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Contempt Jurisdiction Is Always Discretionary, Should Be Exercised Sparingly : Supreme Court
Noting that the contempt jurisdiction is always discretionary which should be exercised sparingly and with circumspection, the Supreme Court has held that the Sri Sri Maa Kamakhya Temple Management case is not a fit case to exercise the said jurisdiction by punishing the members of the Kamakhya Debutter Board or directing the refund of the Temple money allegedly misappropriated by the...
Hindu Outfit Files An Application In Uttar Pradesh Court To Stop Namaz At Shahi Idgah Mosque In Mathura
An application has been moved before the Mathura court in the Sri KrishnaJanm Bhumi-Shahi Idgah dispute matter seeking direction from the Court to stop Namaz that is being offered in the Shahi Idgah and on the adjacent road."This is the property of Hindu Parties and Namaz was never offered in the Idgah Premises but in last few years the opposite parties have been offering five times...
Burden To Prove Full Repayment Of Borrowed Amount Is On The Party Claiming It : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that when payment of money and repayment of a portion of it is admitted by a party, then the onus to establish that there was full and final settlement of the dues is also on that party."A party who admits receipt of certain amount of money on a particular date and pleads discharge by way of a full and final settlement at a latter date, is the one on whom the...
Pegasus Case : Supreme Court To Hear Tomorrow Plea Challenging West Bengal's Judicial Commission Probe
The Supreme Court will hear tomorrow (Friday) a plea challenging the Constitution of Enquiry Commission constituted by the State of West Bengal to investigate into the allegations pertaining to the Pegasus spyware scandal.The matter has been listed after the counsel for the petitioner NGO "Global Village Foundation Charitable Trust" requested Chief Justice of India NV Ramana to urgently list...
Twin Conditions For Bail Under Section 45 PMLA Have Been Struck Down : Supreme Court Clarifies Guidelines On Grant Of Bail
On Thursday, while hearing application seeking clarification to its order dated 07.10.2021, issuing guidelines on the aspect of the grant of bail to accused who are not arrested during the investigation on charge sheet being filed, the Supreme Court clarified that the twin conditions for grant of bail specified in Section 45 of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) have been...
Woman Moves Kerala High Court Over Inaction By Family Court To Excuse Her From Observing Iddat Despite No Consummation Since 2 Yrs
A plea has reached the Kerala High Court challenging the Family Court's inaction over a woman's plea to be excused from observing iddat on the ground that there has been no consummation with the respondent (husband) since the last two years. When the matter came up for consideration, a bench of Justice Muhamed Mustaque and Justice Sophy Thomas temporarily stayed the injunction order passed by...
"Appointment Secured By Forging Caste Certificate": Allahabad High Court Upholds Termination Of Govt Teacher's Services
The Allahabad High Court today upheld the order of the District Basic Education Officer terminating the services of a woman Government Teacher who was found to have forged and fabricated a caste certificate for securing her appointment.Observing that in her application, a woman Government Teacher had mentioned her caste to be 'Ansari', but she had submitted the caste certificate of her...
Delhi Riots: High Court Denies Bail To Accused In Suleman Murder Case After Considering Eye Witnesses Statements & CCTV Footage
Considering the statements of eye witnesses and CCTV footage on record, the Delhi High Court has denied bail to a man accused of being part of a mob that had killed one Suleman during the North East Delhi riots.Justice Mukta Gupta denied bail to Ashish in FIR No.58/2020 registered at Karawal Nagar Police Station under Sections 147 (rioting), 148 (rioting, armed with deadly weapon), 149...
"Serious Allegations Of Mala-Fides": Allahabad HC Issues Notice To UP Dy-CM Keshav Maurya In 'Illegal House Grabbing' Case
The Allahabad High Court has issued a notice to Keshav Prasad Maurya, Deputy Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh directing him to file a counter affidavit in reply to a plea wherein certain allegations have been leveled against him related to an alleged illegal house grabbing matter. The Bench of Justice Manoj Kumar Gupta and Justice Om Prakash Tripathi issued notice to the Deputy CM as it...
Bar Council Of India Shall Explore Possibility Of LLB Exams, CLAT In Regional Languages : Law Ministry
Union Minister for Law and Justice Mr. Kiren Rijiju informed Rajya Sabha via a written reply that under the Advocates Act 1961, the Bar Council of India is the regulatory body for legal education in the country and in its rules for legal education it is "clearly envisaged that the medium of instruction can also be other regional languages as per the convenience of the...
