Page 10 - Court Orders
NGT refuses to recall order directing Afcons and L&T to pay compensation
The National Green Tribunal has refused to recall its order directing Afcons Infrastructure Limited and Larsen & Toubro Limited to pay compensation of Rs 1 crore each for unscientific muck dumping in Arzi nallah at the Pakal Dul Hydroelectric Project in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice A K Goel said once the applicants caused damage and violated environmental norms, they cannot escape liability. "Subsequent clearance of waste cannot be a ground for waiving the compensation for damage already caused and violation already committed. Even though for such violation, on 'polluter pays' principle, deterrent compensation is liable to be paid having regard to the financial capacity of the polluter, the tribunal has adopted an extremely conservative approach of requiring compensation of Rs 1 crore each only. "The application now filed is utterly without any merit. We are inclined to award heavy costs for such an uncalled-for application but .
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Bishop Franco Mulakkal acquitted in rape case; nuns to file appeal
As the prosecution failed to produce evidence against the accused, the court acquitted the Bishop
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Lucknow bench of Allahabad HC stays eviction of widowed daughter-in-law
A single judge bench of Justice Vivek Chaudhary said, "In the given facts and circumstances of the case, the impugned order dated July 14 cannot stand and is set aside."
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US Court temporarily delays release of Donald Trump's Jan 6 records
The order effectively delays until the end of this month the release of records that were to be turned over Friday. The appeals court set arguments in the case for November 30.
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Farmer in UP gets two-year imprisonment for encroachment of government land
A court here sentenced a farmer to two years' imprisonment for encroaching on government land
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UP court issues non-bailable warrant against AAP MLA Sanjay Singh
A court here on Tuesday issued non-bailable warrant against AAP Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh in an alleged hate speech case.
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From powers of NCLT and HCs to DRAT rules, here're key court orders
Several courts have been found to omit the 'future prospects' in income of youth who die in road accidents while calculating compensation
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Session Court acquits AAP ex-MLA Manoj Kumar in 2014 assault case
A session court acquitted Kumar in a case of assaulting a woman in 2014
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Republic Media Network's CEO gets bail in alleged TRP rigging case
The police began a probe into the alleged scam after ratings agency Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) filed a complaint through Hansa Research Agency about rigging of TRP by some channels
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From arbitration to act of god arguments, here're the key court orders
Disputes over delays in the performance of work contracts due to the current pandemic have started surfacing in courts
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From arbitration to computing damages, here're the key court orders
The Supreme Court does not generally interfere in an interim order, but if a high court passes an order, which affects the revenue of the state, it will interfere in the public interest
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From arbitration award to power arrears, here're the key court orders
An international arbitration wound its way through four courts in India, and two times in the Supreme Court, lasting two decades before ending last week at the apex court
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Arbitration to corruption at deemed universities, here're key court orders
If a party joins arbitration proceedings without raising objections regarding jurisdiction of the court, it cannot raise the issue at a later stage, especially after the pronouncement of the award
From Coal PSU appeal to trademark dispute, here're the top court orders
A weekly selection of key court orders
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From electricity tariff to arbitration clause, here're the key court orders
A firm with a grievance should not rush to the high court when there is an efficacious remedy under the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act.
From patents office to sale of repossessed cars, here are key court orders
A weekly selection of key court orders
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From tax sops to liquor prohibition, key court orders from last week
Creation of new states is usually followed by litigation over tax liabilities of industrial units in the new territories
ONGC contract workers' claim to BPCL arbitration appeal: Key court orders
The HC allowed ONGC's petition and quashed the notification. Appealing against the order, the ONGC Labour Union defended the notification in the SC
Land compensation rule to pharma trademark case, here're key court orders
The Supreme Court has declared unconstitutional a provision in the National Highways Act
From default to land acquisition, a weekly selection of key court orders
When a court orders a stay in a land acquisition case, the acquisition of all pockets of land should be suspended
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