High Courts
In-Laws Asking Wife To Divorce Husband So That He Can Marry Girl From Higher Caste Is Not Cruelty: Bombay High Court
In-laws telling a woman to divorce her husband so that he can be married to some other girl of a higher caste is not cruelty under section 498-A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court held recently. A division bench of Justices Vibha Kankanwadi and Sanjay Deshmukh noted that the allegation against the applicant, the sister-in-law of the complainant...
Order 11 Rule 1 CPC | Plea For Interrogatories Can't Be Used To Make Roving Inquiry, 'Test Of Prejudice' Will Decide Its Merit: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has recently observed that a subsequent or second application seeking to deliver interrogatories to a party is not barred when there is a subsequent cause of action or changed circumstances.For context, interrogatories are written questions which one party can ask the other party to get clarity on facts, after taking permission from the court. Justice K Babu dismissed...
Not Just Registered Owner, But Bonafide Owner Can Also Seek Release Of Vehicle Seized In NDPS Case: J&K High Court
Reaffirming the powers of criminal courts under the NDPS Act, the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that an application for the release of a vehicle seized in a Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) case can be entertained not just by a registered owner, but also by a bonafide owner whether in the capacity of a purchaser or as an attorney holder as such...
Land Owners Can't Retain Any Portion Once Sale Deed Is Executed Over Entire Area For Construction Of Apartment Complex: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court recently said that land owners cannot retain any portion of land once the sale deeds were executed in respect of the entire area for the purpose of the construction of an apartment complex. A Single judge, Justice N S Sanjay Gowda, allowed the petition filed by Keerthi Harmony Apartment Owners Association, and set aside the licence granted by Bruhat Bengaluru...
"Desperation To Look Attractive": P&H High Court Denies Pre-Arrest Bail To Influencer Whose Hair-Growth Oil Caused Adverse Reaction
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has refused to grant anticipatory bail to a hair stylist and social-media influencer whose hair growth promising oil resulted into an allergic reaction, observing that "advertising a product making tall, misleading claims, without any scientific evidence or clinical testing to back it up, must be strictly condemned.""Beauty, in spite of being fleeting...
Registration Of Trademark In Other Countries Doesn't By Itself Entitle Party To Its Registration In India: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has made it clear that registration of a trademark in other countries does not by itself entitle registration of the said mark in India.While allowing Mankind Pharam's objection to registration of a trademark for the pharmaceutical product line of a Chinese company in India, single judge Justice Saurabh Banerjee observed, “simpliciter registration of a mark in...
Karnataka High Court Stays Filing Of Final Report In Case Against Sonu Nigam For Alleged Objectionable Remarks When Asked To Sing Kannada Songs
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday by way of an interim order, stayed the filing of a final report in a criminal case registered against singer Sonu Nigam, who is accused of allegedly making an objectionable statement in a music concert held in Bengaluru when a group of audience members demanded he sing Kannada songs. A vacation bench of Justice Shivashankar Amarannavar, issued notice to...
Unfair To Presume That Plea Of Limitation Can't Be Adjudicated By Arbitrator, Court U/S 11 Must Not Conduct Roving Inquiry: Telangana High Court
The Telangana High Court bench of Justice K. Lakshman has held that in a scenario where the referral court can discern the frivolity of the dispute from the bare minimum pleadings, it would be incorrect to presume that the arbitral tribunal, equipped to undertake a detailed examination of the pleadings and evidence, would be unable to reach the same conclusion. Therefore, it is better...
Failure To Comply With Conditions Imposed By Court While Permitting Undertrial To Leave Country Can't Be Taken Lightly: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has refused to interfere with a Sessions Court order forfeiting the fixed deposit of a rape accused, as he failed to intimate on affidavit his itinerary for foreign travel which was allowed by the Sessions Court during pendency of trial.While the Petitioner claimed that he was prevented from filing the affidavit due to unforeseen circumstances, Justice Swarana Kanta...
Online Part-Time Job Scam: Delhi High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To Accused, Says Custodial Interrogation Needed To Uncover Conspiracy
The Delhi High Court recently denied anticipatory bail to an agent of fintech Rapipay, allegedly involved in duping a man of ₹17,95,000/- in an online part-time job scam.Justice Ravinder Dudeja observed that in cases involving financial transactions, sustained and custodial interrogation is the most vital course of action. The bench said,“The presence of a prima facie case, the...
A Day After Supreme Court Called Out HC Judges Over 'Unnecessary Coffee Breaks', Delhi High Court Revises Its Sitting & Lunch Timings
A day after the Supreme Court called out High Court judges over their taking unnecessary breaks during Court working hours, the Delhi High Court has issued a notification dated May 14 revising the sitting and lunch timings of judges (and Court staff).As per this circular, the High Court judges will now hold Court between 10:30 AM-01:30 PM and 02:30 PM-04:30 PM. The time between 01:30 PM-2:30...
'Failed To Supply Grounds Of Arrest, Record Reasons For Search': Punjab & Haryana High Court Declares Arrest 'Illegal' In NDPS Case
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has declared the arrest of an accused in a drugs case illegal, finding that no reasons for the search of his premises were recorded and that the investigating agency also failed to provide the grounds of arrest in compliance with BNSS.It was alleged that on basis of secret information, a huge amount of drug money was recovered in the form of foreign currency...