Marital Rape Exception Violates Woman's Right To Dignity, Personal & Sexual Autonomy And Right To Self Expression: Petitioners Tell Delhi HC

In relation to the bunch of petitions seeking criminalization of marital rape in India, the Delhi High Court has been told by two of the petitioners that the marital rape exception provided under sec. 375 of Indian Penal Code violates a woman's right to dignity, personal and sexual autonomy and her right to self expression enshrined under the Constitution of India. This comes after...

Person Working At Mutt Can't Claim 'Tenancy Rights' Over Appurtenant Land Granted For Residential Use: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that a cook, working for the Sr Admar Mutt in Udupi district, cannot claim occupancy over appurtenant land which was granted to him by the Mutt for residential use. A division bench of Justice P S Dinesh Kumar and Justice P Krishna Bhatt allowed the appeal filed by the Mutt challenging the single judge bench order dated April 21, 2011, by which it...

Drugs Case: Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Interim Protection To Akali Leader Bikram Singh Majithia

The Punjab and Haryana High Court today granted interim protection from arrest to Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia in Drugs Case on the condition that he shall co-operate in the police probe. A detailed order in this regard is awaited. The Bench of Justice Lisa Gill granted him interim protection while dealing with his anticipatory bail plea in a case registered against him by...

Development Of Roads To Be Done Considering The Future, Not Just Present Requirements : Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court on Monday suggested that the State government should consider designing roads for the future- amidst all the ongoing discussion about the future with K-Rail project SilverLine.While adjudicating upon a plea alleging that a 14 km stretch of a road development project was being done with a reduced width citing financial constraints, Justice Devan Ramachandran...

How Will Doorstep Ration Delivery Scheme Prevent Corruption In Public Distribution System? High Court Quizzes Delhi Govt; Judgment Reserved

The Delhi High Court has reserved its judgment in the plea filed by Delhi Sarkari Ration Dealers Sangh, opposing the State Government's scheme for door step delivery of ration.A Division Bench of Justices Vipin Sanghi and Jasmeet Singh today quizzed the Delhi Government as to how the proposed scheme is better at preventing corruption in distribution of food grains, when compared to the...

S. 482 CrPC| Can't Appreciate Evidence In Quashing Petition: Karnataka High Court Reiterates

The Karnataka High Court has reiterated that a Court hearing a petition for quashing of FIR/ charge sheet under Section 482 CrPC cannot appreciate evidence as the same lies within the domain of the trial Court. Justice Sreenivas Harish Kumar said,"It is a settled principle that while deciding the petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C, evidence cannot be appreciated as it lies within the...

Actor Dileep Moves Kerala High Court Seeking Anticipatory Bail In New FIR

Malayalam actor Dileep has moved the Kerala High Court with an application for anticipatory bail after a new First Information Report (FIR) was recently registered alleging a conspiracy designed to kill the investigating officers in the sensational 2017 sexual assault case. Dileep is facing trial as the alleged mastermind of the abduction and the sexual assault of a female actress in a moving...

Won't Give Effect To Google Play Billing Policy Clarification Till Oct 31 : Google Tells Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court on Monday disposed of the petition filed by Google India challenging an order of the Competition Commission of India rejecting its request for access to the identity of app developers/ start-ups allegedly suffering harm on account of Google Play store payments policy 2020. A single-judge bench of Justice Krishna S Dixit took on record the joint memo filed by...

ICICI-Videocon Scam: Supreme Court Dismisses ED's Plea Against Bombay HC's Order Granting Bail To Deepak Kochhar

The Supreme Court of India on Monday dismissed Enforcement Directorate's plea against Bombay High Court's order granting bail to Deepak Kochhar, husband of ex-ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar, an accused in the multi-crore ICICI Bank-Videocon money laundering case.A Bench comprising CJI NV Ramana, Justice Surya Kant and Justice Hima Kohli dismissed the special leave petition but kept the...

Rs. 6208.03 Crores Funds Lying In Various Banks: DMRC Tells Delhi High Court

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited (DMRC) has disclosed before the Delhi High Court that is has a total of Rs. 6208.03 Crores funds lying in various banks. The development came after the DMRC filed an additional affidavit in the plea filed by Delhi Airport Metro Express Private Limited (DAMEPL) seeking enforcement of the arbitration award dated May 11, 2017.The High Court had last...

Supreme Court Adjourns Pleas Challenging Provisions Of PMLA For January 25

The Supreme Court today adjourned the batch of petitions concerned with the interpretation of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act for January 25, 2022.Since the batch of pleas were listed for January 11, 2022 Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal today mentioned the matter before the bench headed by Justice AM Khanwilkar for adjourning the matter for 4-6 weeks. "The problem is that there is a...

Temporary Shift Of Residence By Itself Not A Valid Ground For Transfer Of Cases: Kerala High Court

While considering a series of transfer petitions moved by a woman, the Kerala High Court ruled that shifting from permanent residence to a temporary residence by itself is not a ground to transfer cases pending within the jurisdiction of the permanent residence of both parties.Justice A. Badharudheen dismissed the transfer petitions observing that allowing such pleas would result in cases...