Petition U/s 482 CrPC Seeking Quashing Of A Domestic Violence Application Not Maintainable: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has held that that a petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) to quash a complaint under Section 12 of the Domestic Violence Act is not maintainable.The court observed that a petition under Article 227 of the Constitution may be maintainable if it is shown that the proceedings before the Magistrate suffer from a patent lack of...

Findings Of Higher/Coordinate Bench While Rejecting A Plea Must Be Seriously Considered By Court Hearing Similar Plea: P&H High Court

"The findings of a higher Court or a Coordinate Bench must receive serious consideration at the hands of the Court entertaining a similar petition at a later stage when the same had been rejected earlier": Punjab & Haryana High Court

P&H High Court Allows Transfer Of Refugee Boy From Amritsar To Nuh Camp To Enable Him To Stay With His Mother

Acting on a habeas petition filed by a mother (Julaha @ Julaha Yusuf), the Punjab and Haryana High Court last week directed that her son be transferred from Amritsar to Rohingya Refugee Camp in Nuh tehsil of Mewat district so that the mother-son duo could be kept at one place till they are deported back. Accepting the mother's prayer, the Bench of Justice Gurvinder Singh Gill directed...

Sister Abhaya Case : Kerala High Court To Consider Fr Thomas Kottoor's Appeal Tomorrow

The Kerala High Court will consider for admission tomorrow the appeal filed by Father Thomas Kottoor against his sentence and conviction for the murder of Sister Abhaya in 1992.The criminal appeal is listed before a division bench comprising Justices K Vinod Chandran and M R Anitha tomorrow.Kottoor, who was sentenced to life by the Special CBI Court, Thiruvnanathapuram on December 23, has...

'State Will Have To Consider What Happens To Common Farmer' : Karnataka High Court On Cattle Slaughter Ordinance

The Karnataka High Court on Monday observed that "State will have to consider what happens to a common farmer," while suggesting that either state will have to make a statement for time being no coercive action will be taken for violation of section 5 of the Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Ordinance, 2020, or it will pass appropriate orders. A division bench...

Allahabad High Court Seeks Response Of GST Authority On Software Glitches Causing Harassment Of Poor Assessees

The Allahabad High Court has sought the response of the Central Goods & Services Tax (CGST) Authority in a case relating to technical glitches in its software for issuing online show cause notices to alleged defaulters. A Single Bench of Justice Pankaj Bhatia noted that due to the said glitch, a concerned assessee was merely served the show cause notice via e-post, without the...

"If Courts Adopt Virtual Court System, It May Lead To A Better Rule Of Law": Former CIC Shailesh Gandhi Writes To Chief Justice Of India

"The possibilities and advantages of Virtual hearings have come to light because of the Supreme Court’s decision to conduct judicial work by Virtual hearings": Former CIC

Char Dham Road Project: Supreme Court Directs To List The Petitions In Last Week Of January

The Supreme Court on Monday listed the Char Dham Yatra road project for hearing on a Non-Miscellaneous Day in the last week of January, the interim order to keep the road width at 5.5m continuing in the meantime.In December last year, the bench of Justice Rohinton Nariman had asked the High Powered Committee, set-up by it, to consider the applications filed before the Court by the Ministry...

Tandav Controversy: FIR Registered In Lucknow Against Makers Of Web-Series For Allegedly Hurting Religious Sentiments

A First Information Report (FIR) has been registered against Amazon Prime's India head of original content Aparna Purohit, 'Tandav' Web Series Director Ali Abbas Jafar, Producer Himanshu Krishna Mehra and Writer Gaurav Solanki and others at Hazratganj Kotwali in Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) for allegedly depicting Hindu gods in a bad light in the web-series Tandav and 'which could...

Delhi High Court Stays Mohit Saraf's Termination From L&L Partners Till Conclusion Of Arbitration

A single judge bench of the Delhi High Court today ruled in favour of Mohit Saraf in the Saraf v Luthra saga, noting that prima facie, Saraf's "termination from partnership by Luthra in terms of email dated Oct 13, 2020 is in violation of the Deed and the Partnership Act" in terms of Section 12 of the Partnership Act, "where a partner has the right to take part in the conduct of the...

"Parties Wish To Bury Differences, Talaq Acceptable To Both": Allahabad High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Husband

Noting the fact that the parties (Husband-Wife) in a matter have accepted the talaq, the Allahabad High Court on Tuesday (12th January) observed that now the talaq would be termed to be a khula talaq. The Bench of Justice Dr. Kaushal Jayendra Thaker and Justice Gautam Chowdhary was hearing a plea under Article 226 of Constitution of India by one Mohammad Gufran, accused of...

Enforcement Of Bru Community Accord- "Court Must Allow Administration To Evolve Political Resolution": Tripura High Court

Observing that the stage has not yet arisen for interception of the Court in such process, the Tripura High Court on Tuesday (12th January) disposed of a plea seeking full proper enforcement of the Resettlement-Accord For Bru Community. The Bench of Chief Justice Akil Kureshi and Justice S. Talapatra remarked, "We are of the opinion that the entire issue is a political one, calling...