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10-Yr-Old Not Concerned With Financial Security Provided By Father, Personality Build Up More Crucial: P&H HC Upholds Mother's Custody
The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently upheld the mother's custody of a 10 years old girl child, rejecting the father's contention that he is the rightful guardian of the child as he is building a financial corpus for the child's future.Single judge Justice Archana Puri remarked, "So far as, the financial security is concerned, it is good that father is doing so to secure the future of...
Psychiatric Treatment Requiring Hospitalization Can Be Covered Under Mediclaim If Policy Terms Do Not Explicitly Bar Such Cases: J&K High Court
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court held that if hospitalization is deemed necessary by medical experts, insurance companies cannot deny claims solely on the basis of exclusion clauses without proper justification.The petitioner had rejected the claim on the ground that the respondent claimant could have been treated as an outpatient, which would exclude him from making the claim, and also...
Special Investigation Team Of CID Not Vitiated Merely Because All Members Not From CID: Karnataka HC While Rejecting BJP MLA Munirathna's Plea
The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a petition filed by BJP MLA Munirathna, seeking to quash a case registered against him for allegedly demanding money from a contractor who had been entrusted under the Solid Waste Management Tender of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP). The FIR is lodged under Sections 504, 506, 323, 385, 420 and 37 of the Indian Penal Code and is...
Well-Qualified Husband Quitting Job To Avoid Paying Maintenance To Wife Can't Be Appreciated In Civilized Society: Orissa HC
The Orissa High Court has remarked that a well-qualified husband, who quits his job to sit idle and remains unemployed in order to deprive his wife of maintenance, cannot be appreciated in a civilised society. While deciding a maintenance dispute, the Single Bench of Justice Gourishankar Satapathy further observed –“Remaining unemployed is one thing and sitting idle having qualification...
Magistrate Can Cancel Bail Granted By High Court For Violating Conditions When Specifically Authorised To Do So: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has held that a Magistrate can cancel bail given by High Court for violating bail conditions, when the former is specifically authorized to do so.In the instant case, the petitioners were given bail by the High Court which was subsequently cancelled by the Magistrate Court for violating the bail conditions. The petitioners challenged the order of the Magistrate on the...
Karnataka High Court Rejects Law Student's Appeal Against Penalty Imposed For Indulging In Malpractice During Exams
The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday dismissed an appeal filed by a law student challenging an order of the single judge which upheld the order of Karnataka State Law University, not permitting her to take future exams for indulging in malpractise during an examination.A division bench of Chief Justice N V Anjaria and Justice M I Arun dismissed the appeal filed by Arthi B and said “The...
Rajasthan HC Admits Plea Challenging Installation Of Petrol Pump Near Crematorium & 11,000 KV High-Tension Line, Confirms Stay Order
The Rajasthan High Court has admitted a petition challenging installation of a Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (“HPCL”) petrol pump 25 meters near a shamshan and 18 meters near a high-tension line of 11,000 KV, while confirming the order that stayed such installation, permitting HPCL to take out the motor spirit if already stored in the underground tanks.The bench of Justice...
Insurance Company Only Liable To Disburse Amount To Beneficiary Or Collector Nominee, Need Not Get Into Dispute Of Legal Heirs: Madras HC
The Madras High Court has recently held that while disbursing the amount under an insurance policy, the Insurance company was only expected to disburse the amount to the beneficiary nominee or collector nominee named in the policy and need not go into any dispute regarding the legal heirs. Relying on an earlier order of the Madras High Court, Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy noted that...
Party Can Inquire Case Status From His Counsel, Mere Lack Of Communication With Lawyer Not Ground To Condone Delay In Filing Appeal: Rajasthan HC
While dismissing a challenge to trial court's dismissal of an appeal barred by two and half years, Rajasthan High Court observed that it could not excuse the delay only on the grounds that the petitioner was not informed by his counsel about the order passed by the lower court, when no justification was provided on his failure to ask about the status of his case from his counsel.The bench...
AP High Court Issues Notice On Subramanian Swamy's Plea For CBI/SIT Probe Into Alleged Violence During Tirupati Dy Mayor Election
The Andhra Pradesh High Court issued notice on a petition filed by former Rajya Sabha MP Dr. Subramanian Swamy seeking CBI/SIT investigation into the alleged violence during the election of Deputy Mayor of Tirupati held on February 4A bench led by Chief Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur issued notice to Union Government, the CBI, Andhra Pradesh Home Department, Director General of Police and the...
Caste Certificate Issued After Verification Can't Be Invalidated Merely Because Sibling Seeks Scholarship Under Different Caste: Karnataka HC
The Karnataka High Court has observed that the action of a sibling in securing a scholarship under the Backward Class Category cannot invalidate the caste certificate issued to another sibling under a different caste. Allowing the petition of one Prabhu Haveri who belonged to Hindu Bhovi caste, Justice M Nagaprasanna remarked that the 'greed' of the petitioner's brother to claim a...
MP Amritpal Detained Under NSA Granted Leave From Attending Parliament: Lok Sabha Tells Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Union Government today informed the Punjab and Haryana High Court that MP Amritpal Singh has been granted leave of 54 days from attending sessions of the Parliament.ASG Satya Pal Jain informed the bench of Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sumeet Goel that Amritpal's application seeking leave was allowed yesterday (March 12) in the Parliament.The development is significant in light...