Search Results for Tag : usa
International Cases
When driving in city, one must anticipate that pedestrians will cross road, if they see a gap in the traffic(02.12.2016)
Present action arises out of a road traffic accident which occurred at the junction of Merrion Row and Merrion Street Upper in the city of Dublin. Whi.....
Tags : Accident, Causation, Contributory negligence
Onus lies with the Plaintiff to establish the jurisdiction, finality and conclusiveness of a foreign judgment, if so challenged(06.02.2024)
The Respondent was a businessman and citizen of the United States of America, (Mr. Conteh), who now resided in Bryanston, Johannesburg. On 12 August 2.....
Tags : Sentence, Refusal, Legality
An application for a request for further particulars is purely interlocutory(19.04.2024)
In present case, the Respondent launched divorce proceedings in the regional court. In addition to defending the matter, the appellant instituted a co.....
Tags : Spousal maintenance, Particular, Furnishing of
A divided legislature, now a divided court(22.03.2016)
“The judgment is affirmed by an equally divided Court”, screams the blankly white sheet of paper announcing the United States Supreme Court’s decision.....
Tags : usa, supreme court, deadlock
US Supreme Court strikes down Texan law obstructing abortions(27.06.2016)
The Supreme Court of the United States of America overturned Texan law that sought to reduce reach of abortion clinics in the state.
Two pr.....
Tags : usa, texas, abortion, clinics
Florida’s sentencing scheme given the chop(12.01.2016)
The United States Supreme Court overwhelmingly held Florida’s sentencing scheme unconstitutional under the NewsCalcutta High Court Judge Accepts Recusal Plea on Ground of Being Facebook Friend with Lawyer(16.09.2019)
Calcutta High Court Judge has recused himself from a hearing a matter after a party raised objection over his being a Facebook friend of an appearing .....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Recusal
Gauhati HC Dismisses Review Against Order on Woman's Refusal to Accept Her Marriage(28.09.2020)
Gauhati High Court has dismissed review against its order holding that refusal to wear 'sakha and sindoor' are indicative of the wife's refusal to acc.....
Tags : Gauhati High Court, Woman’s Refusal to Marriage
Bombay HC Asks UOI to File Short Affidavit Stating Reasons to Refuse Interim Relief(11.08.2021)
Bombay High Court has asked the Union of India to file a short affidavit stating why interim relief shouldn't be granted in two petitions seeking a st.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Refusal of Interim Rules, IT Rules 2021
NCLAT: Members Can't Transfer Case to Another Bench in Another Place After Recusal from Hearing(07.07.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), has held that if Members of NCLT Bench recuse from hearing a case, they cannot transfer the same to a.....
Tags : NCLAT, Recusal, Transfer
J&K HC: Usage of Public Facilities for Commercial Exploitation Can't be Permitted(09.09.2020)
Jammu & Kashmir High Court has stressed that the Government Doctors cannot be permitted to "use their employment for private practice and commercial e.....
Tags : Jammu and Kashmir High Court, Usage of Public Facilities
CCI Permits Virtusa to Acquire 53% Stake in Polaris(24.02.2016)
Virtusa Corp has received Competition Commission of India (CCI)’s nod to acquire 53 per cent stake in Polaris Consulting & Services for about Rs 1,173.....
Tags : Virtusa Corp, Competition Commission of India
SC Directs Centre to Consider Banning/Regulating Usage of Disinfectant Tunnels(06.11.2020)
Supreme Court has directed the Central Government to issue necessary direction regarding ban/Regulation on the usage of disinfection tunnels/ exposure.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Usage of Disinfectant Tunnels
CIVIL - Madras HC Orders Release of Former AIADMK Minister K Ponnusamy’s Properties(05.03.2019)
Madras High Court has ordered release of properties belonging to the wife and daughter of former AIADMK minister K Ponnusamy, confiscated in connectio.....
Tags : Madras High Court, AIADMK Minister K Ponnusamy’s Properties
Delhi HC: Indian Army's Rule of Spousal Postings Not Mandatory, Subject to Availability of Vacancies(26.10.2020)
Delhi High Court has held that the Indian Army's Rule on "Spousal Postings" is not mandatory and is subject to availability of vacancies for both spou.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Spousal Postings
Madras HC Says No to Public Holiday on ‘Thai Pusam’(31.01.2017)
Madras High Court has dismissed a PIL seeking a direction to Tamil Nadu Government to declare "Thai Pusam" as public holiday, saying it was for govern.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Thai Pusam, Public Holiday
Madras HC: Charge of False Accusation Cannot be Made Against Investigating Officer(01.03.2021)
Madras High Court has held that an officer who conducted investigation or filed a final report pursuant to filing of a criminal complaint cannot be pr.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Charge of False Accusation
CIVIL - Mere Refusal to Marry is Not Instigation to Commit Suicide: Chhattisgarh HC(07.03.2019)
Patna High Court has observed that right of a female to have child at pre-employment stage can't compel employer to mould terms and conditions of sele.....
Tags : Chhattisgarh High Court, Mere Refusal to Marry is Not Instigation to Commit Suicide
CRIMINAL - Mere Refusal to Marry is Not an Instigation to Commit Suicide: Chhattisgarh HC(07.03.2019)
Chhattisgarh High Court has observed that mere refusal to marry is not an instigation to commit suicide and will not attract charges of 'abetment to s.....
Tags : Chhattisgarh High Court, Mere Refusal to Marry is Not Instigation to Commit Suicide
Statute
Education Loan Bill, 2016(11.03.2016)
The Education Loan Bill, 2016, a private member bill introduced in th.....
Tags : education loan, refusal, waiver
Kerala HC: Spouse Refusing To Accord Divorce Despite Failure of Marriage Amounts to Cruelty(15.02.2022)
Kerala High Court has held that if one of the spouses is refusing to accord divorce on mutual consent despite being convinced of the fact that the mar.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Refusal to Accord Divorce
Delhi HC Grants Interim Relief to Teacher Who Refused Covid-19 Vaccination on Medical Reasons(16.02.2022)
Delhi High Court has directed release of two months' salary to a teacher who did not take any vaccination dose for COVID-19 owing to his medical condi.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Refusal of Covid-19 Vaccination
Delhi Court: False Claim of Impotency Amounts to Mental Cruelty(16.03.2020)
Delhi Court has held that falsely accusing a spouse of impotency amounts to mental cruelty and is a ground for divorce.
Tags : Delhi Court, False Accusation of Impotency
Bombay HC Restricts Civic Body, Police From Taking Action Against Hawkers at Musafirkhana(30.05.2017)
Bombay High Court has refrained police and civic authorities from taking action against 200 hawkers at Musafirkhana near Crawford Market.
Tags : Bombay High Court, Musafirkhana, hawkers
Telangana High Court Rejects Musaddilal’s Petition Again(23.05.2019)
Telangana High Court has dismissed the pleas of the owners of Musaddilal Jewels and Gems, to quash the summons issued by the Enforcement Directorate.
Tags : Telengana High Court, Musaddilal
Ker. HC: Grounds for Bail Prescribed by Apex Court in Susantha Ghosh Case Not Exhaustive(15.03.2023)
Kerala High Court while observing that grounds for bail prescribed by Supreme Court in Susanta Ghosh v. State of West Bengal (MANU/SC/0094/2012) are n.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Bail, Susantha Ghosh Case, Factors
Kerala HC: False Accusation of Impotency by Spouse Amounts to Cruelty(08.06.2021)
Kerala High Court has held that casting aspersions of impotency or erectile dysfunction by one spouse against other in matrimonial proceedings will co.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, False Accusation of Impotency
Notifications & Circulars
Usage of automated teller machines / cash recycler machines - Review of interchange Fee and customer charges(10.06.2021)
1. The Reserve Bank of India had constituted a Committee in June 2019 under the Chairmanship of the Chief Executive, Indian Banks' Association to revi.....
Tags : Usage, Automated teller machines, Review
No additional levy on use of cards at petrol stations says Petroleum Minister(09.01.2017)
MoS (I/C) for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan said neither the customers nor petrol pump dealers will bear additional charges on di.....
Tags : Cards, Usage, No additional levy
FASTag rollout picking up pace, daily usage increases(31.12.2019)
With the implementation of Electronic Toll Collection through FASTag from 15th December this year, sale of FASTags has picked up substantially. Over 1.....
Tags : FASTag, Rollout, Usage, Increase
Delhi HC: Investigation Into Reason for Judge's Recusal Would be Interference with Course of Justice(14.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has observed that an investigation for recusal into the cause or reason by a judge, mainly, by a litigant, would itself be an interfe.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, investigation, litigant, recusal
Bombay HC: Jurisdiction u/s 100CPC is Limited That Even Wrong or Inexcusable Finding of Fact(15.04.2022)
Bombay High Court has held that jurisdiction under Section 100 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 is so limited that even a wrong or grossly inexcus.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Wrong or Inexcusable Finding of Fact
Bombay HC: Consent of Spouse Not Necessary for Organ Donation(28.04.2023)
Bombay High Court has observed that Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act, 1994 makes no mandatory requirement for spousal consent for organ.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Spousal Consent, Organ Donation
Bombay High Court Refuses to Grant Stay on TRAI Decision to Cut Interconnect Usage Charge(03.10.2017)
Bombay High Court has refused to grant a stay on the telecom regulator’s decision to slash the interconnect usage charge by 57% from next month, and s.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, TRAI, Interconnect Usage Charge
Ker. HC: A Judge Can’t Succumb to Threat Posed by Litigant Making Wild Allegations of Bias(07.07.2023)
Kerala High Court while rejecting plea for recusal of Justice Sophy Thomas by an advocate facing contempt proceedings, has observed that judge can’t s.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Contempt, Recusal
Delhi HC: Mandatory Spousal Consent for Organ Donation Violates Wife's Right to Control her Own Body(01.06.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that insistence of spousal consent for organ donation would encroach upon the right of the wife to be in control of her own .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Spousal Consent, Organ Donation
Aadhaar Card as Id Proof(03.04.2018)
'Prisons' is a State subject as per entry 4 of List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India. The administration and management of pris.....
Tags : Aadhaar, Usage, Identification
Deployment and usage of Change Request Form (CRF) on MCA-21(19.02.2024)
1. Stakeholders are informed that Change Request Form (CRF) has been made available on V3 portal for the convenience of users of MCA-21 services. This.....
Tags : Deployment, Usage, CRF
"Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicator Report" for the Quarter ending March, 2015.(12.08.2015)
TRAI released the 'Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicator Report' showing key parameters and growth trends for telecom services and Cable TV, D.....
Tags : trai, report, telecom services, usage
Judgments
If an Institute seeks postponement of inspection date, it cannot be taken as a refusal for inspection on part of Institute(20.04.2018)
Vide the present petition, the Petitioner impugns the order passed by Respondent No. 1 as also the order passed by Respondent No. 2, whereby the Petit.....
Tags : Recognition, Inspection, Refusal
Magistrate is not bound by the conclusion drawn by the police officer(03.01.2019)
The State by means of present revision petition filed under Section 397 read with Section 401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) has chall.....
Tags : Cognizance, Refusal, Validity
Accused is not eligible for grant of anticipatory bail, when accused fails to join investigation on false pretexts or sham/farce excuses despite being given opportunities(11.12.2019)
The Petitioner has filed the present application under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) for the grant of anticipatory bail. .....
Tags : Anticipatory bail, Grant, Gravity, Accusations
Orders framing charges or refusing discharge neither interlocutory nor final and not affected by bar under Section 397 (2) of Cr.PC(07.05.2021)
Present appeal emanates from the judgment passed by the High Court whereby a criminal revision against the order of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, ref.....
Tags : Discharge, Refusal, Validity
Delay can’t be condoned, when a party is found to be negligent, or have not acted diligently or remained inactive(31.07.2023)
The Appellant/original defendant has challenged the order passed by learned District Judge. The Appellant had filed an application under section 5 of .....
Tags : Delay, Condonation, Refusal
Court must consider nature and gravity of accusation, antecedent of accused, possibility of accused to flee from justice, while deciding anticipatory bail(05.06.2024)
The present application has been moved seeking anticipatory bail in Case registered under Sections - 419, 420, 467, 468, 471, 406, 506, 120-B of India.....
Tags : Accusation, Anticipatory bail, Grant
Expenses incurred in preventing misuse of industrial alcohol will suffice for quid pro quo(12.08.2015)
Fee and excise duty collected from an industry to prevent illegal activities which have no causal connection with that industry will 'metamorphose int.....
Tags : fee, tax, causal relationship, quid pro quo
Fee collected by State from industry must bear reasonable nexus to curbing illegal activity in the same industry(12.08.2015)
Fee and excise duty collected from an industry to prevent illegal activities which have no causal connection with that industry will 'metamorphose int.....
Tags : fee, tax, causal relationship, quid pro quo
For specific performance of contract, Plaintiff is required to prove readiness and willingness to perform his part of obligations under contract(06.07.2017)
Present First Appeal is against judgment and decree passed by Civil Judge. By impugned judgment, Plaintiff's suit for specific performance of contract.....
Tags : Agreement, Specific Performance, Refusal, Validity