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Marriage Registration Not Proof Of Marital Harmony, Can't Be Used To Deny Mutual Divorce Before One Year: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that mere registration of marriage between two individuals cannot determine matrimonial harmony or their intention to cohabit together. “Registration of marriage is merely a statutory mandate, and by itself, cannot be determinative of matrimonial harmony, intention to cohabit, or the viability of the marital relationship,” a division bench comprising...
Attempt To Hoodwink Court: Delhi HC Rejects Anticipatory Bail Application Noting Parallel Plea Before Sessions Court
The Delhi High Court dismissed an anticipatory bail application after finding that the accused had filed parallel anticipatory bail pleas before two different courts, which were being heard on the same day, terming the conduct a "clear abuse of process in the name of liberty".A bench of Justice Girish Kathpalia observed that there was no acceptable explanation for filing two anticipatory...
Sabarimala Gold Theft: Kerala High Court Criticises SIT For Delay In Filing Chargesheet Leading To Accused Being Released On Default Bail
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (January 27) orally criticised the Special Investigation Team for its delay in submitting the final report in the Sabarimala gold theft case, which has led to some of the accused being released on statutory bail.Recently, the prime accused Unnikrishnan Potty was granted statutory bail in one of the cases and Murari Babu was also granted default bail by the...
Supreme Court's 'Mihir Rajesh Shah' Ruling On Written Grounds Of Arrest Operates Prospectively: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that the Supreme Court's judgment in Mihir Rajesh Shah v. State of Maharashtra (2025), which mandates the furnishing of written grounds of arrest to an accused before remand in all offences, will operate prospectively and cannot be applied to arrests made prior to the date of the ruling.The Division Bench of Justices Vivek Chaudhary and Manoj Jain thus dismissed...
Bombay High Court Mulls Constituting Compliance Committee As Authorities Drag Feet On Air Pollution 'Crisis'
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday (January 27) orally expressed reluctance to monitor the efforts taken by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) and other authorities in bringing down the rising levels of air pollution in Mumbai and its neighbouring areas, stating that it cannot sit in the court and check if the compliances are made.The...
Delhi High Court Directs MCD To Clear Hawkers From Anand Vihar ISBT, Orders Beautification Plan
The Delhi High Court has directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to remove all hawkers and vendors from the congested area around the Anand Vihar ISBT, while permitting only 105 vendors, who were found eligible to vend through mobile carts and without any permanent structures.A Division Bench of Justice Prathiba M. Singh and Justice Madhu Jain said that the hawkers had created...
Customary Restrictions Can't Bar Widow From Alienating Non-Ancestral Property, Gender-Based Customs Must Yield To Equality: P&H High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has said that a widow is competent to alienate non-ancestral property inherited from her husband without the consent of collaterals, as any customary restriction to the contrary is constitutionally impermissible.Justice Virinder Aggarwal said, “Consequently, any such fetter on a woman's right to deal with her independently inherited property must be held to...
Kerala High Court Raps Authorities Over Non-Removal Of Pilgrims' Clothes From Pampa River At Sabarimala
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (January 27) pulled up the Travancore Devaswom Board for ignoring the directions issued to remove clothes dumped in River Pampa after pilgrimage season in Sabarimala.The Division Bench of Justices Raja Vijayaraghavan V. and K.V. Jayakumar was considering a suo motu petition, which it had closed earlier this month after it was assured that there is no waste...
Delhi High Court Upholds Rule Allowing Childless Widow To Continue Family Pension After Remarriage
The Delhi High Court today upheld the constitutional validity of Rule 54 of the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972, entitling a childless widow to continue to receive family pension after remarriage.A Division Bench comprising Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Amit Mahajan dismissed a writ petition filed by the parents of a deceased CRPF personnel seeking grant of family pension...
Karnataka High Court Denies Bail To Man Accused Of Being ISIS Member, Engaging In Transferring Terror Funds Via Cryptocurrency
The Karnataka High Court dismissed the bail plea of a man accused of being an ISIS member who was allegedly radicalized and recruited by his college mate, was involved in reconnaissance and arson activities with an intention to wage war against the government and engaging in transfer of terror funds through cryptocurrency.A division bench of Justice HP Sandesh and Justice Venkatesh Naik T in...
Vembanad Lake Pollution: Kerala High Court Issues Directions To Curb Pollution By Non-Compliant Houseboats
The Kerala High Court recently issued detailed directions to curb pollution caused by the plying of houseboats in the Vembanad lake, the longest lake in India and the largest in Kerala.Justice V.G. Arun passed the interim order while considering a batch of petitions, in which the main issue was whether houseboats registered at Kodungallur Port can be allowed to operate in Alappuzha...
Karnataka High Court Denies Bail To PFI Member Booked For 'Conspiring' To Radicalize Muslim Youth To Commit Terrorist Acts
The Karnataka High Court refused to grant bail to a man accused of being a member of banned organization Popular Front of India (PFI) of allegedly conspiring to radicalise Muslim youth to carry out terrorist acts, as well as raising funds for the commission of terrorist activities. The court was hearing an appeal by Shahid Khan, one of nineteen accused, challenging dismissal of his bail plea...