Mere Filing Of Criminal Case By Wife, Demand For Separate House Not 'Cruelty': Karnataka High Court Sets Aside Divorce Decree

The Karnataka High Court has said that merely for the reason that the wife was demanding a separate house and that she was in the habit of leaving the matrimonial house and going to her sister's and parents' house, the same cannot be termed as "cruelty" for the purpose of seeking a decree of divorce by the husband. A division bench of Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice S Vishwajith...

K-Rail Silverline - 'Single Bench Could Not Have Stalled A Prestigious Project' : Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere With Survey Process

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to interfere with the land survey and social impact assessment process for the Silver Line high speed rail corridor project of Kerala Rail Development Corporation (K Rail) in Kerala.A bench comprising Justice MR Shah and BV Nagarathna dismissed the petitions challenging a division bench order of the Kerala High Court, which set aside a single bench...

Delhi High Court Reserves Order In Plea Challenging CIC Order Denying Details Of SC Collegium's December 2018 Meeting

The Delhi High Court on Monday reserved order in a plea challenging an order of Central Information Commission (CIC) denying information sought regarding the decisions taken by the Supreme Court Collegium in a meeting held on December 12, 2018.Justice Yashwant Varma reserved the order today after hearing Advocate Prashant Bhushan appearing for the petitioner, activist Anjali Bhardwaj.Bhardwaj...

Plea Challenging Centre's Power To Notify Minorities : Supreme Court Seeks Clarity On Which Ministry Should Respond

The Supreme Court on Monday pointed out that there is confusion regarding which Ministry of the Union Government should respond to a petition which seeks directions to notify Hindus as minority in certain states where they numerically less and challenges the validity of power of the Central Government to notify minority communities.A bench led by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul noted that...

'Petitioner Has Reached Dot Age': Bombay HC Directs Trial Court To Complete Nonagenarian's Cross-Examination Despite Respondent's Transfer Plea

Giving precedence to the ripe age of a litigant, the Bombay High Court has directed Small Causes Court to conclude a 92-year old's cross-examination irrespective of a transfer application filed by the other side pending before the Principal Judge of that court. Justice AS Gadkari, in an order earlier this month, keeping in mind the age of petitioner Trilok Singh Gandhi, directed...

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Kerala Union of Working Journalist's Plea Challenging Centre's Telecast Ban On Media One Channel

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on a plea moved by Kerala Union of Working Journalists assailing High Court's order of upholding the recent ban imposed on Malayalam news channel MediaOne by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.The bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Surya Kant while issuing notice, tagged the matter with a similar plea moved by Media One. The bench also...

Calcutta High Court Weekly Roundup: March 21 To March 27, 2022

Citations: 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 84 To 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 93Nominal Index 1. Precious Trade Link Private Limited Versus Assistant Commissioner of State Tax 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 842. Alpine Distilleries Pvt. Ltd v. The State of West Bengal and others 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 853. Ajoy Kumar Singhania v. The State of West Bengal & Ors 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 864. Naimuddin Laskar @ Naim v. The State of...

Two New Judges Take Oath In Delhi High Court, Working Strength Rises To 35

Two new judges took oath as Delhi High Court judges on Monday, March 28, 2022.Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi administered the oath to the newly appointed Judges. The new Judges (in the order of seniority) are:- Justice Poonam A. Bamba - Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma With the new appointments, the working strength of the High Court has now increased to 35.The official notification...

Karnataka High Court Permits Flying Of Microlight Aircraft In Area Alleged To Be "Eco-Sensitive Zone" Of National Park, Till DGCA Reviews Permissions

The Karnataka High Court has permitted two aviation enthusiast/ certified pilots to fly microlight aircraft once a week in accordance with law, from the grass airstrip which they have built on their own lands in Kodagu district. A division bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice S R Krishna Kumar while disposing of the petition filed by Muthanna Mapangada and Kudimada...

Gujarat High Court Weekly Roundup: March 21 To March 27, 2022

CITATIONS 2022 LiveLaw (Guj) 82 TO 2022 LiveLaw (Guj) 93 NOMINAL INDEX Janakbhai @ Alpeshbhai Mafatbhai Rabari & 1 Other(S) Versus State Of Gujarat 2022 LiveLaw (Guj) 82 Mansukhbhai Valjibhai Kumarkhaniya (Devipujak) & 3 Other(S) Versus State Of Gujarat & 5 Other(S) 2022 LiveLaw (Guj) 83 Bharatbhai Jayantilal Patel (Deleted) v. State Of Gujarat 2022 LiveLaw...

Labour Court Amenable To High Court's Supervisory Jurisdiction Under Article 227, Not Writ Jurisdiction Under Article 226: Andhra Pradesh High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court recently observed that High Court cannot issue writs under Article 226 of the Constitution challenging the orders of the Labour Court as it is a Civil Court and only supervisory jurisdiction under Article 227 can be exercised. "While challenging an award under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, the Labour Court exercises powers and jurisdiction of a Civil...

Breaking: All India Muslim Personal Law Board Moves Supreme Court Against Karnataka HC's Hijab Verdict

The All India Muslim Personal Law Board has filed a special leave petition in the Supreme Court against the Karnataka High Court's judgment which upheld the ban on hijab in classrooms after holding that the wearing of headscarves by Muslim women was not an essential religious practice of Islam.The Board has moved to the Supreme Court through its Secretary, Mohammed Fazlurrahim along with...