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Crimes Like Extortion Increased After Airing Of Lawrence Bishnoi Jail Interview, High Court Asks Punjab DGP About Preventive Measures
Stating that there appears to be an increase in extortion calls ever since gangster Lawrence Bishnoi's interview from confines of a prison in Punjab was aired in public, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has asked the State's DGP to set out the preventive steps initiated to curb such criminal activities.A division bench of Justices Anupinder Singh Grewal and Deepak Manchanda...
Mother Is Child's Natural Guardian After Father's Death, Even If He Is Residing With Grandparents For A Long Time: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has held that after the father's death, the mother becomes the natural guardian of a minor and cannot be denied interim custody unless there is clear evidence that her guardianship would be detrimental to the welfare of the child. The Court set aside an order of the District Judge denying interim custody to the mother and directed that the child be handed over to...
No Evidence That Indians Who Sheltered Tablighi Jamaat Attendees Spread COVID Or Violated Prohibitory Notification: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that there is no evidence to show that the 70 Indian nationals, accused of sheltering attendees of Tablighi Jamaat congregation in their homes or mosques during COVID-19 pandemic, spread the disease or violated the prohibitory notification issued under Section 144 of CrPC. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna discharged the Indian nationals while quashing...
Delhi Riots: High Court Issues Notice On Accused's Plea For Discharge In Head Constable Ratan Lal Murder Case
The Delhi High Court has issued notice on a plea moved by an accused seeking discharge in the head constable Ratan Lal murder case related to the 2020 North-East Delhi riots. Justice Shalinder Kaur sought response of the Delhi Police on the plea moved by accused Mohd. Khalid. The prosecution has also reserved its right to address arguments on the maintainability of the petition. “Let the...
J&K High Court Flags Regional Disparity By UT Administration In Implementing Court Orders On Land Ownership Across Srinagar And Jammu
The Jammu & Kashmir High Court has taken strong exception to the “regionalised” approach of the UT administration, noting that the High Court's decision in conferring land ownership rights was selectively implemented in the Srinagar wing and not in the Jammu wing.A bench of Justice Rahul Bharti noted that the coordinate Bench's decision in 2016 conferring ownership rights on occupants...
Delhi High Court Imposes Rs. 20K Costs On Litigant For 'Abusing' Victim Compensation Scheme Under SC/ST Act
The Delhi High Court has imposed costs of Rs. 20,000 on a litigant for “misusing and abusing” the victim compensation scheme under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela rejected the litigant's appeal who filed an FIR in 2019 under the enactment under which...
Relatives Can't Adopt Foreign Child Who Isn't In Need Of 'Care & Protection' Or 'Conflict With Law' As Per JJ Act: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has held that there is no provision under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 or the Adoption Regulations, 2022, that permits the adoption of a foreign national child by Indian relatives, unless the child is in need of care and protection or is a child in conflict with law.A division bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Neela...
Burden To Prove Customer's Liability In Case Of Unauthorized Electronic Banking Lies Upon Bank: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that under the RBI Circular dated June 6, 2017 titled “Customer Protection-Limiting Liability of Customers in Unauthorised Electronic Banking Transactions”, the burden to prove customer's liability in case of unauthorized electronic banking lies upon the bank.Referring to Clause 12 of the aforesaid Circular the bench of Justice Shekhar B. Saraf and...
Accusing Husband Of Extra-Marital Affair, Insulting Him In Front Of Friends Is Cruelty: Bombay High Court
The conduct of a wife refusing to have a physical relationship with her husband and accusing him of having an extra-marital affair, while insulting him in front of his friends, will amount to cruelty to the husband, the Bombay High Court held on Thursday. A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Dr Neela Gokhale also said that the wife insulting the husband in front of his friends...
Maintenance Cases Require Expeditious Disposal As 'Sufferer' Is A Lady In Most Cases; Courts Must Be Sensitive: Allahabad HC
The Allahabad High Court recently stressed the need for the courts to act with greater sensitivity and urgency in deciding maintenance applications filed under Section 125 CrPC (or Section 144 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023), observing that in most of such cases, the 'sufferer' is the wife. A bench of Justice Nalin Kumar Srivastava made these remarks while directing a...
'Monstrous Conduct; Betrayed Trust': Andhra Pradesh HC Denies Bail To Man Accused Of Killing Employer's Wife, Committing Necrophilia
The Andhra Pradesh High Court earlier this week refused to grant bail to a 21-year-old man accused of brutally murdering the wife of his employer (a proctologist/Doctor) and subsequently committing rape on her dead body, noting that the accused's conduct was 'monstrous' and amounted to an act of 'outrageous criminality'. Perturbed over the serious allegations levelled against the...
Merely 'Liking' A Post Not Enough To Show Intent To Hurt Religious Sentiments: Madras HC In FIR Over Alleged Posts On RSS
The Madras High Court (Madurai Bench) earlier this month granted anticipatory bail to four men accused of provoking religious unrest by allegedly liking social media posts labelling RSS and Bajrang Dal as terrorist organisations. A bench of Justice P Vadamalai observed that a mere 'shared like' on a social media post cannot be construed as an intention to hurt...