Consent Of Parties Not Necessary To Dissolve Marriage On Ground Of Irretrievable Breakdown: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that the consent of the parties is not necessary to order the dissolution of marriage on the ground of irretrievable breakdown under Article 142 of the Constitution.In this case, the High Court reversed the decree of dissolution of the marriage between a couple. The Family Court had earlier allowed petition filed by the husband seeking divorce on the ground of...

SC/ST Act | Victim's Request To Record Trial Proceedings Can't Be Dismissed Even If Sexual Offences Are Involved: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has recently ruled that when a victim of offences under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act makes a request to video record the trial proceedings, a court cannot turn it down even if sexual offences are involved. Justice Kauser Edappagath noted that Section 15A(10) of the Act which permits video-recording of all proceedings is...

PIL Seeks Stipend For Lawyers With Income Less Than ₹1L During First 3 Yrs Of Practice: Bombay HC Issues Notice To Bar Council Of Maharashtra & Goa

The Bombay High Court on Monday issued notices on a PIL filed by twelve young lawyers from Maharashtra, seeking a permanent stipend scheme by providing Rs 5,000 per month "to new and junior lawyers for the first 3 years of their practice with an annual income less than Rs 1 lakh." They sought the stipend from the Maharashtra Advocates Welfare Fund citing difficulty due to lockdowns at...

UPSC Aspirants Who Missed Civil Services Mains Exam Due To COVID Move Supreme Court For Extra Chance

Three civil services aspirants, who missed out the papers of the Union Public Service Commission's (UPSC) Civil Services Main Examination due to COVID-19, have approached the Supreme Court seeking relief.The Supreme Court on Monday directed the petitioners to serve advance copy of the petition, in which they are seeking an extra attempt at Mains, to the UPSC. The bench of Justices AM...

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 71 - 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 79

A weekly round-up of important cases from Madras High Court and its subordinate courts.Citations: 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 71 To 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 79NOMINAL INDEXS. Gunaraja v. The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai & Anr., 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 71Manimaran v. The Chief General Manager/ Reviewing Authority, Canara Bank & Ors, 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 72Wasib Khan v. The State represented by...

Delhi HC Denies Relief To Artists Against Eviction From Govt Accommodations, Says Prior Inaction Not Basis To Invoke Doctrine Of Legitimate Expectation

The Delhi High Court has observed that prior inaction cannot possibly constitute a basis for invocation of the doctrine of legitimate expectation which itself is founded on Article 14 of the Constitution. The observation came from a single bench of Justice Yashwant Varma who dismissed a bunch of petitions filed by various eminent Indian artists including dancers and musicians challenging...

Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Stay On HC Direction To Enforce Delhi CM's Speech Promising Rent Relief

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the challenge to the September, 2021 order of the Delhi High Court division bench temporarily staying the Single Judge order making promises extended by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for payment of rent on behalf of poor tenants enforceable.A bench comprising Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice Surya Kant was considering a special leave petition filed...

Hit-And-Run Cases : Provisions Giving Increased Compensation To Come Into Effect From April 1, 2022

The Central Government has notified that Section 161 of the Motor Vehicles Act, which provides for enhanced compensation for hit-and-run cases of deaths and injuries, will come into force from April 1, 2022. Section 161, as amended by the Motor Vehicles Act 2019, increased the compensation for death in hit-and-run cases from Rs 25,000 to Rs. 2 Lakhs; in cases of grievous injuries,...

Patna High Court Stays Bihar Mining Corp's Move To Recruit Only CNLU Graduates As Law Officers

The Patna High Court has stayed the selection process to the post of Law Officer in Bihar State Mining Corporation Limited. This order has come on a petition challenging the recruitment notification of the Corporation on the ground that it allowed only the law graduates from the Chanakya National Law University, Patna (CNLU) to apply for the said post. The Bench of Justice P. B. Bajanthri...

Improvement In Charge Sheet Without Supporting Material Is Ground For Quashing Proceedings U/S 482 CrPC: Andhra Pradesh High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court recently ruled that statement added in charge sheet in the absence of any such averment in the FIR or Section 161 CrPC statement is an abuse of process of court and the proceedings can be quashed under Section 482 of CrPC. Brief Facts of the case On the FIR lodged by the complainant, a case was registered under various offences of IPC viz....

Supertech Twin Towers Demolition Started; Will Be Over May 22: NOIDA Authority Informs Supreme Court

In connection with the Supertech Emerald Court project in Noida, the Supreme Court on Monday was informed by the NOIDA Authority that on or before May 22, the twin towers would stand demolished.The Court had on February 7 had directed that the work of demolition of the twin 40-storeyed towers in Supertech's Emerald Court project in Noida shall commence no later than within a period of two...

Gujarat High Court Weekly Round-Up [2022 LiveLaw (Guj) 48 - 2022 LiveLaw (Guj) 59]

Nominal IndexDharmendra Ravipratap Rajak v. State Of Gujarat Hirenbhai Hiteshbhai Patel v. State Of Gujarat Ahmedabad Municipal Transport Service v. Bodar Augustin Bhurjibhai J. v. State Of Gujarat (Name Concealed Intentionally) Maheshbhai Bhurjibhai Damor v. State Of Gujarat & 3 Other(S) Parulben Natwarlal Patel v. State Of Gujarat New India Assurance Co Ltd v....