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"Can't Provide Details Of Prime Minister's Entourage": IAF Moves Delhi High Court Against CIC Order Directing Disclosure Under RTI Act
A writ petition has been filed in the Delhi High Court against an order of the CIC (Central Information Commission), said to be affecting the sovereignty and integrity of India, inasmuch as it directs the Indian Air Force (IAF) to disclose details of the Prime Minister's entourage under the RTI Act (Right to Information Act, 2005). The petition has been filed by the CPIO, Directorate...
Standard Of Proof In Motor Accident Claim Cases Is One Of Preponderance Of Probabilities, Reiterates Supreme Court
The Supreme court has observed that the standard of proof in Motor Accident Claim Cases is one of preponderance of probabilities, rather than beyond reasonable doubt. One needs to be mindful that the approach and role of Courts while examining evidence in accident claim cases ought not to be to find fault with nonÂ-examination of some best eyeÂwitnesses, as may happen in...
Sunaina Holey's Case : Precedent Refusing Action Against Shiv Sena For 'Saamna' Article On Babri Demolition Cited In Bombay High Court
While making his submissions before the Bombay High Court in the writ petition filed by Sunaina Holey, who was booked for tweets against the Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, minister Aaditya Thackeray and other members of the cabinet, her lawyer Abhinav Chandrachud cited a case wherein the High Court had refused action against Shiv Sena's mouthpiece the Saamna for articles after...
'Balance Right To Protest & Right To Movement'-Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Direction To Allow Farmers Protest At Jantar Manter
A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a direction to allow the protesting farmers to enter in Delhi and allow them to protest at the designated place for protest i. e. Jantar Manter by following the guidelines for COVID.The plea filed on behalf of Advocate Reepak Kansal seeks indulgence of the Court to protect and safeguard the "human and fundamental rights of protesting...
Allahabad High Court Seeks UP Government's Response On Steps Taken For Implementation Of Witness Protection Scheme 2018
The Allahabad High Court on Thursday issued notice to the UP Government on a PIL (public interest litigation) seeking effective implementation of the Witness Protection Scheme, 2018. A Bench of Justices Pankaj Mithal and Saurabh Lavania has asked the Government to file a counter affidavit, within two weeks, so that it may proceed on merits. The bench has also asked the Government...
Won't Pass Any Order Which Will Lead To Economy Going Haywire, Says Supreme Court On Pleas For Loan Moratorium Extension
The Supreme Court continued the hearing in the pleas pertaining to extension of loan moratorium along with petitions by specific sectors.Solicitor General Tushar Mehta made submissions on behalf of the Centre bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, R Subhash Reddy & MR Shah, the crux of which were that the the sector specific issues that emanate in the instant petitions could not be granted...
Motor Accidents: Claimant Deprived Of Full Pension Of Her Husband Entitled To Compensation For Loss Of Earnings, Holds Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court on Monday held that a claimant widow, who is deprived of full pension of her husband because he died in a motor accident, is entitled to compensation under the head of loss of earnings. "The Tribunal ought to have considered the fact that had her husband survived, she would have got a sum of Rs.28,000/- per month which has now been halved," Justice Dr....
Delhi High Court Says It Will Pass Its Order On Centre's Appeal Against Vodafone Grp Plc
A Division Bench of Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw and Justice Asha Menon today said it would pass its order on an appeal by the Centre to restrain Vodafone Group Plc from initiating second arbitration proceedings under the India-UK Bilateral Protection Agreement (BIPA), after the Centre asked the court to defer the appeal sine die, refusing to make a statement on whether it would...
Karnataka High Court Asks ED If Amnesty International Can Be Allowed To Pay Statutory Dues From Frozen Bank Accounts
The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday directed the Enforcement Directorate to respond by tomorrow whether it is willing to allow international human rights body, Amnesty International's India offices (M/s Indians for Amnesty International Trust), to make statutory dues like salaries, tax payments, etc to the tune of Rs 40 lakh per month, from the five bank accounts which have been frozen...
Acceptance Of Gift Can Be Inferred By Implied Conduct Of Donee: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has observed that acceptance of a gift can be inferred by the implied conduct of the donee.Such inference can be ascertained from the surrounding circumstances such as taking into possession the property by the donee or by being in the possession of the gift deed itself, the bench comprising Justices NV Ramana, S. Abdul Nazeer and Surya Kant observed.In this case,...