Father Paying Maintenance Towards Child Is Entitled To Visitation Rights: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court in Manpreet Singh Bhatia v. Sumita Bhatia, has held that when the father was paying maintenance pendent lite under section 2 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (HMA), for his wife and daughter, he was also entitled to visit her. The judgment was delivered by division bench comprising Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice Pratibha Rani.Manpreet Singh was directed to pay a...

Kerala HC Lawyers Seek Sanction For Criminal Contempt Against Dr. Sebastian Paul

Two Lawyers practicing in the Kerala High Court, have written to the Advocate-General seeking consent to initiate criminal contempt proceedings against the former legislator.A lawyer practicing in the Kerala High Court, Adv SK Premraj Menon, has written to the Advocate-General seeking consent to initiate criminal contempt proceedings against the former legislator.The application read that...

Madras HC Issues Notice To Bar Council On Forgery By Advocate [Read Judgment]

Post investigation, the order was found to have been forged and fabricated by advocate Dhayala Mani representing the Higher Education (E2) Department Secretariat, Chennai. However, the beneficiaries of this forged document cited as witnesses because the forgery was done for the benefit of his clients, but apparently without their collusion. The Madras High Court (Madurai Bench) has...

Bombay HC Upholds Decision To Deny Appointment To Lawyer As Civil Judge Citing His ‘Criminal’ Past [Read Judgment]

A Division bench of Justice SC Dharmadhikari and Justice BP Colabawalla dismissed a petition filed by a lawyer who sought directions for his appointment to the post of Civil Judge, Junior Division and Judicial Magistrate, First Class. Although the petitioner had qualified for the post, his name was not recommended for judicial service by the Administrative Judge’s committee.The...

Global Conference To Make India The Centre For Arbitration Gets Underway In New Delhi Tomorrow

The first ever Global Conference to Strengthen Arbitration and Enforcement in India gets underway in New Delhi tomorrow. The three daylong conference titled, “National Initiative On Strengthening Arbitration And Enforcement In India” from October 21st to 23rd, 2016 is being launched by the Government and Judiciary as a major initiative to change the face of dispute resolution in...

With India's Ban On Commercial Surrogacy, US Couples Approach Bombay HC To Take Back Embryos

After the recent prohibition on commercial surrogacy in India, two US couples have now approached the Bombay High court asking to take back eight frozen embryos that they had imported and are currently at a hospital in Mumbai. Court has asked the central government to take a “humanitarian view” and allow the petitioners’ request.This matter came up before the division bench of Justice...

Delhi HC Modifies ‘One Bar, One Vote’ Verdict; Issues More Directions For Elections [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court on tuesday modified its May 31st judgment that directed ‘one bar, one vote’ system for bar association elections in Delhi.A division bench of Justice Ravindra Bhat and Justice Sidharth Mridul partly allowed the applications seeking clarification on some aspects in the judgment.Applicants have sought a modification of the judgment in two respects - firstly the...

Delhi HC Rejects Wife’s Plea For Enhanced Maintenance [Read Judgment]

The Court opined that if a person is working in Dubai, he earns in the currency of that country and spends also in that currency. So was not open to the wife to just convert his income in Indian currency and then seek enhancement. The cost of living as per the living standards in country where he is employed had to be considered. The Delhi High Court in Bindu Chaudhary v. Dipak Suga,...

There Is No Restriction For A Widow To Claim A Relief Under Domestic Violence Act: Gujarat HC [Read Judgment]

Relationship with in-laws don’t end just because of spouse’s death, said the Court.The Gujarat High Court in Jitendrabhai Bhikhabhai Bhambaniya & 2 ors. v. State of Gujarat & 1 another has held that the relationship between a woman and her in-laws does not come to an end just because her husband has expired.The judgment delivered by Justice SG Shah reached the conclusions...

Delay, By Itself, Won’t Vitiate Departmental Inquiry When Charges Are Serious: Gujarat HC [Read Judgment]

The Gujarat High Court has dismissed the writ application of a former branch manager of a Gramin Bank in Manishkumar Arjanbhai Patel v. Saurashtra Gramin Bank & two ors., who was removed from his service on the account of charges of misconduct and negligence in discharging his duties, stating that a delay, by itself, would not vitiate departmental inquiry as sometimes charges may be...

Pointing Out Odd-Even Scheme’s Futility, NGT Tells Delhi Govt To Take Alternate Measures [Read Order]

It is clear that odd-even scheme has not led to any substantial improvement in the ambient air quality of NCT, Delhi, the Tribunal observed.Referring to a scientific report, the National Green Tribunal has observed that the odd-even scheme introduced by the Aam Aadmi Party government in Delhi did not lead to any substantial improvement in the ambient air quality of NCT, Delhi.The Delhi...

Kerala Media-Lawyer Tussle: KHCAA Suspends Dr.Sebastian Paul

In a new twist to ongoing media-lawyer tussle in Kerala, former legislator and lawyer Sebastian Paul has been suspended from the Kerala High Court Advocates Association in a unanimous decision taken by the executive committee of the association.The suspension is based on the complaint received pertaining to his alleged statements regarding the ongoing media-lawyer tussle in the...