Parents Should Consciously Refrain From Influencing The Matrimonial Life Of Their Children, Says Madras HC [Read Order]

The Madras High Court has observed that parents should consciously refrain from influencing the matrimonial life of their children.In this case, a mother had filed complaints against her daughter’s husband and in-laws alleging that they treated her with cruelty and caused life threats to her. This complaint was sought to be quashed before the high court. The high court found that there...

Delhi HC New Office Building Waiting For VVIP Inauguration?

Constructed to take some pressure off the existing infrastructure, the Delhi High Court’s swanky new office building is ready but waiting for almost seven months for a VVIP inauguration.Spread over nearly 3 acres of land at Bapa Nagar area on Zakir Hussain Marg, the new building was all ready in January 2018.It was supposed to be inaugurated in August 2017 but for some glitches in its...

High Courts Weekly Round-Up

Bombay High CourtThe Bombay High Court recently cut short the life sentence awarded to a man convicted for throwing acid on his former girlfriend after it was informed that they had “amicably settled” the matter, with them having married each other. The High Court recently dismissed a petition filed by one Dattaray Mane and ordered and him and his family to vacate his 73-year-old...

Simply Filing False Complaint Not Punishable Under SC-ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, Says Kerala HC [Read Order]

‘Just because there is such a complaint, the person who made the complaint cannot be prosecuted under the SC/ST Act.’The Kerala High Court in Njanadas v State of Kerala has held that simply filing a false complaint against a member of Scheduled Caste, before any authority, is not punishable under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.A complaint...

I-T Defaulters Need Not Apprehend Immediate Arrest On Issuance Of Show Cause Notice: Karnataka HC [Read Order]

‘When a defaulter appears before the Tax Recovery Officer, he shall be given an opportunity of hearing and only thereafter, an order could be passed for detention of the defaulter in the civil prison.’The Karnataka High Court has observed that there need not be any apprehension of immediate arrest or detention in civil prison on issuance of a show cause notice by the Income...

Sunanda Pushkar Death Case: Delhi Court Restrains Police From Sharing Chargesheet & Supporting Documents With Third Parties

A Delhi Court on Saturday restrained prosecution department as well as Delhi Police from sharing the charge sheet and supporting documents in the Sunanda Pushkar death case with any third parties.The interim order was passed by Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Samar Vishal on a petition filed by Tharoor through senior Advocate Vikas Pahwa.The Court opined that Congress MP Mr. Shashi...

PUCL Comes In Support Of Nat’l Secy Sudha Bharadwaj, Seeks Apology From Republic TV

PUCL also urges NHRC to act against malicious attacks on human rights defendersThe People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) has condemned the “malicious, fabricated and motivated attack” by Republic TV on its national secretary Sudha Bharadwaj and has called upon the news channel to furnish an unconditional apology to her.The PUCL, in a public statement, said it was “extremely proud...

Sunanda Pushkar Death Case: Shashi Tharoor Gets Regular Bail, Questions Swamy's Locus

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor was on Saturday granted regular bail by a Delhi court in the Sunanda Pushkar death case in view of the anticipatory bail granted to him by a sessions court earlier this week.Tharoor appeared before the court of Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Samar Vishal in compliance with the summons issued to him as an accused booked for abetting the suicide...

Rajasthan HC Postpones District Judge Cadre Exam Due to PM Modi’s Visit

The Rajasthan High Court on Friday postponed the exam for direct recruitment in the District Judge Cadre, 2017, owing to Prime minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Jaipur and the expected congestion on the roads.The order was issued by Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma on a petition filed by Gajendra Singh Rathore and Guruprasad Singh Shekhawat. During the hearing, the counsel for the...

After Catching DU’s Law Faculty On Wrong Foot, Delhi HC Orders Conduct Of At least 139Hrs Extra Classes To Enable Students To Meet Attendance Shortage [Read Judgment]

With a view to balance the mandate of Bar Council of India (BCI) Rules and the students’ “legitimate expectations” of a fixed academic schedule, the Delhi High Court on Friday quashed the list issued by the Faculty of Law, Delhi University, of students detained for not meeting the prescribed attendance while directing the institution to hold within 8 weeks at least 139 hours of...

Delhi HC Seeks Report From AAP Govt On Action Taken To Help 176 Students Denied Admission in Govt Schools

The Delhi High Court on Friday sought to know what action has the AAP government taken on the representation sent to it on 176 students being allegedly arbitrarily denied admission in government schools.The court directed the Delhi government to submit an action taken a report by July 9 on a representation sent by the All India Parent Association Jurist through its president advocate...

Concerned Over 14-yr-old Girl’s Safety From Biological Mother, Bombay HC Lawyer Lets Her Stay In her House Bearing All Expenses

The Bombay High Court and a benevolent lawyer recently came to the rescue of a 14-year-old girl caught in the midst of a contentious guardianship battle between her parents whom she has been with since birth and her biological mother.Justice GS Patel was hearing the guardianship petition filed by one Abdulwahid Ansari, his wife and their two sons. According to the petition, the girl was...