Mutual Incompatibility Not Ground To Dissolve Hindu Marriage Within 1 Year Unless There Is 'Exceptional Hardship': Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that marriage between two Hindus cannot be dissolved within one year of marriage on grounds of mutual incompatibility, unless there is exceptional hardship or exception depravity as provided under Section 14 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.The parties had filed for mutual dissolution of marriage under Section 13-B of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. However,...

Bombay High Court Weekly Round-Up: January 20 - January 26, 2025

2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 22 to 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 35Nominal Index:The Assistant Director, Directorate of Enforcement vs. The Branch Manager, The Goa State Co-op Bank Ltd., 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 22Health Care, Medical & General Stores Versus Amulya Investment,Through Proprietor Mr. Sameer G. Narvekar, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 23Hushad Neville Bacha vs Eric Girgol Vegas, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 24Rakesh...

Sexual Assault Against Minors By Trusted Ones Magnify Betrayal, Leave Permanent Psychological Scars: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has recently observed that sexual assault committed against minors by those who occupy positions of trust or confidence magnify the betrayal and leave permanent psychological scars in the lives of the victims. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma denied bail to a man in a POCSO case accusing him of sexually assaulting a minor girl who called him “chachu”. The man was the...

Allahabad High Court Extends Stay On Mohammed Zubair's Arrest Till February 10 In Yati Narsinghanand 'X' Post Case

Today, the Allahabad High Court extended the stay on the arrest of Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair until February 10 in connection with an FIR against him over his alleged X Post 'X' (formerly Twitter) on Yati Narsinghanand. A bench of Justice Siddhartha Varma and Justice Yogendra Kumar Srivastava extended the relief. The exact reason for the adjournment could not be...

When Counter-Claim Is Related To Primary Dispute, It Can Be Filed Before Tribunal U/S 23 Of Arbitration Act: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Manoj Jain has held that while any counter-claim may relate to a different cause of action, it can still stem from a primary dispute between the parties. Thus, the court held that the governing factor would be to see whether it has any connection with the original dispute or is isolated and separable. For all purposes, the court observed that...

Equivalence Of Qualification For Eligibility Of Employment To Be Decided By Employer, Not Courts: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that the question of equivalence of qualification for eligibility and employment is to be decided by the employer and the same cannot be interpreted by the Courts to treat any qualification to be equivalent to qualifications.The bench of Justice Attau Rahman Masoodi and Justice Subhash Vidyarthi held that “the question of equivalence of qualification in...

Delhi Coaching Centre Deaths: High Court Grants Bail To Four Co-Owners Of Basement, Asks Them To Deposit ₹5 Lakh For Deceased Families' Welfare

The Delhi High Court has recently granted regular bail to four co-owners of basement of a coaching centre in city's Old Rajinder Nagar area– Rau's IAS, where three civil services aspirants had died after drowning in July last year. Justice Sanjeev Narula granted bail to Parvinder Singh, Tajinder Singh, Harvinder Singh and Sarbjit Singh and asked them to deposit Rs. 5 lakh with the Delhi...

Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: January 20 To January 26, 2025

Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 66 to 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 94NOMINAL INDEXM/s Jaiprakash Associates Limited v. M/s NHPC Limited 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 66 KBS Industries Ltd & Anr. v. The Customs Central Excise And Service Tax Settlement Commission Principal Bench New Delhi & Ors 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 67 Sanjay Kumar v. SEBI 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 68 Ramesh Chander Vs Election Commission Of India...

[Arbitration Act] Application U/S 34 Without Award Copy Or Vakalatnama Is Merely A 'Stack Of Papers' Filed To Save Limitation: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court Bench of Justice Subramonium Prasad has held that a petition under Section 34 of the Arbitration Act, filed without the award itself, would not be a valid filing. Justice Prasad stated that without the Award, the challenge would become meaningless because unless the award is perused by the court, it cannot adjudicate upon the appropriateness and correctness of the...

Allahabad High Court Orders Reinstatement Of ADGC (Criminal) Accused Of Making Comments Against Mahatma Gandhi

The Allahabad High Court last week ordered the reinstatement of one Raj Pal Singh Dishwar to the post of Assistant District Government Counsel (Criminal), whose services were dispensed with for allegedly making some objectionable comments against the 'Father of Nation' (Mahatma Gandhi). A bench of Justice Shekhar B. Saraf and Justice Kshitij Shailendra noted that the...

Consider Sacrifices Of Defence Personnel; Marital Discord No Ground: Allahabad HC Rejects Teacher's Plea Seeking Mid-Term Transfer

The Allahabad High Court recently dismissed a writ petition filed by a female teacher requesting a mid-term intra-district transfer as it emphasised that marital discord can't be a strong enough ground for seeking transfer. While rejecting her plea, the Court highlighted the example of uniformed personnel who serve the nation under some of the harshest conditions. “Save...

Arbitral Tribunal Not Bound By Strict Rigors Of CPC, Amendment Permissible At Any Stage Of Proceedings: Jharkhand High Court

The Jharkhand High Court Bench of Justice Gautam Kumar Choudhary has held that the power under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution can be invoked for interfering with an interim order only in exceptionally rare cases. Additionally, the court held that Arbitral Tribunals are not bound by the strict rigours of CPC and an amendment is permissible at any stage of the proceedings...