Delhi Court Frames Sedition Charge Against Sharjeel Imam In Case Concerning Anti-CAA Speeches Made At AMU, Jamia

A Delhi Court on Monday framed charges against Sharjeel Imam in a case relating to the alleged inflammatory speeches made by him in Aligarh Muslim University and Jamia area in Delhi against the Citizenship Amendment Act.Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat framed charges under Sections 124A (sedition), 153A (Promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, etc.),...

Breaching Promise To Marry Will Not Amount To Offence Of Cheating Under IPC : Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court while quashing the FIR registered against a man and his family has reiterated that not abiding with the promise of marriage will not amount to the offence of cheating under section 420 of the Indian Penal Code. A single-judge bench of Justice K Natarajan while allowing the petition filed by Venkatesh and others said "Absolutely there is no...

All High Courts Weekly Roundup: 17 January- 22 January, 2022

Allahabad High Court1. Interim Maintenance- Extremely Difficult For Woman To Maintain Herself With ₹1500 Per Month: Allahabad High Court Case title - Sanjeev Rai v. State of U.P. and AnotherCase citation: 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 14Emphasizing that it is the duty and responsibility of the husband to maintain his wife with all dignity, the High Court recently observed that nowadays, it...

Notaries Amendment Bill: Former PM Deve Gowda Urges PM Modi To Drop Proposal To Limit Notaries' Term As 15 Years

"It is untenable to expect Notaries who haven't practised law for over 15 years to return to the profession of Advocacy and compete with experienced advocates", Gowda's letter said.

Fake 'Kajaria Tiles' Dealership: Delhi High Court Grants Interim Relief In Trademark & Copyright Infringement Suit

Finding prima facie case in favour of Kajaria Ceramics, the Delhi High Court has issued a temporary injunction under Order 39 of CPC, restraining the Defendant from infringing the tile manufacturer's registered trade marks, copyright, domain names, etc.While granting interim relief, Justice Amit Bansal observed,"Defendant no.5 is defrauding the public by deceiving them into believing that...

Woman Expresses Second Thoughts About Marriage Against Family Wishes; Supreme Court Dissolves Marriage, Quashes FIR Against Husband

The Supreme Court recently dissolved a marriage exercising powers under Article 142 of the Constitution in a case of a woman who married a man against her family's wishes.The woman's family members had lodged an FIR alleging rape and abduction against the husband. Few of the family members of the husband were also arrayed as accused in the FIR for the offence of abduction. The man and the...

Public Company Employees May Be Subject To Disciplinary Proceedings By Authorities Other Than Appointing Authority: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that the Disciplinary Authority, though not competent to impose major penalties of compulsory retirement, dismissal and removal, can initiate disciplinary proceedings for imposition of the same.It noted that there is nothing to suggest that the Appointing Authority alone would be the Competent Authority to institute the disciplinary / major penalty...

Dileep Accuses Director Balachandrakumar Of Extortion In His Pre-Arrest Bail Plea Before Kerala High Court

In the application seeking anticipatory bail from Kerala High Court, Malayalam cinema actor Dileep has made several allegations against director Balachandrakumar.In his reply to a recent statement filed by the Crime Branch before the Kerala High Court, Dileep alleges that the director assured that he was close to the Bishop of Neyyattinkara, who was quite influential and had strong...

'Judgement Speaks For Itself ' : Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Clarification Of Verdict Against Shaheen Bagh Protests

The Supreme Court of India on Monday dismissed a miscellaneous application filed seeking clarification of its judgement dated 7th October 2020 passed with regard to the Shaheen Bagh protests. In a plea by Advocate Amit Sahni that sought to remove the protests against CAA-NRC at Shaheen Bagh, the Apex Court had through its October 2020 judgement held that while right to peaceful protest against...

Uttarakhand High Court Stays Circular Restricting Filing Of GST Refund For Tax Periods Spread Across Two Financial Years In Chronological Order

The Uttarakhand High Court has stayed the operation of a Circular issued by the Revenue Authorities, to the extent it inhibits refund claims for a period of two separate (not successive) financial years and requires filing of Refund in a chronological manner.The Bench comprising of Justices Sanjaya Kumar Mishra and Alok Kumar Verma has stayed para 8 of the Circular No. 125/44//2019-GST...

How Supreme Court's Interventions Led To Increase In Claims For COVID-19 Death Compensation?

One can witness the Court's active role in monitoring the COVID compensation disbursement process giving positive results to provide succour to the victims of the pandemic.

Family Courts Expected To Bring About Settlement, Endeavour Can't Be To Simply Dispose Of Cases At Cost Of Justice: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that the Family Courts are expected to function so as to bring about a settlement between the parties if possible, adding that the endeavour of the Court cannot simply be to dispose of the matters, one way or another at the cost of sacrificing the cause of justice.A Bench of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh set aside an order passed by a...