRC
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday pulled up the Delhi Airport Metro Express Private Limited (DAMEPL) for playing hide and seek with the Court, adding that it was not coming to the Court with clean hands. Justice Suresh Kumar Kait was hearing DAMEPL's plea against Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) seeking enforcement of the arbitration award dated May 11, 2017.The Court was of the view...