The Supreme Court on Tuesday imposed costs of Rs 25,000 on one of the accused in the Adarsh Scam case, Raj Kumar Modi, for repeatedly filing applications in Court and for abuse of the process of law. The Bench of Justices L Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta and S Ravindra Bhatimposed the costs after hearing a petition filed by
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September 17, 2020 Delhi High Court Anti-Suit Injunction Granted Against Declaratory Suit Filed By Us Company It will be interesting to see how the US Courts react to this decision of the Delhi High Court… In a recent case of HT Media Limited & Anr. (Plaintiffs) versus Brainlink International, Inc. & Anr. (Defendants), the Delhi
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September 17, 2020 Lenders to Aircel want the gap bridged between SARFAESI Act and IBC [ by Legal Era News Network ] After the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) rejected the resolution plan for Aircel by UV Asset Reconstruction Co. (UVARC) under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), the lenders were left with Rs. 19,000 crore
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SUPREME COURT DISCUSSES WHETHER SECTION 302 IPC BE APPLIED IN A CASE OF SINGLE INJURY Background: An Appeal was filed before the #SupremeCourt by the Appellant against the Impugned Judgment and Order dated 18.01.2017 passed by the Madurai Bench of the High Court of Judicature at Madras in Criminal Appeal (MD) No. 122 of 2016.
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NEW DELHI: RICS Dispute Resolution Service (DRS) is the provider of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) services in the land, real estate, property and construction industries. DRS resolves around $2 billion worth of disputes every year – keeping these cases out of courts. In India there is still a need to understand the importance, usage and
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Passage 1 The question of whether the conduct complained of signifies its consequence decides cruelty and the medium for divorce purposes on that particular person who is complaining of the acts. The question here is not that the conduct is cruel to a specific person or a person who usually is sensible, but whether it
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“While in a mainstream media (whether electronic or print), the publication / telecast is a one-time act, the digital media has faster reach from wider range of viewership / readership and has the potential to become viral because of several electronic applications like WhatsApp, Twitter, Facebook…. Considering the serious impact and the potential, it is
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“The right to dignity and fair treatment under Article 21 of the Constitution is not only available to a living person but also to his mortal remains after his demise. Disposal of a human body, whether or not the person dies of Covid-19, whether by cremation or burial, should be done with due respect and
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September 17, 2020 SC fines Rs. 25K on Adarsh Scam accused for repetitive filing of applications terming it to be abuse of the process of law [ by Legal Era News Network ] A Supreme Court bench of Justices L. Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta and S. Ravindra Bhat came down heavily and imposed cost of
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Mohit (r) in favour of opening up equity more widely, Rajiv (l) disagrees A fundamental rift has opened up at L&L Partners over how its long-held promoter equity should be opened up and distributed to other partners in the firm. The corporate partnership firm, formerly known as Luthra & Luthra, currently has the two co-founding
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