Wife Can't Be Denied Maintenance Merely Because She Is A Graduate: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that a wife cannot be denied maintenance merely because she is a graduate and capable of earning, especially when she is not gainfully employed.Justice Jasgurpreet Singh Puri said, "mere fact that the respondent/wife is a graduate would not itself mean that she can be denied of the Right of Maintenance which is conferred upon her by way of a...

Andhra Pradesh High Court Grants 17-Day Interim Bail To Murder Convict To Appear For LLB Semester Exam

The Andhra Pradesh High Court recently granted 17-day interim bail to a murder convict, who is pursuing a five-year B.Com LL. B course, to enable him to appear for his final semester examinations. A bench of Justice K Suresh Reddy and Justice V Sujatha passed the order to “meet the ends of justice” as the convict's appeal against his conviction is presently pending before...

MP High Court Expects Joint Meeting Between State Officials & Airlines In Bid To Increase Flights To Jabalpur

During the hearing of a PIL for increasing flights to Jabalpur, the State government informed the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday (July 1) that a proposed joint meeting which was to be conducted between state government officials with officers of various airlines could not take place. Meanwhile the state government's counsel sought four weeks time to file current status and...

Karnataka High Court Issues Notice On Proton Mail's Appeal Against Direction For Blocking Its Services In India

The Karnataka High Court today (July 01) issued notice on an appeal preferred by Proton AG, a Switzerland based email service providing company, which has challenged a single judge order directing to block its services in India.A division bench of Acting Chief Justice V Kameswar Rao and Justice C M Joshi issued notices to the Union Government, State government and M Moser Design...

S.130 CSGT Act | Absence Of Express Reference To Conveyance In Confiscation Order Does Not Exclude It From Confiscation: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court stated that absence of an express reference to the conveyance in the confiscation order does not exclude it from confiscation. Justice Ziyad Rahman A.A. stated that merely because of the reason that, while ordering the confiscation in the order, the conveyance was not specifically included, it cannot be assumed that, the conveyance of the assessee was...

"State Killing Its Own Citizen?" Madras High Court Slams Police In Sivanganga Custodial Death Case, Asks District Judge To Conduct Inquiry

Criticising the police brutality in the alleged custodial death of Ajith Kumar in Sivaganga, the Madras High Court today (July 01) orally remarked that the incident was a "police organised crime" where the State was killing its own people."It's police organised crime. State killing its own citizens. Is it not? Your action should be more stringent than in the case of an ordinary murder. A...

Trial Court Cannot Issue Summons To Accused Without Assigning Proper Reasons: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has made it clear that a trial court cannot issue a summons to an accused person without assigning proper reasons for the same.Justice Amit Mahajan observed, “Merely taking note of the facts of the case and recording prima facie satisfaction, without giving any reasons for the same, is insufficient.”The bench thus set aside the summons issued to the accused in an FIR...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice To ICICI Bank On Plea Alleging Lack Of Access To Digital Services For Persons With Disabilities

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice on a plea alleging lack of accessibility standards for persons with disabilities (PWDs) in ICICI's digital banking services.Justice Vikas Mahajan sought response of ICICI Bank Limited, Union of India through Ministries of Finance and MeitY and Reserve Bank of India. The plea has been filed by lawyer Anchal Bhatheja and businessman Rahul Jain. Both...

'Hindus & Muslims Celebrate Each Other's Festivals, Model For Entire Nation' : Karnataka High Court Lauds Yadgir District's Harmony

In a recent order, the Karnataka High Court praised the communal harmony in Yadgir district, where there is a traditional practice of Hindus and Muslims celebrating each other's festivals.Yadgir is in the border area of Karnataka and the erstwhile Hyderabad princely state. The Court noted that this district celebrates communal harmony with the participation of Hindus and Muslims in the...

Juvenile Justice Act Only Relevant For Quantum Of Sentence, Conviction Not Vitiated If Inquiry Is Not Conducted By JJB: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has held that a conviction which had been recorded cannot be held to be vitiated in law merely because the inquiry into the juvenility of the accused was not conducted by the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB). It is only the question of sentence for which the provisions of the Juvenile Justice (JJ) Act, 2015 would be attractedThe bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand ruled that...

[Bengaluru Stampede] Why Should Documents Submitted By State Be Kept In Sealed Cover? Karnataka High Court Questions Govt

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday asked the state government why the documents submitted by it regarding the stampede outside Bengaluru's Chinnaswamy Stadium during RCB's IPL winning parade should continue to be kept in a sealed cover.Advocate General Shashi Kiran Shetty told the court that all documents were supplied to the Amicus, and requested the court to hear the matter after 10 days,...

S.173 BNSS | Police Cannot Refuse To Register FIR On Complaint Sent From Abroad If Cognizable Offence Made Out: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that the police cannot refuse to register an FIR (First Information Report) if a cognizable offence is made out, even in cases where the complaint was forwarded from a foreign country.FactsThe petitioner is an Indian citizen, who is residing in Australia. In 2020, she had sent a complaint against her husband (Annexure A7), which was emailed to the Director...