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'Woman Can't Be Punished For Raising Voice Against Sex Abuse' : Priya Ramani's Acquittal A Victory For 'MeToo' Movement
The verdict on journalist Priya Ramani's acquittal in former Union Minister MJ Akbar's defamation case against her, delivered by ACMM Ravindra Pandey of Rouse Avenue Court in Delhi, may well be a long due shot in the arm for rights of sexual harassment survivors in the country. Ramani's act of speaking out, her firm refusal to "settle" the matter when offered to do so, and her defence in...
Consent Decree Would Not Serve As An Estoppel Where The Compromise Was Vitiated By Fraud, Misrepresentation, Or Mistake: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that a consent decree would not serve as an estoppel, where the compromise was vitiated by fraud, misrepresentation, or mistake.This case arose out of a suit for possession and mesne profits filed by one Beant Singh against Compack Enterprises with respect to the ground floor of the property owned by the former. The High Court passed a consent...
Presence Of Arbitration Clause In Contract Between State Instrumentality & Private Party Does Not Oust Writ Jurisdiction Under Article 226: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that presence of an arbitration clause within a contract between a state instrumentality and a private party is not an absolute bar to availing remedies under Article 226 of the Constitution.The bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud and MR Shah observed that the State and its instrumentalities are not exempt from the duty to act fairly merely because in...
BREAKING : 'Woman Has Right To Put Her Grievance Even After Decades' : Delhi Court Acquits Priya Ramani In MJ Akbar's Criminal Defamation Case
A Delhi Court on Wednesday acquitted journalist Priya Ramani in the criminal defamation case filed by former Union Minister MJ Akbar over the "metoo" sexual harassment allegations made by her."Woman has right to put her grievance at a platform of her choice even after decades", the Court observed. It observed that a man of social status can also be a sexual harasser."Sexual abuse takes...
'One Time Settlement With Banks No Ground To Quash Loan Fraud Case' : Supreme Court Rejects Plea Against ED Case
The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused a plea to quash a case registered by the Enforcement Directorate under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act over the loan fraud allegations in Telangana.A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India SA Bobde observed that the banks have agreed for One-Time Settlement could not be a ground for quashing, even though it could be a defence in trial,...
No Link Between Char Dham Highway Project & Uttarakhand Disaster, Centre Tells Supreme Court
In connection with the Char Dham Highway Project, the Supreme Court on Thursday granted two weeks' time to the Centre to file its response to the report of the court-appointed High Powered Committee, in the wake of the recent Uttarakhand floods.Appearing before a bench headed by Justice Rohinton Nariman, Attorney General K. K. Venugopal, for the Defence Ministry, advanced that the assertions...
Supreme Court Allows Jamiat Ulema-E-Hind To Intervene In Pleas Challenging 'Love Jihad' Laws
The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed 'Jamiat Ulema-E-Hind'(a body of Islamic scholars) to get itself impleaded as a respondent in the petitions challenging the laws made by Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand etc on religious conversion and inter-religious marriages, which are popularly known as the 'love jihad laws'.Senior Advocate Ejaz Maqbool mentioned the impleadment application filed by...
Inappropriate To Entertain Art. 32 Plea By Homebuyers Against Developers: Supreme Courts Points To Provisions In CPA, RERA, IBC, Criminal Law
The Supreme Court on Thursday declared that proceedings under Article 32 of the Constitution by a purchaser, seeking relief in respect of a real estate project, cannot be entertained. The bench of Justices D. Y. Chandrachud and M. R. Shah was considering a writ petition by one of the home-buyers in respect of a real estate project called "Sushant Megapolis" in Bulandshahar. The primary...
Bombay High Court Grants Three Weeks Transit Bail To Nikita Jacob In Greta Thunberg-Farmers Protest Tool Kit Case
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday granted three Weeks transit anticipatory bail to Mumbai-based Advocate Nikita Jacob, who is faced with a non-bailable warrant issued by the Tis Hazari Court, in Delhi, in connection with the farmers' protest "tool kit" case.A single bench of Justice PD Naik granted relief to Jacob after hearing her application. The bench observed that since the police...
Is It Mandatory To Seek Probate Or Letters Of Administration For Establishing A Right As Executor Or Legatee Under A Will? Supreme Court Explains
The Supreme Court observed that the mandatory requirement to seek probate or letters of administration for establishing a right as executor or legatee under a Will, is applicable only to Wills made by a Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh or Jaina within the local limits of the ordinary original civil jurisdiction of certain High Courts and to Wills made outside those territories, to...
Interests, Needs Of Common People Have To Be Seen: SC Dismisses Challenge To Demolition Of Old Delhi's Hanuman Temple With Liberty To Apply For Alternative Site
The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed as withdrawn a plea against the demolition of a decades-old Hanuman Temple in Delhi's Chandni Chowk on January 3, which had created an uproar in the national capital, with liberty to make a representation for grant of an alternative site. The demolition, which was part of the Delhi Government's Chandni Chowk Redevelopment Plan, had also...