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Pakistan's Jailed Former PM Imran Khan Threatens Civil Disobedience Movement If Demands Not Met By Sunday

ABP News

Lahore, Dec 20 Jailed former prime minister Imran Khan has announced yet another round of protest, this time a civil disobedience movement, asking the Pakistani diaspora to boycott remittances if his demands are not met by Sunday. In a long post on his official X handle on Thursday, Khan, 72, put forth two major demands -- release of under-trial political …

Pakistan Pti Khan

1 week, 2 days ago

Wounding the spirit of the Constitution of India

The Hindu

We, the people of India, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic, republic, and to secure to all its citizens justice, liberty, and equality and promote fraternity among all, have been witness to a mockery being made of our constitutional compact, in full public view, at an event organised within the precincts of a constitutional …

India Justice Constitution Court Judge Judicial Speech

1 week, 5 days ago

Karnataka High Court Modifies Imprisonment Sentence Of Cancer Patient For Wilful Disobedience Of Order, Imposes ₹3 Lakh Fine Instead

Live Law

The Karnataka High Court has set aside one month's civil imprisonment term imposed on a cancer patient for the willful disobedience of the Court, instead it directed him to pay Rs 3 lakh fine. It said, “since the appellant is suffering from cancer and taking note of mental agony on the plaintiffs, it is appropriate to award a fine of …

Order Share Filed Kar Appellant Disobedience Court Instead

2 weeks, 3 days ago

Pakistan’s Imran Khan warns of civil disobedience amid legal woes, protests

Al Jazeera

Former PM makes new threat days after security forces cracked down on a major protest by his party and supporters. Islamabad, Pakistan – Less than two weeks after his “final call” protest in Islamabad was forcefully dispersed, former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has pledged to continue his fight, threatening to launch a nationwide civil disobedience movement. The team aims …

Military Pakistan Civil Protests Minister Pti Khan

3 weeks, 4 days ago

An opposition Congo politician is sentenced to 1 year in prison for inciting civil disobedience

Associated Press

KINSHASA, Congo — A Congolese opposition politician was sentenced to one year in prison for inciting civil disobedience in what his political party described as a “blatant attempt” by the government to silence its critics. Seth Kikuni, the president of the political party Piste pour l’Emergence, was convicted of inciting disobedience and spreading false rumors during a rally held in …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Telangana HC Dismisses Property Purchaser's Appeal, Says Act Done In 'Wilful Disobedience' Of Injunction Order Is Liable To Be Reversed

Live Law

While hearing a matter concerning a property dispute, the Telangana High Court reiterated that an act which is done in violation of an injunction order is invalid and should be undone by the court putting back the parties in the same position as they were before such an order was passed. In reiterating so, the High Court dismissed an appeal …

Court Order Act Injunction Injunction Order

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Bangladesh: Protestors demand resignation of Sheikh Hasina, to kickstart civil disobedience movement

Op India

Bangladesh is witnessing renewed protests over the death of 200-odd people during the anti-quota agitation in the country. #Bangladesh Thousands rallied, chanting, “One point, one demand: Sheikh Hasina’s resignation!” People didn’t hide behind ambiguity; they weren’t afraid of brute force or the consequences. Besides anti-government sloganeering and violent clashes with law enforcement authorities, the protests have announced that they will …

Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Student Leaders

5 months, 3 weeks ago

Be proud of apostolic tradition, Thattil tells Church members

The Hindu

Major Archbishop Mar Raphael Thattil has told members of the Syro-Malabar Church to be proud of and uphold the apostolic tradition of the Church. In a pastoral letter sent out ahead of St. Thomas Day, the major archbishop cited Pope Francis’ words that the Church members were keepers and preservers of the apostolic exhortations of St. Thomas. If the Syro-Malabar …

Church Members

6 months, 1 week ago

‘Scared as hell’: Climate scientists risk jobs, jail to save dying planet

Al Jazeera

“I was scared as hell. Abramoff was jarred by the data: “I remember feeling the enormity of all of the Earth systems that were already being affected by climate change and how little time we had to avert more catastrophic effects.” Overwhelmed by the severity of the climate impacts and the resulting human suffering, Abramoff, who was completing her postdoctorate …

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7 months ago

When the historic Civil Disobedience Movement rolled out on the east coast

The Hindu

In the summer of 1930, Mahatma Gandhi launched the Civil Disobedience Movement to intensify and broaden the freedom struggle. Historian and author Rajmohan Gandhi, the grandson of both Mahatma Gandhi and Rajaji, wrote in his book, Rajaji-A Life, that when the Mahatma decided to break the salt law, Rajaji decided to march with Satyagrahis for about 150 miles from Trichinopoly …

Gandhi Tamil Hindu Salt Thorne Pillai Rajaji

7 months, 3 weeks ago

Court Under Section 9 Of A&C Act Can Punish For Disobedience Of Its Order, Power Akin To Order 39 Rule 2A Of CPC: Calcutta High Court

Live Law

The High Court of Calcutta has held that the Court under Section 9 of the A&C Act can punish for the disobedience of its order. Thereafter, the petitioner approached the Commercial Court under Section 9 of the A&C Act seeking refund of the encashed amount and also restraining the respondent from acting on notice of invocation in respect of the …

High Court Court Bank Commercial Writ Order Held

11 months ago

Kheda incident: SC pulls up Gujarat cops for publicly flogging 5 men in 2022

Live Mint

The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended the stay on the contempt of court proceedings against the four Gujarat police officials who were sentenced to 14 days of imprisonment by the Gujarat High Court in October last year for committing contempt of court for violating the apex court's guidelines about detaining and interrogating suspects. The apex court admitted the statutory appeal …

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11 months, 1 week ago

High Court Stays Contempt Proceedings Against HPNLU VC In Student Retest Case

Live Law

The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Friday stayed contempt proceedings against the Vice Chancellor of Himachal Pradesh National Law University, Dr. Nishtha Jaswal, in a student's re-examination case. A Single judge bench had earlier directed VC Jaswal to consider a student's request to retake a supplementary exam alongside regular third-year exams. When the VC delegated the decision to the university …

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11 months, 1 week ago

Himachal Pradesh High Court Issues Contempt Notice To NLU Shimla VC

Live Law

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has issued a contempt notice to the Vice-Chancellor of National Law University, Shimla for wilful disobedience of its order to address the representation made by one of its students to re-appear and retake the supplementary examination in respect of Economics-II pertaining to the 2nd Semester in order to clear the backlog paper, at the time …

Representation Court Registrar Order Vice Himachal Pradesh High Court Willful Disobedience

1 year ago

'Wilful' Disobedience For Contempt Excludes Casual, Bona Fide Acts, Does Not Encompass Negligent Actions: Delhi High Court

Live Law

The Delhi High Court has observed that “wilful” disobedience of a judicial order by a contemnor excludes casual, accidental, bona fide or unintentional acts or genuine inability. “Committal or sequestration will not be ordered unless contempt involves a degree of default or misconduct,” the court said. The petitioner entity moved a contempt plea against the Managing Director of SVOGL Oil …

Court Contempt Delhi High Court Order Sharma Wilful Disobedience Negligent Actions

1 year ago

Punjab & Haryana High Court Quashes FIR Against Political Leaders For Allegedly Violating S.144 CrPC Orders, Says Peaceful Protest Not A Penal Offence U/S 188 IPC

Live Law

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has quashed FIRs against political leaders booked for allegedly violating a Magistrate'sorder promulgated under Section 144 CrPC in 2020.It was alleged that a group of political leaders, including sitting and former MLAs and ministers of Punjab, violated the orders under Section 144 CrPC enforced in Chandigarh in 2020 to curb COVID-19. The Punjab & …

Political Court Protest Political Leaders Ipc Chandigarh Minister

1 year, 2 months ago

PoJK and the Ongoing Civil Disobedience Movement - News18

News 18

The prolonged civil disobedience movement in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir is now entering a new phase. One is that the JKJAAC succeeds in forcing Pakistan to meet the demands of the movement which include reversing taxes on electricity bills, gaining control over all hydropower projects, and providing PoJK with free electricity and reintroduction of subsidies. The resignation of the PoJK …

India Pakistan Political Parties Kashmir Power Jammu Pojk

1 year, 2 months ago

The movement that's shaping climate action to this day : Throughline : NPR

NPR

How everyday people started a movement that's shaping climate action to this day Enlarge this image toggle caption Greg Gibson/AP Greg Gibson/AP Deborah and Ken Ferruccio were driving in their red truck down a rural North Carolina highway one night in 1978 when they suddenly came upon big yellow signs reading: "Caution, PCB chemicals spilled along roadways." Sponsor Message "The …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Status of The Current Civil Disobedience in Pakistan-Occupied Jammu & Kashmir - News18

News 18

The Prime Minister of Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir Chaudhry Anwarul Haq has said that before the passage of the 13th Amendment, it was the Kashmir Council that was responsible for levying tariffs on electricity. Anwarul Haq’s remarks are a manifestation of the pressure his government feels after the state-wide protests against the additional taxes Pakistan has imposed on electricity bills. …

Pakistan Kashmir Pojk His Government Current Mirpur Isi

1 year, 3 months ago

‘We’re going to be unpopular’: Do sports protests help or harm activism?

Al Jazeera

Climate activists in the UK have sought to disrupt football, cricket, golf, snooker, tennis and other sports in protest. ‘People may shoot the messenger’ Following the UK government’s announcement in July to grant hundreds of new North Sea oil and gas licences “to boost British energy independence and grow the economy”, an online survey by YouGov in August found 82 …

Climate Change Change Climate Protests British Protest Public

1 year, 3 months ago

Widespread Civil Disobedience in PoJK - News18

News 18

13 types of taxes have been imposed on an electricity bill in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir. The August 13, 1948, UN resolution required Pakistan to withdraw its armed forces and any non-resident militias they had brought along to fight Maharaja Hari Singh and capture our state. At the time, the military dictator General Ayub Khan promised us that our requirement …

India Pakistan Civil Electricity Kashmir Jammu Pojk

1 year, 4 months ago

Civil unrest, legal appeals and military disobedience: What Israel may face after Supreme Court law change

CNN

CNN — Israel’s parliament on Monday passed a controversial law stripping the Supreme Court of its power to declare government decisions unreasonable, the first bill in a wide-ranging judicial overhaul that analysts say is likely to deepen the crisis the country is facing. The bill amended an Israeli Basic Law governing the judiciary by taking away the court’s power to …

Law Military Supreme Court Court Protest Israel Netanyahu

1 year, 5 months ago

Greta Thunberg charged with disobeying law enforcement during climate protest in Sweden

Associated Press

STOCKHOLM — Swedish prosecutors have charged climate activist Greta Thunberg with disobedience to law enforcement in connection with a protest in Malmö last month. A short statement by Swedish prosecutors on Wednesday said a “young woman” was charged with disobedience because she “refused to comply with police orders to leave the scene” during the protest. The statement didn’t identify the …

Swedish Thunberg

1 year, 7 months ago

Mere Averment Or Bald Allegations Not Sufficient To Initiate Contempt Proceedings Against An Individual: Delhi High Court

Live Law

The Delhi High Court has observed that mere averment or a bald allegation is not sufficient to initiate contempt proceedings or issuance of show cause notice against a person. Justice Chandra Dhari Singh said that the disobedience must be “wilful and beyond a casual or accidental genuine inability” to comply with the terms of the judicial order. The court made …

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Pakistan's Jailed Former PM Imran Khan Threatens Civil Disobedience Movement If Demands Not Met By Sunday

Wounding the spirit of the Constitution of India

Karnataka High Court Modifies Imprisonment Sentence Of Cancer Patient For Wilful Disobedience Of Order, Imposes ₹3 Lakh Fine Instead

Pakistan’s Imran Khan warns of civil disobedience amid legal woes, protests

An opposition Congo politician is sentenced to 1 year in prison for inciting civil disobedience

Telangana HC Dismisses Property Purchaser's Appeal, Says Act Done In 'Wilful Disobedience' Of Injunction Order Is Liable To Be Reversed

Bangladesh: Protestors demand resignation of Sheikh Hasina, to kickstart civil disobedience movement

Be proud of apostolic tradition, Thattil tells Church members

‘Scared as hell’: Climate scientists risk jobs, jail to save dying planet

When the historic Civil Disobedience Movement rolled out on the east coast

Court Under Section 9 Of A&C Act Can Punish For Disobedience Of Its Order, Power Akin To Order 39 Rule 2A Of CPC: Calcutta High Court

Kheda incident: SC pulls up Gujarat cops for publicly flogging 5 men in 2022

High Court Stays Contempt Proceedings Against HPNLU VC In Student Retest Case

Himachal Pradesh High Court Issues Contempt Notice To NLU Shimla VC

'Wilful' Disobedience For Contempt Excludes Casual, Bona Fide Acts, Does Not Encompass Negligent Actions: Delhi High Court

Punjab & Haryana High Court Quashes FIR Against Political Leaders For Allegedly Violating S.144 CrPC Orders, Says Peaceful Protest Not A Penal Offence U/S 188 IPC

PoJK and the Ongoing Civil Disobedience Movement - News18

The movement that's shaping climate action to this day : Throughline : NPR

Status of The Current Civil Disobedience in Pakistan-Occupied Jammu & Kashmir - News18

‘We’re going to be unpopular’: Do sports protests help or harm activism?

Widespread Civil Disobedience in PoJK - News18

Civil unrest, legal appeals and military disobedience: What Israel may face after Supreme Court law change

Greta Thunberg charged with disobeying law enforcement during climate protest in Sweden

Mere Averment Or Bald Allegations Not Sufficient To Initiate Contempt Proceedings Against An Individual: Delhi High Court