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"Disclosure Statements By Itself Have No Value In The Eyes Of Law": Court Discharges Six Men In A Delhi Riots Case
A Delhi Court has discharged six men in relation to a case concerning the North East Delhi riots that erupted in the national capital in 2020. Delete #JustIn#DelhiCourt discharges six persons namely Amir, Saddam, Mohd. Rahis, Amir, Akram and Wasim in a #riots case. The FIR was registered under sec. 147, 148, 149, 436 and 427 of IPC. pic.twitter.com/d7w4YrAwu2— Live Law (@LiveLawIndia)...
High Court Cannot Enter Into Merits Of The Claim In An Appeal Under Section 37 Arbitration Act: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that a High Court cannot enter into the merits of the claim in an appeal under Section 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.In this case, the arbitrator directed a party to pay a sum of Rs. 9.5 lakhs.The other party filed objection petition before Additional District Judge, Chandigarh under Section 34 of the Arbitration Act against the award passed by...
Effective Date of Grant of Maintenance Would Be From The Date of Filing of Application, Not The Date of Judgement: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court has recently held that the claim for maintenance arises from the date of filing the application and not the date of judgment. Justice Anubha Rawat Choudhary referred to the Supreme Court Decision in Rajnesh v. Neha & Anr. and modified the impugned order, directing payment of monthly allowance from the date of application.The matter arises out of a revision...
Foreign Court's Sentence On Repatriated Indian Convict Not To Be Reduced Just Because It Is Higher Than Similar Sentence In India : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has delivered a notable judgment laying down the principles for repatriation of prisoners as per the Repatriation of Prisoners Act, 2003.The Court discussed the issue whether the sentence imposed by a foreign court on an Indian convict, who has been repatriated to India, can be higher than the sentence for a similar offence in India. The Court held that the duration of...
Delhi Riots: High Court Questions Delhi Police Over Delayed Probe In Death Of Man Forced To Sing National Anthem
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday questioned the delay in investigating an incident where a man, 23 year old Faizan, was forced to sing the national anthem during the Delhi riots that erupted in the year 2020.The incident relates to a video that had gone viral wherein Faizan could be seen allegedly being beaten by the police while being forced to sing the national anthem and 'Vande...
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...