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Objective of mediation is to deliver justice: Justice Sikri
The objective of mediation is to deliver justice and stay true to the law, and its is not only about taking the burden off the courts, Justice A K Sikri of the Supreme Court has said. Speaking at the International Alternative Dispute Resolution Summit, Justice Sikri said justice means to give every man the opportunity to put his word forward and then decide what the best decision is. It is to give every man what's due to him, he said. "The only reason behind mediation is not to take the burden off the courts but to deliver justice and stay true to the law," Justice Sikri said at the recent held summit. He said mediation talks about what is right, whereas judicial system talks about who is right. The summit organised by Maadhyam, the Council for Conflict Resolution, highlighted the theme of 'Building Bridges through Innovative Justice'. Besides Justice Sikri, the three-day summit was attended by Supreme Court Judge Rohinton Fali Nariman, apex court Judge B S Chauhan, Delhi
Maldivian crisis: Opposition calls for release of ex-President, CJ
The opposition on Tuesday demanded the immediate release of former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, Maldivian Chief Justice Abdulla Sayeed, Justice of the Supreme Court Ali Hameed and pressed for the immediate lifting of the state of emergency.The decree, which came into effect on Monday after President Yameen Abdul Gayoom declared a state of emergency in the country, suspended all basic fundamental rights and gives the security forces sweeping powers of search and arrest.Amongst the suspended constitutional rights include the right to privacy, freedom of information, right to strike, right to assembly, right to no unlawful arrest or detention, the right to appeal.The decree also suspended a number of articles interfering with the parliamentary and judicial mandate. The power of Parliament to summon people, impeach the President and the Vice President, and the power to pass no-confidence motions on cabinet ministers and the Prosecutor-General has also been suspended."Article 113 of the
Woman found dead at home with her legs tied up
A 56-year-old woman was on Tuesday found dead at her home in Yamunanagar city of Haryana.The woman was found with her legs tied up, the police said.The family members of the woman have alleged rape.According to the police, a probe has been initiated to ascertain the reason behind her death.
ED in HC to cancel bail of businessman arrested in Rs 5,000 cr
The Delhi High Court today sought response of a Delhi-based businessman, arrested in a Rs 5,000 crore money laundering case, on a plea of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) challenging the bail granted to him. Justice A K Pathak issued notice to Gagan Dhawan, who was granted bail on January 4 by a special court. The ED challenged the January 4 decision of the trial court claiming that Dhawan was the "key person" in the case who "diverted the proceeds of crime". The agency also contended before the high court that its probe would be hampered as long as the businessman was out as the proceeds of crime are yet to be traced. Dhawan, arrested on November 1, 2017, was sent to judicial custody on November 15, 2017 by the special court after the ED had said he was not needed for further custodial interrogation. The ED had alleged before the trial court that Dhawan had facilitated the directors of Gujarat-based pharma firm Sterling Biotech Ltd. (SBL) in the purchase of several ...
Three get life imprisonment for killing engineer
A local court today awarded life imprisonment to three persons for killing an engineer in 2010. However, District and Additional Sessions Judge H M Patwardhan acquitted two other accused, giving them the benefit of doubt. The engineer, Deepan Banerjee (27), who worked at Powai, was found murdered in his flat, where he resided alone, in Airoli in Navi Mumbai on August 12, 2010, the court was told. "Banerjee had employed Vinod Vishnu Bandal (30), who used to daily deliver him a tiffin," the court was informed. "Bandal along with his two friends, Suraj Popatrao Gurav (30) and Santosh Bandu Raut (37), conspired to rob Banerjee. On August 12, 2010, the trio entered the apartment when Banerjee was alone and stabbed him 27 times, following which he died," the court was told. The trio robbed Rs 200, camera and his laptop and fled to Pune. Police initially nabbed Gurav and later arrested him, the court was told. Gurav revealed the names of others following which four more persons
Buyer of No.1 license plate in Abu Dhabi jailed for 3 years
An Emiriti businessman who was convicted of fraud and writing a bad cheque worth 31 million dirham to pay for the Abu Dhabi No.1 licence plate will have to spend three years in jail after an appeals court confirmed an earlier sentence, a media report said today. The 33-year-old Emirati had bought the special plate in November 2016 at an auction in Abu Dhabi for a whopping 31 million dirham (USD 84,39,750). In 2016, the UAE media had identified him as Abdullah Al Mahri. The Public Funds Prosecution had ordered the detention of the Emirati after organisers of the auction filed a complaint about him issuing a dud cheque after buying the number plate commemorating Abu Dhabi government's golden jubilee. Prosecutors charged the man with fraud and issuing a bounced cheque. During his interrogation, the Emirati admitted to issuing the cheque with full knowledge of his dearth of cash in the bank, Khaleej Times reported. "He said he was planning to re-resell the rare number plate .
Kasganj: One more accused in Chandan Gupta murder case held
Police today arrested one more person accused in the murder of Chandan Gupta in Kasganj, a senior official said. "One of the accused persons in Chandan Gupta murder case - Salman - has been arrested. We have recovered a country-made pistol and two cartridges from him. The arrested accused is a resident of Mohalla Nawab of Kasganj," Superintendent of Police Piyush Srivastava said today. Earlier, on January 31, the police claimed to have held Saleem, the prime accused in the Chandan Gupta murder case. Subsequently, on February 3, one more person, Rahat, was arrested in connection with the killing. Gupta was killed in communal violence that broke out in Kasganj on the Republic Day. He died of gunshot wounds. The killing led to a spiral of violence in the western UP town in which at least three shops, two buses and a car were torched. The administration also cracked the whip on a WhatsApp group operating here. "Police have registered cases under various sections of the IPC ..
NGT notice to ASI on pollution near Taj Mahal
The National Green Tribunal today sought the response of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on a plea alleging that inaction on part of the Taj Trapezium Zone Authority (TTZ) has led to deterioration of air quality, adversely affecting the iconic Taj Mahal. A bench comprising justice S P Wangdi and Expert Member S S Garbyal noted that the ASI had not been appearing since inception when notices were initially issued to all the parties. "After hearing the counsel for the parties today and upon consideration of the facts and circumstances set out in the various affidavits, we find that the presence of ASI and their reply is essential for an effective adjudication of the case. "We, therefore, direct notice upon them which shall be returnable before February 13. Copy of this order be transmitted forthwith to the Director General, Archaeological Survey of India, for compliance," the bench said. The tribunal had earlier issued notices to the Environment Ministry, Uttar ...
Indian fined Rs 87 lakhs in UAE for email insult to RTA
An Indian worker in the UAE has been slapped with a hefty fine of around Rs 87 lakhs for an offensive email to the country's transport authority claiming it rips off the poor after he flunked a driving test, media report said today. The 25-year-old Indian worker ridiculed the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) that they take 'poor people's money by making them intentionally fail in driving tests and forcing them to repeat the tests', the Gulf News reported. The RTA had received from the worker an email that it deemed as insulting and disdaining, it said. The RTA's concerned department took immediate legal action against him for sending that offencive and disparaging email and reported it to Dubai Police. The Dubai Court of First Instance also jailed the accused for three months although he had pleaded not guilty and maintained that he had been frustrated after he failed his driving test, it said. He was fined Dh 500,000 (Rs 87,38,612) for mocking and offending a ...
Iran rejects review of academic's death sentence
Iran's Supreme Court has rejected a request to review the death sentence given to university professor Ahmadreza Djalali, accused of passing information to Israel, his lawyer said today. "The judge rejected our request on Sunday in less than an hour," said lawyer Zeinab Taheri. "We will file a new request with the Supreme Court to demand that the dossier be read, given the sensitivity of the case." Djalali, a specialist in emergency medicine resident in Sweden, was detained in April 2016 after a brief visit to Iran. He was found guilty in October of passing information about two Iranian nuclear scientists to Israel's Mossad intelligence agency that led to their assassinations. The Supreme Court confirmed the death sentence against him in December, which was criticised by human rights group Amnesty International as running "roughshod over the rule of law". Djalali's lawyer said she could file multiple requests for the case to be reviewed, although there was no guarantee .
Another accused arrested for Kasganj violence
Another accused, identified as Salman, was arrested on Tuesday in connection with the violence that broke out in Uttar Pradesh's Kasganj district following the death of a youth on January 26.Earlier on February 3, the Uttar Pradesh Police arrested one accused, Rahat Qureshi.Meanwhile, on January 31, Salim, the prime accused was held in the killing of Chandan Gupta who was killed after an unauthorised bike rally was taken out here by RSS-affiliated students' group Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) in the city to commemorate the Republic Day.
U'khand fake encounter: HC gives life term to 7 cops, frees 10
The Delhi High Court today retained the life imprisonment given to seven Uttarakhand policemen for killing a student in a fake encounter in Dehradun in 2009, saying that extra judicial killing has no place in a system governed by the rule of law. However, the high court set aside the conviction and life term of 10 other cops, who were held guilty for conspiring to kidnap and murder the MBA student. Ranbir Singh, 22, a resident of Ghaziabad, was gunned down by the police on July 3, 2009. The police had alleged that he was involved in an extortion racket. The investigation was entrusted to CBI and the case transferred to Delhi by the Supreme Court. A bench of Justices S Muralidhar and I S Mehta in its 105-page judgement said fake encounter is a form of extra judicial killing which has no place in a legal system governed by the rule of law. "It is a manifestation of the impunity with which armed forces, including the police, are prone to act in utter disregard of the rule .
2009 Dehradun fake encounter: Delhi HC upholds conviction of 7 Uttarakhand cops
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday upheld a trial court's order convicting and awarding life terms to seven policemen for killing a 22-year-old MBA student in a staged shootout in Dehradun in 2009.
Maldives' resistance figures fight back on social media
As security forces surrounded his home shortly after a state of emergency had been declared in the Maldives, 80-year-old ex-president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom deftly hit social media to tell the world of his impending arrest. The government quickly sought to control the flow of information out of the famed Indian Ocean holiday islands following its declaration late last night, according to local media outlets and the Committee to Protect Journalists, an international watchdog. However, Gayoom, opposition politicians and even the Supreme Court gave a blow-by-blow account of the dramatic events via Twitter, Periscope and other social media platforms. Moments after posting a tweet stating that "a large number" of police had converged on his home, Gayoom calmly delivered a live video message that was aired by an opposition politician on her Periscope account. "Right now, police are here to arrest me. I remain steadfast in my resolve," Gayoom said in a quiet voice. "I don't know
German prosecutors raid Audi again in 'dieselgate' probe
German prosecutors said they had raided offices belonging to high-end carmaker Audi today, the second sweep in a week related to diesel emissions cheating at the Volkswagen subsidiary. The raids on a private home and offices belonging to Audi in southern German states Bavaria and Baden-Wuerttemberg "focused on the use of technical devices to manipulate emissions data in 3.0-litre V6 diesel motors for sale on the European market," the authorities said in a statement. Some 14 people are now under suspicion in the probe into suspicions of fraud and illegal advertising relating to 210,000 diesel vehicles sold since 2009, which also saw prosecutors search the homes of six current and former employees last Wednesday. The raids today are the third in a year against the manufacturer with the four-ring logo, after a first round of searches in March 2017. Most of the people targeted are engineers involved in motor development, the prosecutors said last week, reiterating today ...
Over 24 lakh cases pending in courts of West Bengal
There were around 24,18,374 cases pending at various courts of West Bengal including the Calcutta High Court till June last year, state Law Minister Moloy Ghatak said at the Assembly today. At the Calcutta High Court, Ghatak said, the number of pending cases were 2,22,102 while it was 21,96,272 in other lower courts. He was replying to questions put up by Congress MLA Nepal Mahato on behalf of Leader of Opposition Abdul Mannan. The minister informed the House that out of the 17,17,741 cases pending at different criminal courts in the state, 39,630 were at the Calcutta High Court. About civil cases, he said 6,00,663 cases were pending out of which 1,82,502 cases were at the High Court. Ghatak said there were around 36 vacancies for judges in different courts in the state.
Bharathiar University VC's bail petition posted for Feb 8
A special court today posted for February 8 the hearing of a bail petition filed by Bharathiar University Vice-Chancellor A Ganapathy, who was recently arrested on bribery charges. When the case came up for hearing before the court (Prevention of Corruption Act), special Judge John Mino posted the case for Thursday and directed the government to respond to the petition by that day, as sought by the public prosecutor. Ganapathy was arrested on February 3 for allegedly accepting Rs 30 lakh as bribe from an aspirant for the post of an assistant professor. Ganapathy is lodged in the central jail along with Chemistry professor Dharmaraj who allegedly brokered the deal. The Association of Self-Financing Colleges has sought a CBI inquiry into entire episode.
Delhi HC convicts 7 cops, acquits 11 in Dehradun encounter case
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday held seven police personnel guilty in connection with killing of an MBA student in Dehradun on July 3, 2009.Meanwhile, the apex court also acquitted 11 others in the case.A plea was filed in the court by all 18 police personnel challenging the trial court verdict in the case.A two judge bench comprising of- Justice S. Murlidhar and Justice I .S. Mehta pronounced the judgment.Those convicted of murder and criminal conspiracy are the then inspector Santosh Jaiswal and Sub Inspectors Gopal Dutt Bhatt, Rajesh Bisht, Neeraj Kumar, Nitin Chauhan and Chandra Mohan and Constable Ajeet Singh.Those who have been acquitted from the court are the then constables Satbir Singh, Sunil Saini, Chander Pal, Saurabh Nautiyal, Nagendra Nath, Vikas Chandra Baluni, Sanjay Rawat, Mohan Singh Rana, Inder Bhan Singh, Jaspal Singh Gosain and Manoj Kumar."This was a tragic case of the killing of a 20-year old by the Uttarakhand police in a fake encounter. A fake encounter is a ...
Jadhav now facing trial on terrorism, sabotage charges: Pakistan official
Alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav, sentenced to death by a Pakistani military tribunal for spying, is now facing trial on terrorism and sabotage charges too, Dawn quoted an official as saying.
Dalit man threatens to convert to Islam
A Dalit man staged a sit-in at the district magistrate's office here and threatened to convert to Islam if authorities failed to free his land from unauthorised possession, police said today. Suresh Kumar, a resident of Kakda village, yesterday alleged that his land had been illegally occupied by some influential people, they said. He also handed over to officials a memorandum addressed to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, in which he threatened to convert to Islam if authorities failed to deal with the matter, police said. Kumar had also alleged that the local police did not take any step in the matter despite being requested repeatedly.