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Singapore Woman Fined Rs 2 Lakh For One Bad Habit. Here's Why
A 71-year-old Singaporean woman has been ordered to pay a S$3,200 fine after repeatedly breaking the law by feeding wild pigeons. Despite a previous conviction and personal promises to stop, she was caught on video multiple times, leading the court t
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Australian Court Fines Qantas $59 Million For 1,800 Illegal Layoffs
Qantas decided to sack the workers and outsource their jobs in August 2020, a period of lockdowns and border closures when no Covid-19 vaccine existed.
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Supreme Court Imposes Rs 5 Lakh Fine On Centre Over "Frivolous" Petition
The Supreme Court has imposed costs of Rs 5 lakh on the Centre for challenging a Meghalaya High Court order, holding it was "sheer abuse" of the process of law.
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Court Fines Centre For Delaying 96-Year-Old Freedom Fighter's Pension For 4 Decades
The Delhi High Court has recently imposed a fine of Rs. 20,000 on the Central Government for the "lackadaisical approach" in paying pension to a 96-year-old freedom fighter and making him wait for 40 years.
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"Violation Of Natural Justice": Supreme Court To Green Tribunal Over Fines
A bench of Justices B R Gavai and CT Ravikumar was hearing a plea alleging that the National Green Tribunal (NGT) imposed a heavy fine on a party without hearing it.
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Supreme Court Fines Petitioner Rs 50,000 Over Request On Judgeship Criteria
The Supreme Court has dismissed with a cost of Rs 50,000 a plea seeking a direction to not consider advocates practising in the top court for the judgeship in the high courts, saying it is "meritless" and a "complete wastage of judicial time".
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Delhi Court Fines Man For Filing 11 'Frivolous' Bail Pleas In 1 Year
A Delhi court has imposed a fine on a man for filing 11 bail applications in one year, noting that the pending condition of such "frivolous" pleas floods the dockets of the courts and wastes the precious judicial time.
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High Court Fines Defence Body For Failing To Compensate Elderly Man For 50 Years
The Delhi High Court has imposed a cost of Rs 1 lakh on the Directorate General of Defence Estates (DGDE) which failed to compensate an 87-year-old man whose land in Pathankot was taken by the authorities five decades ago.
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High Court Fines Man Rs 2 Lakh For Objectionable Facebook Post
The Uttarakhand High Court today imposed a fine of Rs 2 lakh upon a Haldwani resident for posting an objectionable comment against the State SC/ST Commission Secretary on Facebook.
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Supreme Court Slaps Rs 2 Lakh Fine On Environment Ministry
The Supreme Court today came down heavily on the Union Environment Ministry for not finalising pollution emission standards for industries using pet coke and furnace oil in the national capital region and slapped a cost of Rs two lakh on it.
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Just Fines For Women Not Okay, Says High Court In Stance For Equality
The Supreme Court has held that imposing only a fine in serious offences, which entail award of jail terms and fine both, on women convicts would lead to "unfair" and "unjust" consequences.
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5 Delhi Hospitals Fined Rs 700 Crore For Refusing Free Treatment To Poor
The Delhi government has ordered five top private hospitals in the capital to deposit "unwarranted profits" of more than Rs 700 crore made by denying treatment to the poor. The hospitals say its "unfair and they shall appeal in court".
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A Rs 25,000 Fine For Wrong Grammar, Punctuation In Court Order Translation
The Supreme Court on Friday imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on a petitioner in a criminal case for filing an English translation of a judicial order in Hindi with wrong grammar, incorrect construction of sentences, usage of words and punctuation.
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Supreme Court Fines 3 Firms Rs 25 Lakhs Each For Loss Of 'Judicial Time'
Supreme Court on Tuesday slapped a fine of Rs 25 lakh each on three companies, including a German firm, which have been involved in legal battles emanating from their contracts, saying it was a classic case of "unscrupulous litigants with money power" abusing the judicial process.
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Singapore Woman Fined Rs 2 Lakh For One Bad Habit. Here's Why
A 71-year-old Singaporean woman has been ordered to pay a S$3,200 fine after repeatedly breaking the law by feeding wild pigeons. Despite a previous conviction and personal promises to stop, she was caught on video multiple times, leading the court t
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Australian Court Fines Qantas $59 Million For 1,800 Illegal Layoffs
Qantas decided to sack the workers and outsource their jobs in August 2020, a period of lockdowns and border closures when no Covid-19 vaccine existed.
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Supreme Court Imposes Rs 5 Lakh Fine On Centre Over "Frivolous" Petition
The Supreme Court has imposed costs of Rs 5 lakh on the Centre for challenging a Meghalaya High Court order, holding it was "sheer abuse" of the process of law.
-
Court Fines Centre For Delaying 96-Year-Old Freedom Fighter's Pension For 4 Decades
The Delhi High Court has recently imposed a fine of Rs. 20,000 on the Central Government for the "lackadaisical approach" in paying pension to a 96-year-old freedom fighter and making him wait for 40 years.
-
"Violation Of Natural Justice": Supreme Court To Green Tribunal Over Fines
A bench of Justices B R Gavai and CT Ravikumar was hearing a plea alleging that the National Green Tribunal (NGT) imposed a heavy fine on a party without hearing it.
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Supreme Court Fines Petitioner Rs 50,000 Over Request On Judgeship Criteria
The Supreme Court has dismissed with a cost of Rs 50,000 a plea seeking a direction to not consider advocates practising in the top court for the judgeship in the high courts, saying it is "meritless" and a "complete wastage of judicial time".
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Delhi Court Fines Man For Filing 11 'Frivolous' Bail Pleas In 1 Year
A Delhi court has imposed a fine on a man for filing 11 bail applications in one year, noting that the pending condition of such "frivolous" pleas floods the dockets of the courts and wastes the precious judicial time.
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High Court Fines Defence Body For Failing To Compensate Elderly Man For 50 Years
The Delhi High Court has imposed a cost of Rs 1 lakh on the Directorate General of Defence Estates (DGDE) which failed to compensate an 87-year-old man whose land in Pathankot was taken by the authorities five decades ago.
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High Court Fines Man Rs 2 Lakh For Objectionable Facebook Post
The Uttarakhand High Court today imposed a fine of Rs 2 lakh upon a Haldwani resident for posting an objectionable comment against the State SC/ST Commission Secretary on Facebook.
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Supreme Court Slaps Rs 2 Lakh Fine On Environment Ministry
The Supreme Court today came down heavily on the Union Environment Ministry for not finalising pollution emission standards for industries using pet coke and furnace oil in the national capital region and slapped a cost of Rs two lakh on it.
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Just Fines For Women Not Okay, Says High Court In Stance For Equality
The Supreme Court has held that imposing only a fine in serious offences, which entail award of jail terms and fine both, on women convicts would lead to "unfair" and "unjust" consequences.
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5 Delhi Hospitals Fined Rs 700 Crore For Refusing Free Treatment To Poor
The Delhi government has ordered five top private hospitals in the capital to deposit "unwarranted profits" of more than Rs 700 crore made by denying treatment to the poor. The hospitals say its "unfair and they shall appeal in court".
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A Rs 25,000 Fine For Wrong Grammar, Punctuation In Court Order Translation
The Supreme Court on Friday imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on a petitioner in a criminal case for filing an English translation of a judicial order in Hindi with wrong grammar, incorrect construction of sentences, usage of words and punctuation.
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Supreme Court Fines 3 Firms Rs 25 Lakhs Each For Loss Of 'Judicial Time'
Supreme Court on Tuesday slapped a fine of Rs 25 lakh each on three companies, including a German firm, which have been involved in legal battles emanating from their contracts, saying it was a classic case of "unscrupulous litigants with money power" abusing the judicial process.
