Family Court Can’t Delegate Recording Of Evidence To Advocate Commissioner Without Consent Of Parties: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

“Sensitive issues like cruelty, adultery, desertion or custody of children can be better adjudicated only when the witnesses are cross-examined before the face of the Court itself”.The High Court of Kerala has held that evidence in matrimonial cases has to be recorded by the court itself, and that the Advocate Commissioner can be appointed to record evidence only if the parties have...

Delhi HC Issues Notice On Petition Filed By Lawyers Mukul Talwar & Vrinda Grover For Filing ITR Without Aadhaar, Extends Deadline For Petitioners

The Delhi High Court extended the deadline for linking Aadhar with tax returns till June 30 for the petitioners before it, while considering the petitions filed by two lawyers. Two lawyers- Senior Advocate Mukul Talwar and Advocate Vrinda Grover- approached the Court raising the grievance that the Income Tax Department was not permitting e-filing of tax returns without quoting Aadhar number....

Make Process Of Nomination And Election Of Devaswom Board Members Open And Transparent, Kerala HC Tells Govt [Read Judgment]

Time has now come for the Executive and the Legislature to act and cause framing of appropriate Rules/ Procedure/Mechanism to make the process of nomination and election of members to the Boards open and transparent, the bench said.The Kerala High Court, in a recent judgment, has highlighted the necessity to make the process of nomination and election of members to the Devaswom Board open...

Artificial Over-Invoicing By Power Cos: Delhi HC Asks CBI If It Has Improperly Closed Enquiry Against Adani

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the CBI to clear its stand on the allegation that it had improperly closed a preliminary enquiry against Adani in connection with artificial over-invoicing on the import of power equipment.A bench headed by Justice Ravindra Bhat directed the CBI to file an affidavit explaining its position on the allegation that it had registered a Preliminary...

Loss Of Toll For Wrong Categorization Of Vehicles: Nagpur Court Dismisses Centre’s Plea Against Arbitration Award Extending Concessionaire’s Period Of Operating Toll Road [Read Judgment]

A court in Nagpur has dismissed the Centre’s petition challenging the arbitration award in favour of a Nagpur-based firm which was given an extension of concession period by three years, six months and two days as compensation for loss of toll collection due to difference in toll rates and on account of structural changes in a major highway project across Vainganga river.Principal...

In A First, Kerala HC Invites Suggestions Of Bar Regarding Designation Of Senior Advocates

For the first time in the judicial history of the High Court of Kerala, it has published the proposals and recommendations for designation as senior advocates, inviting views and suggestions of the bar regarding the same. This is done as per the newly framed High Court of Kerala (Designation of Senior Advocates Rules) 2018 notified on February 16. As per Rule 8, the proposals and...

Sexual Intercourse During Deep Love Affair Not Rape : Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

Bombay High Court has acquitted an accused in a Rape Case finding that there was a deep love affair between the Accused and prosecutrix. “It is evident that PW-1 not only continued with the relationship with the appellant after the first incident, but, also went to the extent of withdrawing the complaint by filing an affidavit (Exhibit-26), in CRIA No. 16/2015 16 which, she has stated that...

Colloquium Of Lawyers And Media Professionals Held On Limits Of Press Freedom

An inter-professional colloquium of lawyers and media-persons on the topic “Media, Courts and Fair Trial Guarantee” was held on March 31 at Cochin. It was organized by Bar Council of Kerala and M.K Nambiar Academy for Continuing Legal Education Program under the leadership of Dr. N.R Madhava Menon, in association with the legal publication house Complete Kerala High Court Cases.The demand...

Jaitley-Kejriwal Defamation Row Laid To Rest As Delhi HC Accepts Their Compromise

The defamation suits emanating out of the DDCA row between Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal came to an amicable closure on Tuesday with the Delhi High Court allowing their joint applications for compromise following the latter’s unconditional apology.The high court allowed their joint application for compromise thereby closing the two Rs...

Kerala HC ‘Again’ Moots For Unified Legislation For The Medical Practitioners In The State [Read Judgment]

The government has been alarmingly lethargic in taking steps to further the intention of having a unified legislation for the last more than three decades, the bench said.While dismissing a writ plea filed by a person claiming to be a homeopath, the Kerala High Court has observed that the state government has been alarmingly lethargic in taking steps for a unified legislation for...

Amidst Widespread Criticism, Modi Orders “Fake News” Release To Be Withdrawn

Amidst widespread criticism from various quarters, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday ordered the withdrawal of the release of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting which said journalists can lose their accreditation charge of propagating fake news.The release issued on Monday evening was ordered to be canceled by Prime Minister Modi, who reportedly said that the matter should...

Kerala HC Prohibits Standing Passengers In Long-Distance-Luxury Buses Of KSRTC [Read Judgment]

It is ordered that the KSRTC shall be bound to comply with the second proviso to Rule 267 whereby they are prohibited to have standing passengers in luxury services, super deluxe services, super express services and super-fast services, the bench ruled.The Kerala High Court has prohibited standing passengers in luxury services, and long-distance buses like super deluxe services, super...