Page 3 - Court Cases
Bombay HC to pronounce verdict in Gulshan Kumar murder case today
The Bombay High Court will pronounce the verdict in the Gulshan Kumar murder case at 10.30 am today.A bench of Justices Jadhav and Borkar will pronounce its verdict in the case.A total of four appeals are listed in the High Court. Three appeals are against the conviction of accused Rauf Merchant, Rakesh Chanchaya Pinnam and Rakesh Khaokar, while another has been filed by the Maharashtra government against the acquittal of Ramesh Taurani. He was acquitted on the charges of abetment to murder.Gulshan Kumar, the founder of the T-Series music label and a Bollywood movie producer, was killed on August 19, 1997, in Juhu. Several people were arrested and prosecuted in his murder cases.
Here is a look at how court conservatorships like Britney Spears' work
Britney Spears told a judge at a dramatic hearing Wednesday she wants an end to the conservatorship that has controlled her life and money for 13 years
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Britney Spears asks judge to free her from court conservatorship
Britney Spears asked a judge to end court conservatorship that has controlled her life and money since 2008
Mehul Choksi appeal to 5G network: Key court hearings on Wednesday
Here's a selection of court hearings scheduled for Wednesday
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Goa court to pronounce verdict in journalist Tarun Tejpal case on May 21
The former Tehelka editor-in-chief is accused of sexually assaulting a female colleague inside the elevator of a luxury hotel in Goa in 2013
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Nokia settles multi-year patent fight with Lenovo across all jurisdictions
Finland's Nokia has settled a multi-year patent fight with China's Lenovo Group, the world's biggest PC maker, resolving all pending litigation across all jurisdictions, the companies said
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Lawyers write to CJI for resuming regular physical court hearing
Several lawyers wrote to Chief Justice of India S A Bobde seeking to resume regular physical hearing in the courts saying that the virtual hearing system has failed to adequately serve
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Mathura court moved for removal of mosque within Krishna temple premises
A group of Hindus has moved court for removal of a mosque allegedly built on orders of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb in 1669-70 at the birthplace of Lord Krishna in 13.37-acre Katra Keshav Dev temple
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Greater use of ADR, technology to reduce court cases: N Chandrasekaran
Observing that India's judicial system has a huge capacity issue, he said around 30 million cases are pending across various courts, as per the National Judicial Data Grid
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Need to make delivery of justice speedier, affordable: Vice Prez Naidu
Vice President voiced concern over the mounting pendency of cases across various courts and urged the government and the judiciary to ensure faster justice by addressing the issue of delays.
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A deluge of disputes awaits courts: NITI Aayog CEO for online resolution
There might be a deluge of disputes in courts, most notably regarding lending, credit, properties, commerce and retail, in the coming months, NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said
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SC unhappy over plea alleging bias in listing of cases by court registry
The plea said that there was no mechanism to address complaints against erring officers of the registry who favour some law firms/advocates for reasons best known to them
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Return to open court hearings after lockdown: SC Bar Association urges CJI
SCBA stated that the Supreme Court proceedings being conducted by video conferencing must be limited to the time period of the present crisis
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Coronavirus: Delhi HC suspends hearings till April 15 amid lockdown
The matters of extreme urgency will have to be mentioned before the registrar or joint registrar telephonically
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From land acquisition to canal project case, here're the key court orders
The Supreme Court last week prevented the attempt of builders who buy land cheap from farmers after the government's publication of acquisition and claim higher compensation
 "From land acquisition to canal project case, here're the key court orders")
From criminal cases to commercial suits, here're the key court orders
Disputes involving high-value transactions cannot be dressed up as commercial suits and taken to commercial courts for speedy disposal
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From unlicensed drivers to bounced cheques, here're the key court orders
A weekly selection of key court orders
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From insolvency law to tax on motor spare parts, here are key court orders
A weekly selection of key court orders
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Average of 4,500 cases per judge pending in High Courts, says Govt
From January 1, Telangana has its own high court, taking the number of high courts in the country to 25.
 "Average of 4,500 cases per judge pending in High Courts, says Govt")
