Maintenance Tribunal Can Order Eviction Of Adult Children In Cases Of Parental Abuse: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

Directions to remove the children from the property are necessary in certain cases like the present to ensure a normal life of the senior citizen, the court said.The Delhi High Court in Sunny Paul vs. State, has held that the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, amongst other remedies, provides for eviction of adult children in cases of parental abuse.Dismissing...

Delhi HC Reserves Verdict In Tata-NTT Docomo Case

The Tata vs NTT Docomo arbitration matter, a legacy issue for the Tatas, might reach finality soon.Justice Muralidhar of the Delhi High Court has reserved verdict in the case after both parties filed an affidavit before the court agreeing on broad consent terms for a settlement.Since the settlement has been agreed upon, the court is left with only one contentious issue to deal with.The...

21 Years Later, Bombay HC Hikes Compensation Amount Awarded By MACT [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court has increased the amount of compensation awarded by the Motor Accidents Claim Tribunal (MACT) 21 years ago against the state government and others by over five times.It directed the Maharashtra government to pay Rs. 9,75,000 to the family of the man who died in an accident involving a state-owned milk tanker.Justice MS Sonak was hearing an appeal filed by the state...

Sex With Married Man With Knowledge About His Marriage Not Rape: MP HC [Read Judgment]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has upheld a trial court order that acquitted a man of rape charge on finding that the prosecutrix, a major, was aware that he was already married, thus, it was unconvincing that she was raped on the pretext of marriage.A compliant was lodged against a man on August 10, 2013, at AJAK police station, Anuppur, by a woman accusing him of raping her on the pretext...

No Requirement That ‘Economic Offence Police Station’ Can Only Be Created By Gazette Notification: Patna HC [Read Judgment]

The Patna High Court has held that there is no requirement in law that an ‘Economic Offence Police Station’ can only be created by a gazette notification.Justice Navaniti Prasad Singh was considering the matter due to difference of opinion between judges of a division bench in the matter. The chief justice, who headed the earlier division bench, had held that steps taken by the...

2001 Amendment To NDPS Act Adopts Reformative Approach Towards Drug Addicts: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

The legislature was wise enough to provide different punishments for possessing small or commercial quantity of drugs, the court said.The Delhi High Court has observed that the 2001 amendment to the Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, has adopted a reformative approach towards addicts.The court observed that the said amendment is a beneficial legislation which provides...

Centre Directs Hospitals To Issue Detailed Bills To Patients, Separate Bills Disclosing Cost Of Coronary Stents

The National Pharmaceuticals Pricing Authority (NPPA), under Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, on Tuesday, directed hospitals to issue detailed bills to the patients, specifically and separately mentioning the cost of the Coronary Stents, along with the brand name of the manufacturer and importer, batch number and other details.Responding to a question in the Lok Sabha, Minister of...

Inter-State River Water Disputes (Amendment) Bill, 2017 Introduced In The Lok Sabha

Union Minister of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Ms. Uma Bharti on Tuesday introduced the Inter-State River Water Disputes (Amendment) Bill, 2017 in the Lok Sabha. It intends to set up a single permanent tribunal to resolve inter-state river water sharing disputes expeditiously.The Tribunal, called the Inter-State River Water Disputes Tribunal will subsume all...

Bail For Convicts Sentenced To Life Term Possible Only If They Complete 7 Years In Jail: Patna HC [Read Judgment]

The Patna High Court has observed that if a prayer for suspension of sentence and release of an appellant on bail, convicted of a capital crime and sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life, it is to be considered favourably and he is ordinarily allowed bail if he has completed seven years of incarceration in connection with such case before conviction and after conviction, taken together...

Footwear Design And Development Institute Bill, 2017 Introduced In The Lok Sabha

Commerce & Industry Minister Ms. Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday introduced the Footwear Design and Development Institute (FDDI) Bill, 2017 in the Lok Sabha.The Bill intends to declare the FDDI as an Institution of National Importance (INI). It further seeks to “facilitate and promote teaching, training and research in all disciplines relating to design and development of Footwear and...

Offence Of Abetment To Suicide (306IPC) Can't Be Quashed On Settlement Between Parties: Bombay HC [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court has refused to quash an FIR against a person who had filed a writ petition seeking the same on grounds of settlement with the first informant.The FIR was registered under Sections 498 A (cruelty), 406 (punishment for criminal breach of trust) and 306 (abetment to suicide) of the Indian Penal Code against the petitioner, Mohd Asgar Chaudhari, who was in a relationship...

No Reason For Victim’s Mother To Falsely Implicate Accused At Cost Of Daughter’s Reputation: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

The High Court of Bombay recently rejected the bail application of a school van driver accused of sexually abusing a six year old girl within the school premises.While considering the validity of the submission that the teacher as well as the school authorities had no knowledge of the incident, the Court took into account an email sent to the school authorities by the victim’s father. It...