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'The Marriage Is Totally Dead': Karnataka High Court Grants Divorce To Couple Living Separately Since 21 Yrs
Observing that "the marriage is totally dead" and that nothing would be gained by trying to keep the parties tied forever to a marriage that in fact has ceased to exist, the Karnataka High Court recently granted divorce to a couple who lived separately for a period of 21 years. A division bench of Justice B Veerapa and Justice K S Hemalekha said,"Once the parties have separated and...
CISF Firing In Sitalkuchi- 'Petitioners Reside 600 Km Away From Place Of Incident': Centre Challenges Maintainability Of Petitions Before Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court on Monday sought response from the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) in a batch of petitions pertaining to the incident of alleged firing by CISF personnel on April 10, 2021, at Sitalkuchi in Cooch Behar district during the West Bengal Assembly polls which claimed the lives of four persons.The petitions alleged that the incident was a result of police firing in...
Bulli Bai App Case: Defence Argues Accused's Talent Misused By Manipulating Him; Mumbai Police Opposes Bail
Opposing bail to the three accused arrested in the Bulli Bai App Case, the Mumbai Police has said in their written response that the accused were also involved in the Sulli Deals App case registered with the Delhi police. The Sulli Deals App was operational on the open-source platform-Github- till July 2021. Just like the Bulli Bai App, pictures of Muslim women with their names and...
'Concerned About Middle-Class Home Buyers' : Supreme Court Urges Centre To Consider Framing Model Builder-Buyer Agreement
Noting that it concerns the "broader public interest of middle-class home-buyers", the Supreme Court on Monday requested Solicitor General Tushar Mehta a to seek the considered view of the Union Government of the need to formulate a model builder-buyer and agent-buyer agreement at the central level.The Court said that the model agreement should contain certain non-negotiable essential...
Power Of Judicial Review Under Article 226 Is Basic Feature Of Constitution; Can't Be Curtailed By Any Legislation: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court has reiterated that power of judicial review vested in High Courts under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is one of the basic features of the Constitution and any legislation cannot override or curtail such jurisdiction. Justice Pushpendra Bhati further held that High Courts, while exercising the power under Article 226, would take note of the...
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'Life Has More Meaning Than Pursuing Court Cases': Delhi High Court Encourages Married Couple To Amicably Settle Disputes
Observing that life is short and has more meaning than pursuing cases in court, the Delhi High Court on Monday encouraged parties to a matrimonial dispute to amicably settle the matter.Justice Najmi Waziri was hearing a contempt case filed by the petitioner, Pearl Arora, against her husband, Rohit Arora.It was alleged that respondent has not paid any monies since almost a decade and is in...
Bengaluru Court Confirms Ex-Parte Temporary Injunction Restraining ACC Steel From Using Trademarks ACC, ACC TMT 500
A Commercial Court in Bengaluru has confirmed the ex-parte temporary injunction issued in 2020 restraining ACC Steel Pvt. Ltd., from using the marks ACC, ACC TMT 500 or any other mark/logo/name, similar and/or deceptively similar to the marks of ACC Limited. The Additional District and Sessions Judge, Basavaraj Chengti allowed the applications filed by ACC Limited and...
"Idea Is To Make Citizens Independent": Delhi High Court Seeks Clearing & Levelling Of Footpaths To Enable Movement Of Wheelchair Bound
The Delhi High Court has directed the various departments of the Delhi Government to work in tandem and ensure that footpaths and pavements in the Vasant Vihar area are made accessible for persons with physical disabilities, using wheelchairs for their movement.Justice Najmi Waziri directed the authorities to ensure that the facilities are such that those on wheelchair do not require...
UP Assembly Polls 2022: State Bar Council Urges Political Parties To Consider Its 7-Point-Demand For UP Advocates
The Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh has raised 7-points-demand and has urged the political parties contesting the Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections 2022 to consider those demands.In this regard, a press note has been released by the Council signed by its Chairman, Shireesh Kumar Mehrotra raising the following 7 demands:Cashless medical assistance of Rs 10 lakh should be provided to the advocates...
