Repeated Filing Of Cases & Complaints Against Spouse Can Amount To 'Cruelty' For Granting Divorce: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that repeated filing of cases and complaints against a spouse can amount to 'cruelty' for the purpose of granting divorce under Hindu Marriage Act.The bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Hrishikesh Roy, in a case, referred to such conducts, even if they were subsequent to filing of the divorce petition, to grant divorce to a 'husband' on the ground of...

Supreme Court Asks Maharashtra Govt To Submit A Concrete Plan On Spending Rs 25 Crore For COVID Orphans

The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Department of Child and Welfare, State of Maharashtra to come up with a concrete plan on how it intends to spend a sum of Rs 25 crore for the welfare of children who had lost both their parents to CoVID 19 pandemic. Division bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and BV Nagarathna in its order noted that about 19,000 children had lost at least one...

NCLT/NCLAT Should Strictly Adhere To IBC Timelines; Delays Cause Commercial Uncertainty : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has urged NCLT/NCLAT, the adjudicating and appellate authorities under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, to strictly adhere to the timelines stipulated under the IBC and clear pending resolution plans forthwithThe court said that inordinate delays cause commercial uncertainty, degradation in the value of the Corporate Debtor and makes the insolvency process inefficient...

Tamil Nadu Assembly Passes Bill To Exempt Medical Admissions From NEET

The Tamil Nadu State Legislative Assembly today passed a bill to which seeks to 'dispense' with the requirement to qualify National Entrance-cum-Eligibility Test (NEET) for getting admission to medical seats. Importantly, the Chief Minister, while introducing the bill in the assembly said that since admissions to medical education courses are traceable to entry 25 of List III, Schedule...

Anand Teltumbde Moves Bombay High Court Challenging Stringent Bail Conditions & 'Vague Terminology' In UAPA

In a significant challenge, Professor Anand Teltumbde, an accused in the Bhima Koregaon- Elgar Parishad Caste Violence Case, has filed a writ petition in Bombay High Court to quash the terminology "and all its formations and front organizations" attached to the banned CPI (Maoist) in the first schedule of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA). He claims that the "vagueness" of...

Necessary To Preserve Nizamuddin Markaz Premises In View Of Cross Border Implications: Centre Tells Delhi High Court In Plea For Reopening

The Centre has informed the Delhi High Court that it is necessary to preserve the premises of Nizamuddin Markaz, which has been locked since March 31 last year, as the case involves cross border implications and diplomatic relations with other countries.Public entry was banned at the Nizamuddin Markaz in the aftermath of Tablighi Jamaat members testing positive for Covid-19 last...

Bombay High Court Inquires About Adequacy Of Steps Taken To Vaccinate Mentally Ill Homeless Persons; Directs State To File A Better Affidavit

The Bombay High Court has asked the Maharashtra Government to file a "better affidavit" regarding the steps to vaccinate mentally-ill homeless wanderers against Covid-19, instead of merely stating the number of inmates vaccinated in psychiatric institutions. In an affidavit filed in July, the state government submitted that around 20,930 homeless persons were identified in July...

Consider Suicides As COVID Deaths If COVID Was Accompanying Condition : Supreme Court To Centre

The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to revisit its decision of not including death by suicide as Covid- 19 death even if COVID-19 is an accompanying condition.A bench comprising Justices MR Shah and AS Bopanna was considering the fresh guidelines issued by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to simplify the process of issuance of death certificates, as per the directions...

NCLT Cannot Permit Modification Or Withdrawal Of Submitted Resolution Plan At The Behest Of Successful Resolution Applicant : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court held that adjudicating authority cannot permit modifications or withdrawals of CoC-approved Resolution Plans, at the behest of the successful Resolution Applicant, once the plan has been submitted to it.The bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and MR Shah observed that Resolution Plans cannot be considered as cannot be considered as a simple contractual negotiation between...

We Only Want To Know If Govt Has Used Pegasus Through Illegal Methods : Supreme Court [Court Room Exchange]

The Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that it has nothing more to say on the Pegasus issue than what has been said by its first and only affidavit (described as "limited" by the court)- that it does not deem it appropriate to state whether any particular software was employed or not, that there has been no illegal interception, and that it is willing to quell the concerns of the...

'Practical Effect Might Result In Certain Inequities': Supreme Court Points Out Anomalies In GST Refund Formula; Urges GST Council To Reconsider

The Supreme Court has asked the GST Council to take note of certain anomalies in the Refund Formula and reconsider it.The bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and MR Shah observed that the practical effect of the formula might result in certain inequities.The court said that, since the formula is not ambiguous in nature or unworkable and not opposed to the intent of the legislature in...

'They Resided Together Only For Two Days': P&H HC Condones Mandatory Period Of 1Yr For Filing Divorce Petition; Dissolves Marriage Of 'Young Couple'

Last month, the Punjab and Haryana High Court granted a divorce decree to a couple who had stayed together only for two days after they had gotten married.A Division Bench of Justice Ritu Bahri and Justice Archana Puri went on to allow the application filed by the couple under Section 14 of the Hindu Marriage Act wherein they had prayed that mandatory period of one year before filing the...