Court News Mauritius
Judge orders eviction of ex daughter-in-law
Dharumlall Takoor has been successful in his application to the Judge in Chambers for the issue of a writ habere facias possessionem against his ex daughter-in-law, Jyotee Takoor, ordering her to vacate an immovable property situated at Royal Road, 8th Mile Triolet for occupying same without any title deed or…
06 Dec 2013, Le Defi News on Sunday
Ambassador College to pay market rent of Rs 50,000
The Senior Puisne Judge Keshoe Parsad Matadeen and Justice David Chan Kan Cheong sitting on appeal have last week rejected the appeal lodge by Abdul Razack Noormahomed Oosman Waqf contesting the decision of the Fair Rent Tribunal (FRT) fixing the market rent to be paid by Ambassador College Ltd at…
06 Dec 2013, Le Defi News on Sunday
Court rejects husband’s allegation of wife’s adultery
Justice Raffick Hamuth, sitting at the Supreme Court (Family Division), has last week granted the custody of the two elder children of the couple Nanda and Joyce Melany Nagadoo to the wife and rejected the accusation of adultery formulated by the husband to the address of the latter in his…
06 Dec 2013, Le Defi News on Sunday
Public officer loses appeal for jewellery smuggling
In a judgment delivered last week the Appeal Court, constituted of Justices Ashraf Caunhye and Nirmala Devat, has upheld the ruling of the Intermediate Criminal Court convicting the appellant, Sara Bibi Yakub Kala, a Higher Executive Officer (HEO) attached to the Ministry of Arts and Culture (MAC), to pay a…
29 Nov 2013, Le Defi News on Sunday
Appellant poor records cause Court to uphold sentence
In a judgment delivered last week the Appeal Court has upheld the conviction of 9 months’ imprisonment inflicted by the Intermediate Criminal Court for larceny on P.M. Ramsamy, the appellant.
29 Nov 2013, Le Defi News on Sunday
Accused cleared of forgery due to limited evidence
Marie Danielle who stood charged in an information dated 10 October 2012 with the offence of forgery in a private writing by fabricating an obligation, has been acquitted last week by the District Court of Port Mathurin, Rodrigues, in a ruling delivered by Magistrate Mrs Meenakshi Bhogun-Ramjutton.
29 Nov 2013, Le Defi News on Sunday
Appeal Court upholds 21 fines of Rs 30,000 each
The Appeal Court constituted of Justices Ashraf Caunhye and Mrs Nalini Matadeen has last week dismissed the appeal lodged by Marie Cindy Laval and Cyril Pierrot Laval against the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) and the State of Mauritius and in the case of Antonio Nevil Rome against ICAC and the…
22 Nov 2013, Le Defi News on Sunday
Benefit of doubt for attempt upon chastity on minor
Roopesh Rughoobur, who is charged with the offence of “Attempt upon chastity on a child under the age of 12” in breach of section 249 of the Criminal Code, has last week been acquitted before the Intermediate Court Criminal jurisdiction.
15 Nov 2013, Le Defi News on Sunday
Naked goat keeper off the hook due to wrong charge
Magistrate Mrs Meenakshi Bhogun-Ramjutton, sitting at the district Court of Port Mathurin, Rodrigues, has last week acquitted accused Louis Pessens Emilien who while being completely naked attempted to steal a lamb in a neighbouring farm which belongs to one Joseph Michel Edouard.
15 Nov 2013, Le Defi News on Sunday
CEB to refund Rs 620,080 to Soniawear Ltd
Soniawear Ltd, the plaintiff company, and Soniastyle Ltd, respectively incorporated in June 1984 and in May 2004, both holders of an Export Enterprise certificate, were amalgamated on 27 June 2008 with effect from 1 July 2008. Hence Soniawear Ltd becomes the amalgamated company. Soniastyle Ltd can benefit from its previous…
08 Nov 2013, Le Defi News on Sunday
Appeal Court reduces sentence for bribery
Justices Bushan Domah and Saheed Bhaukaurally sitting on appeal has last week reduced the conviction period of six months’ imprisonment to one of five months’ imprisonment in a case where the appellant, a police officer, Nasser Joomeer, has been found guilty by the Intermediate Court of bribery.
01 Nov 2013, Le Defi News on Sunday
Trade unionist Gopee loses appeal, fined Rs 500 for insulting cop
Trade Unionist Narendranath Gopee will have to pay a fine of Rs 500 plus Rs 100 costs after he was found guilty by the District Court of Curepipe of the offence of insult in breach of Section 296 (a) of the Criminal Code.
01 Nov 2013, Le Defi News on Sunday
Sentence reduced by one year in larceny case
Instead of four years’ penal servitude, Hassen Eid En Rummun will have to undergo a term of three years’ imprisonment. It is the ruling given by the Supreme Court constituted of Justices Bushan Domah and Saheed Bhaukaurally in a ruling delivered last week.
25 Oct 2013, Le Defi News on Sunday
Money lender jailed for having embezzled a car
A money lender, Presram Sookur, has been sentenced by the District Court of Curepipe to six months’ imprisonment after he was found guilty of embezzlement in breach of Section 333 (1) of the Criminal Code.
25 Oct 2013, Le Defi News on Sunday
Accused off the hook for sex with a minor
Magistrate Keshnawtee Bissoonauth sitting at the Intermediate Court Criminal Division has last week acquitted Martin Deb who stood charged with the offence of sexual intercourse with a minor under the age of 16 under counts (i) and (ii) of the information.
11 Oct 2013, Le Defi News on Sunday
Negligent gynecologist faces 9 month-jail for patient’s death
A gynecologist of Victoria Hospital, Dr Abdool Yusuf Boodhoo, has on Monday been founded guilty of medical negligence during a caesarian operation he undertook on a patient, late Mrs Bibi Tasleema Bava Saib, born Edoo, aged 33, on 1st May 2005. The negligence led to the death of the patient…
11 Oct 2013, Le Defi News on Sunday
Insufficient law means corrupt – Boskalis escapes conviction
Boskalis International BV and Baggermaatschapplj Boskalis BV, the two Dutch international companies, both represented by their director Jan Cornelis Hak, have last week been found guilty of conspiracy under two counts in a case of bribery by the Intermediate Criminal Court and convicted to pay a fine of Rs 10,000…
04 Oct 2013, Le Defi News on Sunday
Judge orders ex-lover to quit house
Makenzy Jonathan Ricardo Ruggoo, a disc jockey, the ex-lover of Stephanie Ischel Hossen Moutou, who occupies the premises of the latter situated at Morcellement de Chazal, Flic-en Flac, without any right or title deed, will have to evacuate same at latest by 15 October 2013, failing which a writ of habere facias possessionem will…
27 Sep 2013, Le Defi News on Sunday
Worker wins because employer was judge and party
Rajendra Mooken, the former storekeeper of Top Notch Ltd, has been awarded severance allowance at punitive rate by the Industrial Court having on the bench the Vice president, Magistrate Ratna Seetphul-Toolsee, for unjustified dismissal despite the fact that a disciplinary committee instituted by the employer had found him guilty of…
27 Sep 2013, Le Defi News on Sunday
Sonah and Golding cleared in gold ring larceny case
Two inhabitants of Pamplemousses, Jierry Ricardo Sonah and Kevin Hansley Golding, who were charged under two counts for larceny of gold chain by two individuals and its alternative count for possession of stolen property, have obtained the benefit of doubt last week before the Intermediate Court Criminal Division.
27 Sep 2013, Le Defi News on Sunday