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Section 304B IPC- Demand Of Money For Construction Of A House Is A 'Dowry Demand': Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that demand of money for construction of a house is a 'dowry demand' to attract offence under Section 304B of the Indian Penal Code.The word "Dowry" ought to be ascribed an expansive meaning so as to encompass any demand made on a woman, whether in respect of a property or a valuable security of any nature, the bench of CJI NV Ramana, Justice AS Bopanna and Hima...
CID Not Authorized To File Charge Sheet, Proceedings Vitiated: Karnataka High Court Upholds Seer's Acquittal
The Karnataka High Court has upheld a 2016 order of the trial court by which it discharged/ acquitted Raghaveshwara Bharathi Shri Swamiji, pontiff of the Shree Ramachandrapura Math, accused in a rape case. Justice V. Srishananda noted that the charge sheet in the matter was not filed by the authorized person. It thus observed,"If the charge sheet is filed by a person who is not...
'Future Retail Will Sink With 30,000 Employees If Reliance Deal Doesn't Get Through' : Future Group Lawyers To Supreme Court In Case Against Amazon
In the Amazon-Future case, the Future Group on Tuesday submitted before the Supreme Court that being in a financially precarious situation, Future Retail Ltd will "sink with 30,000 employees losing their jobs" if the Rs 26,000 crores deal with the Reliance doesn't go through.Both FRL and Future Coupons Pvt Ltd argued that FRL should be allowed to go forward with the interlocutory proceedings...
Builder's Failure To Obtain Occupation Certificate Is A 'Deficiency In Service' Under Consumer Protection Act: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that the failure of a builder to obtain occupation certificate is a deficiency in service under Consumer Protection Act 1986.The flat purchasers are well within their rights as 'consumers' to pray for compensation as a recompense for the consequent liability such as payment of higher taxes and water charges by the owners arising from the lack of an...
'Infructuous' : Supreme Court Disposes Plea Against Road Blockade Due To Farmers Protests
The Supreme Court on Tuesday disposed of the writ petition filed by a Noida resident against the road blockade at Delhi-NCR border as part of the farmer protests, observing the issue to have become infructuous. The writ petition was filed by one Monicca Agarwal, who had to regularly travel from Noida to Delhi in connection with her job. In her petition she had pointed out the...
'Worse Than Expulsion; Punishment On Constituency' : Supreme Court On Maharashtra Assembly Suspending 12 BJP MLAs For One Year
The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed an inclination to interfere with the resolution passed on July 5, 2021, by the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly to suspend 12 BJP MLAs for one year for alleged misbehaviour, as the term of suspension was beyond the permissible limits.A bench comprising Justice AM Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari observed that the suspension for one year was "worse...
Can Parsi Funeral Rites Be Permitted For COVID Deaths? Supreme Court Seeks Solicitor General's Assistance
With the view to balance religious sentiments with health concerns so far as the manner of last rites of Parsi Zoroastrians who have died in the COVID-19 pandemic is concerned, the Supreme Court on Monday requested the assistance of SG Tushar Mehta.The bench of Justices D. Y. Chandrachud and A. S. Bopanna was hearing a plea by the Surat Parsi Panchayat Board for a direction to permit it and...
Gangasagar Mela Monitoring Panel Reconstituted, Negative RTPCR Report Made Mandatory: Calcutta HC Modifies Event Conditions
The Calcutta High Court on Monday modified certain conditions imposed earlier while allowing the State Government to hold this year's Gangasagar Mela amidst the fresh surge in Covid-19 cases in the State of West Bengal. It may be noted that every year, on Makar Sankranti, lakhs of Hindu devotees flock to the Sagar Island in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district to take a holy dip and...
'Project Is Much Delayed': Karnataka HC Seeks Time Bound Plan From BBMP For Construction Of Ejipura-Kendriya Sadana Flyover In Bengaluru
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday directed the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to submit a time bound plan in which it would complete the construction of the four-lane Ejipura-Kendriya Sadana flyover in the Koramangala area of Bengaluru. A division bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Suraj Govindaraj orally said,"We don't want to hear the problems, we want...
'Disturbing Scenario': Supreme Court On Param Bir Singh's Lack Of Trust In Mumbai Police Which He Once Headed
The Supreme Court on Tuesday orally remarked that it was a "disturbing scenario" that the former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh has no trust in the police force which he headed once.A bench comprising Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and MM Sundresh was hearing a petition filed by Param Bir Singh seeking protection from coercive steps by Mumbai police in the cases registered against...