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Paid Menstrual Leave Is Policy Matter, Not Enforceable Right: KSRTC Tells Kerala High Court
The law officer of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has filed a counter affidavit before the Kerala High Court opposing the plea seeking 2 days paid menstrual leave for KSRTC's women conductors.The petitioners had cited the Karnataka Government's decision regarding paid menstrual leave and prayed for a direction granting similar relief to the women conductors working in...
MP High Court Rejects Ex-Chairman's Plea Against ED Search In ₹1400-Crore SKNL Fraud Case, Directs Him To PMLA Authority
The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Wednesday (January 28), dismissed the plea of Nitin Shambhukumar Kasliwal, the former Chairman and Managing Director of M/s S Kumar's Nationwide Limited, challenging the search and seizure operations carried out by the ED under the PMLA, in connection with an alleged Rs 1,400 crore bank fraud case.The division bench of Justice Vijay Kumar Shukla and Justice...
Demand For Repayment Of Loan Doesn't Amount To Abetment Of Suicide: MP High Court Reiterates
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has quashed abetment to suicide charge under Section 306 IPC, observing that a person demanding his money back or in lieu keeping the deceased's motorcycle can't be deemed to be an overt act that left the deceased with no option but to commit suicide.The bench of Justice Pushpendra Yadav observed; "it is clear that the offence of abetment by instigation depends...
S.143A NI Act | No Interim Compensation In Cheque Bounce Case If Accused's Defence Is Prima Facie Plausible: Gauhati High Court
The Gauhati High Court has held that where there are disputed questions requiring adjudication through evidence, it may not be prudent to grant interim compensation under Section 143-A of the Negotiable Instruments Act at that stage.Justice Pranjal Das accordingly set aside a trial court order directing payment of 20% of the cheque amount as interim compensation. The bench observed, "The...
18-Months Delay In Pronouncement Of Judgment Alone Not Ground To Set It Aside: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court, on Thursday (January 29), dismissed an appeal challenging a Single Bench judgment on the ground that it was delivered about 18 months after the date of conclusion of the final hearing. The division bench of Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya and Justice Supratim Bhattacharya observed;"...although we are somewhat disappointed at the long delay of more than 18 months from...
Kerala High Court Directs Police Protection For Expelled CPI(M) Leader Ahead Of Book Release Alleging Fund Mismanagement By Party
The Kerala High Court on Friday (January 30) directed the District Police Chief and the SHO, Payyanur to ensure that there is adequate protection to the life of expelled Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Kunhikrishnan V. ahead of the release of his book "Nethruthwathe Anigal Thiruthanam", which is stated to be an exposé on irregularities and mismanagement of martyrs funds and other...
PIL In Delhi High Court Seeks Appointment Of Chairperson, Staff For Delhi Commission For Women
A public interest litigation has been filed before the Delhi High Court seeking filling up of vacant position of Chairperson and other staff members of Delhi Commission for Women (DCW). The PIL has been filed by RJD MP Sudhakar Singh through Advocate Satyam Singh Rajput. The plea states that despite its statutory creation and pivotal role in providing institutional support, grievance...
'Chop Off The Deadwood': High Court Quashes 1991 Vidhan Sabha Ruckus Case; Urges UP Govt To Frame Policy For Stale Litigations
Observing that the judiciary is 'starved' of the resources to meet the growing explosion of litigation, the Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) on Wednesday quashed criminal proceedings pending for over 34 years related to an alleged ruckus at the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha. The Court termed such stale trials a 'futile' exercise and called upon the State Government to "chop off...
Young Men Languishing In Jail As Laws Don't Approve Relationship With Girls Below 18 Yrs Even If Just Friendly: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court has quashed an order convicting two men of kidnapping a girl observing that they were 'good samaritans' who had helped her but instead landed up in jail, adding that many young men were languishing in jail because of stringent laws which don't approve relations with the girls below 18 years even if it is friendly.The court was hearing appeals filed by two young men,...
'No One Above Law': Rajasthan High Court Issues Show-Cause Notice To Deputy Collector For Defying Judicial Orders
The Rajasthan High Court has taken serious note of a Deputy District Collector and Magistrate's repeated non-compliance of its orders requiring expeditious adjudication of an application filed by a 70 year old widow under the Maintenance and Welfare of the Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 (“the Act”).While underscoring the object of the Act to provide financial security to...
Promise To Marry: Karnataka High Court Refuses To Interfere With Rape Acquittal, Cites Complainant's Own Reluctance To Marry
The Karnataka High Court rejected the State's appeal challenging a man's acquittal accused of rape on false promise of marriage, after noting that the complainant–who met the accused on a matrimonial site–had herself stated that she was unwilling to marry to him. A division bench of Justice HP Sandesh and Justice Venkatesh Naik T was hearing the State's appeal challenging sessions court...
Court Can Direct Interim Sharing Of Joint Family Property Income With Married Sisters Having Constructive Possession: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has held that married sisters' claim for maintenance from their brother is not maintainable in a partition suit. However, it said, if a prima facie case is made out that a co-owner (plaintiff) is being exclusively deprived of income from joint family property by another co-owner (brother) even though former is in constructive possession, the court may direct...