Will Can't Be Revoked By Subsequent Agreement; Revocation Only By Modes Under Section 70 Succession Act : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that a Will cannot be revoked by an agreement and can be revoked only as per the modes specified under Section 70 of the Indian Succession Act.A Bench of Justices Ajay Rastogi and Abhay.S.Oka clarified the essential ingredients of S.70 of the Indian Succession Act required to be fulfilled in a case involving a question of revocation of will by a subsequent...

Obligation To Maintain Child Is Paramount Wish Of Father; Cannot Be Permitted To Limit It On Flimsy, Baseless Grounds: Delhi Court

A Delhi Court has recently observed that the statutory obligation to maintain a child is the paramount wish of a father and he cannot be permitted to limit the same on flimsy or baseless Grounds. Special Judge Deepak Wason also observed that while it is the statutory duty of the husband to maintain his wife and minor child, he cannot take subterfuges to deprive the wife of the benefit of...

Criminal Cases Having Overwhelmingly & Predominatingly A Civil Flavour Stands On Different Footing For Purpose Of Quashing: Supreme Court

The allegations made in the FIR had an overwhelmingly and predominatingly a civil flavour, the Supreme Court remarked while quashing a criminal proceedings.The bench of Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Vikram Nath observed that inherent powers should be exercised in a given and deserving case where the Court is satisfied that exercise of such power would either prevent abuse of such power or...

Google Cannot Absolve Itself From Liability Of Ensuring That Keyword Is Not An Infringement Of Trademark: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that Google cannot absolve itself from the liability of ensuring that a keyword is not an infringement of trademark. Justice V Kameswar Rao also observed that allowing individuals who are not owners of a trademark to choose a keyword which is a trademarked term or use parts of the trademark interspersed with generic words in the Ad-title or Ad-text may...

Aryan Khan Case : Sam D'Souza Approaches Bombay HC; Says Money Returned To SRK's Manager

Sam D'Souza, the consultant accused of brokering a deal between Shah Rukh Khan's manager - Pooja Dadlani – and KP Gosavi for Aryan Khan's benefit, has approached the Bombay High Court seeking anticipatory bail and protection against arrest. D'Souza partially corroborates witness Prabhakar Sail's allegations about Rs 50 lakhs being given to Gosavi to remove Khan from the situation in...

BREAKING : Calcutta HC Directs State To Ensure Only Green Crackers Are Used [Read Order]

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday disposed of a petition seeking directions for the proper implementation of prior Supreme Court orders on the regulation of firecrackers during the upcoming festivals. This comes in the wake of the Supreme Court setting aside the order of the Calcutta High Court which imposed a complete ban of use of firecrackers in the State of West Bengal.A Bench...

Tripura Violence : NHRC Seeks Report From State Govt On TMC Spokesperson Saket Gokhale's Complaint

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought a detailed action taken report from the Chief Secretary & Director General of Police, Tripura regarding the recent communal violence in the State of Tripura. This order has been passed on a complaint filed by the National Spokesperson of All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) and Social Activist, Sake Gokhale who highlighted the...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of 6 Judges To Orissa, J&K And L & Karnataka High Courts

The Central Government has notified the appointments of 6 Judges (including 3 Additional Judges) to Orissa, Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Karnataka High Courts.Orissa High Court: Aditya Kumar Mohapatra, Advocate has been appointed as the Judge of the Orissa High Court.Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court:Mohan Lal & Mohd Akram Chowdhary, both Judicial officers, have...

Section 25F ID Act Will Apply To Employee's Retrenchment Even If Appointment Was Irregular : Supreme Court

"The nature of employment and the manner in which the workman has been employed is not significant for consideration while invoking the mandatory compliance of Section 25F of the Act 1947",

Calcutta High Court Refuses To Allow Medical Termination Of Pregnancy Of 31 Weeks Old Foetus Suffering From Rare Congenital Heart Defect

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday refused to allow the plea of a woman seeking medical termination of her 31 weeks old foetus on account of a rare and complex congenital heart defect. The petitioner on October 23, 2021 during her 31 weeks gestation period had discovered through a fetal echocardiography that the the foetus has prognosis of 'hypoplastic left heart syndrome'- a congenital...

'Reason Is The Soul Of Justice': Patna High Court Imposes Exemplary Cost On Govt Official For Passing Unreasoned Order

The Patna High Court has recently held that even administrative and quasi-judicial authorities are expected to pass reasoned orders, in support of their conclusions, to avoid any prejudice. Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh, while hearing an appeal against a black-listing (unreasoned) order passed by the Chief Engineer of State's Road Construction Department, observed,"Keeping in mind the...

Kerala High Court Expresses Dissatisfaction Over Reinstatement Of Excise Officials Accused In A Custodial Death Case

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday expressed dissatisfaction over the reinstatement of seven Excise officials who were accused in a custodial death case. Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan after hearing the parties involved observed:"I'm not satisfied with the stand of the respondent. File an affidavit regarding the reinstatement of the party respondents when they are accused in a murder case, that...