"Husband Viewed Wife As Cash Cow On Getting Job With Delhi Police": Delhi HC Dissolves Marriage On Ground Of Cruelty

The Delhi High Court has dissolved marriage between a couple by decree of divorce on the ground of cruelty observing that the husband had viewed his wife as a cash cow on getting a job with Delhi Police without any emotional ties.Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh was dealing with an appeal filed by a wife challenging the Family Court order after observing neither of the grounds...

Prathiba M. Singh Cambridge LL.M. Scholarship 2021- Award Ceremony: Register Now [November 8]

Two students, Ashirbad Nayak of NLU Odisha and Nikhil Purohit of NLSIU Bangalore, have been selected this year for the Prathiba M. Singh Cambridge LL.M. Scholarship 2021. A virtual award ceremony is being organised via Zoom to honour these students on Monday, November 8, at 8.30 pm (IST). The scholarship, instituted in 2013, was the first endeavour under the "Sardar Manmohan Singh Charitable Trust" that was set up to support meritorious students who wanted to pursue higher education....

Sameer Wankhede Not To Probe Aryan Khan Drugs Case, NCB Transfers Total 6 Cases From Mumbai NCB To SIT

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has transferred the probe into the Cruise Ship Drugs Case, in which Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan has been named as an accused, from the Mumbai unit of NCB to a Special Investigation Team (SIT). The order for the transfer of cases has been issued by NCB Director General (DG) S N Pradhan."A Special Investigation Team (SIT) comprising officers from...

Centre Seeks Stakeholders' Comments On Draft Mediation Bill, 2021 [Read The Draft Bill]

The Ministry of Law and Justice on Friday placed the Draft Mediation Bill, 2021 in public domain, seeking feedback and suggestions from all stakeholders. The Bill proposes to bring about a standalone law on Mediation on issues of domestic and international mediation as India is a signatory to the Singapore Convention on Mediation. The Bill also takes into contemplation the international...

Unauthorised Flagposts And Statues: Karnataka High Court Directs Authorities To Conduct Enquiry On Related Complaints

The Karnataka High Court has directed the Chief Commissioner of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to enquire into complaints made to it about unauthorised statutes and flag posts which are causing any inconvenience to the public or creating any traffic hazard. A division bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum gave the direction while disposing...

Lack Of Aadhaar Linkage No Reason To Deny Benefits Under Food Security Act : Bombay High Court

Noting that several tribals were denied supplies under the Public Distribution System due to the non-linking of their Aadhar Cards, even as the fortunates eagerly awaited Diwali, the Bombay High Court ordered the Tehsildar of Murbad to distribute supplies to nearly 90 tribals by November 4. In an interim order, Justices Prasanna Varale and Madhav Jamdar observed no logic, reason...

Kalkaji Temple : Delhi High Court Seeks Delhi Govt's Status Report On Removal Of Encroachments, Management Of Devotees

The Delhi High Court has sought status report from the Delhi Government on the aspect of removal of encroachments and management of devotees in the Kalkaji temple complex. The development came after Justice Pratibha M Singh was apprised that the police was not providing complete cooperation regarding the removal of encroachments and management of the devotees."Accordingly, let today's order...

50-Yr-Old Married Woman In Live-In Relation With 30-Yr-Old Man: P&H High Court Orders Threat Assessment For Couple

The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently ordered protection to a 50-year-old married woman and her live-in partner, a 30-year-old man noting that every person, more so, a major, has the right to live his / her life with a person of his / her choice at any rate.Stressing that the protection of life and liberty is a basic feature of the Constitution of India, the Bench of Justice Vikas...

Re-evaluate Cases For Remission After 14 Yrs Of Incarceration Even If Appeals Are Pending In HC: Allahabad HC To UP Govt

The Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh Government to instruct the District Magistrates of all the districts to re-evaluate the cases for remission after 14 years of incarceration even if appeals in such cases are pending in the High Court. The Bench of Justice Dr. Kaushal Jayendra Thaker and Justice Ajai Tyagi ordered thus while hearing an appeal filed by a...

Public Interest Litigation In Service Matters Not Maintainable : Kerala High Court Reiterates

While dismissing a writ petition, the Kerala High Court recently reiterated that Public Interest Litigations (PILs) in service matters are not maintainable. A Division Bench of Chief Justice S. Manikumar and Justice Shaji P. Chaly observed so while adjudicating upon a plea seeking a direction to the Director of Health Services to take appropriate disciplinary action against C. Jayachandran,...

Notice U/Sec 50 NDPS Act Should Specify What Rights Accused Has; Merely Informing Him That He Has Rights Not Sufficient: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court observed that a notice under Section 50 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 should specify what rights the accused has under the NDPS Act.Merely informing the accused that he had rights under the NDPS Act, without specifying what rights the accused had under the NDPS Act, would not constitute compliance with the mandatory requirement,...

Plea In Gujarat High Court Challenges Minimum Age Criteria For NCLT Appointments In Companies Act 2013

When a person below 50 years is eligible to be appointed as a High Court Judge, it is strange to keep a minimum age limit for tribunals, the petitioner states relying on Madras Bar Association Judgment.