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Kerala High Court Directs Probe Into Controversial Antique Dealer's Alleged Links With Senior Police Officers, Grants Police Protection To His Former Driver
The Kerala High Court on Thursday granted police protection to controversial fake antique dealer Monson Mavunkal''s former driver who had moved the Court alleging harassment from his ex-employer and certain police officers close to him.Justice Devan Ramachandran has also sought for the State Police Chief to be impleaded in the matter to conduct an elaborate probe into the grave allegations...
Jantar Mantar Sloganeering Case- Delhi Court Grants Bail To Pinky Chaudhary
A Delhi Court has granted bail to Hindu Raksha Dal Chief Bhupinder Tomar alias Pinky Chaudhary in the case concerning alleged inflammatory and anti-Muslim sloganeering at Jantar Mantar.Metropolitan Magistrate Priyank Nayak granted bail to Chaudhary subject to him furnishing a bail bond of Rs. 50,000 and two sureties of like amount.The Court took a cue from the recent order of the Delhi High...
Petition U/s 482 CrPC To Quash Domestic Violence Proceedings Maintainable: Calcutta High Court Disagrees With Madras HC Ruling
The Calcutta High Court recently had the opportunity to expound in detail on the question whether an order passed by a Magistrate in a proceeding under Section 12 read with Section 23 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (Act) on the point of maintainability of the said proceeding can be quashed under the provisions of Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure...
'This Adventurism In Litigation Has To Stop Now': Kerala High Court Lashes Out In Church Feud Case
The Kerala High Court on Thursday lashed out on the State over prolonged clashes between the Orthodox and Jacobite factions in the State despite clear directions from the Apex Court to solve the dispute. Justice Devan Ramachandran minced no words while coming down on the State government for failing to resolve the feud. "This adventurism in litigation has to stop now. I know the judges who...
Married Daughter & Parents Of Deceased Entitled To Compensation As Dependents Under Motor Vehicles Act: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has recently ruled that a married daughter and the parents of the deceased are entitled to claim compensation under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, as dependents of the deceased.Justice C.S Dias while dismissing an appeal filed by the insurance company opined:"It would be preposterous to accept the contention if the counsel for the appellant that a...
Delhi High Court Seeks Expeditious Appointment Of Recovery Officers In DRTs, Framing Of Rules For High Value Recovery Matters Within 3 Weeks
The Delhi High Court has directed the Centre to ensure appointment of Recovery Officers in Debt Recovery Tribunals across India without any delay.A Bench of Justices Vipin Sanghi and Jasmeet Singh sought a status report to be filed in this regard on November 17, the next date of hearing, highlighting the progress made so far.The Bench was hearing a plea raising the issue of delay in disposal...
'Object Of JJ Act Defeated': Karnataka High Court Removes Unqualified Persons Appointed To State Selection Committee At Minister's Behest
The Karnataka High Court recently set aside the appointment of two members of the Karnataka State Selection Committee on the grounds that they did not have the requisite qualification prescribed under the Juvenile Justice(Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 and the Rules made thereunder. The said committee is constituted for the selection of Juvenile Justice Selection...
'Grave Matter, Requires Immediate Attention' : Delhi High Court Takes Suo Moto Cognizance Of Rohini Court Firing Incident
The Chief Justice led bench of the Delhi High Court has taken suo moto cognizance of the recent gun firing incident inside Delhi's Rohini Court hall."This is a grave matter and requires immediate attention," observed the Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh at the outset.It has impleaded the Commissioner of Delhi Police, Ministry of Home Affairs and the Union Law Ministry...
RTI Activist Amit Jethva Murder Case- Gujarat High Court Suspends Sentence Of Life-Imprisonment Of Ex-MP Dinu Solanki
The Gujarat High Court today suspended the Life-imprisonment sentence of Ex-BJP MP Dinu Bogha Solanki who was convicted by a special CBI court in 2019 for killing RTI activist Amit Jethwa in 2010 after the activist had tried to expose illegal mining activities in the Gir forest region.Suspending his sentence and granting him conditional bail, the Bench of Justice Paresh Upadhyay and Justice...
'For Publicity Purpose': Madras HC Imposes Rs 5K Costs, 2 Year Ban On Filing PILs For 'Misconceived' Challenge To Govt Retirement Age Policy
The Madras High Court on Wednesday imposed costs to the tune of Rs 5000 on a petitioner who had who had challenged the State government's February 2021 decision to increase the retirement age for government officials to 60 years from the earlier 59 years. Additionally, the petitioner was also barred from filing any Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition for two years without obtaining...
'Complete Abuse Of Process': Madras HC Imposes Rs 1 Lakh Costs For 'Worthless' Appeal, Cautions Against Impleading Arbitrators
The Madras High Court on Wednesday imposed Rs 1 lakh costs on an appellant while dismissing a challenge to an arbitral award by terming it to be an abuse of the process of law. The appellant was directed to pay Rs 50,000 to the respondent and a further Rs 50,000 to the Tamil Nadu Legal Services Authority (TNSLA) within a month.A Bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice...