Interim Maintenance- Extremely Difficult For Woman To Maintain Herself With ₹1500 Per Month: Allahabad High Court

Emphasizing that it is the duty and responsibility of the husband to maintain his wife with all dignity, the Allahabad High Court recently observed that nowadays, it is extremely difficult to conceive that a woman would be in a position to maintain her with the amount of Rs. 1500/- per month.The Bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar Singh further remarked that the amount of ₹1500 as interim...

Calcutta High Court Quashes Reassessment Notices Issued Post March 31, 2021 U/S 148 Of Income Tax Act, 1961

The Calcutta High Court on Monday allowed a batch of writ petitions seeking quashing of impugned re-assessment notices issued post March 31, 2021 by the concerned Income Tax Authority under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961. Justice Md. Nizamuddin was adjudicating upon a batch of petitions challenging the impugned notices under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 on the ground that...

[Stray Cattle Menace] They Blocked My Way While Entering HC; Need To Involve LSA: Gujarat HC Chief Justice Aravind Kumar

"The car of the Chief Justice, when it was entering the High Court (premises), there were about 10-12 cattle which had blocked the road. Even police whistling could not move them, they stood like a rock," remarked the Gujarat High Court Chief Justice, Aravind Kumar while inquiring the state as to what it has done for cattle nuisance menace.The Chief Justice remarked thus while hearing a...

'Payments Made To Deceased Persons': Calcutta HC Directs Purba Medinipur District Magistrate To Conduct Enquiry Within 3 Months Into Alleged Misappropriation Of MGNREGA Funds

The Calcutta High Court on Monday directed the District Magistrate, Purba Medinipur to conduct an enquiry into the alleged defalcation of funds allocated under the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana and also the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme. A Bench comprising Chief Justice Prakash Shrivastava and Justice Rajarshi Bharadwaj was adjudicating upon a plea...

'The Marriage Is Totally Dead': Karnataka High Court Grants Divorce To Couple Living Separately Since 21 Yrs

Observing that "the marriage is totally dead" and that nothing would be gained by trying to keep the parties tied forever to a marriage that in fact has ceased to exist, the Karnataka High Court recently granted divorce to a couple who lived separately for a period of 21 years. A division bench of Justice B Veerapa and Justice K S Hemalekha said,"Once the parties have separated and...

CISF Firing In Sitalkuchi- 'Petitioners Reside 600 Km Away From Place Of Incident': Centre Challenges Maintainability Of Petitions Before Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court on Monday sought response from the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) in a batch of petitions pertaining to the incident of alleged firing by CISF personnel on April 10, 2021, at Sitalkuchi in Cooch Behar district during the West Bengal Assembly polls which claimed the lives of four persons.The petitions alleged that the incident was a result of police firing in...

Bulli Bai App Case: Defence Argues Accused's Talent Misused By Manipulating Him; Mumbai Police Opposes Bail

Opposing bail to the three accused arrested in the Bulli Bai App Case, the Mumbai Police has said in their written response that the accused were also involved in the Sulli Deals App case registered with the Delhi police. The Sulli Deals App was operational on the open-source platform-Github- till July 2021. Just like the Bulli Bai App, pictures of Muslim women with their names and...

Power Of Judicial Review Under Article 226 Is Basic Feature Of Constitution; Can't Be Curtailed By Any Legislation: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has reiterated that power of judicial review vested in High Courts under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is one of the basic features of the Constitution and any legislation cannot override or curtail such jurisdiction. Justice Pushpendra Bhati further held that High Courts, while exercising the power under Article 226, would take note of the...

[Actor Assault Case] Restrict Media Coverage Until Conclusion Of Trial: Dileep To Kerala High Court

The actor has accused a news channel of communicating concocted stories about him and the advocates appearing on behalf of him.

'Life Has More Meaning Than Pursuing Court Cases': Delhi High Court Encourages Married Couple To Amicably Settle Disputes

Observing that life is short and has more meaning than pursuing cases in court, the Delhi High Court on Monday encouraged parties to a matrimonial dispute to amicably settle the matter.Justice Najmi Waziri was hearing a contempt case filed by the petitioner, Pearl Arora, against her husband, Rohit Arora.It was alleged that respondent has not paid any monies since almost a decade and is in...

Bengaluru Court Confirms Ex-Parte Temporary Injunction Restraining ACC Steel From Using Trademarks ACC, ACC TMT 500

A Commercial Court in Bengaluru has confirmed the ex-parte temporary injunction issued in 2020 restraining ACC Steel Pvt. Ltd., from using the marks ACC, ACC TMT 500 or any other mark/logo/name, similar and/or deceptively similar to the marks of ACC Limited. The Additional District and Sessions Judge, Basavaraj Chengti allowed the applications filed by ACC Limited and...

"Idea Is To Make Citizens Independent": Delhi High Court Seeks Clearing & Levelling Of Footpaths To Enable Movement Of Wheelchair Bound

The Delhi High Court has directed the various departments of the Delhi Government to work in tandem and ensure that footpaths and pavements in the Vasant Vihar area are made accessible for persons with physical disabilities, using wheelchairs for their movement.Justice Najmi Waziri directed the authorities to ensure that the facilities are such that those on wheelchair do not require...