PIL Moved In Calcutta HC Challenging ECI's Decision To 'Prioritise' Bhowanipore Bye-Election

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition has been moved challenging the decision of the Election Commission of India to 'prioritize the bye-elections of Bhowanipore Assembly Constituency' from where, the Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee is set to contest on September 30. In this regard, the ECI has already issued the notification/memo to conduct the by-election in...

High Court Issues Directions For Conducting Delhi Capital Badminton Assn Elections

The Delhi High Court has issued directions for the purpose of conducting elections for Delhi Capital Badminton Association after observing that the ultimate aim of the said exercise is to ensure that the elections are conducted in a smooth manner.Justice Pratibha M Singh, who directed the Returning Officer to fix a date of election on or before 30th September, also called for a report to be...

Allahabad HC Grants Anticipatory Bail To Man Who Allegedly Performed Nikah On Facebook Call & Thereafter Disowned Woman

The Allahabad High Court recently granted Anticipatory Bail to a man who has been accused of performing Nikah through Facebook Call and thereafter disowning the woman.The Bench of Justice Chandra Dhari Singh was hearing the bail plea of one Mohammad Ali, who, as per the prosecution's allegations, performed Nikha through Facebook Call with the complainant while he was in Mozambique Africa...

Kerala Nods To Online Registration Of Marriages Temporarily In View Of Covid-19

Considering the ongoing Covid -19 pandemic, the Kerala government has issued an Order declaring that till the amendment to the Kerala Registration of Marriages (Common) Rules comes into effect, online registration of marriages in the State may be permitted with the due permission of the Chief Registrar General of Marriages (Common). In the Government Order dated 9th September 2021, the State...

Delhi Cantt Rape Case- Delhi Court Takes Cognizance Of Delhi Police's Chargesheet

A Delhi Court on Friday took Cognizance of the chargesheet filed by the Delhi Police in the alleged gang-rape and murder of a 9-years-old girl in Delhi Cantt area. Delete [Delhi Cantt Rape Case]Delhi Court takes cognizance of the chargesheet filed in the alleged gang-rape and murder of a 9-years-old girl in Delhi Cantt area.Production warrants issued against all accused...

"Absurd Allegation": Calcutta High Court Quashes FIR Against Journalist For His Tweet Questioning Govt's COVID Quarantine Policy

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday quashed an FIR registered against a port-Blair journalist, Zubair Ahmad for his tweet questioning the COVID quarantine policy adopted by the Government.Quashing the FIR, the Bench of Justice Shivakant Prasad observed thus:"...allowing the criminal proceeding in terms of the FIR registered against the petitioner would amount to sheer abuse of process of law...

Supreme Court Enters Into Areas Which Are Prohibited: Attorney General KK Venugopal [VIDEO]

Attorney General for India KK Venugopal in his address in a webinar organized in memory of Former Kerala Advocate General M.K Damodaran said that after a period of 1967, there was a confrontation between Judiciary and Parliament but today the judiciary is strong and is not concerned with what the government thought or felt."After 1967, there was a period of confrontation between the...

Hindu Remarried Widow Has Right To Deceased Husband's Property If She Wasn't Remarried On The Day Succession Opens: Bombay High Court

The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court has held that a re-married widow has a right to her deceased husband's property, if she was not re-married when the husband passed away. The term used by the Court to describe this situation was "the day the succession opens."A single-judge bench of Justice SM Modak, in an order passed last month, after discussing the provisions of Hindu Succession...

Consent For Sexual Act Obtained By Making False Promise Of Reemployment Isn't 'Free Consent': Madhya Pradesh High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently held that getting the consent of the prosecutrix to involve in a sexual act, by making false promise of re-employment, can't be called 'free consent' and it would amount to consent obtained under a misconception of fact (as per Section 90 of IPC). The Bench of Justice G. S. Ahluwalia observed thus as it refused to quash an FIR registered for...

Trees To Be Valued Separately When Acquired Land Value Is Determined With Reference To Sales Statistics: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that the trees have to be valued separately in a case where the land value for the purpose of its acquisition is determined with reference to the sales statistics.In this case, the appellant's land was acquired under the proceedings initiated under Land Acquisition Act, 1894. Dissatisfied with the compensation awarded, he approached the High Court in appeal....

'Court Cannot Inquire Into Proceedings Of Legislature Under Article 212': TMC MLA Mukul Roy Argues Before Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court on Friday heard extensive arguments on behalf of BJP MLA Ambika Roy and TMC MLA Mukul Roy while adjudicating upon the plea challenging the appointment of Mukul Roy as the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. On July 9, Mukul Roy had been appointed as the Chairman of PAC by the Speaker of the West Bengal...

Find Technological Solutions Within Legal Framework To Support Online Registration Of Marriages Under SMA: Kerala High Court To Centre, State

The Kerala High Court is now awaiting the views of the Central and the State Governments respectively to find a technological solution within the legal framework to support online solemnisation or registration of the marriage. Meanwhile, the Division Bench of Justice A. Muhamed Mustaque and Justice Kauser Edappagath has issued an interim order containing directions The question posed before...