Delhi HC Slams JNU Professor For Indulging In Unnecessary Repeated Litigations [Read Judgment]
8 years ago

Delhi HC Slams JNU Professor For Indulging In Unnecessary Repeated Litigations [Read Judgment]

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Petitioner is found to be indulging in and is habitual of unnecessary repeated litigations, the Court said.Coming down heavily on a Jawaharlal Nehru University professor for filing repeated litigations claiming same relief, the Delhi High Court has imposed costs of Rs.60, 000.Dr. Petitioner is found to be indulging in and is habitual of unnecessary repeated litigations, the Court said. Coming down heavily on a Jawaharlal Nehru University professor for filing repeated litigations claiming same relief, the Delhi High Court has imposed costs of Rs.60, 000. CPC no doubt does not apply to writ petitions, however, the principles of res judicata are not only because of CPC because the principles of res judicata are matters of general public policy.” Imposing costs of Rs.60,000 on the teacher, the court said: “Petitioner is found to be indulging in and is habitual of unnecessary repeated litigations, although the issues argued and urged have achieved finality, the only way to stop the petitioner from indulging in repeated litigations is to impose costs upon the petitioner.” Read the Judgment here.

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Hindustan Times  

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The Hindu  

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New Indian Express  

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The Hindu  

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India Today  

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5 years, 2 months ago

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5 years, 3 months ago

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The Delhi High Court on Thursday dismissed plea of one of the four convicts facing the gallows in the Nirbhaya gang rape-and-murder case claiming that he was a juvenile at the time of the offence in December, 2012. Justice Suresh Kumar Kait also imposed cost of Rs 25000 on the convict's advocate A P Singh, who did not appear in …

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5 years, 8 months ago

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India Today  

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Delhi HC Asks YouTube To Cough Up Rs 50k Per Hearing For Withdrawing Appeal After Taking 9 Adjournments In 64 Days [Read Judgment]

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7 years, 3 months ago

Delhi HC Refuses To Waive Costs Imposed On Officer Of Rajya Sabha Secretariat For Filing Frivolous Appeals [Read Order]

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The Delhi High Court has refused to waive the costs of Rs. 50,000 which it had imposed on the officer of the Rajya Sabha Secretariat for wasting "judicial time of three courts" by filing frivolous appeals.The Secretariat had to face the Court's ire in August this year for harassing an ex-employee for a paltry sum of Rs. 50,000 which it …

Delhi HC Refuses To Waive Costs Imposed On Officer Of Rajya Sabha Secretariat For Filing Frivolous Appeals [Read Order]
7 years, 3 months ago

Delhi HC Refuses To Waive Costs Imposed On Officer Of Rajya Sabha Secretariat For Filing Frivolous Appeals [Read Order]

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The Delhi High Court has refused to waive the costs of Rs. 50,000 which it had imposed on the officer of the Rajya Sabha Secretariat for wasting "judicial time of three courts" by filing frivolous appeals.The Secretariat had to face the Court's ire in August this year for harassing an ex-employee for a paltry sum of Rs. 50,000 which it …

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7 years, 5 months ago

Bombay HC Imposes Costs On Litigant For Levelling Reckless Allegations Against Previous Lawyer [Read Judgment]

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The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court has imposed a cost of Rs. 25,000 on a litigant who failed to comply with his own undertaking of giving a monthly maintenance to his wife and blamed his previous advocate for it.Justice VM Deshpande was hearing a criminal revision application filed by one Jayant Wasnik against an order of the Nagpur …

High Time That Dishonest Litigation Is Severely Punished With Actual Lawyer’s Costs: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]
7 years, 6 months ago

High Time That Dishonest Litigation Is Severely Punished With Actual Lawyer’s Costs: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

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Having scorned at frivolous litigation for quite some time now, the Delhi High Court recently imposed “actual lawyer’s costs” to the tune of Rs. 2, 00,000 on the dishonest litigants.“…it is high time that a dishonest litigant and dishonest litigation in this country is severely and harshly commented upon by imposing such costs,” Justice Valmiki J. Mehta observed, while relying …

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7 years, 7 months ago

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The Delhi High Court recently came to the rescue of a 75-year-old Delhi University Professor, who had challenged an order passed by DU’s Executive Council in March, 2002 whereby he was disengaged from the services of the University after sexual harassment charges had emerged against him.While holding that the enquiry against Prof. S.P. The Delhi High Court recently came to …

It Is High Time That Dishonest Litigation In The Country Is Discouraged: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]
7 years, 7 months ago

It Is High Time That Dishonest Litigation In The Country Is Discouraged: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

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The Delhi High Court on Friday lamented the increasing instances of dishonest litigation in the country, and dismissed an appeal with costs of Rs. 2 lakhs for “abuse of process of law”.“It is high time that dishonest litigation in this country must be discouraged,” Valmiki J. Mehta observed.The Court was hearing an Appeal filed by one Mr. Kuldeep Aggarwal, challenging …

It Is High Time That Dishonest Litigation In The Country Is Discouraged: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]
7 years, 7 months ago

It Is High Time That Dishonest Litigation In The Country Is Discouraged: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

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The Delhi High Court on Friday lamented the increasing instances of dishonest litigation in the country, and dismissed an appeal with costs of Rs. 2 lakhs for “abuse of process of law”.“It is high time that dishonest litigation in this country must be discouraged,” Valmiki J. Mehta observed.The Court was hearing an Appeal filed by one Mr. Kuldeep Aggarwal, challenging …

Delhi HC Slams JNU Professor For Indulging In Unnecessary Repeated Litigations [Read Judgment]
8 years ago

Delhi HC Slams JNU Professor For Indulging In Unnecessary Repeated Litigations [Read Judgment]

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Petitioner is found to be indulging in and is habitual of unnecessary repeated litigations, the Court said.Coming down heavily on a Jawaharlal Nehru University professor for filing repeated litigations claiming same relief, the Delhi High Court has imposed costs of Rs.60, 000.Dr. Petitioner is found to be indulging in and is habitual of unnecessary repeated litigations, the Court said. Coming …

Thomas Cook Told To Pay Over Rs 6-Lakh Compensation To Former Delhi HC Judge For Poor Services [Read Order]
8 years, 4 months ago

Thomas Cook Told To Pay Over Rs 6-Lakh Compensation To Former Delhi HC Judge For Poor Services [Read Order]

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The New Delhi District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum in Justice Ashok Kumar Srivastava vs. Thomas Cook Ltd. & Ors., has directed the travel company to pay over Rs 6 lakh as compensation to a former judge of the Delhi High Court for poor services rendered and mental agony caused due to being stranded in a foreign country without flight tickets …

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8 years, 4 months ago

Thomas Cook Told To Pay Over Rs 6-Lakh Compensation To Former Delhi HC Judge For Poor Services [Read Order]

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8 years, 11 months ago

Education Standards cannot be allowed to fall to an absolutely 'low level': Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

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High Court refuses to allow Govt. employee’s plea for extension of time to complete law degree.Delhi High Court recently refused to allow a petition filed by a Government employee seeking a direction to the University of Delhi, to allow him to complete his LL.B. Course, by appearing in the back papers even beyond the span period.Dismissing the petition, the Justice …

Delhi HC imposes costs on RTI applicant for filing vague and irrelevant RTI queries
9 years, 2 months ago

Delhi HC imposes costs on RTI applicant for filing vague and irrelevant RTI queries

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Delhi High Court, in Shail Sahni vs. Valsa Sara Mathew, took an RTI applicant to task for filing vague and irrelevant RTI queries. 25,000 on the applicant who approached had High Court seeking compensation of 4 Lakhs.The RTI applicant had approached the High Court challenging the CIC order refusing to intervene in denial of RTI replies. The RTI applicant had …

Delhi HC imposes costs on RTI applicant for filing vague and irrelevant RTI queries
9 years, 2 months ago

Delhi HC imposes costs on RTI applicant for filing vague and irrelevant RTI queries

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Delhi High Court, in Shail Sahni vs. Valsa Sara Mathew, took an RTI applicant to task for filing vague and irrelevant RTI queries. 25,000 on the applicant who approached had High Court seeking compensation of 4 Lakhs.The RTI applicant had approached the High Court challenging the CIC order refusing to intervene in denial of RTI replies. The RTI applicant had …

Complete departmental inquiries within 6 months: Supreme Court tells State and Private Employers [Read Judgment]
9 years, 3 months ago

Complete departmental inquiries within 6 months: Supreme Court tells State and Private Employers [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

We are of the considered opinion that every employer must make sincere endeavor to conclude the departmental inquiry proceedings once initiated against the delinquent employee within a reasonable time by giving priority to such proceedings and as far as possible it should be concluded within six months as an outer limit, the bench said.Supreme Court of India has. We are …

Realistic costs should be imposed to discourage frivolous litigations ; Delhi High Court [Read Judgment]
9 years, 5 months ago

Realistic costs should be imposed to discourage frivolous litigations ; Delhi High Court [Read Judgment]

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Delhi High Court came down heavily on three appellants, for filing frivolous cases and appeal. 19,750/-.Delhi High Court said that the instant case manifests abuse of. Delhi High Court said that the instant case manifests abuse of judicial process of the worst kind. Filing of frivolous application, adopting dilatory tactics by taking adjournments time and again, pleading contradictory stands before …

Delhi HC DB upheld its Single Bench decision dismissing the compensation claim of 1984 anti-sikh riots victims
10 years, 10 months ago

Delhi HC DB upheld its Single Bench decision dismissing the compensation claim of 1984 anti-sikh riots victims

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Delhi High Court has dismissed plea of a 1984 anti-Sikh riots victim who was seeking enhanced compensation on claims of loss of property and injuries suffered by his wife by upholding its own single judge order rejecting the claim.Division Bench comprising of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Rajiv S Endlaw was hearing a plea by Megh Singh which sought …

Delhi HC DB upheld its Single Bench decision dismissing the compensation claim of 1984 anti-sikh riots victims
10 years, 10 months ago

Delhi HC DB upheld its Single Bench decision dismissing the compensation claim of 1984 anti-sikh riots victims

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Delhi High Court has dismissed plea of a 1984 anti-Sikh riots victim who was seeking enhanced compensation on claims of loss of property and injuries suffered by his wife by upholding its own single judge order rejecting the claim.Division Bench comprising of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Rajiv S Endlaw was hearing a plea by Megh Singh which sought …

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