High Courts
Nowadays Wife Thinks Police Complaint Is The Only Panacea To Teach A Lesson To Husband's Family Over Marital Discord: Bombay High Court
While quashing an FIR lodged against seven members of a family, the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court bemoaned the misuse of section 498A at the hands of women by roping in all the family members of the husband in criminal cases only to settle their personal scores. A division bench of Justices Anil Kilor and Pravin Patil expressed concern over such a tendency of women implicating all...
Delhi High Court Upholds Right To Travel Abroad, Permits Duo Allegedly Involved In ₹1626.74 Crore Bank Fraud To Visit Children In USA
The Delhi High Court recently permitted two persons, allegedly involved in Rs.1626.74 crore bank fraud, to visit their children in the USA.In doing so, Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar not only cited the fundamental right to travel under Article 21 of the Constitution but also noted that the LOC against them stood suspended.Moreover, though the Supreme Court had directed the Punjab...
Motor Accident Tribunal Must Adjust Tax, Other Deductions Before Assessing Income Of Deceased To Determine Compensation: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal must deduct the income tax and other statutory obligations from the income of the deceased, for determining the compensation payable to the kin.Justice Amit Mahajan relied on Sarla Verma and Ors. v. Delhi Transport Corporation and Anr.: (2009) where the Sypreme Court held that for calculating compensation, the income of...
Once Right To File Written Statement Is Closed, Application U/S 8 Of Arbitration Act Can't Be Entertained: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court bench of Justices Shalinder Kaur and Navin Chawla has held that once the right to file a written statement is closed, an application under Section 8 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act seeking reference to arbitration is not maintainable. Brief Facts: This Regular First Appeal under Section 13 of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015 challenges the judgment...
Calcutta High Court Stays Notification For Preparation Of New List Of OBC Classes By West Bengal Govt
The Calcutta High Court has ordered an interim stay on the preparation of a new list of Other Backward Caste (OBC's) persons in the state of West Bengal, by including new castes in the state's list of existing OBC classes.A division bench of Justices Rajasekhar Mantha and Tapabrata Chakraborty issued the interim stay till the next date of hearing on 31st July, 2025.The court has also put a...
"Appears That Teachers Are Not Being Appointed On Merit": Kerala High Court Seeks Streamlined Method Of Appointment In Govt-Aided Schools
The Kerala High Court has asked the Director General of Education (DGE) to file an affidavit detailing the steps that are required to be taken to ensure that the appointment of teachers in Government Aided Schools is made in a fair manner.Justice D. K. Singh observed that it appears that the Manager of the school has absolute discretion to appoint anyone who is qualified as a teacher...
Karnataka High Court Declines Relief To President Of US-Based Company Accused Of Supplying Faulty Equipment To DRDO, DARE
The Karnataka High Court has refused to quash criminal proceedings initiated against 76-year-old Surya Sareen, President and Chief Executive Officer of M/s AKON Inc, a company incorporated in the United States of America, which is accused of cheating Defence Avionics Research Establishment ('DARE') and Defence Research and Development Organization ('DRDO') by supplying faulty VO based...
ASHA Workers Protest: Kerala High Court Issues Notice On Contempt Plea, Seeks Response Of Office Bearers
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (June 17) ordered notice to the office bearers and members of the Kerala ASHA Health Workers Association in a contempt case filed against the ASHA workers (Accredited Social Health Activists) protest, which is allegedly conducted by blocking the road and footpath in front of the Secretariat in Thiruvananthapuram district from February 10, 2025.The Division...
Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Weekly Round-Up: June 9 - June 15, 2025
Nominal Index:Syed Muiz Qadri & Ors Vs UT Of J&K 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 226Jagdish Raj Gupta Vs Purushottam Gupta 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 227ALI MOHAMMAD BHAT & ORS. Vs UT OF J&K 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 228Abdul Majid Dar Vs UT Of J&K 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 229Saja Begum vs Financial Commissioner Revenue J&K Govt.& Ors 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 230Bilal Ahmad Yatoo vs UT of J&K...
Murder Conviction Can't Be Converted To Culpable Homicide If Convict Was Cruel: Bombay High Court Denies Relief To Man Who Locked Burning Wife
The Bombay High Court recently refused to commute the conviction of a man from murder to culpable homicide not amounting to murder after noting that the convict acted in a 'cruel' manner by setting his wife ablaze and further not letting anyone to help her.A division bench of Justices Sarang Kotwal and Shyam Chandak said the convict Ambadas Aaretta acted in a cruel manner and took advantage...
MP High Court Grants Bail To Lecturer Booked For Hurting Religious Sentiments By Forwarding Content On WhatsApp
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has granted bail to a Lecturer who was accused of circulating questionable religious content on WhatsApp which allegedly hurt the sentiments of a community.In doing so, the Court said that simply on ground of forwarding messages and videos which may hurt religious sentiments of others, a person cannot be kept in jail indefinitely.Justice Avanindra Kumar...
S.138 NI Act | Cheque Holder Must Specifically Demand Payment Of 'Cheque Amount' In Legal Notice: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has made it clear that the legal notice sent to a cheque drawer over dishonor of the instrument, must specifically demand the payment of 'cheque amount'.In the absence of such demand, the preconditions to institute proceedings under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act 1881 do not stand fulfilled.Justice Amit Mahajan held,“The language of Section 138(b) of the...