High Courts
Islam Permits Polygamy Only When A Man Can Do Justice Between Wives : Kerala High Court
Kerala High Court has observed that Islam permits polygamy only when a man has the ability to give equal justice to his wives. Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan, made the observations while disposing of a revision petition, which upheld a Family Court order that had dismissed a claim by the petitioner wife , who sought ₹10,000 monthly maintenance from her husband, a blind man who survives on alms...
Civil Suit For Damages Maintainable Despite Concurrent Criminal Proceedings U/S 357 CrPC: Andhra Pradesh High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has clarified that, by virtue of Section 357 of CrPC, civil suits filed for damages are maintainable even when criminal proceedings have already been initiated in respect of the same incident involving the same parties.For reference, Section 357(3) of CrPC, permits compensation to be granted to any person suffering loss or injury due to the action of the accused...
Children Becoming Couch Potatoes Due To Online Games, Active Body Leads To Active Mind: Madras HC On Need For Physical Education In Schools
While hearing a plea in connection with the appointment of physical education teachers, the Madras High Court recently remarked that children today were becoming couch potatoes and playing online games, which were affecting not just their physical health but also their mental health. Justice PT Asha highlighted that an active body was important for an active mind and stressed...
Arbitration Should Not Be Rendezvous For Elitist But A Common Man-Friendly Mechanism: Supreme Court Justice NV Anjaria
While speaking at an Arbitration Law Conference in Gujarat High Court on Saturday (September 20) Supreme Court Justice NV Anjaria emphasized that arbitration should not become a rendezvous for the elite but it should be a common man friendly mechanism for it to truly be a real alternative justice delivery system. "There is an ardent school of thought even today which prefers to seek justice...
PIL In Telangana High Court Alleges Rampant Irregularities By Private Schools, Cites Hefty Fees And Non-Implementation Of 25% RTE Quota
A PIL has been filed before the Telangana High Court, stating that the State Government in turning a blind eye to the irregularities conducted by the private schools and non-implementation of Government orders which regulate the functioning of the said schools. The petition filed by retired Professor of Economics A Vinayak Reddy, opposes alleged non-implementation of the...
Sealed Cover Procedure For Promotion Can Be Invoked Only After Charge-Sheet Or Suspension: Delhi HC
A Division bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Madhu Jain held that sealed cover procedure cannot be invoked merely on the basis of an FIR or investigation, it applies only after issuance of a charge-sheet, criminal prosecution, or suspension. Background Facts A Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) was held on 18.03.2024 for...
'Denying Residence To Brother's Wife In Shared Household Amounts To Domestic Violence': Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has held that preventing a woman from residing in her shared household amounts to domestic violence within the meaning of Section 3 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005. The Court emphasised that the right to reside in a shared household under Section 17 of the Act exists irrespective of any right, title or beneficial interest in the same.According...
'Promise Of 10-15% Profit Per Month Shows Prima Facie Dishonest Intention': Bombay HC Declines Anticipatory Bail Plea In Trading Scam Case
The Bombay High Court has held that an assurance of abnormally high and guaranteed profits in intra-day share trading demonstrates prima facie dishonest intention at the inception, thereby attracting criminal liability. The Court observed that no genuine business can yield assured profits of 10–15% per month, and such inducements cannot be brushed aside as mere civil disputes.Justice...
Gujarat High Court Suggests Ahmedabad School To Consider 10% Admissions On 'Minimal Basis' In Memory Of Child Stabbed By Fellow Student
The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday (September 17) orally suggested to a private school in a Ahmedabad whose student was reportedly stabbed by another student last month, to consider giving admission to 10% students on a 'minimal basis' in the memory of the deceased student. Justice Nikhil Kariel was hearing two pleas moved by the school— one challenged the show cause notice asking why...
A Beggar Cannot Be Directed to Pay Maintenance under Section 125 CrPC: Kerala High Court Rules
The Kerala High Court has held that a person who subsists on begging cannot be directed to pay maintenance under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), even if his wife seeks sustenance from him.Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan, while disposing of a revision petition, upheld a Family Court order that had dismissed a claim by the petitioner, who sought ₹10,000 monthly maintenance...
MP High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Two Cops Accused Of Shielding Wanted Criminal By Staging His Fake Encounter In 2009
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has granted anticipatory bail to two cops booked for allegedly conspiring to shield a man by staging his fake encounter in 2009, after the man was found to be alive in 2012. Justice Subodh Abhyankar noted that Anil Patidar, one of the accused-cops, was not named by the witnesses as the person who forced them or persuaded them to wrongly identify the dead body as...
Kerala High Court Refuses To Discharge Bus Driver In Fatal Accident Case Despite FIR Based On Non-Eyewitness Statement
The Kerala High Court has dismissed a revision petition filed by a bus driver accused in a 2016 road accident that claimed the life of a motorcyclist, despite arguments that the prosecution's case rested on a First Information Report (FIR) registered on the basis of a statement from a non-eyewitness relative of the deceased.Dr. Justice Kauser Edappagath, dismissed the revision petition....