Domestic Violence Act & Senior Citizens Act : Delhi HC Issues Guidelines For Balancing Claims Under Both Laws [Read Judgment]

Taking note of the competing claims arising under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005 and the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act 2007, the Delhi High Court has issued certain guidelines to strike a balance.In the case Vinay Verma v Kanika Pasricha and another, Justice Prathiba M Singh observed that in several cases, the claim of a daughter-in-law...

Madhya Pradesh HC Becomes First Court In Country To Provide Online Certified Copies To Litigants

The Indore Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court has become the first court in the country to provide online certified copies to advocates and litigants. The software namely "Online Certified Copying Software" was launched by Chief Justice Ajay Kumar Mittal on Thursday in the presence of Justice SC Sharma, Chairman of Computer and e-Court Committee, Judges of the High Court and members...

Policy Matters Not To be Interfered With, Unless They're Grossly Arbitrary or Illegal: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

Delhi High Court has rejected a plea seeking directions to be given to Railways to issue vending passes to the Train Side Vendors, after the advent of e-catering scheme. While rejecting the relief sought by the Petitioners, the Single Bench of Justice Jayant Nath went on to hold that policy matters of the State are not to be disturbed unless they are found to be grossly arbitrary...

Delhi HC Notifies Practice Directions For Petitions Filed Under Article 227 Of Constitution & S. 115 CPC [Read Notification]

The Delhi High Court on Thursday notified practice directions for Civil Miscellaneous (Main) Petitions, filed under Article 227 of the Constitution and Civil Revision Petitions, filed under Section 115 of CPC. These directions shall come into force from December 15. Advance Service of Petition In the aforementioned petitions, arising from an order in a pending proceeding before a...

Karnataka HC Refuses Relief To Apple India In Show Cause Notice Issued By Customs Department [Read Order]

Karnataka High Court has rejected a petition filed by M/s Apple India Private Limited, seeking to quash a show cause notice, issued by the Additonal Commissioner of Customs, alleging the company of short paying customs duty on goods imported. The company was issued the notice on June 27, 2017, calling upon them to explain why the goods imported as warranty replacement goods but a...

PMC Bank Crisis: Bombay HC Dismisses Petitions Challenging Withdrawal Restrictions Imposed By RBI

In a major setback for the aggrieved depositors of Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative (PMC) bank, the Bombay High Court on Thursday dismissed a batch of petitions filed by depositors challenging Reserve Bank of India's decision to impose limits on withdrawal of funds from the crisis hit bank.The bank was placed under an Administrator by the RBI after it was discovered that over 70% of the...

Telangana HC Launches E-Services For Summons, Inter-Operable Criminal Justice System

On December 4, the Chief Justice of Telangana High Court Raghvendra Singh Chauhan launched the "Inter-operable Criminal Justice System" (ICJS) and National Service and Tracking of Electronic Processes (NSTEP) project in all the Districts of State of Telangana through Video Conference in the presence of Judges of the High Court, Registrars of the High Court, Prl. District Judges of...

Would You Give An Unconditional Apology About Your Tweet on Justice Muralidhar: Delhi HC Asks Gurumurthy

Delhi High Court has asked S Gurumurthy as to whether he would add a statement of unconditional apology in his reply, and tweet the same on his account, in a contempt case against him. The matter pertains to the tweet of S Gurumurthy where he had posted a question stating whether Justice Muralidhar was P Chidambaram's junior. This tweet was made after interim protection...

Parliament Passes Bill To Grant Ownership Rights To People Living In Unauthorised Colonies In Delhi [Read Bill]

The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed the NCT of Delhi (Recognition of Property Rights of Residents in Unauthorised Colonies) Bill, 2019, by voice vote. The Bill introduced by Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri seeks to provide a framework to recognize the property rights of persons living in unauthorized colonies in Delhi; by granting rights of ownership...

No Data To Conclusively Establish That Imposition Of Death Penalty Leads To Reduction Of Crime: Calcutta HC [Read Judgment]

While observing that there is no statistical data to conclusively establish that imposition of death penalty will definitely lead to reduction of crime committed by others in society, the Calcutta High Court allowed the Death Reference Appeal of a habitual offender. The Appellant-convict, Ansar Rahmanand had been convicted for possession of heroin above commercial quantity...

No Proposal To Make Internet A Fundamental Right, Says Central Govt.

The Central Government, while answering a query in Lok Sabha, said that there is no proposal to make facility like internet a fundamental right.Minister of Communications and Law & Justice, Ravi Shankar Prasad was answering a question by MP Harish Dwivedi.Replying to another question, the Minister said that as per the worldwide country rankings of internet connectivity speed, India is...

Court Can Take Cognizance Of An Offence Even After The Expiry Of Limitation Period If The Delay Is Properly Explained: Delhi HC

Delhi High Court has reiterated the position of law that Magistrate can take cognizance of an offence even after the expiry of the limitation period. While doing so, the Magistrate has to satisfy himself on the facts and in the circumstances of the case that the delay has been properly explained or that is necessary so to do in the interests of justice. In the present case,...