[Land Acquisition] Plea For Enhancement Of Compensation After 50-Yrs Stained By 'Gross Delay': Punjab & Haryana High Court Imposes ₹25k Cost
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[Land Acquisition] Plea For Enhancement Of Compensation After 50-Yrs Stained By 'Gross Delay': Punjab & Haryana High Court Imposes ₹25k Cost

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The Punjab & Haryana High Court has imposed a cost of Rs. 25,000 on petitioners for filing plea for enhancement of compensation granted in 1975 for land acquired for public purpose, observing that the plea is "stained with a vice of gross delay and latches".While noting that there is no merit in the petition, a devision bench of Justice Sureshwar Thakur and Justice Ritu Tagore said,. 25,000 on petitioners for filing plea for enhancement of compensation granted in 1975 for land acquired for public purpose, observing that the plea is "stained with a vice of gross delay and latches". Moreover, when therebys the relevant public purpose predominates thus ill individualist selfish purposes, thereby also this Court is constrained to dismiss the instant writ petition." The writ petition was filed challenging the award passed in 1975, seeking enhancement of the compensation granted for land acquired by Haryana Government for public purpose.

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2 years, 5 months ago

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The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently observed that the menace of encroachments on public properties are creeping up day-by-day and creating obstructions to the planned development of the nation. The Bench of Justice Augustine George Masih and Justice Ashok Kumar Verma observed thus while dealing with a plea filed by one Gurmukh Singh, accused of encroaching upon a common …

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The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday dismissed a Habeas corpus plea with 50,000/- cost noting that it had been filed to defame the image of a woman, with the only intention to 'somehow' get her custody. In compliance of the Court's order dated August 4, 2021, the petitioner no.1 Netrawati Yadav/corpus was presented before the Court along with her father, …

Punjab & Haryana High Court Imposes 1K Cost On Lawyer For Abstaining From Work, Allows Cost Recovery From Bar Association
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The Punjab and Haryana High Court, on Monday, imposed 1,000/- cost on a lawyer who had abstained from work on the very day his application seeking early hearing of a case was listed before the court.The Bench of Justice Arvind Singh Sangwan noted that the Courts are working through virtual mode with great difficulties, and even then the lawyers had …

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3 years, 4 months ago

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The Indore Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court recently imposed a cost of Rs. A Division Bench of Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Anil Verma condemned the petitioner's failure to inform the Court regarding the parallel proceedings in the Supreme Court, and continuing arguments before. A Division Bench of Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Anil Verma condemned the petitioner's …

Punjab & Haryana High Court Imposes 1 Lakh Costs On Man Who Attempted To Illegally Oust His Aged Mother
3 years, 4 months ago

Punjab & Haryana High Court Imposes 1 Lakh Costs On Man Who Attempted To Illegally Oust His Aged Mother

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The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday dismissed the petition of a man who had attempted to illegally oust his aged mother and accordingly proceeded to impose costs to the tune of Rs 1 lakh on the petitioner.Terming the plea filed as an 'unfortunate petition', Justice Arvind Singh Sangwan observed with anguish, "A perusal of the representation also shows …

CB Judgment In Indore Development Authority Case Doesn't Affect Haryana Govt's Power U/s 101A RFCTLARR To Denotify Acquired Lands: Supreme Court
3 years, 5 months ago

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Karnataka High Court Imposes ₹ 10 Lakh Cost On Petitioner For Multiple Petitions Against Azim Premji
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The Karnataka High Court has imposed a cost of Rs 10 lakh on not for profit company-India Awake for Transparency, for filing multiple petitions on the very same cause of action, seeking to register a case against founder Chairman of Wipro Company, Azim Premji and others.The Court noted that petitioner had filed multiple writ petitions in the High Court seeking …

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4 years ago

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SC Imposes Cost of Rs 15,000 on UP Govt for Wastage of Judicial Time
4 years ago

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The Supreme Court has imposed a cost of Rs 15,000 on the Uttar Pradesh government for "wastage of judicial time" in a case in which the state had filed an appeal in the apex court after a delay of over 500 days. There is not even the courtesy of setting out the dates as to how the files have moved, …

Punjab & Haryana High Court Pulls Up Advocate For Claiming That He 'Made' Many Judges; Doubles Cost [Read Order]
4 years, 1 month ago

Punjab & Haryana High Court Pulls Up Advocate For Claiming That He 'Made' Many Judges; Doubles Cost [Read Order]

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The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday pulled up an Advocate for claiming that he 'made' many judges and doubled the cost imposed on him while dismissing his petition. Taking note of Advocate Sushil Gautam's "boisterous claims", the Single Bench of Justice Arun Monga said, "To say the least, the tone, tenor, manner and conduct of the learned counsel …

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