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Time of India
29-07-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Row over banking, NBFC, gas supply services can now be redressed through Lok Adalats
New Delhi: Lieutenant governor VK Saxena gave his approval on Tuesday to include banking, non-banking financial companies and gas supply services as public utilities for the "swift resolution" of disputes through permanent Lok Adalats. According to an official, a proposal to this effect was sent by Delhi govt's law department, citing an increasing volume of disputes pertaining to banking and other financial institutions and the supply of gas services in the city. The move, said officials, was expected to provide "faster, more equitable and efficient" legal redressal for a large segment of the population dealing with common service-related grievances. Three permanent Lok Adalats are currently functional in Delhi for the resolution of electricity-related disputes involving the private Discoms. Delhi State Legal Services Authority is also in the process of setting up another permanent Lok Adalat to cater to other public utility services that include transport, postal and telecom, water supply, public sanitation, health and insurance. You Can Also Check: Delhi AQI | Weather in Delhi | Bank Holidays in Delhi | Public Holidays in Delhi "The law department's proposal pointed out that a large number of disputes related to loans, financial recovery, savings and investments, service deficiencies and billing issues in banking and non-banking financial sectors could be effectively and expeditiously resolved outside conventional courts if these three services were notified as public utility services," LG's office stated. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Live Comfortably: 60m2 prefabricated bungalow for the elderly in Villa Maria Pre Fabricated Homes | Search Ads Search Now Undo "Such inclusion would empower the permanent Lok Adalats to take up these matters, reduce the burden on regular courts, and provide accessible, low-cost and time-bound legal remedies to the public," it added. The proposal stated that these three services were closely aligned with the characteristics of public utility services. Given the increasing volume of disputes and cases in these sectors, there was a pressing need to ensure expeditious, cost-effective and amicable resolution of such matters. Further, disputes related to these services often involved people who could not afford prolonged litigation and, therefore, the permanent Lok Adalats could provide a simplified and affordable alternative for resolving such disputes.
Hindustan Times
07-06-2025
- Hindustan Times
Barbaric mentality, says Delhi court, gives life term to man for attempting to murder child
New Delhi, Inflicting numerous blade marks all over a seven-year-old child's body, trying to batter his head with a stone and leaving him to die in a pool of blood showed "barbaric mentality", a Delhi court said while sentencing a man to life imprisonment for the offences of kidnapping and attempt to murder. Additional Sessions Judge Amit Sahrawat was hearing the arguments on the quantum of sentence against Mohammed Moi alias Mohit, who was convicted under Indian Penal Code sections 307 and 364 . In an order dated June 4, the court said, "The aggravating factors against the convict in the present case are the age of the victim child and the manner of committing the crime. At the time of the incident , the victim child was aged about five to seven years and the convict gave several stone blows to the head of such a minor child, and also gave several blade cuts to the body of the said child and thereafter, left the child in a blood bath at the spot." Expressing anguish, the court wondered how the convict, a father of three children, attempted to murder the child in such a "brutal manner". "The act of giving several blade marks on the face, shoulder, hand, legs etc. of the minor child shows the barbaric mentality of the convict, and it also shows the heinousness of the offence. When the victim child was called in court for final compensation, even after about eight years of the incident, he was afraid of the convict and apprehensive that he could come and cause injuries to him. He was continuously weeping in the court due to the convict's fear, the court said. It said the convict did not deserve leniency on the grounds of his poor financial condition and future prospects of his children and needed to be dealt with an "iron hand". The court sentenced him to life imprisonment for the offences. Regarding the aspect of compensation, the court noted the submissions of the victim's elder brother and grandmother that since the day of the incident, the victim was continuously undergoing mental trauma and was in perpetual fear that the convict could come at any time and cause injuries to him. "From the submissions, this court is of the considered opinion that it is a fit case for compensation," the judge said, directing the Delhi State Legal Services Authority to award suitable compensation to the child.
Time of India
31-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Delhi High Court dismisses plea against demolition of Pakistani Hindu refugee camp
New Delhi: dismissed a petition seeking a direction to Delhi Development Authority not to disturb or demolish the Pakistani Hindu refugee camp at Majnu ka Tilla until an alternative piece of land is allotted to the residents. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now A single-judge bench of Justice Dharmesh Sharma observed that the Pakistani refugees could not be rehabilitated under the DUSIB policy due to their foreign nationality status. "Needless to state, the effect of the acceptance of such an application would be that the aggrieved refugees shall be deemed citizens of India and would be able to enjoy all rights and benefits available to any ordinary citizen of India," it said. The court rejected the plea filed by Ravi Ranjan Singh, stating that he and other similarly placed refugees have no right to continue occupying the area. It vacated the interim relief granted in March last year. Singh also requested that DDA be directed to make embankments along the Yamuna so that such colonies and religious structures might be protected, as was the case with the Akshardham temple and Commonwealth Games Village, and that the sanctity of the river might also be maintained. The court impressed upon the petitioner and the other refugees to first acquire Indian citizenship under Section 10A of . It added that the aggrieved parties could approach the member secretary, Delhi State Legal Services Authority, for help. The court observed that even Indian citizens couldn't claim alternate allotment as an absolute right, particularly in cases concerning specially prohibited areas like zone O of Delhi, i.e., Tired of too many ads? go ad free now the Yamuna floodplain. The bench noted the camp was situated on the Yamuna floodplain and National Green Tribunal had directed to several govt agencies to repossess such areas and take steps to restore the river's ecological health. The court further added that its efforts to engage with the authorities to facilitate the refugees' rehabilitation didn't succeed due bureaucratic buck-passing, particularly on the part of Centre.
Time of India
27-05-2025
- Time of India
Court Sentences Two Men to Life Imprisonment in 2015 Murder Case
New Delhi: A Delhi court has sentenced two men to life imprisonment for a murder in 2015, calling the crime "heinous" and acknowledging the emotional trauma suffered by the victim's family. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now In an order dated May 13, additional sessions judge Virender Kumar Kharta stated that showing undue leniency in sentencing would undermine public confidence in the justice system. Citing a 2005 Supreme Court judgment, the court noted, "Undue sympathy to impose an inadequate sentence would do more harm to the justice system and erode public confidence in the efficacy of law. It is, therefore, the duty of every court to award a proper sentence. " The court was hearing the sentencing arguments in the case of and Sheesh Ram, who had earlier been convicted under Section 302 (murder) of IPC. "The family members of deceased, Manish, have suffered mental trauma, inconvenience, hardship, disappointment and frustration. Adequate compensation must be provided to them," the judge said, directing the matter to Delhi State Legal Services Authority (DLSA) to determine and award suitable compensation to the victim's legal heirs. Additional public prosecutor Pankaj Kumar Ranga argued for the death penalty, asserting that the two convicts, acting with common intent, had committed a brutal and deliberate murder. However, the court, while acknowledging the gravity of the crime and noting that aggravating factors outweighed mitigating ones, observed that the case did not meet the criteria for the "rarest of the rare" category required for capital punishment. It also took into account that both convicts were first-time offenders. "In sentencing, a balance must be maintained between the rights of the convict, the rights of the victim and the purpose of the law. Poverty alone is not a significant mitigating factor," the court said.
Hindustan Times
27-05-2025
- Hindustan Times
Delhi court sentences 2 men to life imprisonment in 2015 murder case
New Delhi, A court here has sentenced two men to life imprisonment in a 2015 murder case, saying that undue sympathy to impose an inadequate sentence would harm the justice system by undermining public confidence in the efficacy of law. Additional Sessions Judge Virender Kumar Kharta observed that although the aggravating circumstances outweighed the mitigating factors, the case was beyond the purview of the 'rarest of the rare' doctrine to award the death penalty. The court was hearing a case against Gurcharan Singh and Sheesh Ram, who had been earlier convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code . Additional public prosecutor Pankaj Kumar Ranga argued that both the convicts in furtherance of their common intention committed heinous offence of murder of the victim, Manish, on April 1, 2015, and hence, they deserved maximum punishment. In an order dated May 13, the court cited a 2005 Supreme Court judgment, according to which, "Undue sympathy to impose an inadequate sentence would do more harm to the justice system to undermine the public confidence in the efficacy of law. It is therefore the duty of every court to award a proper sentence." The court said, "In the present case, the aggravating circumstances have outweighed the mitigating circumstances, but still the present case does not fall within the purview of the rarest of rare doctrine." It then sentenced the duo to life imprisonment under IPC Section 302. "This court is of the considered opinion that family members of deceased Manish have suffered mental trauma, inconvenience, hardship, disappointment and frustration, and adequate compensation needs to be granted to them," said the judge, referring the case to the Delhi State Legal Services Authority for determination and award of compensation to the legal heirs of the victim.
