Month: August 2020

Leave for fellowship in France: JNU prof moves Delhi High Court as University says no

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New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has sought response from JNU on a petition filed its professor challenging JNU’s rejection on leave for a 9 months fellowship in a French Research Institute. A single-judge bench of Justice Jyoti Singh while hearing the plea through video conferencing directed the JNU to file its response on the rejection of the request …

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SC reserves order on punishment in the current suo moto contempt case against Bhushan

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court today reserved its order on the quantum of punishment in the current suo moto criminal contempt case against advocate Prashant Bhushan for his two tweets. During the course of today’s hearing, Senior Advocate Rajeev Dhavan, appearing for Bhushan, sought the court’s permission to read out the supplementary statement by Bhushan. The …

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AGR dues case: Supreme Court reserves judgment on issue of timeline of payment, spectrum ownership

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court today reserved its judgement in the matter regarding duration for staggered payment of adjusted gross revenue (AGR) related dues by telecom giants including Vodafone Idea, Bharti Airtel and Tata Teleservices. A three-judge bench of Justices Arun Mishra, S. Abdul Nazeer and M.R. Shah reserved judgement regarding the time duration to …

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Kerala High Court rejects Kerala University appeal against dues to lawyer

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New Delhi: The division bench of Kerala High Court dismissed the appeal of University of Kerala, failing to pay the professional fees of Dr K.P. Satheesan, Senior Advocate. Today, a division bench led by the Chief Justice S. Manikumar and Justice Shaji P. Chaly while dismissing the appeal of the university observed: “On a reading …

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Delhi HC orders North DMC to pay Rs 8 lakh compensation to kin of man who died of electrocution

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New Delhi: The Delhi High Court today directed the North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) to give Rs 8 lakh as compensation to the parents and siblings of the deceased Sh. Manish who died when he was electrocuted through the gross negligence on the part of officials of North Delhi Municipal Corporation. A single-judge bench of …

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SC rejects plea for rebuilding religious structures damaged during Telangana secretariat demolition

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a petition for rebuilding religious structures allegedly torn down during the demolition of the Telangana secretariat. A two judge bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan and R. Subhash Reddy while allowing the petitioner to withdraw the petition, said: “It is a misconceived prayer. We can’t allow all this …

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Bombay HC quashes FIRs against 29 foreigners in Tablighi case

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 The Bombay High Court on Friday quashed the FIRs filed against 29 foreign nationals who were charged for violating their Tourist Visa conditions by attending the Tablighi Jamaat congregation at Delhi. A Division Bench of Justice T.V. Nalawade and Justice M.G. Sewlikar observed that there is no restriction on foreigners for visiting religious places and …

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AG declines consent to initiate contempt proceedings against Swara Bhaskar

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New Delhi: Attorney General K. K. Venugopal has declined consent to initiate contempt proceeding against actress Swara Bhaskar for her comments against the Supreme Court on social media. Contempt petitions need the AG’s consent before the judges look at it. This petition was filed by Usha Shetty. She has also sought the consent of Solicitor …

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PETA Filed Plea warning of another Transmitting Disease ‘Glanders’

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The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has filed a petition in the Delhi High Court with regards to the issue of Glanders in horses, mules, ponies, and donkeys in Delhi seeking directions to implement Prevention and Control of Infectious and Contagious Disease in Animal Act, 2009 and National Action Plan for its …

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Babri Masjid case: Supreme Court gives CBI Spl court till Sep 30 to wrap up

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The Supreme Court on August 19 has extended the deadline till September 30 for the CBI Special Court for pronouncement of its judgment in Babri Masjid case. The order was passed by the Bench comprising of Justices Rohinton F. Nariman, Navin Sinha, and Indira Banerjee.  The criminal case against senior BJP leaders LK Advani, Murali …

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