High Courts
S. 2(2) Hindu Succession Act Is 'Barrier' For Tribal Women To Lay Claim Over Father's Property: Rajasthan High Court Suggests Amendment
The Rajasthan High Court has opined that when daughters belonging to non-Scheduled Tribe (“ST”) communities were entitled to equal share in father's property, there was no reason to deny the same right to the daughters of the ST community. Section 2 of the Hindu Succession Act lays down the scope of application of the Act, and Section 2(2) gives states that nothing contained in the Act...
Threatening A Person From Approaching Court Is 'Most Serious Of Criminal Contempts': Allahabad High Court
Taking serious note of threats to a PIL petitioner, the Allahabad High Court observed that obstructing a person from seeking legal remedies amounts to the most serious of criminal contempts. The Court has summoned the accused and sought an affidavit from SP Fatehpur.
Telangana High Court Quashes State BJP's Defamation Case Against CM Revanth Reddy, Says National Party's State Unit Has No Independent Existence
The Telangana High Court has set aside a Criminal case that was filed against C.M. Revanth Reddy, based on a complaint filed by Bhartiya Janta Party (Telangana) General Secretary, Karam Venkateshwarlau, alleging that Reddy had given a speech which defamed the BJP. Justice K. Lakshman, while allowing the petition noted that the defaming remarks (if any) were made against the National BJP...
'Meritorious Students Don't Deserve Such Treatment': HP High Court Imposes ₹25K Cost On School Board For Denying Merit Certificate
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that it is the duty of the school education board to issue a merit certificate to a candidate after their marks are increased in the revaluation process, and it cannot shift the onus onto the school authorities.Justice Ajay Mohan Goel remarked that:“The petitioner cannot be denied the merit certificate arbitrarily just on the grounds as are propagated...
'Adjourning Case Over Bar's Strike Proposal Could Invite Disciplinary Action': Allahabad HC Issues Show Cause Notice To SDM
The Allahabad High Court last week pulled up a Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) for adjourning a case in deference to a resolution of the local Bar Association in Aligarh calling upon the Advocates to abstain from judicial work. A bench of Justice JJ Munir observed that accepting such a strike resolution may amount to misconduct on the part of the Presiding Officer and could...
S.223 BNSS | 'Notice To Accused Can't Be Issued Without First Recording Statements Of Complainant, Witness': Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court last week clarified that a Magistrate cannot issue a notice to a prospective accused under Section 223 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), without first recording the statements of the complainant and the witnesses, if any. With this, a bench of Justice Rajnish Kumar quashed a notice issued to the accused (applicant-Rakesh Kumar Chaturvedi)...
Stock Exchange & Banking Channels Cannot Mask Sham Transactions Carried Out Through Bogus Capital Loss Claim Companies: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court held that stock exchange and banking channels cannot mask sham transactions carried out through bogus capital loss claim companies. Justices T.S. Sivagnanam and Chaitali Chatterjee (Das) observed that “the entire information contained in the investigation report was apprised to the assessee by the assessing officer and thereafter the show cause notices...
Judges & Lawyers Of Punjab & Haryana High Court Shun Cars On 'Green Commute Day'
Lawyers, employees, and judges of the Punjab & Haryana High Court on working Saturday observed 'Green Commute Day'—an initiative by a group of High Court lawyers known as the 'Feed Goal Team.'Senior advocates and other lawyers arrived at the High Court in buses especially arranged from various parts of Panchkula and Chandigarh, supporting sustainable commutation. Chief Justice Sheel...
Delhi High Court Denies Lenient Sentence To Three Police Personnel Accused Of Harrassing Colleague's Wife, Minor Niece
The Delhi High Court has refused leniency towards three Delhi Police personnel, all belonging to the same family, for committing sexual offences against a colleague's wife and 6-year-old niece.“The conduct of the Convict was persistent, who would regularly stand in the street and strip himself naked on seeing the Complainant and her niece. Such act of the Convict who was in Delhi Police,...
Gujarat High Court Imposes ₹25K Cost On Husband For Uploading Wife's 'Obscene' Pictures On Social Media
The Gujarat High Court last week imposed a cost of ₹25,000/- on a husband who had uploaded 'obscene' photographs of his wife on WhatsApp and Instagram, accompanied by filthy comments and had made them viral. A bench of Justice Hasmukh D. Suthar passed the order while quashing the FIR and all consequential proceedings initiated against the husband, after noting that the matter had...
High Court Transfers ANI's Copyright & Trademark Infringement Suit Against YouTuber Mohak Mangal From Delhi Court To Itself
The Delhi High Court has transferred to itself the copyright and trademark infringement suit filed by Asian News International (ANI) against YouTuber Mohak Mangal before city's Patiala House Court.Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora directed that the suit be tried along with ANI's defamation and disparagement suit against Mangal pending before the High Court on September 08. “Having...