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single bench order to return the assets, noting that the airline owes a significant amount of dues to lessors and was prima facie found to have used the assets inappropriately, especially by utilizing the lessor's engines in other aircraft, which violates regulations. "They (the lessor) are not in the business of charity," the court said.The division bench allowed SpiceJet an extension on the condition that it would withdraw its challenge to the single bench order and proceed to argue in front of the single bench on challenging the maintainability of the lessor's suit.SpiceJet pleaded that these leased engines were in use in operational flights with advanced bookings from passengers.

Bombay High Court has recently restrained Dubond Products India Pvt Ltd from manufacturing, distributing or selling its waterproofing product that has allegedly identical trade mark/dressing of Dr Fixit until further order. Mumbai-based Pidilite Industries, the maker of Fevicol and M-Seal adhesive brands, has approached the court to restrain Dubond Products from allegedly infringing its registered trademarks, copyright and passing off for its waterproofing brand Dr Fixit LW. Passing-off in intellectual property rights (IPR) law means making a false representation that is likely to induce a person to believe that the goods or services are those of another.

Aam Aadmi Party’s Rajya Sabha MP Sawti Maliwal on Monday broke down in Delhi’s Tis Hazari Court during the hearing of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s aide Bibhav Kumar’s bail plea case. Maliwal while addressing Delhi High Court said that if the accused is released on bail, there would be a threat to me and my family. After hearing arguments from both the sides, the court reserved the order on bail of Bibhav Kumar. Here are the top quotes and arguments from the hearing:

division bench of the Delhi High Court on Monday upheld its single judge’s order asking SpiceJet to return two aircraft and three engines to its lessor TWC Aviation. While dismissing the airline’s appeal as withdrawn, a bench led by Justice Rajiv Shakhder granted the low cost carrier three weeks time till June 17 to return the aircraft and engines along with technical records. The single judge had asked SpiceJet to return the engines by May 28. The HC noted SpiceJet’s sr counsel Amit Sibal’s argument that he wants to advance his submission related to the jurisdiction issue before the single judge, but that will not come in the way of returning the engines.

Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to formulate comprehensive SOPs (standard operating procedure) and guidelines for booking Ramleela sites within five weeks from the date of order and no later than June 25, 2024. The bench of Justice Tara Vitasta Canju in an order passed last week stated that, «The DDA shall formulate comprehensive SOPs/guidelines for booking of Ramleela sites within five weeks from the date of this order and no later than June 25, 2024. In the event, the DDA seeks to rely on the list of Delhi Dharmik Mahasangh (DDM) or other third part organisations for these bookings, an appropriate clarification would be in the SOPs/guidelines to make all persons aware of such reliance. These SOPs/guidelines shall be publisiced by DDA.» In the meantime, no online/offline bookings of DDA ground/open spaces for Ramleela functions, shall be undertaken by DDA, till the new SOPs/guidelines for booking of Ram Leela sites is published, said the court.

Rafah on Sunday night, killed two senior Hamas commanders after targeting a Hamas compound, reported The Times of Israel. The Israeli attack followed Hamas's first rocket attack on the Israeli city of Tel Aviv in months, reported Al Jazeera. The Israeli airstrikes claimed the lives of 35 people and two senior Hamas commanders, injuring a dozen others in a blaze caused in a camp housing displaced civilians, according to The Times of Israel, citing Hamas health authorities.

Rajkot Fire: The Gujarat government on Monday, May 27, suspended five officials, including two police inspectors and civic staff, for negligence related to the Rajkot game zone fire that claimed 27 lives, PTI reported.According to a government release, the officials were found responsible "for their gross negligence in allowing this game zone to operate without necessary approvals."The suspension of the five officials followed Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel's site inspection on Sunday. The Chief Minister instructed the concerned departments to take strict and punitive action against those responsible for the incident.The facility where the blaze erupted on Saturday, May 25, was operating without the required fire No Objection Certificate (NOC)."The game zone had received permissions from the roads and buildings department.

Payal Kapadia etched her name into the history of Indian cinema when she won the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival. Her Malayalam-Marathi-Hindi language film, ‘All We Imagine As Light’, beat stiff competition from such legendary directors as Francis Ford Coppola, Andrea Arnold, Mohammad Rasoulof, David Cronenberg and Jia Zhang-ke to land the coveted prize.

Paris: Carlos Alcaraz made a bold statement to his opponents on Sunday at Roland Garros, easily defeating JJ Wolf in his opening match of the French Open 2024. In exactly one hour and fifty-one minutes, Alcaraz wrapped up a 6-1, 6-2, 6-1 victory against Wolf on Court Philippe-Chatrier. A player who had been out of action for more than three weeks due to a right forearm injury would find confidence restored after the Spaniard's easy victory at the clay-court major.

Gujarat High Court has taken suo motu cognizance of the incident and the PIL will come up for hearing on Monday. A special bench of the Gujarat High Court, comprising Justice Biren Vaishnav and Justice Devan Desai, observed that «prima facie, a man-made disaster has occurred where innocent lives of children have been lost» as such recreation facilities have come up without adequate approvals from the competent authorities. «The gaming zone in Rajkot appears to have taken advantage of the loopholes in the Gujarat Comprehensive General Development Control Regulations to pave its way for creating illegal recreational activities,» the bench. It stated that it has also taken note of such gaming zones that have come up in Ahmedabad «which pose significant threat to public safety, especially to innocent children.»

Tennis fans worldwide eagerly await the return of Rafael Nadal to the storied clay courts of Roland-Garros. The "King of Clay" embarks on what might be his final campaign at the French Open, aiming to extend his record with a potential 15th title. The journey to Paris has been arduous for the 37-year-old Spaniard, but his determination to compete on his beloved surface remains unshaken.

₹50 lakh in Goa and Telangana, ₹30 lakh in Madhya Pradesh, ₹20 lakh in Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra to ₹5 lakh in Delhi.“We have a case of first year female MD (pediatrics) students at private medical college in Uttar Pradesh was under stress due to toxic working environment in the college. Her parents must pay a hefty amount for seat-leaving bond for their daughter's health.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was to convene his war cabinet Sunday to discuss the latest efforts towards a Gaza truce and hostage release deal, a senior official told AFP. The news came despite more deadly Gaza fighting and a rocket barrage Hamas aimed at Tel Aviv that sent people scrambling for bomb shelters as air defences intercepted projectiles streaking across the sky. US President Joe Biden has pushed for renewed international efforts to halt the Gaza war, and CIA chief Bill Burns on Friday met Mossad director David Barnea and Qatar's prime minister in Paris.

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Telangana for 10 years. After that, Andhra Pradesh can announce its new capital.

Rajnath Singh on Sunday took a dig at Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, saying he had heard about «work from home» but it is the first time that he is hearing of "work from jail". Addressing an election rally in Khanna for the BJP's Fatehgarh Sahib candidate Gejja Ram Valmiki, Singh said, «Here, AAP is the ruling party. You don't need to be told much about what kind of work it is doing.» «There is also an AAP government in Delhi. But the AAP leader was jailed in the liquor scam,» Singh, said referring to Kejriwal's arrest in a money-laundering case linked to the alleged excise policy scam. The defence minister said he thinks every leader should have the moral courage to resign from their post if they face any allegation until being cleared of the charges.

Former President Donald Trump has made a promise to grant a presidential pardon to Ross Ulbricht, the founder of Silk Road, if he is re-elected in November’s election.

High Court on Sunday took suo motu cognizance of the fire incident at a game zone in Rajkot which left 27 persons dead and said it was prima facie a "man-made disaster". Such gaming zones and recreational facilities have come up without the necessary approvals from competent authorities, the bench of Justices Biren Vaishnav and Devan Desai observed. The bench directed advocates of the Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat and Rajkot municipal corporations to appear before it on Monday with instructions as to under what provisions of law the authorities led these units to be set up or continue to operate under their jurisdiction. Four children under the age of 12 were among the 27 persons killed and three others injured in the massive fire that swept through the game zone in Rajkot teeming with people enjoying a summer vacation outing on Saturday evening, as per the officials.

Amit Shah has said that the Modi government's Kashmir policy has been vindicated by the successful polling in Jammu and Kashmir, where even separatists have voted «overwhelmingly», as he assured that the assembly elections in the region will be held before September 30. Once the elections are over, the government will start the process of restoring statehood to the Union Territory, Shah said in an interview to PTI late Saturday. «I have said in Parliament that we will give the statehood after the assembly elections,» he said, adding that everything is going according to plan, such as the surveys of the backward classes and delimitation exercise of the Assembly and Lok Sabha constituencies. «We have completed the delimitation process. Because the reservation can be given only after the delimitation process is completed. Because we have to know about the status of various castes (to give reservation). That has been done. Lok Sabha election is also over (in Jammu and Kashmir). Next is the assembly election which will also be held. We will complete the process before the Supreme Court deadline,» he said.

Hamas representative Osama Hamdan has firmly rejected the notion of engaging in new negotiations with Israel, countering Israeli media reports suggesting a potential revival of talks for a Gaza truce, as reported by Al Jazeera. In a recent telephone interview with Al Jazeera Arabic, Hamdan emphasised that the priority lies in Israel's withdrawal from Gaza and the cessation of all hostilities. «We do not need new negotiations,» he asserted, underlining that Hamas had already acquiesced to a ceasefire proposal, which Israel had rebuffed.

Proxy advisory firm Glass Lewis said on Saturday it has urged Tesla shareholders to reject a $56 billion pay package for Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk, which if passed would be the largest pay package for a CEO in corporate America. The report cited reasons like the «excessive size» of the pay deal, the dilutive effect upon exercise and the concentration of ownership. It also mentioned Musk's «slate of extraordinarily time-consuming projects» which have expanded with his high-profile purchase of Twitter, now known as X.