Merely Because Wife Filed Application After 36yrs of Marriage, Husband Can't Be Absolved of His Obligation To Pay Interim Maintenance: Rajasthan HC

The Rajasthan High Court observed that the husband, who admittedly earns Rs.40,000/- per month, cannot be absolved of his obligation to pay interim maintenance, merely because the wife has chosen to file the application after 36 years of marriage. Essentially, the present petition has been filed by the petitioner under section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 challenging...

"Specify Proposal To Deal With Cases Of Live In Couples Not Of Marriageable Age": Punjab & Haryana High Court To Centre

Noting that the Court is being flooded with pleas filed by live-In Couples, not of marriageable age, seeking protection of life and liberty, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has asked the Union Government to specify its proposal to deal with such cases.Observing that no Act governs any such relationship and once a person has attained majority in terms of the Majority Act, 1875, (i.e. 18 years...

Labour Court Cannot Arrogate To Itself Functions of An Industrial Tribunal U/S 33C(2) of ID Act: Gujarat High Court

"It is held that the workmen can proceed under Section 33C(2) of the I.D.Act only after the Tribunal has adjudicated on a complaint under section 33A or on a reference under section 10 of the I.D. Act," the Bench comprising Justice AS Supehia has opined recently. The Gujarat High Court was hearing writ petitions seeking the quashment of orders passed by the Labour Court in...

Chengara Land Agitation | 'Sovereign Obligation Of State To Honour Its Commitments': Kerala HC After Govt. Claims Scarcity Of Assignable Lands

The Kerala High Court on Thursday while dealing with a batch of petitions seeking expeditious distribution of available land to the landless Scheduled Caste and Tribe families at Chengara expressed its apprehension over the State's submission that there was a scarcity of assignable lands.The individuals at Chengara have been fighting for their land for two decades, which soon shaped a...

Indian Woman Awarded Death Sentence In Yemen : Plea In Delhi High Court Seeks Centre's Intervention For Pardon

A plea has been filed in the Delhi High Court in relation to the case of an Indian woman, Nimisha Priya, who has been awarded death sentence by a Yemen Court for killing a local. The plea seeks directions to the Centre to facilitate negotiations with the victim's family and save Priya from capital punishment by paying blood money in accordance with the Yemen law.Filed by Advocate Subhash...

PIL In Delhi High Court Seeks Directions To Ensure Continuity Of Education For 20K Medial Students Returning From Ukraine

Pravasi Legal Cell has moved the Delhi High Court seeking directions on Central Government and the National Medical Commission for taking appropriate steps to ensure continuity of education for medical students returning from Ukraine, in medical colleges here from the stage from which their study has bee disrupted.Filed through Advocate M.P. Srivignesh, the plea prays that as per data, there...

Prasar Bharati Not Liable Pay Service Tax For Advertisement Services: CESTAT Directs Refund To Customers

The Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) consisting of P.V.Subba Rao (Technical Member) and Rachna Gupta (Judicial Member) directed Prasar Bharati to refund the Service Tax collected from customers for advertisement services within a period of two months.Prasar Bharati has been engaged in the broadcasting service through Doordarshan Kendra...

Prima Facie Appreciation Of Evidence & Application Of Judicial Mind Must For Summoning Order To Be Just And Legal: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that while issuing summons, a prima facie appreciation of evidence coupled with application of judicial mind needs to be carried out for a summoning order to be just and legal. Justice Chandra Dhari Singh was dealing with a petition filed under Section 482 of CrPC against the impugned order dated 17th March, 2018 passed in a Revision Petition arising out...

Can State Fix RT-PCR Rates For Private Labs? Kerala High Court Refers Issue To Division Bench

The State was facing a pandemic; it did its best to see that the general public is not affected, the Court noted.

Ahmedabad Serial Blasts Case: Gujarat High Court Issues Notice To 38 Convicts On State's Plea To 'Confirm' Death Sentence

The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the 38 convicts who were sentenced to death by a special court last month in connection with the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blast case. The Bench of Justice Sonia Gokani and Justice Mauna Bhatt issued the notice on a plea moved by the State Government to confirm their death sentence in accordance with Section 366 of CrPC, which says that when...

[Plea Against Exception 2 To S. 375 IPC] Gujarat High Court To 'Wait' For Delhi HC's Verdict In 'Marital Rape' Matter

Before hearing the PIL challenging the constitutionality of Exception 2 to Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code pending before it any further, the Gujarat High Court has decided to wait for Delhi High Court Judgment on this issue.Essentially, the Delhi High Court is expected to deliver its verdict in a batch of petitions challenging the exception to Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code,...

'Exposes Unfortunate & Deplorable Sharp Practices': Calcutta HC Raps Lawyer For Procuring Anticipatory Bail By Misleading Sessions Court

The Calcutta High Court on Monday came down heavily on a lawyer for having procured anticipatory bail before the concerned Sessions Court through 'fraud' and by making a 'brazen incorrect submission' that no such similar relief had been previously turned down by the same Sessions Court or the High Court. A Bench comprising Justice Bivas Pattanayak and Justice Joymalya Bagchi...