Reliance on WhatsApp chats alone insufficient to grant divorce on grounds of cruelty: Bombay HC
“Merely relying on the WhatsApp chat, the divorce decree cannot be granted, since it is not proved by leading evidence.”
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‘Removal from service is shockingly disproportionate’; MP High Court directs reconsideration of punishment for proven misconduct
“The High Court can interfere with the order of punishment only in case of violation of the provisions of rules or principles of natural justice are proved.”
“Inconceivable that entire proceedings could have been concluded fairly within two weeks”: Madras HC upholds order quashing disciplinary action against Canara Bank employee
“A disciplinary proceeding should not resemble a point-to-point bullet train journey. A charge memo need not necessarily culminate in punishment.”
‘PMLA is a cornerstone of India’s legal framework’ says Justice JK Maheshwari at book release of ‘Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002: A Practitioner’s Guide’ by Jai Anant Dehadrai
EBC brings Advocate Jai Anant Dehadrai’s book on ‘Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002: A Practitioner’s Guide’.
Supreme Court upholds protection from arrest for accused in Rs 6,000 Crore Ponzi Scam, Cites ED’s delay in responding to notice
Supreme Court observed that ED had ample time to file the counter affidavit.
Rajasthan High Court clubs multiple FIRs in financial mismanagement allegations against Creative Credit Cooperative Society
“Clubbing of the FIRs will reduce the financial drain on the state exchequer as well as cut down the administrative burden, especially given that all the cases arise out of same or similar cause.”
Supreme Court issues directives on the role of public prosecutors and legal aid counsels to safeguard fairness and fundamental rights in criminal trials
“The right of the accused to defend himself in a criminal trial is guaranteed by Article 21 of the Constitution of India. He is entitled to a fair trial. But if effective legal aid is not made available to an accused who is unable to engage an advocate, it will amount to infringement of his fundamental rights guaranteed by Article 21”
Recording of evidence is mandatory in disciplinary proceedings involving major punishment: Supreme Court reiterates
Supreme Court said that the High Court fell into grave error of law while interfering in the well-reasoned judgment rendered by the Tribunal whereby, the Tribunal had quashed the order imposing penalty upon the appellant.
[Videocon Loan Fraud Case] Bombay High Court rules arrest of ICICI Bank’s former CEO Chanda Kochhar and Deepak Kochhar, illegal
Bombay High Court deemed the arrest of ex-ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar and her husband unlawful, amidst allegations of irregularities in Videocon loans raising questions about procedural fairness and legal scrutiny.
Eskom’s cry about risk of collapse of national grid rings hollow in the face; Constitutional Court of South Africa directs Eskom to supply electricity
The Supreme Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal against the judgment and order of the High Court of South Africa, directing the applicant, Eskom to supply electricity to the two defaulting municipalities pending the institution of review proceedings.