Wife Can Be Prosecuted For Lying Before Court To Claim Maintenance: Gujarat HC [Read Judgment]

It is often found that the litigants coming before the court chose to speak blatant lies and do so with complete impudence, the court said.Lying on affidavit and deposing falsehood in the witness box is much not unusual in litigation, especially when it is a matrimonial one. The ego clashes between the parties, the husband and wife, catalyses the otherwise usual tendency to lie. But this...

President Appoints 11 New Additional Judges Of Allahabad High Court [Read Notifications]

The President of India Pranab Mukherjee has appointed eleven as Additional Judges of Allahabad High Court.They are Sri Rajul Bhargava, Sri Siddhartha Varma, Smt. Sangeeta Chandra, Sri Daya Shankar Tripathi, Sri Sheo Kumar Singh l., Sri Virendra Kumar , Sri Shailendra Kumar Agrawal, Sri Sanjay Harkauli, Sri Krishna Pratap Singh, Smt. Rekha Dikshit, and Sri Satya Narain Agnihotri,The...

High Courts Weekly Round-Up

Allahabad High CourtThe Allahabad High Court on Monday directed the management of Dr MC Saxena Medical College to compensate the 150 students wrongly admitted to the current academic year of the med school. The court has ordered that Rs 25 lakh, including college fee and compensations, be paid to each student within two months.In an important pronouncement, the full bench of the High Court...

Demonetisation: Cash Withdrawal Limit At ATMs Increased To Rs 2500/- Per Day: Limit Of Rs.10,000/- Per Day Removed

The Finance Ministry today reviewed the position regarding availability and distribution of all denomination of bank notes in different parts and regions of the country.As per the PIB report, the following decisions were taken by the Ministry today: Coordination is being continuously done by Ministry of Finance with RBI , Banks and Post Offices to make all denomination notes available at...

Kerala HC Upholds Disabled Employee’s Right To Dignity [Read Judgment]

Let us not forget every disabled person is not a Stephen Hawkins to contribute, the court said.The mighty Indian Railways, one of the world’s biggest employers, lost their legal battle against their employee, who fought it from her wheel chair where she has been forced by fate to stay immobile.Expressing surprise at the vigour in which the Indian Railways pursued the case against a...

Gift Deed By Senior Citizen Revocable Even If It Doesn’t Bear Dedicated Welfare Clause: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

A division bench of the Kerala High Court has held that a gift deed made by a senior citizen can be revoked for not providing the basic amenities even if there is no specific clause in the transfer deed to provide for the senior citizen's welfare.The bench comprising Justice Mohan M. Shantanagoudar and Justice Antony Dominic was hearing a writ appeal wherein according to the petitioner, in...

Stem Cell Storage Company Told To Pay Rs 10-Lakh Compensation For Deficiency In Service

The Kerala State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, through a bench of K Chandradas Nadar and A Radha, awarded a compensation of Rs 10 lakh to complainant Amina Annervaz for having suffered a loss at the hands of Cryobanks International Private Ltd. and its agentsThe complaint was against company Cryobanks and its representatives viz. the Chairperson, Chief Executive Officer, Branch...

United By Astrology, Divided By Judgment: Delhi HC Grants Divorce By Blending 'Irretrievable Breakdown Of Marriage' With 'Cruelty' [Read Judgment]

We only wish that the astrologer who matched the horoscope was not a novice, the bench remarked.United by astrology, divided by judgment. A couple, both highly-educated and hailing from well-off families, decided to marry as their elders found that they have matching horoscopes. They tied the knot in December 2008, which went downhill within six months. The boy approached the family court...

Even One Day’s Absence Of A Constable Of BSF Must Be Regarded As Serious Says Bombay HC [Read Order]

A division bench of Chief Justice Manjula Chellur and Justice MS Sonak of the Bombay High Court has refused to interfere in a decision taken by the Border Security Force to dismiss a constable from service for unauthorised absence from duty. The constable who had petitioned against the BSF’s order of dismissal had sought leave from Nov 2 to Nov 20 2011 but failed to report for duty until...

Humble Dosa Escapes Kerala’s ‘Fat Tax’

In its fight against obesity and lifestyle ailments, the LDF government in July had proposed a 14.5 per cent ‘fat tax’ on ‘junk food’ sold at branded outlets across the state. Thus, although made using just a dash of oil, the humble and ethnic dosa found a place with its much-heavier counterpart pizzas, burgers, sandwiches and tacos. This led to a swift mark-up in the price of...

14 New Additional High Court Judges Appointed [Read Notifications]

President of India has appointed (i) Achintya Malia Bujor Barua, (ii) Kalyan Rai Surana, (iii) Prasanta Kumar Deka, (iv) Nelson Sailo, and (v) Ajit Borthakur, as Additional Judges of the Gauhati High Court. in that order of seniority, for a period of two years with effect from the date they assume charge of their respective offices.Shri (i) Kempaiah Somashekar, (ii) Smt. Kotravva Somappa...

DND Flyway: No Stay For HC Order: SC Orders CAG Audit Of Toll Company Accounts [Read Order]

The Supreme Court today directed the CAG to audit the accounts of the Noida Toll Bridge Company to ascertain if they have already recovered the cost and reasonable profit from the Delhi-Noida DND flyway.Justice L Nageswara Rao writing the order for the bench said the Allahabad High Court order making the flyway free for commuters will also continue.The CAG has been directed to submit the...