“Hospital Is Not A Shelter Home”: Calcutta High Court Orders Husband To Take Home Accident-Survivor Wife After 4 Years

The Calcutta High Court recently directed a man to take home his wife, who had been admitted to Apollo Multispecialty Hospitals Limited since September 2021 following a road accident, after a medical board found that she no longer required indoor hospitalization and could be cared for at home with trained paramedical assistance.Justice Krishna Rao observed that the case arose in...

'Against Institutional Hierarchy': Kerala High Court Holds University Syndicate Can't Challenge Chancellor's Orders, Carves Out Exceptions

The Kerala High Court, in a recent decision, held that the Syndicate of a University cannot challenge the orders passed by its Chancellor, who is exercising powers of appeal, as the same would be against institutional hierarchy and discipline.Justice Ziyad Rahman A.A. observed that the Chancellor is the head of the University as well as the appellate authority with respect to the decisions...

Delhi High Court Criticizes Lawyer For Filing Criminal Writ Without Examining Legal Position On FIR Registration

The Delhi High Court has criticized a lawyer for filing a criminal writ petition seeking registration of an FIR without examining the settled legal position governing such reliefs.Justice Girish Kathpalia made the observation while dismissing a writ petition filed by one Ashanand Saini seeking directions for registration of an FIR, transfer of investigation to an independent agency under...

Hindu Woman Married Under Muslim Rites Entitled To Interim Maintenance Till Marriage Declared Void: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has held that a Muslim man cannot evade payment of maintenance to a Hindu woman who married him after allegedly converting to Islam merely by disputing the validity of the marriage, so long as the marriage has not been declared void by a competent court.Justice Chaitali Chatterjee Das restored an interim maintenance order in favour of a woman and her minor son,...

Madras High Court To Hear Tomorrow Habeas Corpus Plea Challenging Savukku Shankar's Detention Under Goondas Act

The Madras High Court is likely to hear tomorrow a habeas corpus plea filed by nephew of Youtuber Journalist Shankar alias Savukku Shankar challenging his detention under the Tamil Nadu Goondas Act.When the plea came up before the vacation bench of Justice GR Swaminathan and Justice V Lakshminarayanan today, the Additional Public Prosecutor Muniapparaj requested the court to adjourn the plea by...

Criminal Law Cannot Be Used To Settle Internal Disputes: J&K&L High Court Quashes FIR Against Ex-Ranji Cricketer

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has quashed an FIR registered against an ex-Ranji Trophy player Majid Dar alleging production of a false date of birth certificate, holding that criminal law cannot be permitted to be used as an instrument of harassment or for settling internal disputes of an institution.The Court observed that once the complainant association itself, after...

Delhi High Court Sets Aside Stay On FIR Against Abhijit Iyer Mitra For Posts Against Manisha Pande; Directs Fresh Hearing

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday set aside a sessions court order staying a magisterial order directing registration of FIR against commentator Abhijit Iyer Mitra on a complaint case filed by digital news platform Newslaundry's Editorial Director Manisha Pande, accusing him of abusing her and other women employees on social media.Justice Girish Kathpalia has remanded the matter back to...

AP High Court Closes Anticipatory Bail Plea Of Court Employee Accused Of Defaming District Judiciary Through Anonymous Petitions

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has closed an anticipatory bail petition moved by a judicial department employee accused of circulating anonymous and defamatory petition against district judiciary after the State submitted that the custodial interrogation was not required. The State submitted that notice has been issued to de-facto complainant, the investigation is still in progress and since...

Bombay High Court Quashes FIRs Against Former Top Cop Sanjay Pandey, Lawyer Over Alleged Bid To Frame Fadnavis, Shinde In Extortion Case

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday (May 20) quashed the First Information Reports (FIRs) lodged against Sanjay Pandey— the former Commissioner of Mumbai Police who also served as the Director General of Police (DGP) of Maharashtra, and a lawyer— who were accused of deliberately re-opening a criminal case against a businessman and forcing him to give certain statements against Chief...

Calcutta High Court Dismisses Plea Against WB Judiciary Exam Notifications Over Violation Of 3-Year Practice Requirement

The Calcutta High Court has dismissed a writ petition challenging the recruitment notifications issued for the West Bengal Judicial Service Examinations, 2023 and 2024, which allegedly omitted the mandatory requirement of three years' practice as an Advocate for entry-level judicial posts.While refusing to interfere with the ongoing recruitment process, the Court directed the authorities...

“Utterly Perverse”: Tripura High Court Flags Trial Judge's 'Superficial' Handling Of Land Dispute Suit, Orders Entry In Service Record

The Tripura High Court recently directed that a copy of its judgment be placed in the service record of a trial court judge after finding that the land dispute suit had been handled in a “very superficial and perverse way.” Allowing a second appeal the court held that both the trial court and the first appellate court had ignored material evidence, misread documentary records, and...

Adoption Deed Alone Not Enough; Valid Hindu Adoption Requires Proof Of 'Giving And Taking' Ceremony: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has held that adoption cannot be recognized in the eye of law merely based on the strength of an executed document. It opined that the ceremony of actual giving and taking of the child concerned is a mandatory feature under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 and the same is not a mere formality.The bench of Justice Farjand Ali was hearing challenge against...