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Breaking: Delhi Court Lets Off Former Delhi HC Bar Association President Rajiv Khosla With Rs. 40K Fine For Assaulting Woman Lawyer In 1994
A Delhi Court on Tuesday let off Former Delhi High Court Bar Association President Rajiv Khosla, recently convicted for assaulting a woman lawyer namely Sujata Kohli in the year 1994, by imposing a fine of Rs. 40,000 on him.Complainant Sujata Kohli, who was a practicing lawyer earlier, became a judge in the Delhi judiciary and retired as District and Sessions Judge. Chief Metropolitan...
Civil Society Must Also Be Placed With Collective Responsibility To Carry Out Reafforestation Activities : Supreme Court
While emphasising on the idea of collective responsibility to carry out reafforestation and ensure a sustainable future,the Supreme Court of India on Monday directed the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation and the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi to evolve a plan of action to plant tree saplings in the city y involving school and college students, educational institutions, NGOz ,...
"Society Losing Faith In System Owing To Delinquency": Delhi HC Upholds Conviction Of Two For Murdering 25 Y/O Young Boy While Committing Robbery
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday upheld the conviction and sentence of two men for murdering a 25 year old young boy while committing robbery of his mobile phone observing that the society is losing faith in the system owing to delinquency. "Before parting with the case, it would be trite to note that the present is an extremely unfortunate case where a young boy, who worked hard in order to...
NEET PG Reservation: Several Similar Cases Pending Before SC, Kerala High Court Directs Petitioner To Confirm If They Are Identical Issues
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday elaborately heard the petitioners in a matter that challenged the State circular increasing reservation for Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) from 9% to 27% for NEET-PG 2021.After recording the submissions made by the petitioners, Justice N. Nagaresh posted the matter for further hearing tomorrow. The matter is being taken up on a priority...
Businessmen Will Be Hesitant To Enter Govt Contracts If Undertakings Are Altered On Mere Change Of Person In Power : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has cautioned against the public authorities changing the undertakings in government contracts merely due to the change of person in power. The Court said that if previous undertakings are violated by the successor authority without any proper grounds of public interests, businessmen will be hesitant to enter into government contracts.Such a situation will be...
'Police Preventing Transfer Of Shares? We Can't Allow This': Supreme Court Stays UP Police Notices To Yes Bank
The Supreme Court on Tuesday reprimanded the Uttar Pradesh Police for issuing Cr. P. C. section 102 notice to Yes Bank in respect of shares allegedly pledged by Dish TV and injuncting it from transferring the same or exercising its voting rights at the latter's AGM.The bench of Justices D. Y. Chandrachud, A. S. Bopanna and Vikram Nath was hearing Yes Bank's SLP against the November 25 order...
'Idea Is To Secure Individual Liberty Even If Convicted': Delhi High Court Directs Man To Do Community Service For Breaching Bail Condition
The idea is to secure personal liberty of individuals even if they are being convicted, remarked the Delhi High Court on Tuesday while directing a man to do one month community service at Sanjay Gandhi Animal Care Centre for breaching a bail condition.The bench of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Anup J. Bhambhani directed one Shahrukh Ali to do the service and perform the tasks allotted...
'We Can't Wait Longer Now' : Supreme Court To Go Ahead With Sentence Hearing In Vijay Mallaya's Contempt Case Regardless Of His Absence
Expressing a clear intention to go ahead with the sentence hearing in the contempt case against fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya, the Supreme Court on Tuesday posted the matter for hearing on January 18, 2022.The Court stated that even if Mallya - who is now in United Kingdom from where the India Government is trying to extradite him- is not present before the Court on that day for any...
Semi-Naked Man Joins Video Conference Hearing Before Karnataka High Court; Notice Issued On Senior Adv. Indira Jaising's Complaint
A semi-naked man had joined the video conference hearing before the Karnataka High Court on Tuesday, when the court was hearing a batch of petitions questioning the legality of the SIT probe in the alleged sex CD scandal involving former State Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi. Senior Advocate Indira Jaising, appearing for the victim in the case, sought action to be taken against the person, one...
No Decision On Nationwide NRC Till Now : Centre Tells Lok Sabha
The Central Government told the Lok Sabha on Tuesday that it has not taken any decision till now to prepare National Register of Citizens at the national level."Till now, the Government has not taken any decision to prepare National Register of Citizens(NRC) at national level", said a written reply given by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs Nityanand Rai to Lok Sabha MP...
"Chance Taking Petitioner": Delhi High Court Dismisses PIL Against Salman Khurshid's Book 'Sunrise Over Ayodhya'
The Delhi High Court today dismissed another petition filed against further publication/ circulation of the book "Sunrise Over Ayodhya" written by Congress Leader and Former Union Minister Salman Khurshid."These are all chance taking Petitioners," the Bench comprising of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh remarked at the outset, noting that Petitioner had failed to implead Khurshid...