Child Visitation Rights Of Muslim Man Diminishes On Espousing Second Wife During Subsistence Of First Marriage: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that child visitation rights of a Muslim man diminishes to a great extent, on him having married to another woman during the subsistence of the first marriage. Justice Krishna S Dixit said, "Now it has been well settled that the act of a Muslim in espousing a second wife during the subsistence of first marriage per se amounts to cruelty and that...

"CBI Seems To Have Left The Horse Pulling The Cart": Delhi Court Directs Investigation Against Anil Deshmukh In Document Leak Case

A Delhi Court yesterday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to conduct investigation against former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh in connection with the document leak case, observing that the agency seemed to have left the engine or horse pulling the cart. Special Judge Sanjeev Aggarwal also took cognizance of the chargesheet which relates to the allegations of...

NCDRC Can't Direct To Amend Pleadings As Complainant Is The 'Dominus Litis' : Supreme Court

Setting aside the NCDRC order for amendment of a complaint (seeking a direction to the insurer to settle the claim and make payment) to challenge the subsequent repudiation of the claim, the Supreme Court has affirmed that "the party which moves the forum is dominus litis and is entitled to decide whether or not to amend the pleading or to pursue the complaint, as it stands."The bench of...

'Connected Questions Would Arise': Bombay HC Says Domestic Violence Case Can Be Transferred To Family Court To Be Heard With Divorce Case

The Bombay High Court has allowed a husband's application to transfer the Domestic Violence case filed against him by his wife from a Metropolitan court to the Family court, saying that both the cases would essentially give rise to "common and connected questions."Justice CV Bhadang, in an order passed last week, also rejected various other contentions raised by the wife – including that...

Supreme Court Extends Last Date For Admission To Engineering Courses In The State Of Odisha(OJEE) Till December 31, 2021

Taking into account the disability of students in being unable to take the OJEE, the Supreme Court recently extended the last date for admission to engineering courses in the State of Odisha till December 31, 2021.The bench of Justices LN Rao, BR Gavai and BV Nagarathna had extended the last date while it was considering an application filed by Orissa Private Engineering Colleges...

UP Court Orders Registration Of FIR Against Salman Khurshid For Comments On Hindutva In His Book

An Uttar Pradesh Court today directed the Uttar Pradesh Police to register a First Information Report (FIR) against Senior Advocate and Congress leader Salman Khurshid for his comments on Hindutva in his book 'Sunrise Over Ayodhya: Nationhood In Our Times'.The Lucknow Court was dealing with a complaint lodged by one Shubhangi Tiwari [under 156(3) CrPC] who alleged before the Court that...

Document's Author Need Not Be Examined If Signature Is Not Denied : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has observed in its judgment delivered on December 16 that the examination of the author of a document is not required, if they had not denied their signature on the document, but only pleaded duress in execution of the same. "The High Court,in the impugned judgment, erred in holding that the appellant had not examined the author of the documents. Such reasoning is...

Delhi High Court Seeks Response On Steps Taken To Ensure NGT Orders Banning Sale Of 'Chinese Manjha' Are Efficiently Enforced

The Delhi High Court has sought response of the Centre as well as the Delhi Government over the steps taken by them to ensure that the orders of National Green Tribunal banning the sale of 'chinese manjha' are efficiently enforced. Justice Yashwant Varma was dealing with a petition filed by a man who had lost his young son on suffering from the fatal injuries caused by Chinese manjha. The...

Candidate Cannot Alter Declaration Given About Correctness Of Details During Selection Process : Supreme Court

During a selection process, a candidate cannot attempt to deviate from a declaration made regarding the correctness of the detail furnished by him, so as to affect the position of others, held the Supreme Court in a recent decision.A bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud and AS Bopanna observed so while allowing an appeal filed by the Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission. The MP High...

Wife Being Capable Of Earning No Ground To Deny Her Interim Maintenance, Many Time Wives Sacrifice Their Career Only For Family: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that the fact that a wife is capable of earning is no ground to deny interim maintenance to her opining that many time wives sacrifice their career only for the family.Justice Subramonium Prasad also observed that the object of sec. 125 Cr.P.C is to bring down the agony and financial suffering of a women who leave her matrimonial home so that some...

President Appoints Justice Sanjaya K. Mishra As The Acting Chief Justice Of Uttarakhand High Court From Dec 24

On Wednesday (22nd December) the Centre notified the appointment of Justice Sanjaya Kumar Mishra as the Acting Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court (as per Article 223 of the Constitution of India) with effect from December 24.Justice Mishra, the senior-most Judge of the Uttarakhand Pradesh High Court, will be performing the duties of the office of the Chief Justice of the High...

"FIR U/S 411, 413 IPC Malafide": Allahabad HC Stays Arrest Of 2 Journalists Who Posted About Cop's Misconduct On Social Media

The Allahabad High Court today stayed the arrest of 2 Journalists booked under sections 411 and 413 of IPC by making a prima-facie observation that the impugned Firs Information Report is malafide.Essentially, the Court was dealing with the plea of two journalists working with Pranam Mamrabhumi Hindi Newspaper, against whom a First Information Report has been lodged for 'Dishonestly...