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Supreme Court Arbitration | Awarding Claim For Loss Of Profit Without Substantial Evidence Is In Conflict With Public Policy Of India: Supreme Court Case Title: M/S UNIBROS v. ALL INDIA RADIO, ARISING OUT OF SLP NO. In allowing the plea for appointment of an arbitrator u/s 11 of the Act, a single-bench of Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya noted that “a turning …

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The Kerala police have decided to invoke the stringent Unlawful Activities Prevention Act against the accused who was involved in the recent fire incident on board a train in Kozhikode. The Special Investigation Team of Kerala police probing the fire incident submitted its report before the Additional Sessions court on Sunday and also invoked section 16 of the UAPA act. …

Delhi High Court Asks MEA To Seek Information From Abu Dhabi Authorities About Status Of 'Jailed' Software Engineer

The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued notice on a father’s plea seeking information about his son who is stated to have been jailed in United Arab EmiratesJustice Prathiba M Singh asked the Ministry of External Affairs to obtain all relevant information relating to the person from the authorities in Abu Dhabi. The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued notice …

Supreme Court Quarterly Complete Criminal Digest [July - September 2022]

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Supreme Court Monthly Criminal Digest August 2022 (Citations 647 - 726)

A one-member tribunal consisting of Justice DN Patel has CONFIRMED the decision of the Central government to ban and declare Zakir Naik's Islamic Research Foundation as an 'Unlawful Association'. It may be noted that the Central Government had constituted this tribunal consisting of the then Delhi High Court's Chief Justice DN Patel in December 2021 to adjudicate upon the 'Unlawful …

'Developed Common Intention To Kill During Riotous Clashes Between Communities': Delhi Court Frames Charges Against 5 For Murder, Rioting

A Delhi Court has framed charges against 5 men for unlawful assembly, rioting and murder of one Zakir during the North East Delhi riots. Additional Sessions Judge Virender Bhatt framed charges against all accused persons under Sections 144, 147, 148 and 149 and added Section 302 r/w 34 against four of them. "It appears that the accused developed the common …

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High Courts Weekly Round Up [July 12, 2021 – July 18, 2021]

Allahabad High Court 1. UAPA Offences Will Go Before Special Court Only When NIA Investigates : Maharashtra Govt To Bombay High Court In Sudha Bharadwaj's Plea For Default Bail Opposing the default bail plea of Bhima Koregaon- Elgar Parishad accused Sudha Bharadwaj, the Maharashtra Government said that orders passed by the Pune Judge Kishore Vadane were not without jurisdiction even …

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice in a plea seeking removal of Mr. Zakir Khan from the post of Chairman of the Delhi Minorites Commission alleging that he misused his powers and position to influence others and acted as an agent of Aam Aadmi Party.A division bench comprising of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh issued …

The Jammu & Kashmir High Court on Thursday granted bail to an elected Councillor of LAHDC who has been accused of making derogatory remarks against the leadership of the Country and against the Armed Forces of the Country. vs State of Punjab, the High Court observed that mere expression of derogatory or objectionable words may not be a sufficient ground …