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'Frivolous Petition': Bombay HC Slaps ₹1 Lakh Cost On Lalit Modi For Asking BCCI To Pay ₹10 Crore On His Behalf To ED In FEMA Case

Live Law

The Bombay High Court on Thursday imposed of cost of Rs 1 lakh on former chief of the Indian Premiere League Lalit Modi for filing 'misconceived' petition seeking directions to the Board of Control for Cricket in India to pay on his behalf the penalty of Rs 10.65 crores imposed on him by the ED for violating the Foreign Exchange …

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1 week ago

Newsmax guest rips Trump for 'seeking attention' with 'frivolous' lawsuit against pollster

Raw Story

President-elect Donald Trump was desperately "seeking attention" when he filed a "frivolous" lawsuit against a pollster who showed him losing Iowa this year, an attorney told a conservative news network Tuesday. In an interview on Newsmax, host Katrina Szish asked lawyer Chandelle Summer to comment after Trump sued pollster Ann Selzer and The Des Moines Register. "I think this is, …

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1 week ago

[Actress Assault Case] Kerala High Court Rejects Pulsar Suni's Plea To Recall Two Expert Witnesses, Calls It 'Frivolous'

Live Law

The Kerala High Court on Monday dismissed the plea filed by Sunil N.S., also known as 'Pulsar Suni', the main accused in the 2017 Actor Assault Case- for recalling two expert witnesses. The Court noted that Section 233 of CrPC does not enable an accused to recall a prosecution witnesses, who are already examined. Thus, the Court stated that prosecution …

Trial Court Witness Witnesses Prosecution Recall Case

1 week, 1 day ago

'Shocking Scenario': Punjab & Haryana HC Flags Trend Of Filing False Cases, Says Police Are Not Merely 'Postmen' For Forwarding Complaints

Live Law

Flagging the rising trend of filing frivolous cases, the Punjab & Haryana High Court has said that the investigating officers are not merely postmen, who are there only to forward the complaints they receive to the Courts and to add "unnecessary pressure to the judicial system" and "ruin lives of citizens. Flagging the rising trend of filing frivolous cases, the …

Court Courts Punjab Officer Petitioner Investigating Frivolous Cases

Senthil Balaji Sabotaging Trial, Seeking Adjournments On Frivolous Grounds : ED Tells Supreme Court

Live Law

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta appearing for the Enforcement Directorate told the Supreme Court on Friday that the trial against Senthil Balaji in the alleged cash for jobs scam has been sabotaged. A bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Pankaj Mithal allowed ED to file it affidavit in a plea seeking to recall its earlier judgment granting bail to …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

'Sophisticated Form Of Extortion': Bombay High Court Slaps Rs 5 Lakh Costs On 'Unscrupulous' Tenant For Frivolous Petition

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The Bombay High Court while slapping a fine of Rs 5 lakh on a tenant for 'obstructing' redevelopment of a nearly 83-year-old building, observed that often such petitions by tenants amount to 'sophisticated form of extortion' and thus such 'obstructionist' behaviour of the tenants must be deterred.A division bench of Justices Ajay Gadkari and Kamal Khata noted that filing petitions …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Supreme Court Direct Registry To Recover Costs On Two Frivolous PILs

Live Law

The Supreme Court today directed the Registry to take action as permitted under law to recover the cost imposed on the two frivolous petitions filed by Advocate Sachin Gupta. A bench of Justices PS Narasimha and Manoj Misra was hearing a suo moto miscellaneous application regarding the recovery of costs imposed on two Public Interest Litigation which a bench of …

Supreme Court Court Costs Pil Supreme Bench Registry

4 weeks, 1 day ago

34 Products That May Seem Frivolous But Will Actually Impact Your Life

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A motion-activated toilet night-light It is an LED light and has 16 colors — you can choose just one or have it rotate between them all! Also, this uses three AA batteries, and a new set should last between 6 months to a year — depending on the brightness and frequency of use. The light level can be dimmed down …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Bombay High Court quashes ‘frivolous, vexatious’ FIR against Mamta Kulkarni in drugs case

The Hindu

The Bombay High Court quashed a 2016 drugs case against former actor Mamta Kulkarni and passed an order stating that the material collected against the actor does not prima facie constitute any offence against her. In the order made available on Wednesday and passed by a division bench of Justices Bharati Dangre and Manjusha Deshpande on July 22, 2024, the …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Kerala High Court Imposes ₹1 Lakh Cost On Advocate For Filing 'Frivolous' Contempt Petition Against Judicial Officer, Opposing Counsel

Live Law

The Kerala High Court has imposed an exemplary cost of Rs. The contempt petition was filed alleging that the judicial officer colluded with an advocate and parties in disobeying the directions of the High Court in a case being contested by the contempt applicant. “To hurl allegations of contempt against the lawyer appearing for the plaintiffs, as also, plaintiffs 1 …

High Court Court Contempt Order Case Judicial High

5 months ago

Hiremath siblings move mediation proposal before court, industrialist-uncle Baba Kalyani terms it frivolous

Hindustan Times

Petitioners Sameer Hiremath and Pallavi Swadi – children of Sugandha Hiremath, younger sister of industrialist Baba Kalyani - on Monday filed a mediation proposal before the court of joint civil judge senior division S S Shinde citing that they are quite disturbed by the family dispute-related mudslinging in court. In their original suit filed in the Pune local court, the …

Family Siblings Court Mediation Pune Kalyani Suit

5 months ago

'Act Within Bounds Of Legal Authority': Karnataka HC Imposes 25K Cost On Asst Commissioner Of Senior Citizens Tribunal For Entertaining Frivolous Plea

Live Law

The Karnataka High Court has imposed a cost of Rs 25,000 on an Assistant Commissioner of the Maintenance and Welfare of Senior Citizen Protection Tribunal, for exceeding his jurisdiction, entertaining a frivolous application under Section 23 of the Senior Citizens Act and nullifying a sale deed entered into by parties. The court said “The Assistant Commissioner's overreach in this matter …

Karnataka Legal Property Court Sale Respondent No Respondent

6 months ago

'This is Soviet’: Matt Gaetz cries foul over 'new frivolous' ethics probes

Raw Story

Rep. Matt Gaetz, already facing an open Ethics panel probe into his alleged sexual misconduct and illicit drug use with a minor, claims there are "new frivolous investigations" being opened to scrutinize him even further. The House Ethics Committee earlier this year subpoenaed information from the Department of Justice linked to its ongoing investigation into Gaetz, the outlet reported, citing …

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7 months ago

Supreme Court Monthly Round-Up: April 2024

Live Law

Here's a comprehensive overview of the Supreme Court of India proceedings during April 2024. Supreme Court Stays MP Administration's Decision To Deny Permission For Christian Prayer Meet Case Title: SURESH CARLETONS vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH., Diary No.- 16136 - 2024 Coram: Justices B.R. Karnataka's Plea For Drought Relief: Supreme Court Asks Union To Submit Inter-Ministerial Central Team's Report Case …

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7 months, 4 weeks ago

Supreme Court Imposes Rs 5 Lakhs Cost On Union Govt, Cautions Against Filing Frivolous Petitions In Future

Live Law

The Supreme Court recently imposed a cost of Rs. 5,00,000/ on the Union of India challenging an order passed by the Meghalaya High Court based on the Union's own concession that a previous decision covered the matter. Deprecating the Union's move to challenge the High Court's order, the Supreme Court recorded that this was a “sheer abuse of the process …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

'Man, that's desperate': Experts blast Trump's latest 'frivolous tactic' to avoid trial

Raw Story

Donald Trump filed a lawsuit against Judge Juan Merchan Monday to challenge a gag order that blocks him from attacking family members of court staff in the soon-to-start hush money trial — including the judge's own daughter, The New York Times reported Monday. "Trump's latest desperate move of personally suing Merchan in the appellate division is reminiscent of his initial …

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9 months ago

Angelina Jolie wants ‘frivolous’ Brad Pitt winery case to end; he has other plans of ‘vengeance’

Hindustan Times

Ex-couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's tussle over the French vineyard, which once brought about their marital union but now continues to haunt their family, has shaped into an extended legal battle. After her recent win in the winery lawsuit, Jolie's attorney, Paul Murphy, told Entertainment Weekly that this legal fight was riled up by Pitt to “cover up serious …

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9 months, 4 weeks ago

Punjab & Haryana High Court Disapproves Of State Authorities Often Raising "Frivolous Objections" To Pleas For Appointment Of Arbitrator

Live Law

The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently expressed dismay over State instrumentalities for strongly contesting applications for appointment of Arbitrator, often by raising frivolous objections.While overruling the objections raised by Punjab Heritage and Tourism Promotion Board in a plea for appointment of arbitrator, Justice Suvir Sehgal said,". The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently expressed dismay over State instrumentalities for …

Arbitration Court State Respondent Act Appointment Arbitrator

10 months ago

HC Imposes Rs 15 Lakh Fine on Allahabad University Teacher for False Cases Against Colleagues

News 18

The High Court here Friday imposed a fine of Rs 15 lakh on an Allahabad University teacher for filing frivolous cases under the SC/ST Act against her three senior colleagues and quashed the FIRs filed by her. The court said the complainant, an assistant professor in the economics department, knows the law very well and “had been abusing the provisions …

Court Fir Frivolous Cases

10 months, 1 week ago

Soldier made false, frivolous allegations against Chandigarh cops: Police Complaints Committee

Hindustan Times

The allegations of manhandling by UT police that were levelled by a soldier have been found to be false and frivolous, according to an internal inquiry by the Police Complaints Committee. The army soldier, Naik Arvinder Singh, had also moved the Punjab and Haryana high court that had served a notice to the Chandigarh Police. The army soldier, Naik Arvinder …

Haryana Report Chandigarh Cctv Punjab Station His Wife

10 months, 3 weeks ago

'Frivolous': Rajasthan High Court Imposes 25K Cost On Plea Against Appointment Of Dy. Chief Ministers

Live Law

In a PIL filed by a lawyer against the swearing-in of Diya Kumari and Prem Chand Bairwa as the Deputy Chief Ministers, Rajasthan High Court has imposed a cost of Rs 25,000/- on the petitioner, citing the frivolous nature of the relief sought. Before the High Court, the petitioner vehemently argued that there are no provisions for the appointment to …

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11 months ago

Violates Right To Life & Amounts To Ostracisation: Calcutta HC Sets Aside 'Frivolous' Excommunication From Agrahari Sikh Community, Imposes ₹1.5 Lakh Cost

Live Law

The Calcutta High Court has set aside an order of excommunication by the 'Gurudwara Chhota Singh Sangat,' against the petitioner, excommunicating him from the entire Agrahari Sikh community due to an alleged matrimonial dispute between the petitioner's son and his wife.In setting aside the order of excommunication and directing the respondent office-bearers to pay costs of Rs 1.5 lakhs to. …

Community Dispute Court Sikh Order Petitioner Entire

11 months ago

Madhya Pradesh HC pulls up state govt over ‘frivolous’ review plea, slaps fine

Hindustan Times

The Madhya Pradesh high court has pulled up the state government over a “frivolous” review petition related to the pending arrears of a Bhopal college lab technician, saying its advisors do not understand which cases are applicable for such pleas. The state higher education department principal secretary filed the review petition on behalf of the college principal after a single …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

Yearly Digest Of IBC Cases: 2023

Live Law

Supreme Court “Inappropriate, Almost Bordering On Contempt”: SC Deprecates NCLAT Order Impeding Implementation Of SC Order Case Title: Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd. v Iirf India Realty Xii Ltd. & Ors. 1125 of 2022 The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Principal Bench, comprising of Justice Ashok Bhushan and Shri Barun Mitra, has directed the liquidation of the Corporate Debtor, M/s Ajanta …

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'Frivolous Petition': Bombay HC Slaps ₹1 Lakh Cost On Lalit Modi For Asking BCCI To Pay ₹10 Crore On His Behalf To ED In FEMA Case

Newsmax guest rips Trump for 'seeking attention' with 'frivolous' lawsuit against pollster

[Actress Assault Case] Kerala High Court Rejects Pulsar Suni's Plea To Recall Two Expert Witnesses, Calls It 'Frivolous'

'Shocking Scenario': Punjab & Haryana HC Flags Trend Of Filing False Cases, Says Police Are Not Merely 'Postmen' For Forwarding Complaints

Senthil Balaji Sabotaging Trial, Seeking Adjournments On Frivolous Grounds : ED Tells Supreme Court

'Sophisticated Form Of Extortion': Bombay High Court Slaps Rs 5 Lakh Costs On 'Unscrupulous' Tenant For Frivolous Petition

Supreme Court Direct Registry To Recover Costs On Two Frivolous PILs

34 Products That May Seem Frivolous But Will Actually Impact Your Life

Bombay High Court quashes ‘frivolous, vexatious’ FIR against Mamta Kulkarni in drugs case

Kerala High Court Imposes ₹1 Lakh Cost On Advocate For Filing 'Frivolous' Contempt Petition Against Judicial Officer, Opposing Counsel

Hiremath siblings move mediation proposal before court, industrialist-uncle Baba Kalyani terms it frivolous

'Act Within Bounds Of Legal Authority': Karnataka HC Imposes 25K Cost On Asst Commissioner Of Senior Citizens Tribunal For Entertaining Frivolous Plea

'This is Soviet’: Matt Gaetz cries foul over 'new frivolous' ethics probes

Supreme Court Monthly Round-Up: April 2024

Supreme Court Imposes Rs 5 Lakhs Cost On Union Govt, Cautions Against Filing Frivolous Petitions In Future

'Man, that's desperate': Experts blast Trump's latest 'frivolous tactic' to avoid trial

Angelina Jolie wants ‘frivolous’ Brad Pitt winery case to end; he has other plans of ‘vengeance’

Punjab & Haryana High Court Disapproves Of State Authorities Often Raising "Frivolous Objections" To Pleas For Appointment Of Arbitrator

HC Imposes Rs 15 Lakh Fine on Allahabad University Teacher for False Cases Against Colleagues

Soldier made false, frivolous allegations against Chandigarh cops: Police Complaints Committee

'Frivolous': Rajasthan High Court Imposes 25K Cost On Plea Against Appointment Of Dy. Chief Ministers

Violates Right To Life & Amounts To Ostracisation: Calcutta HC Sets Aside 'Frivolous' Excommunication From Agrahari Sikh Community, Imposes ₹1.5 Lakh Cost

Madhya Pradesh HC pulls up state govt over ‘frivolous’ review plea, slaps fine

Yearly Digest Of IBC Cases: 2023