Wife Who Has Challenged Divorce Decree & Hasn't Accepted Permanent Alimony U/S 25 Hindu Marriage Act Can Seek Maintenance U/S 125 CrPC: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court recently allowed the claim for maintenance of a wife under Section 125 of CrPC, despite the grant of divorce decree by the Family Court, while noting that an appeal against the said decree was pending before the Court and the same had not attained finality.Justice Syed Aftab Husain Rizvi discarded the husband's plea that a divorced wife cannot claim maintenance...

Withdraw Ban On Unvaccinated Using Local Train : Bombay High Court Tells Maharashtra Govt

The Bombay High Court suggested the Maharashtra Government withdraw an August 2021 circular, and allow unvaccinated persons to travel by the local train considering the Covid-19 situation had considerably improved.It directed the State to inform the court by tomorrow if it is willing to withdraw the circular and observed that prima facie due process was not followed before passing the...

Delhi Rozi Roti Adhikar Abhiyan Sends Legal Notice To Delhi Govt Seeking Resumption Of Hot Cooked 'Midday Meals' In Schools

A legal notice has been sent by Delhi Rozi Roti Adhikar Abhiyan (DRRAA) to Delhi Government and three Municipal Corporations regarding non recommencement of hot cooked midday meals in run schools in the city, despite the reopening of schools for classes I to VIII since 14th February, 2022.Filed through Advocate Prashant Bhushan, the legal notice states that the hot cooked meals under Scheme...

Alleged Murder Of Student Leader Anish Khan: Calcutta HC Initiates Suo Moto Proceedings

The Calcutta High Court on Monday took suo moto cognisance of the alleged murder of social activist Anis Khan in Amta in Howrah district. The incident led to widespread protests and demands for investigation by an independent agency.Earlier on Monday, an oral plea had been made before Justice Rajasekhar Mantha praying for the intervention of the Court by initiating a suo motu motion in...

Dhyandev Wankhede Made False Insertions In Court Transcripts, Added Sameer Wankhede's Name- Nawab Malik Defends Contempt Petition

Maharashtra Cabinet Minister Nawab Malik has alleged false additions in transcripts submitted to the court by IRS officer Sameer Wankhede's father in the contempt petition filed by the latter against him.A division bench of Justices SJ Kathawalla and Milind Jadhav took Malik's reply affidavit on record and directed petitioner Dhyandev Wankhede to respond to Malik's contentions in a week.The...

'Every Accused Has Right To Fair Trial' : Dileep Before Kerala High Court In His Plea To Suspend Further Probe In Actor Assault Case

The Court also allowed the impleading application submitted by the survivor today.

Marital Rape: Delhi High Court Reserves Judgment In Petitions Challenging Exception To Sec. 375 IPC

The Delhi High Court on Monday reserved it's judgment in a batch of petitions challenging the exception to Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code, which exempts forceful sexual intercourse by a man with his own wife from the offence of rape. A bench of Justice Rajiv Shakdher and Justice C Hari Shankar reserved the order while asking the counsel for the parties to file their respective...

Using Cyberspace To Vent Out Anger By Travestying PM, Key Figures Abhorrent: Allahabad HC Asks Centre To Tackle The 'Menace'

The Allahabad High Court today observed that the use of Cyberspace by some people to vent out their anger and frustration by travestying the Prime Minister, Key Figures holding the highest office in the country, or any other individual is abhorrent and it violates the right to reputation of others.The Bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar Singh observed thus while refusing to quash criminal...

In IBC Proceedings, Penalty Can Be Imposed Only Under The Code And Not Under The Companies Act: NCLAT

The NCLAT in Bench comprising of Justice Ashok Bhushan, Chairperson and Dr. Alok Srivastava, Technical Member in Mr. Ashish Chaturvedi v. Inox Leisure Limited held that when proceedings before the Adjudicating Authority are being carried out under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, penalty can only be imposed under the Code and not under the Companies Act, 2013. The Appeal...

Alleged Murder Of Student Leader Anish Khan: Advocate Requests Calcutta HC To Initiate Suo Moto Proceedings

A petition has been filed before the Calcutta High Court on Monday seeking initiation of suo motu proceedings into the "mysterious" death of student leader Anish Khan at Amta in Howrah district, which led to widespread protests and demands for an investigation by an independent agency.The concerned lawyer made an oral plea before Justice Rajasekhar Mantha praying for the intervention of the...

PIL Moved In Allahabad High Court Seeking A Stay On 'Why I killed Gandhi' Movie Streaming

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea has been moved in the Allahabad High Court seeking a stay on the streaming of the short film 'Why I killed Gandhi'. The plea contends that the display of the film may disturb the communal harmony of Uttar Pradesh amid the ongoing assembly elections.The plea has been moved by Rehan Alam Khan and Himanshu Gupta and it goes on to submit that the Movie,...

Fodder Scam: CBI Court Sentences Lalu Prasad Yadav To 5 Years Imprisonment In ₹139 Crore Doranda Treasury Case

A special court of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in Ranchi today sentenced former Chief Minister Of Bihar, Lalu Prasad Yadav to five years' imprisonment and also imposed a ₹60 Lakh fine on him in the case of illegal withdrawal of 139.5 crores from Doranda Treasury.On February 15, Special CBI Judge CK Shashi had convicted him in this fifth fodder scam case against him. An FIR in...