Delhi HC Bans Slaughtering Of Birds At Ghazipur Mandi

The Delhi High Court today banned slaughtering of birds in the Ghazipur murga mandi here.Only selling of live birds will be permitted in the area, the court said in its interim order."Taking note of the circumstances and the inaction of the authorities, we have no option but to direct that in the Ghazipur murga mandi, no slaughtering of birds will be permitted henceforth. Only sale of birds...

Calcutta HC Sets Aside Rape Conviction; Says Marriage Promise Wasn’t Necessarily False Even If He Didn’t Finally Marry [Read Judgment]

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday allowed an appeal filed by a man convicted of rape by establishing sexual relations with a woman on false promise of marriage.Justice Rajasekhar Mantha opined that the promise of marriage made by the appellant wasn’t proven to be false as the plans for the couple’s marriage were essentially thwarted by the appellant’s father who refused to give...

Due Date For I-T Returns & Audit Reports Extended To 15th Oct

The due date for filing of income-tax returns and various reports of audit has been extended. In a notification issued on Monday, the Central Board of Direct Taxes has notified the deadline as 15th October. Previously, the due date was the 30th of September.The notification issued pertains to benefit covered under Section 139(1), Explanation 2, clause (a) of the Income-tax Act. No...

Petition Before Bombay HC Seeks Quashing Of Triple Talaq Ordinance, Alleges Selective Targeting Of Muslim Men [Read Petition]

A writ petition has been filed before the Bombay High Court challenging the constitutional validity of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Ordinance, 2018 promulgated on September 19, 2018.The petition, that seeks to quash the said ordinance, has been filed by a group of citizens comprising ex-municipal councillor Masud Ansari, Rising Voice Foundation, an NGO, and...

Nun Rape Case: Franco Mulakkal Remanded To Judicial Custody Till October 6

Franco Mulakkal, the erstwhile Bishop of Jalandhar Diocese of Catholic Church, who stands accused of raping a nun, has been remanded to judicial custody by the Judicial First Class Magistrate, Pala till October 6. He was taken to Sub Jail, Pala today afternoon.He was arrested by police on September 21 evening, after three days of interrogation since September 19. On September 22, the...

Allahabad HC Amends 10-Day Bail Rule; Cuts It Down To 2 Days

Now any arrestee applying for bail in Uttar Pradesh will not have to necessarily suffer 10-day incarceration as the Allahabad High Court has amended its 10-day bail rule bringing down to two days the mandatory 10-day notice to the government counsel on a bail plea before it is taken up for hearing.The amendment has been made to sub-rule (3) of Rule 18 of the Allahabad High Court Rules, 1952...

No Disqualification To Inherit Property When There Is Clear Acquittal By HC: Madras HC [Read Judgment]

‘When the High Court had acquitted her of all the offences which she had been charged, it is seen that the disqualification which she had incurred ceases to operate.’The Madras High Court has held that there would be no disqualification in inheriting the property, when a murder accused though convicted by the trial court gets clearly acquitted by the high court.Section 25 of the...

High Courts Weekly Round-Up

Bombay High CourtAurangabad Bench of the Bombay High Court recently ruled that charging people under Section 295 (deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs) of the Indian Penal Code merely for questioning superstition and traditional authority violates Articles 14 and 19 of the Constitution of...

No Bar For A Mere Accused In A Criminal Case To Enroll As A Lawyer, Holds Madhya Pradesh HC [Read Order]

‘The petitioner merely being an accused in the aforesaid criminal case for offences where guilt is yet to be proved, in the considered opinion of this Court, cannot deny entry to petitioner entry into the State Rolls as an Advocate for the simple reason that petitioner, for the time being, does not incur any disqualification u/s 24-A of Advocates Act.’The Madhya Pradesh High court held that...

Delhi Court Discharges Sisodia, AAP MLAs In A Case Related To 2014 Protest Outside Tihar Jail

A Delhi court on Saturday discharged Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, AAP MLAs Amanatullah and Sanjeev Jha and others in a case related to a protest held by them outside the Tihar jail in 2014.Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal granted relief to the accused saying there was a delay of four years in filing the charge sheet against the accused without any valid...

Bombay HC Imposes Rs.1.5 Cr As Cost On Two Pharma Companies For Repeatedly Infringing Copyright And Selling Illegal Drugs [Read Order]

The infamous fraternity of fraudsters and counterfeit drug manufacturers must get the message loud and clear that the courts will deal with them sternly and uphold the rights of hapless consumers who are made victims of the nefarious activities of such unethical drug manufacturers, said the Bombay High Court in an order passed earlier this month.Justice SJ Kathawalla passed the 26-page...

Stay Of Execution Of Decree Pending Suit Between Decree-Holder And Judgment-Debtor Shall Be Granted Only In Exceptional And Extraordinary Cases: Chhattisgarh HC [Read Order]

“A person should not be deprived of the fruits of his decree merely because suits of the frivolous character are instituted and litigants are out after further series of litigations”The Chhattisgarh High Court has observed that stay of execution of decree pending suit between decree-holder and judgment-debtor shall be granted only in exceptional and extraordinary cases.Order XXI Rule 29...