Hindu Succession Act Doesn't Disqualify Widows From Inheriting Deceased Husband's Property After Remarriage: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has observed that there is no provision in the Hindu Succession Act that prohibits a widow from inheriting or taking share in the property of her deceased husband, upon remarriage. The bench of Justice R Subramaniam and Justice C Kumarappan noted that though the Hindu Remarriage Act, 1856 disqualified a widow from inheriting properties upon remarriage, this Act...

Watchful, Diligent Judge Can Protect Right To Speedy Trial: Punjab & Haryana HC Directs Trial In Fraud Case To Be Concluded In 2 Yrs

A watchful and diligent Judge can prove to be a protector of right to speedy right within any guidelines the Punjab & Haryana High Court said while directing a trial court to conclude the trial within 2 years in a fraud case.Justice N.S. Shekhawat said, "The propositions emerging from Article 21 of the Constitution of India and expounding the right to speedy trial laid down the guidelines...

Asking Ex-Serviceman Who Lost His Fingers To Pass Typing Test For Appointment As Clerk Is 'Arbitrary & Illegal': Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has said that it is "arbitrary and illegal" to ask a candidate whose fingers were amputed to pass typing test for the post of clerk.The candidate had competed in the reserved category of Ex- Servicemen (general). As per the petitioner, while in service, he was part of the Kargil battle and unfortunately, lost his two fingers of each hand.Justice Harsimran...

PMLA Does Not Intend To Attach Or Confiscate All Properties Of A Person Connected With Crime: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has observed that the Prevention of Money Laundering Act 2002 (PMLA) does not intend to attach or confiscate all properties of a person connected with crime, especially those properties that were acquired before even the commission of the crime.A senior citizen and his wife have approached the Court seeking to quash an order of provisional attachment issued under the...

Delhi High Court Closes Sanjay Hegde's Plea To Restore Twitter Account And Issue Guidelines On Censorship On Social Media

The Delhi High Court has recently closed the plea filed by Senior Advocate Sanjay Hegde to restore his suspended twitter account, after it was reinstated in January last year.Justice Tara Vitasta Ganju directed that that no action shall be taken against Hegde by Twitter, except in accordance with the law and applicable statutory rules and guidelines.The Court disposed of the plea which...

For Public Good: Karnataka High Court Dismisses PIL Against Govt Circular Suspending Change Of Farmers Land To Waqf Board

Dismissing a PIL for setting aside a government circular which suspended mutation of farmers and private khata properties to the waqf board after complaints were received regarding the same, the Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (December 17) said that directions were issued in public interest. The court was hearing a PIL by one Syed Ajaz Ahmed which prayed for setting aside the directions...

Karnataka High Court Quashes Case Against Man For Printing 'Vote For Narendra Modi' Message On Wedding Invite

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (December 17) quashed the criminal proceedings initiated against a man booked for allegedly printing a message on his own wedding invite which read 'the gift that you would give me in the marriage is vote for Narendra Modi'.A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna passed the order on a petition filed by one Shivaprasad. It said “Allowed and...

“Smacks Of Legal Malafides”: Allahabad High Court Imposes ₹1 Lakh Costs On Chief Medical Officer For Defying Earlier Order

The Allahabad High Court has imposed a cost of Rs. 1 lakh on the Chief Medical Officer, Saharanpur for defying the earlier order of the High Court and denying renewal of license of running medical establishment despite a temporary injunction by the Civil Court.Observing that the CMO had overreached the earlier order passed by the High Court in the same dispute, the bench of Justice Saumitra...

Kerala High Court Grants Bail To 3 Booked For Vandalising Lawyer's Office, Appreciates Advocates' Association For Lending Support To Lawyer

While granting bail to three men accused of entering an advocate's office and causing destruction of property, the Kerala High Court appreciated the participation of the Kerala High Court Advocates' Association noting that when a lawyer has a grievance the entire lawyer community and the association come together to lend its support. The President of Kerala High Court Advocates'...

Calcutta High Court Disallows Protest Seeking To Block Railways & Highways Demanding Benefits For Santhali Tribal Community

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday declined to allow a protest by a social welfare organisation seeking to agitate rights of tribal people, particularly the Santhali community. The organisation had sought to undertake a 'rail and road roko' protest by blocking railways and national highways on 20th December to get the state government to give into their demands such as inter alia establishment...

Candidate Turns 100% Blind After Submitting Application: Rajasthan HC Permits Him To Change Category, Avail PwD Quota; Calls It 'Act Of God'

Rajasthan High Court allowed writ petition filed by a candidate for the post of a teacher for changing his category from “unreserved” to “physically handicapped” when his blindness transformed from 40% to 100% in between submission of application and publication of result.Opining it to be an instance of Vis Major (Act of God), the bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand ruled that...

Special Allowance For Bank Employees On Deputation Cannot Be Excluded From Pay Fixation: Bombay HC

Bombay High Court: Justices Mangesh S. Patil and Prafulla S. Khubalkar ruled that employees of nationalized banks deputed to Debts Recovery Tribunals (DRTs) are entitled to include “special allowance” for the purpose of fixation. The court quashed part of a 2020 government communication that excluded the allowance from pay fixation. It held that the 2020 communication...