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Live-In Relationship With Another Woman Not Bigamy: Karnataka High Court Quashes Wife's Case Against Septuagenarian Husband
The Karnataka High Court has recently quashed criminal proceedings against a 73-year-old husband, his alleged second wife, and his own children, holding that mere living in an 'illegal relationship' does not constitute marriage for the purpose of Section 494 IPC (marrying again during the lifetime of spouse).According to the complainant-wife, her husband, one of the accused in the...
Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses Reclassification Of Punjab Kesari Group Hotel As Commercial Building Amid Setback Violations
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by Chopra Hotels Pvt. Ltd., Jalandhar owner by Punjab Kesari Newspaper Group, seeking permission to treat its hotel building as a commercial building under the Punjab Unified Building Rules, 2025, holding that such a request cannot be entertained after completion of construction and submission of a completion...
Case Can't Be Quashed Merely Because FIR Was Lodged Under BNS Instead Of IPC For Pre-July 2024 Offence: Telangana High Court
The Telangana High Court has held that criminal proceedings cannot be quashed merely because the police registered a case under the BNS 2023, even though the alleged offence occurred prior to the enactment of the new criminal law framework. The BNS came into force from July 1, 2024 replace the Indian Penal Code, 1860. The Court clarified that such an error does not vitiate the proceedings, as...
"Pursue Municipal Corporation": Gujarat High Court Disposes Plea Against Notice For Removal Of '200-Yr-Old' Dargah For Road Widening
The Gujarat High Court on Monday (March 16) disposed of a petition challenging a notice issued by Navsari Municipal Corporation to a Dargah, stated to be 200-years-old, for its removal due to a road widening project.The court disposed of the petition as the petitioners sought to withdraw the plea after informing that they had filed objections to the notice and wanted to pursue the matter...
'Shocking': Allahabad HC Raps Medical Board For Insensitive Counseling Of Pregnant Minor; Orders DALSA To Oversee Fresh Report
Last week, the Allahabad High Court pulled up the medical board and the Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Hathras, while dealing with a time-sensitive writ petition seeking medical termination of pregnancy at an advanced stage of about 30 weeks, for its insensitivity towards the minor victim. The bench of Justice Atul Sreedharan and Justice Siddharth Nandan observed thus: "Today, the learned...
Meghalaya HC Quashes Garo Hills ADC Notification Requiring ST Certificate For Election Nomination, Says Executive Committee Lacks Power
The Meghalaya High Court set aside a notification issued by the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council that required candidates to submit a Scheduled Tribe (ST) certificate while filing nomination papers for elections to the District Council. The Court held that the notification was issued without following the mandatory legislative procedure prescribed under the Sixth Schedule and the...
Preventive Detention Cannot Be Invoked For Alleged Transport Of Bovine Animals Without Permit Unless Public Order Impacted: J&K&L High Court
The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that allegations relating to transportation of bovine animals without permission cannot, by themselves, justify preventive detention under the Jammu & Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978 unless the detaining authority records satisfaction that such activities have resulted in or have the potential to cause public outrage or disturb...
Entire Funds In Account Can't Be Presumed 'Proceeds Of Crime': Karnataka High Court In WinZO Case
Allowing the WinZO group to make the payments to its employees from the company account frozen after money laundering allegations, the Karnataka High Court has held that the entire amount in the accounts of WinZO and its subsidiaries cannot be deemed as 'proceeds of crime'.“…Apex Court has clearly held that the proceeds of crime have to be linked to a predicate offence and it is only...
Bombay HC Quashes Midnight Cancellation Of Christian Prayer Event Over 'Miracle Healing' Claims; Orders Compliance With Black Magic Act
The Bombay High Court last week quashed an order, by which Sangli Police 'abruptly' cancelled the permission granted to 'Hope of Glory Ministry Trust' to conduct 'Maharashtra Prayer Festival' from March 13 to March 15, wherein popular evangelist Paul Dhinakaran delivered 'prophetic' messages and daily prayers before over 50,000 persons. The Police while cancelling the permissions for the...
Accidental Injury Unconnected With Duty Cannot Be Treated As 'War Injuries' For Claiming War Injury Element Of Pension: J&K&L High Court
The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that accidental injuries suffered by armed forces personnel cannot be classified as “war injuries” or “war casualties” unless there exists a direct and causal nexus between the injury and operational duties in a Government-notified operational area.A Division Bench comprising Justice Sanjeev Kumar and Justice Sanjay Parihar...
Animal Cruelty: Gujarat High Court Seeks Status Of Proposed State Amendment Banning Glue Traps To Catch Rodents
The Gujarat High Court on Monday (March 16) directed the Home Department's Principal Secretary to file a personal affidavit over the status of proposed State Amendment to the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act prohibiting the sale, manufacture and use of glue trap method to catch rodents. The court was hearing a PIL seeking to prohibit the usage of glue trap method to catch rodents which...
Despite Statutory Status, Vaishno Devi Shrine Board Not 'State' Under Article 12 Due To Lack Of Govt Control: J&K&L High Court
The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that although the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board is a statutory body constituted under legislation, it cannot be treated as “State” or an authority within the meaning of Article 12 of the Constitution of India in the absence of governmental control financial, functional or administrative.The Court was hearing a writ petition...