Irretrievable Break Down Is Not A Ground To Grant Divorce In A Contested Action: Calcutta HC [Read Judgment]

“In the absence of legislation irretrievable break down of marriage cannot be held to be a valid ground for dissolution of the marital tie. The same will set a very bad precedent and will give rise to a dangerous trend in the society. Unwilling or erring partners without any fault of the other partner will proceed before the Court for obtaining divorce on the said ground.”

Bombay HC Grants Relief To Murder Convict In Jail For 23 Years Seeking Early Release [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court last month granted relief to a man convicted of murder and held that he shall be considered for early release after completing 24 years in prison. Vitthal Pundalik Zendge had filed a criminal writ petition before the high court seeking consideration for an early release. The matter came up before the bench of Justice AS Oka and Justice AS Gadkari. The court referred...

Liberty Granted By Court To Pursue Appropriate Remedy Does Not Bar Application Of Constructive Res Judicata: SC [Read Judgment]

“These observations as contained in the order of this Court cannot be construed to mean that the respondents would be deprived of their right to set up a plea of constructive res judicata if the appellants were to raise such a claim.”

Maratha Reservation Illegal, Against The Constitution: Argue Sr Advocates Shreehari Aney, Arvind Datar Before Bombay HC

On the second day of the final hearing in a batch of petitions challenging the 16 percent reservation for the Maratha community in government jobs and educational institutions, senior advocates Arvind Datar and Shreehari Aney argued on behalf of the petitioners.While Arvind Datar argued on behalf of petitioner Sanjeet Shukla, former Advocate General of Maharashtra Shrihari Aney is appearing...

Deepak Talwar Has Links With Vijay Mallya : ED Tells Court

The Enforcement Directorate Thursday claimed before a Delhi court that corporate lobbyist Deepak Talwar has links with fugitive Vijay Mallya in a money laundering case related to negotiations favouring foreign private airlines and causing loss to national carrier Air India.The agency made the submissions before Special Judge Santosh Snehi Mann, who extended the custodial interrogation of...

Geographical Indication Rights Applicable Only To Goods And Not Services, Holds Calcutta HC Dismissing Tea Board's Suit Against ITC

Tea Board complained that use of name 'Darjeeling' for a hotel lounge of ITC violated GI rights of Darjeeling tea.

Circuit Bench Of Calcutta HC At Jalpaiguri Established By President's Order [Read Order]

The President Ram Nath Kovind issued order today establishing a circuit bench of the Calcutta High Court in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal. The order titled Calcutta High Court(Establishment of Circuit Bench At Jalpaiguri) Order 2019 was issued by the President in consultation with the Governor of West Bengal and the Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court. It will come into existence...

As Biomedical & Other Waste Pollute 'Lifeline Of Kerala', NGT Raps PCB For Lame Excuses [Read Order]

As rampant dumping of bio-medical, industrial and slaughterhouse waste and litter continues to pollute river Periyar, also known as the Lifeline of Kerala; its forests and highways, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has constituted a joint committee to prepare an action plan to ensure compliance with Bio-Medical waste and Solid Waste Management Rules and to assess damage already caused to...

SC Asks ECI To Process TTV Dhinakaran's Application For Allotment Of Election Symbol If Delhi HC Does Not Decide The Case Within 4 Weeks

In a relief to T.T.V. Dhinakaran, the Supreme Court has vacated its order keeping in abeyance the Delhi High Court order that had directed the Election Commission of India to consider permitting him and his group to use a common symbol of "Pressure Cooker". The bench comprising AM Khanwilkar and Justice Ajay Rastogi were considering an application filed by T.T.V. Dhinakaran asserting...

Union Cabinet Approves To Set Up Circuit Bench Of Calcutta HC In Jalpaiguri

The Union cabinet on Wednesday approved the setting up of a circuit bench of the Calcutta High Court in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal. The proposed circuit bench will have jurisdiction over four districts of Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Cooch Behar and Jalpaiguri. The decision to set up the circuit bench in north Bengal was taken in a full court meeting of the high court in 1988. The...

Operating Surgeon Can't Be Held Guilty Of Negligence Just Because Patient Passed Away After Reaching Home: P&H HC [Read Order]

The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently quashed a case against a government doctor, opining that he cannot be charged with negligence just because the patient complained of pain and passed away soon after reaching home.Justice Kuldip Singh observed, "Doctor was duly qualified being M.B.B.S. M.S. (General Surgery). It is not alleged that he was drunkard or he used the tools which were not...

Deduction Of 50% Of The Wages From The Prisoners Unconstitutional: Madras HC [Read Judgment]

“It is open to the Government to provide for a lesser and reasonable percentage of deduction which would be in accord with the law laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the aforesaid decision.”