Kerala HC Cautions Subordinate Judiciary Against Just Relying On Head Notes In Law Journals [Read Order]

‘I believe, a law journal should be acclaimed not merely for the number of decisions it reports, but for the accuracy of the head notes and the usefulness of the decisions reported, both for the Bench and Bar.’The Kerala High Court in Habeebullah vs. Mannadi Muslim Jama-ath has cautioned the subordinate courts against relying on head notes of the judgments reported in law...

Single Mothers Cannot Be Forced To Disclose Name Of Child’s Father For Birth Certificate: Madras HC [Read Order]

Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Wednesday made it clear that there exists no legal obligation for single mothers to disclose the name of their child’s father while registering for the child’s birth.Justice M.S. Ramesh observed, “There are also cases where women are constrained to raise children with their own sources in view of their unwilling and unconcerned partners. It...

DSLSA Conducts National Lok Adalat; Disposes Of 10,309 Case In A Day

The Delhi State Legal Services Authority (DSLSA) conducted the National Lok Adalat on 14 July, disposing of 10,309 cases in total. The settlement amount involved in the exercise was approximately Rs. 37.20 crores.The Lok Adalats, under the guidance of DSLSA’s Executive Chairperson Chief Justice Gita Mittal, were organised in all 11 Districts of Delhi, and were presided over by the...

Punishment To Be Awarded To Drunken Driver At Least Should Act As Deterrent For Others: T&AP HC [Read Order]

‘Any punishment that will be imposed in these type of offences shall act as a deterrent one so that the same offence cannot be repeated next time.’Rejecting plea of a man sentenced to 10-days’ imprisonment for drunken driving, the Telangana and Andhra Pradesh High Court in D Chandra Sekhar vs The State Of Telangana has observed that the punishment to be awarded to a drunken driver at...

Kolkata Court Summons Shashi Tharoor As Advocate Objects To ‘Hindu Pakistan’ Remark, Summons To Be Served Via Twitter Also

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has been summoned by a Kolkata court on Saturday on the complaint of an advocate over his “Hindu Pakistan” remark and the authorities have been allowed to serve summons to the Thiruvananthapuram MP through his official Twitter handle apart from the regular process of law.Advocate Sumeet Chowdhury had moved court accusing Tharoor of insulting the nation...

No Student Can Be Failed Upto Class VIII For ‘Any Reason Whatsoever It May’: Chhattisgarh HC [Read Order]

‘It was the duty of the respondent School to ensure the attendance of the student(s).’The Chhattisgarh High Court in Master Vatsal Khakhariya vs. State of Chhattisgarh has observed that a student cannot be failed up to Class VIII for ‘any reason whatsoever it may.’Master Vatsal Khakhariya, a student of Class-VIII in Delhi Public School, Durg, for the academic year 2017-18, was...

‘Some Bold, Effective Decisions Should Be Taken’; Patna HC Moots For ‘Plastic Free Bihar’, Calls For State’s Views [Read Order]

‘We are further unable to understand as to why plastic/polythene even above the thickness of 50 microns should be allowed?’Some bold, effective decisions should be taken by the State of Bihar and make our State "Plastic Free Zone", remarked division bench of the Patna High Court while hearing a suo motu writ petition recently.The suo motu writ petition was registered after taking note of...

Matrimonial Discord Can’t Be Considered As Reason For Permitting Termination Of Pregnancy: Bombay HC [Read Order]

‘The fact remains that she is carrying pregnancy out of her marital life and she is major and educated.’Refusing a plea seeking termination of pregnancy, the Bombay High Court held that matrimonial discord cannot be considered as a reason for permitting termination of pregnancy by invoking provisions of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971.A married woman, carrying pregnancy of...

Taking Video of An Act Done Publicly Will Not Violate Privacy : Kerala HC Quashes Charges Against Students Alleged to Have Posted Videos of Teacher Online [Read Order]

Necessarily, when one complains into the right of transgression into the privacy, it presupposes the existence of a private act or an act which was within the notice of public. When an act is done openly in the presence of other persons, it is doubtful whether the publication of that may constitute an offence, held the Court. The charge-sheet filed against ten students on the allegation...

PIL For Constitution of Jamshedpur Municipality; SC Issues Notice [Read Order]

The petitioner alleged that State Government is colluding with Tata Steels to delay the formation of Municipality.A Public Interest Litigation has been filed in the Supreme Court for establishing a duly elected Municipal body for Jamshedpur in accordance with the provisions contained in Part IX-A of the Constitution. The petition has been filed by one Jawaharlal Sharma, who states that...

Even If There Is Reasonable Doubt Regarding Mental Condition of Accused, He/She Is Entitled To Benefit Under S.84 of IPC: Bombay HC

The Bombay High Court has held that even if there is a reasonable doubt in the mind of the court regarding the mental condition of an accused at the time of the crime, then the said accused is entitled to benefit under Section 84 of the Indian Penal Code.A division bench of Justices BR Gavai and SV Kotwal acquitted 41-year-old Mohammad Rafiq Shahabuddin Shaikh who was convicted of murder...

“I was Not Afraid of Taking Up Case of Kathua Victim Because Of My Trust In Judiciary” – Deepika Singh Rajawat

“I don’t want to prove my nationalism to anyone. Nationalism runs in my blood. I am just against this culture of abuse”, she said.Advocate Deepika Singh Rajawat, the lawyer appearing for the victim’s family in Kathua rape-murder case, said: “I was not afraid of taking up care of Kathua victim because of my trust in the judiciary”. She was speaking at Cochin in the Conclave...