Court News Mauritius
NHDC Marketing manager acquitted of corruption
Hing Yan Wong Man Wan, the Marketing manager of the National Housing Development Company (NHDC), has been acquitted recently by Magistrate Niroshinee Ramsoondar sitting at the intermediate Criminal Court on a charge of corruption in breach of section 13 (2) & (3) of the Prevention of Corruption Act (POCA).
07 Feb 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
Dream Transport to pay Rs 948,000 to couple following accident
The Supreme Court having on the bench Justice Nirmala Devat has last week awarded damages amounting to Rs 948,000 to Sewraj Hanjary and his wife Anne-Marie Johanne following a road accident in which the husband was severely injured.
07 Feb 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
Appeal Court urges Magistrates’ attention to right to fair hearing
In a judgment delivered by the Appeal Court, the Senior Puisne judge Eddy Balancy and Justice Rehana Mungly-Gulbul has invited the Master and Registrar of the Supreme Court to draw the attention of Magistrates of the present Judgment in which the appellant, Beedianand Teeluck, had appealed against the ruling of…
07 Feb 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
Traffic of stolen cars: Bacsou and Goolamhossen acquitted
Accused parties Mohammad Osman Bacsou and Zameerouddeen Goolamhossen have recently been acquitted on a charge for having been involved in a case of traffic of stolen cars. Accused No 1 is charged with the offences of “knowingly receiving an article obtained by means of a crime” under count 1; “Aiding…
31 Jan 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
Ooriah acquitted of swindling due to incorrect charge
Magistrate Azam Neerooa sitting at the Intermediate Criminal Court has acquitted two weeks ago Visnoo Ooriah, who presented himself as the promoter of a land.
31 Jan 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
No damages to Pool House owner, rules Supreme Court
The Appeal Court having on the bench the Senior Puisne Judge Eddy Balancy and Justice Rehana Mungly-Gulbul has, last week, upheld the ruling of the Intermediate Court dismissing Mohammed Joonid Toorbuth, the appellant’s plaint for damages against the two respondents, the Black River District Council and the Health Inspector V. Arokalsami.
31 Jan 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
No winner, no loser in breach of contract case
There is no winner and no loser in a case of breach of contract between two job-contractor companies which was before the Commercial Division of the Supreme Court.
24 Jan 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
Benefit of doubt for intimidating with revolver
Sued before the Intermediate Court with the offence of using a firearm to intimidate another person in breach of section 37 (10) of the Firearms Act, accused Ah Piang Ng Kuet Leong has obtained a verdict of benefit of doubt and acquitted according.
24 Jan 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
Rodney Ah-Laye : 11 years’ imprisonment in Subutex case
Frederic Rodney Ah-Laye, a former operator at the Cargo Handling Corporation (CHC) and also a proprietor and operator of a ‘Taxi Marron’, has been found guilty of attempting to possess dangerous drugs, namely Buprenorphine (Subutex) contained in 9,596 white pharmaceutical tablets for the purpose of distribution and has been convicted…
24 Jan 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
French couple obtains Rs 290,000 damages after mishap
Guénaëlle Anne-Marie Saindrenan, a French expatriate who was severely wounded and disfigured in a road accident, has obtained damages to the amount of Rs 250,000 from the Swan Insurance Co. Ltd and the car driver, Jerôme Joseph Alain Tennant, whose car was insured at the said insurance company.
17 Jan 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
Judicial review in a bid exercise rejected
The application for Judicial Review of the decision of the Independent Review Panel (IRP) setting aside the applicant’s application for the review of the decision of the Central Procurement Board (CPB), co-respondent No 1, lodged by Group Five international Ltd/ TRABAG International GmbH Consortium, has been rejected by the Supreme…
17 Jan 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
Forbidden sale of fake Polo/Ralph Lauren upheld on appeal
The perpetual injunction pronounced by the trial Judge restraining and prohibiting the appellant, Mohamed Naushad Tejoo, from selling fake imported products bearing the labels Polo and Ralph Lauren, has been upheld last week by the Supreme Court sitting on appeal. The appeal bench constituted of the former Chief Justice, Bernard…
17 Jan 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
Mathoorah wins logo battle against Fowdar
Surrey Management & Business School Ltd, whose director and proprietor is Sangeet Fowdar, a former minister of the MSM/MMM Alliance in power from September 2000 to May 2005, has been ordered by the Judge in Chambers to refrain from using the logo used by BSP School of Accountancy & Management…
10 Jan 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
Debarred barrister Hurnam wins Rs 250,000 damages from Le Matinal
Debarred barrister Dev Hurnam, for once, has been successful in a case for damages before the Supreme Court. In a judgment delivered in the second week of December last year, Justice Gérard Angoh has condemned daily newspaper Le Matinal to pay damages amounting to Rs 250,000 to Dev Hurnam for…
10 Jan 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
Rape accused acquitted due to absence of spermatozoa
Jean-Paul Emmanuel Turenne who stands charged with the offence of rape to which he pleaded not guilty and was assisted by Counsel is a free man.
27 Dec 2013, Le Defi News on Sunday
Appellant wins compensation despite gross misconduct
The Appeal Court constituted of Justices Ashraf Caunhye and Gérard Angoh in a ruling delivered last week has ordered the respondent company, Total Mauritius Limited, to pay severance allowance amounting to Rs 928,850.63 plus interest at 12% per annum on the sum awarded as from December 2006 up to date…
27 Dec 2013, Le Defi News on Sunday
6 months’ imprisonment turned into fine of Rs 25,000
Bus driver Mahenwansing Ramburn, who was found guilty of involuntary homicide by imprudence and convicted by the Intermediate Criminal Court to six months’ imprisonment, will not have to serve his prison sentence but instead he will have to pay a fine of Rs 25,000.
20 Dec 2013, Le Defi News on Sunday
Seniority not the most important criteria for nomination
Seniority is not the most important criteria to be taken into consideration by the Public Service Commission (PSC) for the nomination of Health Engineering Assistants (HEA) at the Ministry of Health (MOH).
20 Dec 2013, Le Defi News on Sunday
Ruling to pay 25 times a fine of Rs 5,000 upheld
Justices Ashraf Caunhye and David Chan Kan Cheong sitting on appeal have upheld the ruling of the Intermediate Court convicting the appellant, H.K Ramsaran, to a fine of Rs 5,000 each under 25 counts of information totaling a fine of Rs 125,000 for having illegally withdrawn an amount of Rs…
13 Dec 2013, Le Defi News on Sunday
Appeal Court upholds : ARC ruling on land assessment
Shanti Kumari Phagoo who contested the evaluation of her plot of land of an extent of 2053 square metres, situated at Bassin, Quatre- Bornes, at Rs 2,250,000 by the Government Valuer before the Assessment Review Committee (ARC) saw her appeal dismissed with costs.
13 Dec 2013, Le Defi News on Sunday