Merely Because Live-In Relationship Is Unacceptable, Woman Can't Be Deprived Of Her Rights : Leander Paes Held Liable For Domestic Violence

Ruling that tennis star Leander Paes knew model and-Art of Living Instructor Rhea Pillai was married to Actor Sanjay Dutt when he started living-in with her in 2003-05, a Metropolitan Magistrate held their relationship to be 'in the nature of marriage' and declared Paes liable of causing economic and mental violence under the Domestic Violence Act."The consensual sexual relationship...

UAPA- Delhi Court Sends Human Rights Activist Khurram Parvez & Two Others To Judicial Custody Till March 24 In Alleged Terror Funding Case

A Delhi Court on Friday sent human rights activist Khurram Parvez and two others namely Muneer Ahmad Kataria and Arshid Ahmad Tonch to judicial custody till March 24 in connection with an alleged terror funding case. Special NIA Judge Parveen Singh of the Patiala House Courts passed the order after hearing the counsel appearing for the accused persons as well as the National Investigating...

Undertaking As Contemplated U/S 4 Of Partition Act Must Be Unconditional: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court, sitting in Lucknow, recently held that a member of an undivided family being a shareholder of the family's dwelling-house is entitled to exercise his rights under Section 4 of the Partition Act only if the undertaking is unconditional. The declaration was made by Justice Jaspreet Singh.Section 4 of the Partition Act provides that where a share of a...

Position Of Claimant Post Accident Relevant Factor To Determine Compensation Under Head Of 'Loss Of Amenities & Happiness': Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that the position of the claimant post accident is a relevant factor for determining compensation on the head of loss of amenities and happiness.The bench comprising Justices MR Shah and BV Nagarathna enhanced compensation awarded to a person who is in coma for eight years to Rs. Ten lakhs each under heads of the pain, shock & suffering and loss of amenities...

WB Municipal Polls: Calcutta HC Directs State To Provide Police Protection To BJP Candidates On Payment Of Costs

The Calcutta High Court on Friday directed the State government to extend police protection to BJP candidates contesting in the upcoming West Bengal Municipal elections by providing one Armed Police Officer to each candidate subject to payment of costs by the candidates themselves. The BJP candidates had preferred an appeal before the Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Prakash...

'Misuse Of Funds': Madras HC Takes Suo Motu Cognizance, Asks Adhoc Administrators Of Nagore Dargah To Justify Their Continuance

Taking suo motu cognisance of the misuse of funds belonging to Nagore Dargah, the Madras High Court has called upon the Ad Hoc Board of Administrators to show cause as to why they should not be discontinued/ substituted.The first bench of Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice D. Bharatha Chakravarthy came down heavily on the Board after observing that it has filed a writ appeal...

Delhi High Court Stays Notices Issued By Petroleum & Natural Gas Regulatory Board To Gail Gas Ltd

In a big relief for the PSU's (Gail Gas Limited and its subsidiaries), the Delhi High Court granted stay of the Public Notices along with the consequent Hearing Notices issued by Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board ("PNGRB") to them. These notices were issued by PNGRB for inviting comments and holding a hearing regarding declaration of the following geographical areas...

Boy Not Being Above 21 Yrs Of Age Wouldn't Render Marriage Void; A Major Can Live With Person Of Choice: Allahabad High Court

Stressing that it is well settled that it is the right of a major to live with anyone out of his/her own will, the Allahabad High Court has held that the fact that a married boy is not above 21 years of age, would not render the marriage void. The Bench of Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Shamim Ahmed further clarified that at best, this could render the person responsible, liable...

Allahabad High Court Allows Appeal Of Murder Convict After 40 Yrs, Sets Aside Conviction

The Allahabad High Court, sitting in Lucknow, has allowed the appeal of a Murder convict after 40 years, setting aside the order passed by Sessions Court and directing the jail authorities to set him at liberty forthwith.The criminal appeal filed in 1982 by Ringu Pasi, convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Unnao for offences under Section 302 (Murder) read with Section 34 and Section...

Constitutional Validity Of S.7 Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code Challenged Before Rajasthan High Court; Notice Issued

The Rajasthan High Court has issued notice on a writ petition seeking to declare Section 7 of Insolvency Bankruptcy Code, 2016 as unconstitutional to the extent it facilitates a joint application by multiple financial creditors, to prove the minimum default of one crore rupees. A division bench of Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice Madan Gopal Vyas, ordered, "Issue notice...

Courts This Week- A Weekly Round Of Important Legal Developments In The Country [Episode-104]

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S. 306 IPC | Merely Being Named In Suicide Note Doesn't Establish Guilt Of Accused, Proximate Link Between Alleged Abetment & Suicide A Must: P&H HC

The ingredients of abetment must be fulfilled to establish the abetment of suicide under Section 306 of IPC and merely a suicide note with the name of the accused shall not suffice for the same, Punjab and Haryana High Court has held. Justice Jasjit Singh Bedi has held that in addition to there being a requirement of mens rea pointing to instigation by the accused to goad the...