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Deserted Woman Suffering From Grave Illness Seeks Free Medical Treatment: High Court Seeks Delhi Govt's Response
The Delhi High Court has sought the Delhi Government' response regarding the procedure required to be followed by a woman suffering from serious illness and seeking directions on the State to provided her free medical treatment, after allegedly being deserted by her husband and in laws.Justice Rekha Palli granted one week's time to the Delhi Government for filing an affidavit setting out...
Supreme Court Proceedings For Protection Of Children Orphaned During Covid-19 Not Bar On High Court: Petitioner Tells Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court today continued hearing a PIL seeking direction to Centre and Delhi Government to safeguard the interest of the children who have lost their parents to Covid-19 and who do not have anyone else to take care of them and face the risk of being trafficked.The Petitioner, Advocate Jeetender Gupta appearing in person, told the High Court that merely because the Supreme Court...
"May Inhibit Child From Developing Healthy Interpersonal Relationships In Future": Delhi HC Denies Bail To Basketball Coach Allegedly Sexually Assaulting 13 Yr-Old
The Delhi High Court recently refused to grant bail to a 57-year old basketball coach accused of allegedly sexually assaulting a 13-year old girl after observing that the act of betrayal of trust at an early stage of life may inhibit the child from developing healthy interpersonal relationships in future.Justice Subramonium Prasad observed:"Paramount consideration is to be given to the...
Investigation Buried The Truth Fathom Deep: Supreme Court Acquits All Accused In A Murder Case
Investigation in this case was carried out not with the intention of unearthing the truth, but for burying the same fathom deep, the Supreme Court remarked while acquitting all the accused in a murder case of 2008.The case pertains to a murder of Pappu @ Nand Kishore in the year 2008. The prosecution case was that Sahodra had taken the deceased victim (who was her brother in law) to the ...
Delhi Riots: High Court To Hear Former AAP Councillor Tahir Hussain's Bail Pleas On October 1
The Delhi High Court will hear on October 1 the bail applications filed by former Aam Aadmi Party Councillor Tahir Hussain in the multiple FIRs registered against him in connection with northeast Delhi riots cases.Justice Yogesh Khanna adjourned the matter after Advocate Rizwan, appearing for Hussain, apprised the Court that the status report filed by the Prosecution in the matter was received...
Delhi High Court Seeks Status Report From Tihar Jail Authorities, Police On Death Of Inmate Ankit Gujjar
The Delhi High Court has sought status report from Tihar Jail authorities as well as the Delhi Police in a petition concerning the alleged murder of inmate Ankit Gujjar, a 29-year old gangster, inside Tihar Jail earlier this month. The plea sought transfer of probe from Delhi Police to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).Justice Mukta Gupta also directed Director General (Prisons) to...
Amazon-FRL Case : Delhi High Court To Proceed With Single Bench Order If No Stay Granted By SC To Future Group
While dealing with a plea seeking compliance of the single judge bench order allowing Amazon's application to enforce the emergency award against Future-Reliance deal, the Delhi High Court has told Future Group that it will proceed with order's compliance if stay is not granted by the Supreme Court within four weeks.The development came atter Justice Suresh Kumar Kait was informed by...
'All Permutations & Combinations In Prayer; General Lumpsum Arguments': Delhi High Court Dismisses PIL For Development Of Gautampuri Area
The Delhi High Court yesterday dismissed a PIL seeking development of the Gautampuri area in the national capital, upon observing that the Petitioner had not made even a single representation before the concerned authorities.A Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh also remarked that the Petitioner had made all sorts of "permutations and combinations" in the prayer,...
Commercial Courts Act- Section 12-A On Pre-Institution Mediation and Settlement Is Not A Mandatory Provision: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court recently held that Section 12-A of the Commercial Courts Act, isnot a mandatory provision.The Court delved into a thorough analysis of the provisions under Section 12-A on Pre-Institution Mediation and Settlement. It further analyzed the Rule 3(1) and 3(7) of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015 (Pre-Institution Mediation and Settlement) Rules, 2018."Though, the word 'shall'...
'Second Marriage After Divorce Not Domestic Violence': Bombay High Court Admonishes Wife For Abuse Of Process Of Law
The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court has recently ruled that a man entering into a second marriage after divorce will not amount to cruelty or an act of domestic violence under the provisions of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (Domestic Violence Act) while quashing proceedings initiated by the ex-wife. Justice Manish Pitale observed that the contention that...
Karnataka Mega Lok-Adalat Settles 123 Commercial Suits Worth 111 Crores
At the Mega Lok-Adalat held on August 14, at the Bengaluru Commercial Courts complex, a total of 123 commercial suits were settled and the settlement amount was a whopping Rs 111 crores.As per a report of the Karnataka State Legal Services Authority, "There were only two exclusive commercial courts functioning in Bengaluru till December 2020. Six more courts were established to enable...