S.498A IPC Not Limited To Dowry Harassment: Madras HC Upholds Conviction Of Husband, Kin Who Forcefully Gave Abortion Pills To Wife

While refusing to set aside the conviction of a man and his mother under Section 498A of the IPC, the Madras High Court noted that the Section was not limited to dowry harassment and included any cruelty meted out to the wife by the husband and his family. “Nowhere in Section 498 (A) of IPC, it is stated that it is the offence only if it involves dowry harassment. A married woman may...

Delhi High Court Orders Attachment Of Saket Gokhale's Salary In Defamation Case By Lakshmi Puri

The Delhi High Court has ordered attachment of salary of Trinamool Congress MP Saket Gokhale in the defamation case filed against him by Lakshmi Puri, former Indian Assistant Secretary-General to the United Nations."…. issue warrant of attachment as section 60(i) of CPC with respect to salary of the respondent," Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora ordered. The Court said that the salary...

Only Triple Talaq Is Prohibited, Not Talaq-e-Ahsan: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday (April 23) held that the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019 only prohibits the instantaneous and irrevocable "Triple Talaq" also known as "Talaq-e-biddat" but does not prohibit the traditional mode of divorce under Islam known as "Talaq-e-Ahsan."Sitting at Aurangabad, the division bench of Justices Vibha Kankanwadi and Sanjay...

Karnataka HC Closes PIL For Enforcing Supreme Court's Directions On 'Living Wills' Following Steps Of Compliance Taken By State Govt

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday (April 24) disposed of a public interest litigation seeking enforcement of Supreme Court's direction regarding advance medical directives or "living wills", after the State government filed a memo enumerating steps taken and orders/circulars issued for compliance of such directives.A division bench of Chief Justice N V Anjaria and Justice K V Aravind...

Send RPAD Reminders If No Reply Received After Repeated Uploading Of Notices In GST Portal: Madras High Court Tells Revenue

The Madras High Court stated that if the taxpayer is not at all participating in the proceedings, even after repeated uploading of notices and reminders in GST portal, the Department should have resorted to other mode of service, viz., Registered Post with Acknowledgement Due (RPAD), so that considerable time of officers, assessee and the Court could be saved. The court...

Calcutta High Court Allows Suvendu Adhikari To Visit Waqf Bill Violence Affected Area In Murshidabad

The Calcutta High Court has allowed BJP Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari to visit areas in Murshidabad, which have been affected by large-scale violence during demonstrations against the Waqf bill which was recently passed by the parliament.A division bench of Justices Soumen Sen and Raja Basu Chowdhury allowed Adhikari's visit, while holding that, "they shall not take out any procession...

Unilateral Option To Terminate Arbitration Agreement Does Not Render It Illegal: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court Bench of Justice Somasekhar Sundaresan while disposing an application for appointment of arbitrator has observed that an arbitration clause which gives option to only one party to opt out of the arbitration agreement is not invalid per se. Such arbitration agreement can be saved by eliminating the unilateral option or by making such right...

'No Disclosure Of Criminal Antecedents': Delhi High Court Quashes IRCTC's Grant Of Tender On Catering Services To Highest Bidder

The Delhi High Court has quashed a tender awarded to a bidder by the IRCTC for providing onboard catering services in trains for a period of five years, noting that the successful bidder did not disclose any transgression or criminal antecedents that may impinge on the anti-corruption principle.A division bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela noted that...

No Details Of Colleges Allowing Low Attendance Students To Give Exams: Bombay HC Closes PIL On Law Students' Absenteeism In Mumbai University

The Bombay High Court on Thursday (April 24) disposed of a PIL that sought enforcement of mandatory attendance requirements among law students enrolled in various colleges affiliated with the Mumbai University.A division bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice MS Karnik did so after noting that the PIL petitioner did not provide any details of the colleges where students are allowed...

'Young Man, Sole Bread Winner': Punjab & Haryana High Court Reduces Sentence In Drugs Case To Time Already Undergone

Taking a lenient view on the conviction in an NDPS case, the Punjab and Haryana High Court reduced the sentence of six months' imprisonment to the period already undergone by the convict.The appellant was convicted under Section 22(b) of the the NDPS Act and was sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of six months and to pay a fine of Rs. 5,000. He was allegedly found...

Invoking Act Prohibiting Transfer Of SC/ST Land For Second Time To Restore Site Already Sold & Resumed Is Illegal: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held if lands already restored in grantee's favour, is again sold, the grantee is then not entitled to invoke Karnataka Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prohibition of Transfer of Certain Lands) (PTCL) Act for the second time and seek resumption and restoration of the lands.It further said if such a procedure–of selling granted lands in contravention of...

Rajasthan HC Imposes ₹1.5 Lakh Cost On 'Motivated' PIL Against State Electricity Distributor's Joint Venture With NTPC

Rajasthan High Court imposed a cost of Rs. 1,50,000/- on a retired Chief Engineer of the Electricity Department while dismissing his PIL seeking quashing of joint venture between Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd. and National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd. (“the JV”), opining it to be motivated by oblique motives, and a sheer abuse of process of law.It was the case of the...