'Tender Years Doctrine': Orissa HC Restores Custody Of Infant Girl With Mother Accused Of Abandoning Her And Kidnapping Male Child

The Orissa High Court has restored the custody of an infant girl with her biological mother, who was accused of abandoning her while stealing a male child from a hospital. The Court applied the 'doctrine of tender years' to grant relief to the mother who is facing trial for commission of offence of kidnapping.The Single Bench of Justice Sibo Sankar Mishra highlighted the...

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: January 27 - February 02, 2025

Nominal Index [Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 55-73Sulochana T and Others v District Collector, Thiruvananthapuram and Others, 2024 LiveLaw (Ker) 55 M M Narayana Das v State of Kerala, 2024 LiveLaw (Ker) 56Rahul Easwar v State of Kerala, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 57Ismail Kunju M v State of Kerala, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 58Assistant Commissioner Of Income Tax v. Mohammed Salih, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker)...

Delhi High Court Monthly Digest: January 2025 [Citations 1 - 118]

Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1 to 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 118NOMINAL INDEXABC v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1SMITA KUMARI RAJGARHIA v. GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 2RAHUL MISHRA & ANR. v. JOHN DOE & ANR 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 3Sumit Bharana v. UoI 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 4M/S G.S Industries v. Commissioner Of Central Tax And Gst, Delhi (West) 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 5The...

Calcutta High Court Directs Police Protection For Saraswati Puja At Kolkata Law College

The Calcutta High Court has directed the police authorities to provide security arrangements for Saraswati Puja festivities to be held at Jogesh Chandra Chaudhuri Law College in Kolkata.Justice Jay Sengupta further directed that the preparations be overseen by a commissioner-level officer and that no outsiders, including those with pending complaints, be allowed the enter the campus during...

DV Act | Husband's Relatives Who Don't Even Live In Shared Household Are Implicated In Cases For Harassment: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court recently observed that in many cases, to harass the husband's family or the person in a domestic relationship, the aggrieved party implicates relatives who have never lived with them in the shared household. A bench of Justice Arun Kumar Deshwal added that while issuing notice under Section 12 of the Domestic Violence Act, the courts must look into whether...

Executing Courts Can't Annul Arbitral Awards Solely On Ground Of Unilateral Appointment Of Arbitrator: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court bench of Justice N. Sathish Kumar has observed that the issue of ineligibility of the arbitrator cannot be raised during the pendency of the execution proceedings. The court held that the Executing Courts cannot suo motu dismiss the Execution Petition(s) solely on the ground of unilateral appointment of an arbitrator. The court held that the executing...

Financial Misconduct In Government Service Warrants Dismissal; No Compassionate Allowance For Acts Of Moral Turpitude: Delhi HC

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Shalinder Kaur upheld the dismissal of a Pay Clerk (Central Reserve Police Force) who was charged with financial misconduct and forgery. The court found that tampering with government records and misappropriation of funds constituted grave offenses that warranted his dismissal from service. The court also rejected the...

Delhi Assembly Polls: Retired Justice SN Dhingra Moves High Court Against Political Parties Over 'Cash-Oriented Schemes'

Retired Justice SN Dhingra has moved the Delhi High Court against the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Indian National Congress (INC) over their political promises to distribute cash to the voters in the upcoming Assembly polls, alleging that it falls within the meaning of “corrupt practices.”The judge has contended that such activities not only violate electoral...

Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: January 27 To February 02, 2025

Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 95 to 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 121NOMINAL INDEXParvinder Singh v CBI and other cases 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 95 M/S. Akn Developers Private Limited Versus M/S. Premsons Southend 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 96 SUBHAN ALI v. THE STATE NCT OF DELH I AND ANR 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 97 HEENA & ORS v. THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 98 Ashwani Mudgal v. UOI &...

Bombay High Court Monthly Digest: January 2025 [Citations 01 - 43]

2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 1 to 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 43Nominal Index:Smita Pansare vs State of Maharashtra, 2025 (LiveLaw) Bom 1Prameya Welfare Foundation vs. State Of Maharashtra, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 2Shweta Tiwari vs State of Maharashtra, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 3Amit Chavan vs State of Maharashtra, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 4Jindal Cocoa LLP & ors. vs. Reserve Bank of India & ors., 2025 LiveLaw...

Employer Cannot Indefinitely Withhold Voluntary Retirement Without Valid Grounds: Delhi HC

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Shalinder Kaur ruled that an employer cannot indefinitely withhold voluntary retirement under Rule 56(k) of the Fundamental Rules. The court held that pending vigilance clearance or mere potential inquiries are not valid grounds for withholding retirement. It further clarified that the employer must communicate any...

Premature To Examine Objections Against Movie Based On Delhi Riots When Certification Request Pending Before CBFC: High Court

The Delhi High Court has said it is “premature” to examine the objections raised against “2020 Delhi” movie, which is based on 2020 North-East Delhi riots, noting that film's certification is pending consideration before the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC).“Thus, at this stage, when the request for the requisite certification is still pending consideration by the CBFC, it...