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Abused wife sentenced to 13 years’ for mortal wounds on husband

May 1, 2015, 3:00 am
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Abused wife sentenced to 13 years’ for mortal wounds on husband
Justice Prithiviraj Fekna sitting at the Assizes court has last week sentences Marie Ange Madaram to 13 year penal servitude after she was found guilty for having inflicted mortal wounds and blows to her husband Louis Lindsay James Madaram without intention to kill.
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Former Special Adviser Jean-Mée Desvaux loses against Le Quotidien

May 15, 2015, 3:00 am
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Former Special Adviser Jean-Mée Desvaux loses against Le Quotidien
Jean-Mée Desveaux, former special adviser to Ex-Deputy Prime Minister, Paul Raymond Bérenger, has lost his case for damages against Neron Publications Co. Ltd, the publisher of Le Quotidien newspaper.
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CEO can’t sue Emirates for damages, Court rules

May 22, 2015, 3:00 am
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CEO can’t sue Emirates for damages, Court rules
Magistrate P. Sewpal sitting at the Intermediate Court Civil Division has a couple of days ago non-suited with no order as to costs the Plaint with Summons in tort lodged by the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Riviere Noire District Council, Soondren Karupudayan, claiming damages for the sum of…
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Client has to pay damages to attorney

May 22, 2015, 3:00 am
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Client has to pay damages to attorney
For having accused his Attorney of having bypassed his instruction, a client has to pay damages to the tune of Rs 25,000 to the latter. It is the ruling delivered by Justice Rehana Mungly-Gulbul last week.
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Jury can’t be contested, Court rules

May 29, 2015, 3:00 am
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Jury can’t be contested, Court rules
“One should not overlook the fact that as a matter of practice before the Court of Assizes, the plea of the accused would not be taken until communication of the prosecution brief, including unused materials, if requested. This is a clear advantage allowing the accused to know fully well before…
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Possesion of heroin : 25 years behind bars

June 5, 2015, 3:00 am
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Possesion of heroin : 25 years behind bars
The Full Bench of the Supreme Court, constituted of the Chief Justice Keshoe Parsad Matadeen and Justices David Chan Kan Cheong and Gaytree Jugessur-Manna, has upheld the conviction of Jacques Gaëtan Gustave, a former employee of the Cargo Handling Corporation (CHC), to 25 years’ penal servitude for possession of 1162.8…
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Supreme Court non-suits case of father contesting paternity

June 5, 2015, 3:00 am
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Supreme Court non-suits case of father contesting paternity
The intervention of the Supreme Court is not appropriate in a case of contestation of paternity. The plaintiff, Jean Pierre Albert Charrie, the father, has discovered that his daughter has developed Chinese features and traits. It is for this reason that Justice Bobby Madhub, sitting at the Supreme Court, has…
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Sued for corruption : Ex district council president cleared

June 12, 2015, 3:00 am
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Sued for corruption : Ex district council president cleared
Magistrate Azam Neerooa, sitting at the Criminal Division of the Intermediate Court has last week set aside the accusation of corruption lodged against the former President of the defunct Rivière du Rempart/Pamplemousses District Council, Prembhoodass Ellayah, on a point of law.
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No damages because victim was negligent

June 12, 2015, 3:00 am
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No damages because victim was negligent
The plaint with summons of Widow Phoolaw Chubeelall and her three minor children, Deewas, Dharmendra and Veena, claiming damages to the tune of Rs 2,4 million for the death of her husband Bidianand Chubeelall in a fire which occurred in the workshop of the latter’s employer, Devanand Mukool, at Belle…
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King Savers owner loses fourth time against sister

June 19, 2015, 3:00 am
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King Savers owner loses fourth time against sister
The promoter of King Savers Supermarket of Mahebourg, Mr Saverettiar, has recently lost his appeal against her sister before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC). Accordingly, the appellant will have to pay to his sister the sum of Rs 720,000 as rent for three years and the sum…
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Fangoo guilty of fraudulent pretences

June 19, 2015, 3:00 am
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Fangoo guilty of fraudulent pretences
Cossilah Fangoo stood charged under Count I with the offence of swindling of Mrs Dewee, the declarant, out of the sum of Rs 15,000 by “employing fraudulent pretences to create the expectation of success.”
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Privy Council disapproves Supreme Court, grants bookmaker judicial review

June 26, 2015, 3:00 am
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Privy Council disapproves Supreme Court, grants bookmaker judicial review
“Having refused leave, the Supreme Court made an order for costs against the appellant (Peerless Ltd) in favour of the GRA (Gambling Regulatory Authority). While the Board considers that the appeal should be allowed and that leave to apply for Judicial Review should be granted, it has come to the…
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Non reimbursement will lead to liquidation

June 26, 2015, 3:00 am
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Non reimbursement will lead to liquidation
La Compagnie Sucrière de Bel Ombre will be liquidated unless it reimburses a sum of Rs 3,548,237.14 to Alliance Building Contractors Ltd. It is the ruling given by Justice Gérard Angoh, sitting at the bankruptcy division of the Supreme Court in a judgment delivered last week.
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MPCB ex-CEO loses severance allowance claim

July 10, 2015, 3:00 am
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MPCB ex-CEO loses severance allowance claim
The former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Mauritius Post and Cooperative Bank Ltd (MPCB), Lakshmana Lutchmeenaraidoo, who was claiming damages to the tune of Rs 10,053,537 on ground of unjustified dismissal, has lost his case against his employer before the Supreme Court Civil Division. In a judgment delivered by…
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Breach of Food Act against Phoenix Beverages upheld

July 10, 2015, 3:00 am
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Breach of Food Act against Phoenix Beverages upheld
Phoenix Beverages Ltd has lost its appeal before the Appeal Court which has upheld the ruling of the Black River District Court finding the appellant company guilty of distributing food containing foreign matter in breach of section 16 (3) (b) of the food Act 1998 and sentencing it to pay…
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Reduced sentence for ex-SILWF Chairman

July 17, 2015, 3:00 am
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Reduced sentence for ex-SILWF Chairman
Bedianand Jhurry, former trade unionist and former Chairman of the Sugar Industry Labour Welfare Fund (SILWF), will have to serve 9 months’ imprisonment under each of the five counts of “making use of his office for gratification whilst being a public official”, after his appeal has been rejected by the…
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Air Mauritius pilot loses once again

July 17, 2015, 3:00 am
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Air Mauritius pilot loses once again
The Appeal Bench composed of the Senior Puisne Judge, Eddy Balancy and Justice Ashraf Caunhye, has last week upheld the judgment of the Industrial Court confirming that the dismissal of the Air Mauritius pilot, Leonard George De la Haye, by his employer was fully justified.
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Claim for illegal electricity consumption rejected

July 17, 2015, 3:00 am
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Claim for illegal electricity consumption rejected
“The essential averments in the present plaint having failed to formulate a complete cause of action for want of precision cannot be condoned out of speculation that it will be cured by way of a forthcoming amendment.
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Supreme Court grants leave for Judicial Review to CT Power

July 24, 2015, 3:00 am
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Supreme Court grants leave for Judicial Review to CT Power
Justices Ah Foon Chui Yew Cheong and Rita Teeluck, sitting at the Supreme Court last week, have allowed The (Mauritius) CT Power Ltd leave to apply for Judicial review of the government’s decision to abandon its power plant project at Pointe aux Caves, Albion.
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Dr Malhotra agression: DPP’s decision not to appeal upheld

July 24, 2015, 3:00 am
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Dr Malhotra agression: DPP’s decision not to appeal upheld
The decision of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) not to appeal against the ruling of the Intermediate Criminal Court condemning N. Ramdin and K. Hazareesingh, the authors of the acid aggression, of the Director of the defunct Medpoint Clinic, Dr Kishan Malhotra, to one year imprisonment, has been upheld…
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