Family Courts Act | Not All Transactions With In-Laws Qualify As Circumstance Arising Out Of Marital Relationship: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has ruled that every transaction by either of the spouse or by both of them with the in-laws or relatives cannot be termed as 'in circumstances arising out of a marital relationship under the Family Courts Act, 1984. A Division Bench of Justice A. Muhamed Mustaque and Justice Sophy Thomas found that the impugned transaction in the plea was purely a business...

Andheri Court Summons Salman Khan, Bodyguard On Journalists' Criminal Intimidation Complaint

The Andheri Metropolitan Magistrate's Court has issued process and summoned actor Salman Khan and his bodyguard Nawaz Shaikh on a complaint filed by a journalist alleging criminal intimidation in 2019. Ashok Pandey in his private complaint to the Magistrate alleged that Khan had snatched his mobile phone while cycling on a Mumbai-street when some media persons started clicking his...

'Sole Responsibility Of State Election Commission': ECI Declines To Conduct Forensic Audit Of CCTV Cameras Used In Contai Municipality Polls

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday declined to conduct the forensic audit of CCTV cameras used during the recently concluded Contai Municipality elections through some independent agency. The Court was adjudicating upon a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition moved by BJP leader Soumendu Adhikari alleging that large scale violence and rigging of votes had taken place in...

Kashmiri Migrants Retiring From Govt Service Not Entitled To Retain Govt Accommodation: Delhi High Court Affirms

The Delhi High Court today upheld an order passed by the Single Judge, denying relief to a Kashmiri migrant who had retired from government service and sought permission to retain the government accommodation allotted to him for a period three years.The Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Navin Chawla observed,"We are not inclined. It is not that they...

Plea Before Madras HC For A Single Website With All State Enactments And Subordinate Legislations Dismissed As Withdrawn

Madras High Court has dismissed as withdrawn a case filed by India Awake For Transparency Private Limited, seeking a direction to ensure that all State Acts, Rules, Regulations and Notifications are made available and updated on a single website managed by the Tamil Nadu government.Today, when the matter was taken up for admission, the counsel appearing for the non-profit private company,...

Court Cannot Impound Passport Under Section 104 CrPC, As It Can Be Done Only By Authority Under Passports Act: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has said that a court can impound any documents under section 104 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), but not the passport of an accused, as it can be done only under the Passports Act which is a special enactment. A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna said, "The power of impounding a document under Section 104 of the Cr.P.C. is available to a...

Discontinue Invoking Disaster Management Act For COVID Containment Measures : Centre to States/UTs

In view of the overall improvement in the pandemic situation, the National Disaster Management Authority has recommended the discontinuation of the invocation of the Disaster Management Act 2005 for COVID containment measures.Taking note of the NDMA recommendation, the Union Home Secretary has written to the Chief Secretaries of all States and Union Territories to discontinue the orders...

Justice Md Nizamuddin Of Calcutta High Court Recuses From Hearing Former MP Chief Minister Kamal Nath's Case

Justice Md Nizamuddin of the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday recused himself from hearing a petition by former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath against the Income Tax authorities in connection with the IT department's decision to transfer his case from Kolkata to Delhi.The matter arose from income tax raids in multiple states, including West Bengal, in the premises of people...

MP High Court Refuses To Quash Charges Framed Against Advocate U/S 19&21 POCSO Act For 'Ill-Advising' Rape Accused To Conceal Crime

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently refused to interfere with the charge framed against an Advocate under the POCSO Act for 'ill-advising' the accused and Prosecutrix in a rape case, suggesting them 'not to disclose true facts to the police'. Justice Sanjay Dwivedi was dealing with a criminal revision preferred by the Applicant aggrieved by order of the trial court, whereby he...

"Why Sealed Cover?": CJI Ramana Disapproves Again Practice Of Filing Reports In Sealed Covers

"Action taken report doesn't have to be in sealed cover" the Chief Justice of India on Wednesday told the counsel appearing for the State of Bihar while hearing a matter pertaining to the Muzaffarpur Shelter case. A bench comprising CJI NV Ramana and Justice Krishna Murari was considering a petition filed by Bihar based journalist Nivedita Jha, which had challenged the blanket ban imposed...

Mere Breach Of Contract Can't Give Rise To Criminal Prosecution For Cheating Or Criminal Breach Of Trust: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court recently observed that a mere breach of contract cannot give rise to criminal prosecution for cheating or criminal breach of trust. The Bench of Justice G. Radha Rani further clarified that every breach of trust may not result in a penal offence of criminal breach of trust unless there is evidence of a mental act of fraudulent misappropriation.The case...

BREAKING| Calcutta High Court Takes Suo Moto Cognisance Of Birbhum Massacre, Hearing At 2pm Today

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday took suo moto cognisance of the incident of Rampurhat violence that erupted in the Birbhum district in the State of West Bengal. Shortly after the alleged murder of a Trinamool Congress deputy panchayat chief at Bogtui village in Birbhum district, violence broke out in RampurhatA Bench comprising Chief Justice Prakash Shrivastava and Justice Rajarshi...