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DRAT Requests Punjab & Haryana HC To Initiate Contempt Action Against Lawyer Who Filed Multiple 'Contemptuous Complaints' Against Presiding Officers
The Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunal, Delhi has directed its Registrar to request the Punjab and Haryana High Court, to take appropriate action under Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 against Advocate Harinder Pal Singh with regard to the "contemptuous" allegations made by him against the Presiding Officers of DRTs.Advocate Singh had filed a complaint dated May 11, 2021 addressing the President...
'Courts Function To Dispense Justice, Not To Shut Party's Mouth': Kerala High Court On Dismissal Of Judicial Proceedings On Technical Grounds
The Kerala High Court recently reiterated that when a suitor approaches the Court with a genuine grievance, the matter should be heard on merits rather than being disallowed on technical grounds. Justice N Anil Kumar while allowing a second appeal challenging the order of a district court refusing to condone the delay in preferring the first appeal and thereby dismissing the matter, remarked...
'No Doubt The Intention Was To Kill': Bombay High Court Sentences Mumbai Hotelier To 10 Years Imprisonment For Sister's Attempted Murder
Bombay High Court on Monday convicted and sentenced a South Mumbai hotelier to 10 years in prison for firing six bullets at his estranged elder sister on the night of October 27, 2007. "No slightest doubt in our mind that the intention of the accused was to kill," Justices Prasanna Varale and NR Borkar observed, holding Lalit Timothi D'souza guilty of an attempt to murder under...
Delhi Riots- High Court Grants Bail To Two Accused In Head Constable Ratan Lal Murder Case, Bail Denied To Other Two
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday granted bail to Shahnawaz and Mohd Ayyub in connection with murder of Head Constable Ratan Lal and causing head injuries to a DCP during the North-East Delhi riots that rocked the national capital last year. (FIR 60/2020 PS DayalPur). However the Court has rejected the bail pleas of Sadiq and Irshad Ali in the case.Justice Subramonium Prasad passed the order...
Can A Minor Become A Swami? Karnataka High Court To Examine Legality Of 'Bala Sanyasa'
The Karnataka High Court on Monday appointed Senior Advocate SS Naganand as amicus curiae to assist the court in a petition questioning the legality of appointing 16-year-old Aniruddha Saralathaya (now named as Vedavardhana Tirtha) as the Peetadhipathi of the Shiroor Mutt in Udupi. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sachin Shankar...
Writ Petition By Gram Panchayat For Protection Of Public Property Is Maintainable: Karnataka HC
The Karnataka High Court recently observed that writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India by a Gram Panchayat in furtherance of its objective of protection of a public property is maintainable. Justice M Nagaprasanna relied on the judgment of the Supreme Court in the case of Village Panchayat, Calangute v. Director of Panchayat, wherein the Apex Court...
Thalassery A Hub Of Political Rivalry, Trial Will Take Time: Kerala High Court Grants Bail To Ten Accused In Post Poll Violence Murder
The Kerala High Court on Monday granted bail to ten CPI(M) workers allegedly involved in the Thalassery post-poll violence which culminated in the death of one and injury of another Indian Union Muslim League worker. Justice K Haripal while releasing all the accused on bail proclaimed that Thalassery being a hub of political rivalry and clashes, a huge number of sessions cases are pending in...
'Petitioner Is Personally Interested, PIL Not Maintainable': AG Kishore Datta Argues Before Calcutta High Court In Case Against Mukul Roy
The Calcutta High Court on Monday heard extensive arguments from Advocate General Kishore Datta representing the State of West Bengal in the plea moved by BJP MLA Ambika Roy challenging the appointment of TMC MLA Mukul Roy as the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly.On July 9, Mukul Roy had been appointed as the Chairman of PAC by the Speaker...
Sentencing On The Same Day As Conviction Denies An Effective Hearing: MP HC Commutes Death Sentence To Life Imprisonment
While commuting the death sentence awarded to a man to life imprisonment, the Madhya Pradesh High Court referred to the jurisprudence laid down in Bachan Singh to observe that the accused was denied an effective hearing. A Division Bench of Justices G.S. Ahluwalia and Rajeev Kumar Shrivastava noted that no sufficient opportunity was given to the accused-appellant for placing...
National Lok Adalat Organised By WB State Legal Services Authority: 24,702 Cases Settled Including A Trademark Infringement Suit Of Rs 1300 Crores
The State of West Bengal organised the National Lok Adalat on September 11, 2021 under the aegis of the State Legal Services Authority, West Bengal and the National Legal Services Authority. A total number of 229 benches were constituted in the State for amicable settlement of disputes in the Lok Adalat.38,795 pre-litigation matters were taken up in the Lok Adalat out of which 10,600 matters...
'Bar Under Article 329 of Constitution': ECI Objects To Maintainability Of Plea In Calcutta HC Against Bhowanipore Bye-Election
The Election Commission of India (ECI) raised a preliminary objection to the maintainability of the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition challenging the decision of the Election Commission of India (ECI) to prioritize the bye-elections of Bhowanipore Assembly Constituency from where the Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee is set to contest on September 30. The petition moved...