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Wife Making False Complaints To Husband's Superiors At Work Amounts To 'Mental Cruelty': Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Divorce
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has reiterated that filing of complaint and initiation of criminal proceedings by wife, which were found to be baseless and false, do cause harassment and torture to the husband and his family. One such complaint is sufficient to constitute matrimonial cruelty."Respondent wife also bent upon destroying the career and reputation of the appellant-husband as...
"Too Harsh To Send Them To Prison": Orissa HC Extends Benefits Of Probation Of Offenders Act To Convicts In '18 Years Old' Grievous Hurt Case
In a recent judgment, the Orissa High Court has upheld conviction of three accused persons in an '18 years old' grievous hurt case and at the same time extended the benefits of the Probation of Offenders Act to exonerate them from any further imprisonment. While taking the view that sending them to prison would be 'too harsh', a Single Judge Bench of Justice Sashikanta...
'Land Where Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam Manuscripted, Ill-Treatment To Parents Is Alarming & Disturbing', Rajasthan HC Directs Son & His Wife To Vacate House
The Rajasthan High Court observed that the land where Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam was manuscripted, which considers the whole world a single family, the ill- treatment meted out to parents by their own children is both alarming and disturbing. The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 was formulated to redress the said grievance in a simple, inexpensive and speedy...
Public Servant Can't Be Prosecuted Under SC/ ST Act In Absence Of Averments In FIR Showing 'Willful Negligence' Of Duties: Andhra Pradesh High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court recently discontinued an investigation in a crime in which the First Information Report did not indicate any willful negligence of duties by public servant which were required to be performed under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.Brief Facts of the case The facts stated in the FIR were that the informant...
Oral Termination Of Workman Violates S.25F Of Industrial Disputes Act: Gujarat High Court Orders Lumpsum Compensation
The Gujarat High Court has recently granted relief to a workman who was terminated from his services via an oral communication, in violation of mandatory provisions pertaining to retrenchment under Sections 25F and 25G of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.Justice Vipul Pancholi ordered that the aggrieved workman be paid Rs.2,50,000/- towards lump-sum compensation to Respondent No.1-Workman,...
14 Days Time Limit For Analyzing Sample & Issuing Report U/S 42 Of Food Safety Act Is Mandatory: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has recently allowed a petition for quashing proceedings under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 observing that the Designated Officer had not sent his recommendations on the food sample within a period of 14 days, as mandated under Section 42 of the Act. Justice K. Murali Shankar observed that the respondent had violated the "mandatory requirement"...
Permission Granted For Medical Admissions For Subsequent Year Cannot Be Deemed To Be Permission For Earlier Year : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court, on Monday, held that permission granted for undertaking admission of students for a subsequent academic year cannot be deemed to be permission granted for earlier academic year when the Ayurveda Medical College was not fulfilling the criteria of minimum standard as per the Indian Medicine Central Council (Post Graduate Ayurveda Education) Regulations, 2016. In the...
"This Is Not What Article 227 Is Meant For": Delhi High Court Imposes 11K Cost On Party Seeking Expeditious Disposal Of Civil Suit By Trial Court
The Delhi High Court has imposed a cost of Rs. 11,000 on a party seeking directions to the Trial Court to expeditiously decide a civil suit, remarking that the petition was an abuse of process of court. Justice C Hari Shankar said that the petition is a means to try and use the High Court as an avenue to pressurise the trial court in dealing with the matter."This is not what Article 227 of...
Right To Speedy Trial Does Not Protect An Accused From All Prejudicial Effects Caused By Delay: Andhra Pradesh High Court Reiterates
In a recent case, the Andhra Pradesh High Court reiterated that the matter can be remanded back to trial Court for trial of the case even if there is delay and the accused cannot be protected from all prejudicial effects under the right to speedy trial unless actual prejudice has been proved."Its core concern is impairment of liberty. Possibility of prejudice is not enough. Actual...