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MARIA Elcock was frowning. What s that doing here, she thought. It certainly wasn t there when she dusted hours earlier. There lying on the gallery stairs was a screwdriver. Little was she to know it had been taken from another violated rural church and casually discarded by the perpetrator who was hiding close by. The tool had been stolen along with a pair of lamp snuffers and an arms plate from the parish church of All Saints in Botley which belonged to the wardens. The break-in had been discovered by gardener Charles Silvester who had locked up the premises after tending the grounds the previous afternoon, but when he returned the following morning, he found the lower panes of a window which stood six feet above the ground had been shattered and the hole was large enough for someone to crawl through. ....
Introduction Litigation often turns out to be a drawn-out, tedious and expensive pursuit. This is particularly true in civil suits or disputes, which may last for years and often culminate in a decision which makes even the victorious party feel the brunt of the prolonged process. The 222nd Report of the Law Commission(1), among other things, acknowledged that delay in disposal of cases in law Courts, for whatever reason it may be, has really defeated the purpose for which the people approach the courts for redressal . It is a universally recognised principle that justice delayed is justice denied. In Delhi Bar Assn (Regd) v Union of India,(2) the Supreme Court, while recognising that population growth has resulted in a constant upward spiral of litigation, observed that a: ....
A JUDGE tore into a boot-closer who had launched a ferocious attack on his partner after threatening to smash her brains. Frail Mary Morris was found slumped against railings with two black eyes and blood streaming from a vicious cut on her forehead that dripped down her face and onto her shoulders. Mr Justice Bowen condemned her heartless attacker William Jewell for treating her worse than the vilest animal on earth. She was in pain, weak and miserable, and in a state I cannot doubt you knew perfectly well, and because she was not able for a moment to follow you, you fell about her, beat her about the head, ears and eyes, and defaced her. ....