Actor Dileep Not Given VIP Privileges, Arrived At Sabarimala Sanctum With Administrative & Executive Officer: Police Tells Kerala High Court

The Police Controller, Sannidhanam in its report submitted before the Kerala High Court that the police have not extended any undue privileges or assistance to celebrities in Sabarimala.The Special Commissioner. Sabarimala had informed the court that there was an obstruction in the smooth movement of the queue near the sanctum of Sabarimala due to the darshan of movie actor Dileep. The Court...

Karnataka High Court Modifies Imprisonment Sentence Of Cancer Patient For Wilful Disobedience Of Order, Imposes ₹3 Lakh Fine Instead

The Karnataka High Court has set aside one month's civil imprisonment term imposed on a cancer patient for the willful disobedience of the Court, instead it directed him to pay Rs 3 lakh fine.A single judge, Justice H P Sandesh partly allowed the appeal filed by Reddy and modified the trial court order. It said, “since the appellant is suffering from cancer and taking note of mental agony...

If Laws Were Suitably Drafted To Deal With Money Recovery, Victim Wouldn't Have Committed Suicide On Being Cheated: Punjab & Haryana HC

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has observed that the alleged victim's instigation to commit suicide would not have come "if the laws were suitably drafted and enacted to tackle and deal" with the situation, wherein the accused persons failed to return the deceased person's money.It also noted that the new criminal law which has replaced the Indian Penal Code, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita...

'Prevention Is Better Than Cure': Punjab & Haryana HC Seeks Agriculture University's Advice On Elimination Of Wild Growth Of Cannabis In Cities

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has impleaded Punjab Agriculture University and Haryana Agriculture University to seek its advise on the issue of wild growth of cannabis in the cities.Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Anil Kshetarpal said, "Looking to the issue of wild growth of cannabis plants in UT Chandigarh and the State of Punjab, involved herein, it would be appropriate to implead...

'Far-Fetched' To Hold That Contempt Proceedings Can Be Initiated Against An Authority For Failing To Follow Binding Precedent: Kerala HC

Dismissing a contempt plea, the Kerala High Court observed that it would be too far fetched to hold that contempt of court proceedings can be initiated on the ground that a particular authority failed to follow a binding precedent.The court was hearing a contempt plea alleging that despite series of judgments of the High Court, the respondent Sub Registrar Thrissur refused to register a...

Modern Legal System Doesn't Allow Claiming Damages For Adultery, Rejects Notion Of 'Owning' Spouse's Loyalty: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court while reversing a decision of the Family Court granting compensation to the husband for his wife's alleged adulterous behaviour observed that India like many other jurisdictions does not recognize adultery as a ground for claiming damages. The Division Bench of Justice Devan Ramachandran and Justice M. B. Snehalatha observed that Indian law does not recognize marriage as...

Triple Talaq By E-mail Is Mental Torture; Husband's Unilateral Power To Inflict Instant Divorce Is Unacceptable: Patna High Court

The Patna High Court has recently observed that the view that a Muslim husband enjoys an arbitrary and unilateral power of inflicting instant divorce is not acceptable and that giving divorce to a Muslim wife by simply sending an e-mail to her amounts to a form of mental torture. Rejecting a plea to quash dowry and mental torture charges against a husband, a bench of Justice...

'Men Also Have Right & Dignity': Kerala HC Grants Pre-Arrest Bail To Actor Balachandra Menon In Sexual Assault Case Filed With 17 Yrs Delay

The Kerala High Court today granted anticipatory bail to Malayalam actor Balachandra Menon in a sexual assault case filed against him with 17 years delay, after publication of the Justice Hema Committee Report.The single bench of Justice P V Kunhikrishnan while granting the relief observed that men also have the right to dignity, not just women. While dictating the order in open Court, the...

Long Separation, Absence Of Cohabitation, Complete Breakdown Of Bonds Between Spouses Is Cruelty U/S 13(1)(ia) HMA: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has observed that long separation, absence of cohabitation, the complete breakdown of all meaningful bonds and the existing bitterness between the spouses must be read as 'cruelty' under Section 13(1)(a) of the 1955 Act. “Where the marital relationship has broken down irretrievably, where there is a long separation and absence of cohabitation (as in...

Court At Designated Seat Would Have Exclusive Jurisdiction To Entertain Applications Arising Out Of Arbitration: Chhattisgarh HC

The Chhattisgarh High Court bench of Justices Shri Sanjay K. Agrawal and Shri Radhakishan Agrawal has held that court having supervisory jurisdiction over seat designated in the Arbitration Agreement would have exclusive jurisdiction to entertain all applications arising out of the arbitration proceedings. Brief Facts The present appeal has been filed under section 37 of...

[IBC] Telangana HC Quashes Proceedings Against Ex-Director Of Company, Says IRP Had Already Taken Charge When Complaint Was Filed

The High Court of Telangana has delivered an important decision on the issue regarding criminal liability of Directors and corporate governance. In quashing the proceedings initiated against the petitioner (former Director of a pharmaceutical company), Justice K Sujana held that the petitioner could not be held responsible for alleged violations by the accused-company since he had...

'Petitioner's Voluntary Retirement Could Not Be Cancelled After Being Accepted By Respondents Once', Delhi High Court

A Division Bench of Delhi High Court comprising Justices Navin Chawla and Shalinder Kaur observed that the Petitioner's voluntary retirement could not have been cancelled after it was accepted in the first place. The Bench held that the Respondents could at their best have rejected his application for postponement of the date of his voluntary retirement but cancelling the...