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'Object Was To Create Fear Amongst Hindu Community, Threaten Them To Leave Country': Court Frames Charges Against 10 Men In Delhi Riots Case
A Delhi Court has framed charges against 10 men in connection with a case concerning the North East Delhi riots, observing that the object of the unlawful assembly was to create fear in the minds of the people belonging to Hindu Community, threaten them to leave the country and to loot and burn their properties.Additional Sessions Judge Virender Bhat found credibility in the statements of...
Rahul Gandhi By Insinuation Compared All BJP Functionaries to Thieves, Lowered Reputation – BJP Leader Opposes Quashing Of Proceedings
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday adjourned to January 18, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's petition to quash the defamation case filed by a BJP leader against him for his "commander in thief" social media post and video from 2018. Justice SK Shinde adjourned the petition to January 18, 2022. In the interim, the court deferred the defamation proceedings before the Girgaon magistrate's...
'Restitutionary Damages' Vs. 'Compensatory Damages' For Breach Of Contract: Madras High Court Explains
In a significant judgment pertaining to breach of contract, the Madras High Court ventured into when a party aggrieved is entitled to compensatory damages and under what circumstances the Court may grant restitutionary damages by way of an account of profits.Compensatory damages are awarded to redress the loss suffered by an aggrieved party. Whereas, restitutionary damages are more in the...
'Effective Education Not Imparted Amid Covid': Karnataka HC Quashes KSLU Notif For Conducting Intermediate Sem Exams For 3-Yr LLB Course
The Karnataka High Court on December 14, quashed the notification issued by Karnataka State Law University, by which it was to conduct offline examinations for the students of 2nd and 4th semester of three year LLB course. Justice Hemant Chandangoudar sitting at Dharwad bench also directed that the students be promoted to the next semester. The Court said,"University is directed to...
BREAKING: BJP Moves Division Bench Of Calcutta High Court Against Single Bench Order Declining Plea To Deploy Central Forces For Kolkata Municipal Elections
The Bharathiya Janata Party (BJP) moved a Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court on Thursday against a Single Bench order of the High Court wherein BJP's plea seeking deployment of Central Forces for the upcoming Kolkata Municipal Elections had been declined. The Kolkata Municipal Corporation election is scheduled to be held on December 19.A Bench comprising Chief Justice Prakash...
SC Collegium Proposal For Bombay HC- Appointment Of 3 Addl Judges As Permanent; Addl Judge Justice Abhay Ahuja Given Fresh Term
The Supreme Court Collegium has approved the proposal for the appointment of 3 Additional Judges of the Bombay High Court as Permanent Judges. The three judges are:Madhav Jayajirao Jamdar;Amit Bhalchandra Borkar; andShrikant Dattatray Kulkarni.Also, another additional judge, Justice Abhay Ahuja has been given a fresh term of one year as an additional judge.It is important to note that...
"Matter Of Fundamental Rights" - Bombay High Court Asks Maha Govt Logic Behind Denying Non-Vaxxed Local Train Travel
The Bombay High Court has asked Maharashtra Chief Secretary to clarify the reasons behind the government's decision to permit only fully vaccinated people to board local trains in the Greater Mumbai area in an affidavit.A division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice M S Karnik was hearing petitions challenging the State Government's decision to permit only fully vaccinated people...
Murder Convicts Get COVID Parole Thrice: Allahabad High Court Seeks Reply Of UP Govt, Orders Enquiry
Questioning the move of the Uttar Pradesh Government to release 4 Murder convicts on COVID Parole, the Allahabad High Court on Monday directed the Chief Secretary of State's Government to enquire into the matter as to under what circumstances the convict/appellants were released on parole thrice.The Bench of Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Vivek Varma has also sought a report as to how many...
Delhi HC Concerned Over Execution Of Eviction Orders Under Senior Citizens Rules Before Expiry Of Limitation To File Appeal, Calls For Directions
The Delhi High Court has asked the Principal Secretary (Revenue) of the Delhi Government to issue appropriate directions in matters where eviction orders passed under Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Rules, 2009 are sought to be executed even before expiry of the limitation period to file statutory appeal. Justice Rekha Palli, who was of the view that the Court was...