PIL In Kerala High Court Seeks Probe Into MLA PV Anwar's Corruption Allegations Against ADGP Ajith Kumar

A PIL has been filed in the Kerala High Court seeking an investigation by a national agency in the allegations made by MLA P. V. Anwar against Additional Director General of Police (Law & Order) M.R. Ajith Kumar. The Chief Minister had declared on September 2 that an investigation would be conducted to look into these allegations. Unsatisfied by the progress of the investigation, the...

Muslim Wife Who Files For Divorce Is Entitled To Claim Interim Maintenance U/S 151 CPC: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has ordered that courts have power under Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure to grant interim maintenance to a Muslim woman who has filed for divorce under the Dissolution of Muslim Marriage Act 1939. Justice V Lakshminarayanan noted that though the Act does not have a provision for granting interim maintenance, the court cannot shut its eyes when the...

[S.13 HMA] Marriage Of Minor Girl With Major Male May Cause Physical & Mental Crutely, Can Be Used As Grounds For Divorce: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court at its Indore bench held that in cases where a minor female has been married to a major male, their marriage could be declared voidable under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (HMA).Justice Vivek Rusia and Justice Binod Kumar Dwivedi stated that even if the remedy is not present under Section 11 or 12, under Section 13 of HMA, divorce can be claimed...

Bombay High Court Declines To Order Certification Of 'Emergency' Movie, Cites Judicial Propriety Amidst Ongoing Proceedings Before MP HC

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday ordered the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to decide by September 18, the representations, if any made by the Jabalpur Sikh Sangat or any other group or individual, objecting to the release of the controversial film Emergency.A division bench of Justices Burgess Colabawalla and Firdosh Pooniwalla opined that the CBFC has no powers to get into...

Voluntary Resignation Results In Forfeiture Of Past Service, Employee Not Entitled To Pension Benefits: Gauhati High Court

A single judge bench of the Gauhati High Court comprising of Justice Kardak Ete, while deciding writ petition held that an employee is not entitled to pensionary benefits if they submit a voluntary resignation, which results in the forfeiture of their past service. Background Facts The employee joined the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) as a Constable on August 6, 2000. He...

Accused Charged Under Wildlife Protection Act Walk Around With Pride Because Of Delay In Concluding Trial: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday orally said that offences under the Wildlife Protection Act should not be kept pending for long and trials against the accused should be completed expeditiously.A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna, observed thus while dismissing a petition filed by accused Abdul Rehman and others who were booked in 2008, for killing a spotted deer in...

No Direct Involvement In Crime: Gujarat High Court Grants Bail To "Child In Conflict With Law" Accused Of Abetting Suicide

The Gujarat High Court recently granted bail to a 'child in conflict of law' (CCL) accused of allegedly "abetting the commission of suicide" of four deceased persons while observing that he had no direct involvement for the court to "consider criminal culpability". In doing so the court in its order, also considered the applicability of Section 54 BNS (Abettor present when offence is...

Jail Staff Shares 'Vicarious Inculpability' With Prisoners In Unauthorised Possession Of Mobile Phones: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court said that jail staff share "vicarious inculpability" with prisoners found in unauthorised possession of mobile phones in prison.A five-judge bench of Justice Sureshwar Thakur, Justice Deepak Sibal, Justice Anupinder Singh Grewal, Justice Meenakshi I. Mehta and Justice Rajesh Bhardwaj said, "...only with the active complicity of the jail staff, the...

Kerala High Court Reassures KSRTC Pensioners That Pension Will Be Paid On Time, Warns Govt Of Contempt Proceedings

The Kerala High Court when apprised of the news about the suicide of a KSRTC retiree, urged the pensioners not to take steps which are irrational and unnecessary. The Court reassured them that it is now handling the matter and will make sure that pensions are paid within the time frames fixed by the Court.Justice Devan Ramachandran said that he would decide whether to initiate suo motu...

'Highest Respect & Regard For Tamil Nadu': Minister Shobha Karandlaje Apologises In High Court For Linking Rameswaram Café Bombers To TN

Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje who was in the eye of the storm for her comments linking the Rameswaram Café bombers to the state of Tamil Nadu has filed an affidavit in the Madras High Court apologizing for her remarks. The affidavit was filed in a plea seeking to quash the criminal proceedings initiated against her following the remarks. The allegation against Shobha is that in...

Leniency Towards Habitual Offenders Diminishes Effect Of Legal Sanctions: Rajasthan HC Rejects Bail Of Journalist Booked For Blackmail, Extortion

Rajasthan High Court has denied bail to a habitual offender, who was alleged to have misused his name as a journalist by threatening innocent people with reputational harm and business disruption to illegally extort money from them by blackmailing.The bench of Justice Rajendra Prakash Soni observed that in such cases victims often did not come forward to file an FIR since they fear...

No Requirement Of Educational Qualification To Contest Polls As MP, MLA: Punjab & Haryana HC Reflects On Dr Rajendra Prasad's "Regret"

The Punjab and Haryana High Court observed that although 75 years have passed since the adoption of the constitution, to date, the "regret" of India's first President Dr Rajendra Prasad in not mandating a minimum qualification to become Members of the Legislative Assemblies (MLA) or Members of Parliament (MP) or a cabinet minister has not been addressed.Justice Mahabir Singh Sindhu referred to...