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Bombay High Court To Revert To Regular Working Hours In Mumbai From Jan 31, Hearings To Remain Virtual
The Bombay High Court's administrative committee convened a meeting with other stake holders on Thursday and decided to revert to regular court working hours from 10.30am to 4.30pm, effective from January 31 till February 11, 2022. Cases will continue to be heard virtually. The meeting was chaired by Chief Justice Dipankar Datta. According to the notice issued by the...
Men Welfare Trust Opposes Judicial Intervention To Criminalize Marital Rape
The Delhi High Court on Thursday continued hearing a batch of petitions challenging the exception to Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code, which exempts forceful sexual intercourse by a man with his own wife from the offence of rape.Advocate J Sai Deepak representing Men Welfare Trust today made rejoinder submissions opposing the criminalisation of marital rape before a bench of Justice...
Tihar Inmate Ankit Gujjar Death Case- Delhi High Court Directs Jail Authorities To Provide Adequate Protection To Co Accused
The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed the jail authorities to provide adequate protection to a co accused with inmate Ankit Gujjar, a 29-year old gangster, who was found dead inside Tihar Jail last year. The co accused is presently lodged inside the Tihar Jail premises undergoing judicial custody, Justice Anu Malhotra was hearing a petition filed by the co accused and his wife...
'Last Opportunity': Calcutta HC Raps State Gov For Not Filing Response In Plea Alleging Non-Appointment Of Appellate Authority Under POSH Act
The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday came down on the State government for not filing its response in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition alleging that the State government is yet to notify the appointment of an appellate authority as prescribed under Section 18 of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (2013 Act). Section 18 of...
Maharashtra Rent Control Act - Affidavit Mandatory For Application Seeking Leave To Defend Under Sec 43(4) : Bombay High Court
In a recent case, the Bombay High Court reiterated that in the absence of an affidavit, a simple application for leave to defend would not enable a petitioner to claim benefit of Section 4 of the Limitation Act. Section 4 of the Limitation Act provides that - Where the prescribed period for any suit, appeal or application expires on a day when the court is closed, the suit, appeal...
MACT Claims Against State-Owned Vehicles: Supreme Court Asks ASG To Examine States' Concerns About Additional Burden Due To Direction To Create Funds
In respect of MACT claims against state-owned vehicles which are not covered under insurance, the Supreme Court on Thursday called upon Additional Solicitor General Jayant K. Sud to examine if its earlier direction to the States to create funds (equivalent to the liability arisen in the last 3 financial years) to cover the requirement of disbursement of the compensation would create an...
'We Personally Feel You Have Not Done Anything': Karnataka High Court On BBMP's Claim Of Filling Up All Bengaluru Potholes
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday took strong exception to the oral claim made by Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) that it has filled up all the potholes across the city. A division bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Suraj Govindaraj orally observed, "We personally feel that you have not done anything...Don't say anything which we ourselves feel...
CPC Order VIII Rule 1| Belated Filing Of Documents By Defendant Not Permissible Without Leave Of Court: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court recently reiterated that "provisions of Order VIII Rule 1(3) CPC make it clear that a document which ought to be produced in Court by the defendant under this rule, but, is not so produced shall not, without the leave of the Court, be received in evidence on his behalf at the hearing of the suit". The observation was made by Justice Suresh K Kait, while hearing...
Kerala High Court Grants State 3 More Weeks To Frame Comprehensive Policy On Illegal Flag Masts
The Kerala High Court on Thursday granted three more weeks time to the State government to draw up a comprehensive policy to deal with the menace of illegal flag masts in the State.Justice Devan Ramachandran granted the extension upon noting that it is a matter of policy and since the Additional Advocate General was not keeping well at present:"...this Court is aware of the stand of...
MRTP Commission Can Grant Compensation Only When Loss Or Damage Is Due To Monopolistic, Restrictive Or Unfair Trade Practice: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that Section 12-B of the Monopolies And Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1969 Act empowers the MRTP Commission to grant compensation only when any loss or damage is caused to a consumer as a result of a monopolistic, restrictive or unfair trade practiceThe bench comprising Justices L. Nageswara Rao, BR Gavai and BV Nagarathna noted that there are five ingredients...
RERA ACT- Inconvenience In Making Pre-Deposits Not An Onerous Circumstance Warranting Relaxation Of A Statutory Mandate: Punjab And Haryana High Court
Mere hardship in making pre-deposits which include diverting funds is not an arduous circumstance in any manner and does not necessitate waiver of a statutory mandate, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has held. In a case about a batch of petitions filed by several real estate developers against orders passed by the Haryana Real Estate Regulatory Authority involving common questions of...