Rajasthan High Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Mandatory Publication Of "Notice Of Intended Marriage" Under Special Marriage Act

The Rajasthan High Court has issued notice on a plea filed by an inter-faith couple, seeking to declare Sections 6(2) and 6(3) of the Special Marriage Act, 1954 as directory in nature, so far as the same provide for publication of written notice of intended marriage, submitted under Section 5 of the Special Marriage Act, 1954. The plea also sought to declare Sections 7 & 8 of...

Calcutta High Court Orders Videographed Post Mortem Of Dead BJP Worker In Presence Of CJM, Grants Police Protection To Kin

The Calcutta High Court on Friday directed that the post mortem examination of deceased BJP worker Arjun Chowrasia should be conducted at the Command Hospital, Kolkata by a team of experts and in the presence of Chief Judicial Magistrate, South 24-Parganas. Videography of the post-mortem examination was also ordered to be conducted. According to reports, the deceased, identified as...

Twitter Can Suspend User Account Only If Majority Content Posted Is Unlawful: Centre Tells Delhi High Court In Sanjay Hedge's Case

In the petition filed by Senior Advocate Sanjay Hegde seeking restoration of his suspended Twitter account, the Centre has told the Delhi High Court that the platform can take the extreme step of suspending the user account only in cases where the majority of the contents posted by such account are unlawful."Only in cases where the majority of the contents/posts/tweets in a user...

"Sure It Is Illegal": Bombay High Court Stops Work Of Powai Cycling & Jogging Track, Directs Restoration

In a huge setback for the civic body, the Bombay High Court has held that the ongoing work for the cycle and jogging track around the Powai lake is illegal and directed restoration of the reclaimed land. According to the petitions filed by IITB PhD student Omkar Supekar and NGO Vanashakti the work for the cycle track was violative of the Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, as...

Andhra Pradesh High Court Monthly Digest: April, 2022

Nominal Index N. Gopinath v. The State of Andhra Pradesh, 2022 LiveLaw (AP) 46 Lance Naik Korrapati Kishore Kumar v. The State of Andhra Pradesh, 2022 LiveLaw (AP) 47 Sri Madarnanchi Rama Swamy Dharmasatram Private Trust v. The State of Andhra Pradesh, 2022 LiveLaw (AP) 48 M/s. Sree Constructions, v. The Assistant Commissioner (ST), 2022 LiveLaw (AP) 49 Dommaraju Vinay...

Object Of Bail Merely To Secure Attendance: Delhi High Court Grants Bail To Law Student In Rash Driving Case

The Delhi High Court has observed that the object of bail is to secure the attendance of the accused at the trial and is not to be withheld as a punishment. A single judge bench comprising of Justice Anoop Kumar Mendiratta added that though the possibility of evidence being tampered or the witnesses being influenced has also to be kept in perspective, however, one single circumstance, cannot...

Non-Compoundable Criminal Case May Be Quashed On Settlement If No "Societal Interest" Is Involved: Jharkhand High Court

Referring to precedents set by the Supreme Court, the Jharkhand High Court reiterated that criminal cases which are not compoundable may be quashed, if: (i) the parties have settled the matter between themselves, (ii) there is no chance of conviction and (iii) there is no societal interest involved.Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi referred to the case of Narinder Singh & Ors v. State of...

Contempt Of Court- Justice UU Lalit Offers To Recuse In Plea By Adv Prashant Bhushan Seeking Intra-Court Appeal In Supreme Court

Citing his involvement as amicus in one of the cases before his elevation to the bench, Supreme Court Judge Justice UU Lalit on Friday offered to recuse from hearing writ petition preferred by Adv Prashant Bhushan seeking consideration of his plea for intra court appeal before adjudication of review petitions in Contempt of Court matter. The writ petition which had stated that the right...

MACT-Benefit Of Exemption From Payment Of Court Fees Can Be Claimed Only Before The Tribunals And Not On Appeals: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court bench of Justice P.T Asha recently held that the benefit of exemption from payment of Court Fees can be claimed only before the Motor Accident Tribunals and not on appeals before the court. Such exemption was at the discretion of the Judicial Officer and is available only before the Claims Tribunal. The two issues that the court considered were whether the...

Bar Expected To Advise Parties Against Pursuing "Lumber Litigation", Save Judicial Time: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has observed that if any litigation, with passage of time or due to prolonged life of the litigation has lost its merits, the parties should be advised not to pursue such lumber litigation unwarrantedly on merits, taking immense judicial time of courts for no good results. Justice Sudesh Bansal, while dismissing the first appeal as it being devoid of...

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Elevation Of One Advocate As Andhra Pradesh High Court Judge

The Supreme Court Collegium in its meeting held on 4th May 2022 has approved the proposal for the elevation of Mehabub Subhani Shaik @ S.M. Subhani, Advocate, as Judge in the Andhra Pradesh High Court.Click Here To Read/Download...

Supreme Court Collegium Proposes Elevation Of 7 Judicial Officers As Patna High Court Judges

The Supreme Court Collegium in its meeting held on 4th May, 2022 has approved the proposal for elevation of the following Judicial Officers as Judges in the Patna High Court:1. Shri Shailendra Singh, 2. Shri Arun Kumar Jha, 3. Shri Jitendra Kumar, 4. Shri Alok Kumar Pandey, 5. Shri Sunil Dutta Mishra, 6. Shri Chandra Prakash Singh, and 7. Shri Chandra Shekhar JhaClick Here To...