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‘Ask Him To Maintain Decorum’: Delhi High Court Tells Ashneer Grover’s Lawyer On His Social Media Posts Against BharatPe
The Delhi High Court on Monday told the lawyer of Ashneer Grover, former Managing Director of BharatPe, to ask him to “maintain decorum”, while hearing the suit filed by the fintech company against him, his wife Madhuri Jain Grover and other individuals.The defendants in the suit are Grover, his wife, his brother-in-law and father-in-law. BharatPe in the suit has accused Grover of running...
Infructuous: Karnataka High Court Dismisses Plea Against 2015 Order Barring Praveen Togadia's Entry In Udupi District
The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a petition filed in the year 2015 by Praveen Bhai Togadia challenging the prohibitory orders banning him from entering into the Udupi District limits and participating in any Public Meetings/ Functions for a period of seven days, between March 7, 2015 to March 13, 2015. Togdia is the National President of Antar-Rashtriya Hindu Parishad.A single...
Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Relief To Ex-CM Channi, Asks Trial Court To Adjourn Proceedings In Election Code Violation Case
The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Monday directed the trial court to adjourn the proceedings against Punjab's former Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, in the case alleging that he along with singer Sidhu Moosewala campaigned beyond the permissible time limit during the assembly elections held last year, to a date after February 20.Moosewala - who was killed in May last year,...
Bombay High Court Issues Notice To Attorney General On Anil Ambani's Plea Challenging Retrospective Applicability Of Black Money Act
The Bombay High Court on Monday questioned the retrospective application of the Black Money Act in a petition filed by Anil Ambani, Chairman of Reliance ADA Group. A division bench of Justices Gautam Patel and SG Dige issued notice to the Attorney General of India as Ambani has challenged the vires of the Act regarding retrospective criminalisation under the Act. Ambani claims the...
Provision U/S 361 CrPC Mandatory; Trial Court To Record Reasons For Not Releasing Convict On Probation: Madhya Pradesh High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court, Gwalior Bench has reiterated that the provision under Section 361 CrPC is mandatory and that the trial court ought to record its reasons in writing as to why it would not be advisable to grant the benefit of probation to convict who is otherwise eligible for the same. The bench comprising Justice Deepak Kumar Agarwal observed- Provisions of Section 361...
O26 R9 CPC: Advocate Commissioner Can't Be Appointed To Collect Evidence For Parties Particularly When There Is No Dispute About Identity Of Property
The Andhra Pradesh High Court observed that an Advocate commissioner under Order 26 Rule 9 cannot be appointed if there is no dispute about the property, identity and its measurements. “The local investigation is the best way to find out the possession when there is dispute regarding identity of the property. Under the guise of local investigation, party who is making application will...
Delhi High Court Upholds Validity Of Provision Allowing Deduction In Pay For Payment Of Maintenance To Air Force Personnel's Wife, Children
The Delhi High Court has upheld the constitutional validity of Section 92 (i) of the Air Force Act, 1950 which allows deduction from the pay and allowance of Air Force personnel for maintenance of the wife and their children.A division bench of Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Rajnish Bhatnagar also upheld an office order issued by Air Force on February 6, 2013 providing the procedure...
'Sorry State Of Affairs': Allahabad HC Issues Bailable Warrant Against Principal Secy (Home) For Non-Compliance Of Court's Orders
The Allahabad High Court last week issued a bailable warrant against the Principal Secretary (Home), UP Govt for wilful and deliberate disobedience of the Court's order. The Court passed this order by holding that a contempt case was made out against the concerned officer.In its order, the bench of Justice Piyush Agrawal stressed that the manner in which the Officers of the State are behaving...
J&K&L High Court Weekly Round-up: January 01 to January 08, 2023
J&K&L High Court Weekly RoundupJan 1- Jan 8, 2023Nominal IndexCase Title: Gulshan Nazir Vs Union of India 2023 LiveLaw(JKL) 1Case Title: M/S Aisha Construction Vs JKCA 2023 LiveLaw (JKL ) 2Case Title: Manzoor Ahmad Mir Vs UT of J&K 2023 LiveLaw (JKL) 3Case Title: Godrej Consumer Products Limited Versus Union of India 2023 LiveLaw (JKL) 4Case Title: Mst Zaiba Vs Ghulam Ahmad...
Irresponsible Insinuations Against Judicial Officers Have Become A Fashion: Allahabad HC Imposes Rs. 50K Cost On A Petitioner
The Allahabad High Court recently took an exception to the ‘fashion’ of making irresponsible insinuations about the judiciary or its officers and observed that this unholy practice has to be whole-heartedly discouraged and deplored by every responsible person in society. The Court also said that we are presently living in a democracy in its ugliest form, where nobody has got any...
‘Court Decorum Is Not Being Maintained’: Delhi High Court Bars Lawyer From Appearing Through VC Mode For A Month
The Delhi High Court on Monday barred a lawyer for a period of one month from appearing through hybrid or virtual conferencing (VC) mode for disturbing court proceedings thrice.Justice Prathiba M Singh noted that the lawyer, who was appearing from his residence, was also switching on the video and the decorum of the court was not being maintained. “Accordingly, it is directed that, for a...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Grants Bail To Accused In FIR Against Facebook Post On 'Burning Manusmriti'
The High Court of Madhya Pradesh, Gwalior Bench, recently granted bail to a man accused of hurting religious sentiments by posting “objectionable” material on social media. The accused was arrested in a case registered under Sections 153-A, 295A, 505(2) IPC. He was in judicial custody since December 24, 2022. As per the prosecution story, he had uploaded two posts on Facebook...