Karnataka High Court Issues Guidelines For Ascertaining Genuineness Of Parties Before Recording Compromise

The Karnataka High Court has issued guidelines to be followed by courts and Lok Adalat for ascertaining the genuineness of the parties, before allowing a compromise decree, filed before it. A single judge bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj issued the directions in a petition filed by a party, claiming that its interest in the suit property was compromised by way of a compromise entered into by a person before the Lok Adalat claiming to be its power of attorney holder, without its...

Sex On Basis Of "Genuine Promise" To Marry That Didn't Fructify Not Rape: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday observed that a "genuine promise" to marry that did not materialise in future cannot be said to be false, and therefore doesn't amount to rape. Justice Subramonium Prasad observed, "If it is found that the promise of marriage was genuine and that the marriage failed to fructify due to external circumstances, then the promise cannot be said to be...

'No Vicarious Liability On State For Judicial Actions': Calcutta High Court Rejects Plaint Seeking 100 Cr. Compensation For Alleged Defamation By HC Judge

The Calcutta High Court on Monday while exercising its power under Order 7 Rule 11 of CPC allowed an application for rejection of a plaint seeking compensation of Rs 100 crore against the State of West Bengal on account of vicarious liability for an alleged act of defamation committed by a High Court Judge.Justice Shekhar B. Saraf observed that the plaint lacks any cause of action as there...

Karnataka High Court Puts In Abeyance Order Withholding Salary Of Principal Health Secretary For Failure To Install MRI Machines In DIMHANS

The Karnataka High Court has till April 21, put in abeyance its order directing not to disburse the salary of the Principal Secretary, Health and Family Welfare (Medical Education) for failing to install M.R.I. Scanning Machine at the Dharwad Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (DIMHANS). A division bench led by Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi had in November 2021, directed...

Breaking: Delhi Court Asks Aakar Patel Not To Leave Country Without Prior Permission, Stays Order Directing CBI To Apologize

Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court on Friday granted interim relief to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) which had sought revision of the order directing them to immediately withdraw the Look Out Circular issued by it against former Amnesty International India Chief Aakar Patel. Special CBI Judge Santosh Snehi Mann directed Patel not to leave the country without permission of the Court....

Hindu Succession Act Does Not Put An End To Coparcenary Rights, Sons And Daughters Shall Have Rights In Property As Coparceners: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has recently held that the Coparcenary rights are not taken away by the Hindu Succession Act 1956. In fact, it has been reiterated even after coming into force of the 2015 amendment. Justice N Anand Venkatesh observed the above while considering a second appeal filed by S. Sampoornam claiming share in the ancestral property for himself and his three...

"It's a New Trend, Government Maligning the Judges! It's Unfortunate: Chief Justice Of India NV Ramana

"It's a new trend started, Government has started maligning the Judges! It's unfortunate" the Chief Justice of India remarked on Friday. The remark was made while considering two special leave petitions including one filed by the State of Chattisgarh challenging the High Court's order quashing FIR registered against Aman Kumar Singh, former IRS Officer and Principal Secretary to former...

BREAKING| Mullaperiyar Dam : Supreme Court Allows Supervisory Committee To Operate Till National Dam Safety Authority Comes Into Force

In the Mullaperiyar dam dispute between the States of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, the Supreme Court on Friday directed that the Supervisory Committee -which was constituted by the Supreme Court in 2014 to monitor the safety arrangements of the 126-year old dam- should continue its operations till the National Dam Safety Authority under the Dam Safety Act 2021 comes into effect.It expanded...

Plea Before Kerala High Court Challenges The Mandate Of Equivalency Certificate For Masters Obtained From Universities Outside State

A petition has reached the Kerala High Court challenging the condition under the Kerala Education Rules, 1959 mandating an Equivalency certificate for master's degrees obtained from universities outside Kerala arguing that it s violative of principles of equality. Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas admitted the plea recently and the respondents sought time to file a counter in the matter As per...

Supreme Court Upholds Foreign Contribution(Regulation) Amendment Act 2020

The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the 2020 amendments made to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act 2010, which introduced restrictions in the handling of foreign contributions by organizations in India.A bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and CT Ravikumar pronounced the judgment in PILs challenging the Foreign Contriubtion(Regulation) Amendment Act 2020(Noel...

Corporate Debtor Cannot Be Sent Into Liquidation Just Because Liquidation Value Is More Than The Value Of The Resolution Plan: NCLT Kolkata

NCLT Kolkata Bench comprising Shri Rajasekhar V.K. (Judicial Member) and Shri Balraj Joshi (Technical Member), while deciding interim applications in the matter of Ramsarup Industries Ltd., has held that just because the liquidation value is being projected higher than the value of the resolution plan, the Corporate Debtor cannot be sent into liquidation for this reason alone. The object...

Police Officer Not Obligated To Register FIR On Information About Offence "Likely To Take Place": Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has said it is not necessary to register FIR whenever a police officer receives information over the phone or in some other way about an offence which is likely to take place. It clarified that the mandate under Section 154 for registration of FIR comes into picture when cognizable offence "has been committed".Justice Sreenivas Harish Kumar said, "It is not...