'Marital Rape A Valid Ground For Divorce': 15 Key Observations Of Kerala High Court-Read Judgment

The Kerala High Court in a significant judgment upheld that marital rape, although not penalised in India, is a good ground to claim divorce while dismissing a set of two appeals filed by a husband challenging the decision of the Family Court.A Division Bench of Justice A. Muhamed Mustaque and Justice Kauser Edappagath made several significant observations while granting divorce to the wife...

Class 12 Exams : Supreme Court Allows Time Extension To Odisha & Meghalaya Boards To Publish Results

The Supreme Court on Friday allowed the applications filed by the States of Maharashtra, Meghalaya and Odisha seeking extension of time to publish the results of state board exams for Class 12.In June, the Supreme Court had directed state boards to publish the Class 12 exams results within July 31 as per the alternate assessment schemes adopted by them in lieu of the written...

'Husband's Licentious Disposition Disregarding Autonomy Of Wife Is Marital Rape': Kerala High Court Upholds Marital Rape As Valid Ground To Claim Divorce

The Kerala High Court in a significant judgment upheld that marital rape, although not penalised in India, is a good ground to claim divorce while dismissing a set of two appeals filed by a husband challenging the decision of the Family Court. A Division Bench of Justice A. Muhamed Mustaque and Justice Kauser Edappagath while empathizing with the situation of the woman observed that "a...

'It Seems Bureaucracy Doesn't Want Tribunals; Sorry State Of Affairs': Supreme Court Seeks 'Clear Stand' Of Centre On Filling Vacancies

Expressing serious concerns at the mounting vacancies in various tribunals across the country, the Supreme Court on Friday said that it is getting an impression that the bureaucracy does not want these bodies to function.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India NV Ramana and Justice Surya Kant sternly asked the Union Government to make a "clear stand" as regards the timely filling up...

FMGE 2020: Delhi High Court Stays Order Awarding One Extra Mark To Candidates For Incorrect Question

The Delhi High Court on Friday issued an ex parte ad interim stay on the single judge bench order which had ordered for one extra mark to be granted to candidates of the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE), December 2020, in light of an incorrect question in the paper.A division bench comprising of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh stayed the operation and implementation...

Not Much Scope For Considering 'Territorial Jurisdiction' Issue In A Transfer Petition U/s 25 CPC: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that there is not much scope of going into the question of 'territorial jurisdiction' of a court in a Transfer Petition under Section 25 of the Code of Civil Procedure.This point is required to be urged before the Court in which the suit is pending, Justice Aniruddha Bose observed while dismissing a transfer petition.In this case, the petitioner is a defendant in a...

CPIL Moves Supreme Court Challenging Rakesh Asthana's Appointment As Delhi Police Commissioner

The Centre for Public Interest Litigation has moved the Supreme Court challenging the appointment of Rakesh Asthana, IPS as the Commissioner of Police, Delhi.The Plea has been moved through Advocate Prashant Bhushan and it goes on to pray that the order of appointment of Asthana as Delhi Police Commissioner by the Union of India be quashed.Delhi Police Commissioner, Rakesh Asthana is a...

[Delhi Riots] High Court To Hear Former AAP Councillor Tahir Hussain's Bail Pleas On August 18

The Delhi High Court will hear on August 18 the bail applications filed by former Aam Aadmi Party Councillor Tahir Hussain in the multiple FIRs registered against him in connection with northeast Delhi riots cases.Justice Yogesh Khanna listed the matter for hearing on August 18 after hearing Senior Advocate Mohit Mathur appearing on behalf of Hussain and Special Public Prosecutor DK...

'To Terrorize Judges, Bulky Volumes Are Filed; We Had To Engage A Lorry To Carry' :CJI Expresses Displeasure At Voluminous Files

The Chief Justice of India NV Ramana on Friday expressed displeasure at highly voluminous petitions being filed by parties before the Supreme Court.The CJI wondered if the purpose of such bulky filing was to "terrorize" judges to not read the entire petitions.The remarks were made while considering a petitions filed in the matter related to TRAI's tariff order. The CJI commented that the...

My Slowness To Use 'Contempt Power' Shouldn't Be Mistaken For My Reluctance Or Timidity: Justice G. S. Patel Of Bombay High Court

Dealing with a contempt plea, Justice G. S. Patel of the Bombay High Court on Wednesday remarked that he is always slow to invoke the law of contempt of court in matters before him, but that slowness should not be mistaken for reluctance or timidity. The Bench was dealing with the matter of one Sruti Dasgupta, who, despite giving an undertaking before the Court, continued to...

'CBI Has Done Nothing, We Expected Some Change In Its Attitude' : Supreme Court Pulls Up CBI For Not Responding To Judges' Complaints Of Harassment

The Supreme Court on Friday expressed displeasure at the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Intelligence Bureau for not adequately responding to complaints regarding harassment and threatening of judges.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India NV Ramana and Justice Surya Kant made scathing remarks against the CBI, saying "it has done nothing" and that expected change in its attitude has...

Supply Of Cooked Meals For School Going Children At Local Anganwadis To Resume From September 1: State Govt Informs Madras High Court

The Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday informed the Court that it would recommence the supply of cooked meals to school going children aged between two to six at local anganwadis in the State by September 1. A Bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice P.D Audikesavalu was adjudicating upon a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) moved by the Citizen Consumer and Civic Action...