Delhi HC Seeks Centre's Response On PIL Seeking More Time Limit For Abortion

Observing that it needed scientific consideration, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notices to the Centre and the National Commission for Women seeking their response to a PIL calling for extension of time limit for terminating the pregnancy on a women's own will to 24 or 26 weeks from the present 12 weeks.A bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice Brijesh Sethi issued notices...

Why Duty Free Shops Are Exempted From GST? Allahabad HC Explains [Read Judgment]

The sale/supply at the Duty Free Shops of international departure terminals would be export of goods under Customs Law and therefore will be considered as exports of goods under GST Act

Delhi HC Orders Customs To Pay ₹ 93 Lakh To Kenyan National Whose Gold Was Sold Without Notice [Read Order]

In a significant order, the Delhi High Court has directed the Customs authorities to pay Rs. 93,34,783 to a Kenyan national, whose gold was confiscated and sold off by it without issuing show-cause notice.The order was passed by a Division Bench of Justices S Muralidhar and I S Mehta on a plea by Zhinet Banu Nazir Dadany, a Kenyan woman, from who gold weighing 3732.48 grams was seized by...

Sex On Promise Of Marriage: Subsequent Marriage With Victim Shortly After The Occurrence Shows Accused's Promise Was Not Fraudulent:Kerala HC [Read Order]

"Continuation of the prosecution will cause embarrassment to the couple and it would create discords in their happy matrimonial life."

Issue Of Paternity Cannot Be Examined In Habeas Corpus Petition : Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court has held that the issue of paternity cannot be determined in a habeas corpus proceeding.The Court was dealing with a habeas corpus petition filed by a couple claiming that a child in the custody of Bal Sahyog - a child care NGO- was their child. They claimed that the child bore resemblance to their lost child and that the age of the child was about the same as it would...

Delhi HC Rejects PIL Seeking EC Probe On Rajeev Chandrasekhar MP's Election Affidavit

Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a PIL seeking direction to Election Commission to investigate into the affidavit filed by the Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, member of parliament and businessman.The bench headed by Chief Justice Rajendra Menon has asked the petitioner to avail the remedy by way of an Election Petition.The PIL alleged that Mr. Rajeev Chandrasekhar...

Extend Time Limit For Abortion: Advocate Moves Delhi HC, Says 20-Week Limit Not In Favour Of Woman, Child

In January this year, the Calcutta High Court rejected a woman's petition to terminate her 26-week-old foetus that would be born with Down's Syndrome as it felt that the right to life of a 26-week-old foetus outweighed the mental trauma of the mother. In April 2017, the Supreme Court refused to allow a woman to abort her 27-week foetus diagnosed with polyhydramnios with Arnold...

'We Lost A Giant In The Field Of Legal Education' : AG KK Venugopal Remembers Dr N R Madhava Menon

"We have lost a giant in the field of legal education and I have personally lost a friend", remarked Attorney General K K Venugopal while speaking at the event held by Kerala High Court Advocates Association in memory of Dr N R Madhava Menon.The AG said that with the establishment of National Law Schools and the introduction of a modern curriculum, Dr Menon revolutionized legal education,...

Paternity Dispute: DNA Test Cannot Be Ordered Merely On The Basis Of Bland Statement Of Applicant (Father), Holds Rajasthan HC

Rajasthan High Court held that the courts have to be very careful and sensitive to the circumstances before passing orders for getting the DNA test conducted for establishment of paternity in a case. The court said that such a prayer ought not to be granted by the courts without considering all circumstances and looking at it from every angle as the way it could affect the lives...

SC Refuses To Grant Protection From Arrest To Newly Elected BSP MP Atul Rai

In a setback to newly elected BSP MP Atul Rai, the Supreme Court Monday refused to grant him protection from arrest in a rape case while noting that 16 other criminal cases were pending against him. A vacation bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Aniruddha Bose said it was not inclined to entertain the petition of Rai, who has won Lok Sabha election from Ghosi constituency in...

Financial Deprivation Amounts To Economic Abuse Under Domestic Violence Act: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

In a highly significant decision, the Bombay High Court has held that financial deprivation amounts to economic abuse under the Domestic Violence Act. Court held that if a widow in a joint family, who is entitled to financial resources, is deprived of them then it qualifies as economic abuse.Justice MG Giratkar of the Nagpur bench, was hearing a criminal revision application filed by one...

Delhi HC Seeks Robert Vadra's Response On ED's Plea To Cancel His Anticipatory Bail In PMLA Case

The Delhi High Court on Monday sought Robert Vadra's response on an Enforcement Directorate plea seeking cancellation of his anticipatory bail in a money-laundering case. Justice Chander Shekhar issued a notice to Vadra on ED's petition challenging trial court's April 1 order, which granted him anticipatory bail. The court also sought the response of Vadra's close aide Manoj Arora on...