Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Plea Challenging Muslim Divorce Through 'Talaq- E- Hasan' On July 22

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to list on July 22 the writ petition challenging the practice of divorce through the Muslim personal law practice of Talaq-E-Hasan, as per which a man can divorce his wife by pronouncing "talaq" once a month for three months. The petition was mentioned before the bench of Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justices Krishna Murari and Hima Kohli by...

Order 1 Rule 10 CPC | Plaintiff Being 'Dominus Litis' Can't Be Compelled To Fight A Person Against Whom He Does Not Claim Any Relief: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has reiterated that the plaintiff in a suit, being 'dominus litis', cannot be compelled to fight against a person against whom he does not claim any relief.A division bench of Justices Suresh Kumar Kait and Sudhir Kumar Jain observed,"Dominus litis is the person to whom a suit belongs and is master of a suit and is having real interest in the decision of a case....

Vicky Middukhera Murder: Punjab & Haryana High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To Sidhu Moosewala's Manager

The Punjab and Haryana High Court today denied anticipatory bail to Slain singer-politician Sidhu Moosewala's manager, Shaganpreet Singh (currently in Australia) in connection with the Youth Akali leader Vicky Middukhera's murder case. The bench of Justice Anoop Chitkara was of the opinion that the status report of the investigation conducted by the Punjab police establishes that the...

SpiceJet Mishaps: Delhi High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking To Stop Company's Flying Services, Says DGCA Competent To Take Action

The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a public interest litigation raising safety concerns and seeking to stop flying services of Spice Jet Limited, in view of recent flight mishaps in the past two months. A division bench comprising of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad observed thus:"The Aircraft Act provides for a very robust mechanism in respect of...

Karnataka HC's Observations Against ACB "Irrelevant" In Bail Application, Says Supreme Court; Stays Proceedings Against ACB

The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the directions passed by a single bench of the Karnataka High Court against the Anti-Corruption Bureue(ACB) such as the calling for closure reports filed so far and service records of the officers. The bench of CJI NV Ramanna, Justices Krishna Murari and Hima Kohli said that the judge while hearing the bail petition of one accused made...

S.21 RTI Act | Public Information Officer Can't Be Penalised For Delay In Furnishing Info If Genuine & Bonafide Reasons Given: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka HIgh Court has quashed an order passed by the Karnataka Information Commission directing a Deputy Conservator of Forests (deputed as the Public Information officer) to pay fine of Rs.10,000/- for delay in furnishing information sought under the Right to Information Act (RTI). A single judge bench of Justice C M Poonacha while allowing the petition filed by Ambadi Madhav...

Supreme Court Agrees To List Plea Filed By 14 Shiv Sena MLAs Of Uddhav Camp Against Disqualification Proceedings On July 20

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to list the petition preferred by 14 Shiv Sena MLAs of the Uddhav Thackeray challenging the initiation of "illegal" disqualification proceedings against them under the Tenth Schedule along with the other petitions related to Maharashtra's political crisis that are slated to be heard on July 20. The new writ petition was mentioned before the bench of...

'Lost Sense Of How To Speak & Behave': Gujarat High Court Denies Relief To Registered Society Manager Terminated Over Insubordination & Misconduct

Expressing shock towards the misconduct and negligence displayed by the Petitioner, a Manager of a registered Society, in his duties which 'tarnished the image of the society', the Gujarat High Court has dismissed the application for quashing the communication regarding his termination. The Petitioner herein was appointed as Manager in the management of the Respondent society. However,...

Supreme Court To Hear Plea Seeking Right To Worship Shivling Stated To Be Found In Gyanvapi Mosque On July 21

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to list on July 21 a plea to allow the worship of Shivling stated to be found in the premises of the Gyanvapi mosque during its survey.Advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain mention the writ petition filed under Article 32 of the Constitution of India before the Chief Justice of India for listing the matter on July 21. The counsel said that the petition filed by...

S.148A Income Tax Act | Writ Court Can't Interfere Where Statutory Authority Follows Procedure & Proceedings Have Not Yet Concluded: P&H High Court

Punjab and Haryana High Court while dealing with a writ petition in the nature of certiorari for quashing notice issued to the petitioner under Sections 148A (b) and 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 for the assessment year 2018-19, held that no interference is warranted since the procedure contemplated in 1961 Act was followed and the authority acted within its jurisdiction. Admittedly...

The Rejection Of An Application Under Section 34 Of The A&C Act Cannot Be Construed To Mean That The Court Has Concurred With The View Of The Arbitral Tribunal: Delhi High Court

The Rejection Of An Application Under Section 34 Of The A&C Act Cannot Be Construed To Mean That The Court Has Concurred With The View Of The Arbitral Tribunal: Delhi High CourtThe High Court of Delhi has held that merely because the challenge to an arbitral award is dismissed by the Court exercising powers under Section 34 of the A&C Act would not mean that the court has...

Consent Of Complainant Prima Facie Established, FIR Lodged With Delay Of 2.5 Yrs: Gujarat High Court Grants Bail To Rape-Accused

The Gujarat High Court recently granted bail to a rape-accused while observing that from the facts and circumstances of the case, it is of the prima-facie view that the alleged act was consensual in nature.A bench comprising Justice Ilesh Vora observed that the record and photographs of the parties indicate that the parties were in good terms and the applicant was keenly interested to tie...