Delhi HC Upholds Divorce On Ground Of Wife’s Cruel Behaviour Since Honeymoon [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court in Anu Seth vs. Sunil Seth has upheld the order of the Family Court that granted divorce to the husband on the ground of the wife’s cruel behaviour towards him ever since their honeymoon. The wife had approached the high court challenging the order.Anu Seth left her matrimonial home within less than 3 months of getting married to never return, even upon repeated...

Grave Suspicion Can’t Substitute Proof In Criminal Trials: SC [Read Judgment]

Suspicion, howsoever grave, cannot substitute proof, said the Supreme Court while setting aside a high court and trial court judgment that had found a duo guilty for murder.The high court, in this case, had affirmed the trial court findings that one Gurunathan was murdered by his wife and her alleged paramour.On appeal, the bench comprising Justice Dipak Mishra and Justice Amitava Roy...

Delhi HC Closes PIL Seeking Establishment Of Indian Judicial Service

The Central government submitted before the high court that the consultative process is going on in this regard.The first bench of the Delhi High Court has disposed of a PIL preferred by Ashwini Upadhyay seeking the establishment of Indian Judicial Services on the lines of Indian Administrative Service.It granted the petitioner the liberty to approach the court again if he was not...

Delhi HC Makes Jet Airways Liable For Loss Of Goods In Transit, Orders To Avoid Frivolous Litigation [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court in M/S Jet Airways (India) Ltd. vs. M/S Dhanuka Laboratories Ltd., has asserted that notable corporations must not only be responsible litigants, but must also ensure that there is no frivolous litigation, especially when as a carrier of goods, the goods are lost by the appellant through its agent carrier to whom the goods were handed over.Jet Airways filed the suit...

Bombay HC Grants Interim Protection To TV Channel Banned By MIB [Read the Order]

A single vacation bench of the Bombay high Court today granted an interim stay on a ban imposed by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting(MIB) on a TV channel for showing “objectionable content”. The ban was imposed by MIB on Care World which is a 24/7 health and wellness channel, is in accordance with Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act.Justice MS Karnik who was hearing...

Wrong Admissions: Allahabad HC Orders MC Saxena Medical College To Pay Rs 25 Lakh Each To 150 Students [Read Judgment]

The 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.The court also directed that the amount so paid shall be submitted to the...

Tamil Nadu Extends Maternity Leave To 9 Months [Read Order]

The Tamil Nadu Government on Monday issued an order enhancing maternity leave for women government employees from the current 180 days to 270 days i.e. nine months.The Government Order of the Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department stated that woman employees with less than two surviving children were eligible for the nine-month maternity leave with full pay and the period may be...

Litigants Must Stay Updated With Case Status, Can’t Blame Lawyers: Madras HC [Read Order]

The Madras High Court has pulled up litigants for negligence in follow-up of their case and said they cannot blame their lawyers for not keeping them abreast with case developments as they themselves need to adopt a more vigilant attitude.Justice MV Muralidaran took to the above stance while dismissing a civil revision petition by litigants that challenged a sub-court order that dismissed...

‘Sexually-Coloured Remarks’ Come Within The Ambit Of ‘Sexual Harassment’: Calcutta HC [Read Judgment]

The Calcutta High Court in Jishu Sengupta & Others Vs State of West Bengal & Anr, has held that "sexually coloured remarks" will come within the ambit of "sexual harassment" enumerated in section 354A of the Indian Penal Code.Justice Ranjit Kumar Bag was considering revision petitions filed by Rudranil Ghosh, Parambrata Chattopadhyay, Srijit Mukherjee and Jishu Sengupta against the...

Madras HC DB Upholds Order Directing Google, Youtube To Give Details Of Uploader Of ‘Defamatory’ Video [Read Judgment]

A division bench of Madras High Court has upheld an order of a single bench that had issued a direction to YouTube and Google to furnish the correct IP address along with the name of the person who uploaded an allegedly ‘defamatory’ video in YouTube.Lebara Foundation had filed a defamation suit and their applications seeking the IP address of those responsible for uploading a...

MACT Can Permit Chief Examination On Affidavit: Allahabad HC (FB) [Read Judgment]

The Full Bench of Allahabad High Court in The National Insurance Comp Ltd. Nawal Kishore Road Lko vs. Pushpa Devi, has held that the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) has the discretion to permit examination-in-chief, but cross-examination and re-examination were not permissible on affidavit.The Bench headed by Chief Justice Dilip B Bhosale held that defendants can raise objection...

Revision Plea Against Sessions Court Order Under Section 29 DV Act Maintainable Before HC: Allahabad HC (FB) [Read Judgment]

In an important pronouncement, the full bench of Allahabad High Court in Dinesh Kumar Yadav Vs. State Of U.P, has held that a revision petition under Section 397/401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is maintainable against a judgment and order passed by the Court of Sessions under Section 29 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005.The bench comprising Chief Justice Dilip...