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Personal Loans Or EMIs Are Voluntary Financial Obligations, Can't Override Husband's Obligation To Maintain Wife: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that personal loans or EMIs are voluntary obligations which cannot override the obligation of an earning spouse to maintain the other spouse or the child.A division bench comprising Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Renu Bhatnagar said that deductions such as house rent, electricity charges, repayment of personal loans, premiums towards life insurance, or EMIs...
Kerala High Court Upholds Right To Change Religion & Name In Educational Records Upon Conversion
The Kerala High Court has recently upheld an individual's right to change their religion under Article 25 of the Constitution of India and to have such changes reflected in educational records.The order was delivered by Justice D. K. Singh.BackgroundThe writ petition arose when the petitioner, Sudhin Krishna C.S., originally recorded as Mohammed Riyazudeen C.S. by his father in his...
Delhi High Court Full Bench Closes Plea As Elections To DHCBA, All Bar Associations Conclude Successfully
As elections to the Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) and all bar associations in the national capital have been successfully concluded, the Delhi High Court has closed a petition on the issue.A full bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh, Justice Navin Chawla and Justice C Hari Shankar disposed of a plea plea in which directions were issued from time to time regarding conduct...
Shahabas Murder Case: Kerala High Court Directs Observation Home To Allow Accused Juveniles To Be Admitted To School
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (June 4) passed an order directing the Superintendent of Observation Home, Kozhikode to take steps to enable the accused juveniles (petitioners) in the Shahabas murder case to take admission in allotted schools.The Station House Officer (SHO) Thamarassery was also directed to provide adequate protection and assistance to the petitioners as well as...
S.100A Of CPC Overrides Letters Patent, No Further Appeal Lies Against Order Of Single Judge In Appellate Jurisdiction: J&K High Court
The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has held in clear terms that Section 100-A of the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC) has an overriding effect over Clause 12 of the Letters Patent, and bars the maintainability of any further appeal from a judgment passed by a Single Judge in exercise of appellate jurisdiction.The Court ruled that where any appeal from an original or appellate decree...
Absence Of Formal Demand Notice For Property Tax During Pendency Of Litigation Does Not Absolve Assessee's Obligation To Pay: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court stated that absence of a formal demand notice for property tax during pendency of litigation does not absolve assessee's obligation to pay such tax. The Division Bench of Justices A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar and P.M. Manoj stated that “The liability to pay the tax once assessed is on the assessee and in a situation where the assessee continuously pays the...
'No Freedom To Make Statements Defamatory To Indian Army': Allahabad HC Denies Relief To Rahul Gandhi In Defamation Case
Denying relief to LoP Rahul Gandhi in a Defamation case over his alleged remark on the Indian Army, the Allahabad High Court last week observed that freedom of speech and expression does not include the freedom to make statements which are defamatory to the Indian Army. A bench of Justice Subhash Vidyarthi thus rejected Gandhi's plea, who had moved the HC challenging the defamation...
Punjab & Haryana High Court Weekly Round-Up: May 26 - June 01, 2025
Nominal Index [Citations 234 - 244]KAMLESH v. STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS LiveLaw 2025 (PH) 234Kuldeep Singh v. Union of India and others LiveLaw 2025 (PH) 235Sudhir Pramar v. Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh and others LiveLaw 2025 (PH) 236STATE OF HARYANA v. SUMIT @ FUNDI & ANOTHER LiveLaw 2025 (PH) 237RAN VEER v. STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS LiveLaw 2025 (PH) 238Rustam Garg...
Limited Resources, Routine Cases May Erode CBI's Credibility: P&H High Court Refuses To Transfer Probe In Alleged Medical Tourism Fraud Case
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has refused to transfer investigation to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in a medical tourism fraud case.As per the allegations, a Kenyan resident was cheated by the petitioner and her dentist husband, who had offered her a medical tourism package. It was alleged that the woman was not treated properly and suffered a significant financial...
Rajasthan High Court Upholds Mandate On Possession Of 'Crafts Instructor Certificate' For Appointment As Junior Trainer
The Rajasthan High Court dismissed the writ petitions filed challenging the constitutional validity of an amendment to the Rajasthan Technical Training Subordinate Service Rules mandating possession of relevant National Craft Instructor Certificates (NCIC)/Crafts Instructor Training Scheme (CITS) Certificate for the post of Junior Instructors.The division bench of Justice Inderjeet Singh...
Bombay High Court Orders Forthwith Release Of Anchor Group Director Arrested 'Illegally'
Observing that his arrest was 'completely illegal' the Bombay High Court last week ordered the 'forthwith' release of Anchor Group director Hemang Shah, who was arrested by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Mumbai Police last month, for allegedly duping his elder brother of nearly Rs 9 crore. A vacation court division bench of Justices Gauri Godse and Somasehkhar Sundaresan noted that...
MP High Court Quashes Condition In Job Advert By Agriculture Dept Mandating Degree From ICAR Accredited Institute
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has quashed a condition in a job advertisement issued by Department of Farmers Welfare and Agricultural Development which mandated Graduation or Post-Graduation from ICAR (Indian Council for Agricultural Research) Accredited Institute.Justice Subodh Abhyankar in his order observed, “It is apparent from the aforesaid resolution that the accreditation from ICAR...