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Muslim Woman Didn't Convert To Hinduism Before Marrying Hindu Man, Marriage Not Valid But Couple Entitled To Live-In-Relation: P&H High Court
In a protection plea filed by an interfaith couple, the Punjab and Haryana High Court recently observed that the marriage between a Muslim woman and a Hindu man won't be valid as the bride didn't convert to Hindu religion before the solemnization of marriage in accordance with Hindu rites and ceremonies. The Bench of Justice Arun Kumar Tyagi however ruled that the couple would be...
Karnataka High Court Issues Guidelines For Search Of Smartphones, Laptops, Electronic Gadgets, Email Accounts Etc
The Karnataka High Court has issued guidelines to be followed by investigating officers regarding the manner of carrying out a search and/or for preservations of the evidence gathered during the said search in respect of smartphone, electronic equipment or email account. A single bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj said "It would be in the interest of all the stakeholders...
"Allow Virtual Courts To Continue As An Option": All India Association of Jurists Moves Supreme Court
All India Association of Jurists move the Supreme Court to allow virtual courts to continue as an option and increase diversity in the Bar. The plea has urged the Court to protect right to legal practise especially in Supreme Court, of members of the Bar who due to different ailments, old age, and other physical dispositions are alienated from physically appearing before Supreme Court in...
Person Refusing To Wear Mask In Flight To Be Treated As 'Unruly Passenger' : DGCA Issues Circular
Following a suo moto action taken by the Delhi High Court recently, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) issued a circular on Saturday for strict compliance of COVID-19 norms by passengers during air travel.The air travel controller has said that any passenger who refuses to wear face masks or to follow COVID19 protocol in flights can be treated as an "unruly passenger" as defined...
Kunal Kamra's 'Scandalous Tweets' Can't Be Labelled Jokes; They Undermine Public Faith In Judiciary : Law Student's Rejoinder In Supreme Court
Law student Srirang Katneshwarkar, who filed a contempt petition against Kunal Kamra for his tweets, has submitted a rejoinder affidavit before the Supreme Court responding to Kamra's affidavit before the top Court. In his affidavit, Katneshwarkar has stated that Kamra through his affidavit tried to justify his scandalous tweets, and there has been no apology and no remorse on his...
Ambani Explosives Scare- Thane Sessions Court Denies Interim Protection To API Sachin Waze In SUV Car Owner's Death Case
Assistant Police Inspector Sachin Waze, who investigated the Television Rating Point (TRP) Scam has filed an anticipatory bail plea in the Thane Sessions Court, in the suspicious death case of businessman Mansukh Hiran, whose explosives-laden car was found outside Antilia, the Ambani residence, in Mumbai. Waze filed the plea under section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure...
'Equitable Distribution' Not Always 'Equal', MPID Court Not Correct In Directing Sums To Be Distributed To NSEL Investors Equally: Bombay HC
Interpreting the term ‘equitable’ as it appeared in Section 7(4) of the MPID Act, the Bench underscored that the term ‘equitable’ is not always the same as ‘equal’.
"This Is Jungle Raj": Supreme Court Pulls Up Madhya Pradesh Govt. For Not Arresting Murder Accused,Orders Probe On Alleged Threat To Judge By SP
In connection with Congress leader Devendra Chaurasia's murder in Damoh, Madhya Pradesh, the Supreme Court on Friday pulled up the State Government over its failure to arrest the accused, BSP MLA Rambai Prajapati's husband Govind Singh.The bench of Justices D. Y. Chandrachud and M. R. Shah was considering Chaurasia's son, Somesh Chaurasia's plea in context of the Madhya Pradesh High Court...
Supreme Court Asks Govt Employees Holding Post Of State Election Commissioner To Immediately Step Down As SEC
"Giving an additional charge of such an important and independent constitutional office to an officer who is directly under the control of the State Government is, in our view, a mockery of the constitutional mandate", the Court observed.
'Disturbed That Investigation Is Not Even Complete' : Bombay HC To CBI, SIT On Dhabolkar-Pansare Murder Cases
The Bombay High Court has asked the Central Bureau of Investigation and the State Special Investigation Team (SIT) when will they complete their probe into the murders of communist leader, Govind Pansare and anti-superstition crusader Narendra Dabholkar, respectively. A division bench of Justices JJ Shinde and Manish Pitale asked for status reports after it was informed that the trial...
Centre Notifies Unmanned Aircraft System Rules, 2021
The Central Government has notified and the Unmanned Aircraft System Rules, 2021.Unmanned Aircraft is an aircraft, which is intended to operate with no pilot on board. These Rules, which has now come into force will apply to (a) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) registered in India, wherever they may be; or (b) a person owning or possessing or engaged in exporting, importing, manufacturing,...