Courts Have Power To Direct That Subsequent Sentence Shall Run Concurrently With Previous Sentence: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court in Benson vs. State of Kerala, has held that the normal rule in sub-section (1) of Section 427 of CrPC, that if a person already undergoing a sentence of imprisonment is sentenced on a subsequent conviction to imprisonment, such subsequent term of imprisonment would normally commence at the expiration of the imprisonment to which he was previously sentenced, is subject to...

Section 102 CPC Cannot Be Invoked If Subject Matter Of Suit Involves Something More/Other Than Recovery Of Money: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court in Nagarpalika Thakurdwara vs. Khalil Ahmed & Ors, has held that, provisions of Section 102 of the Civil Procedure Code cannot be invoked if the subject matter of the suit is anything other than recovery of money or something more than recovery of money.Section 102 CPC states that no second appeal shall lie from any decree, when the subject matter of the original suit is...

Bombay HC Grants Custody Of Child Equally To Both Parents [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court in matrimonial case of Sarika Palsokar vs. Sachin Palsokar, has given equal custody of the son to both parents.In the case, the husband was granted a decree of divorce under section 13(1)(i-a) [grounds of cruelty and desertion] by the Family Court, Nagpur, but the custodial rights of their son Anvesh remained with the mother as he was only 2-3 years old. The husband...

Provisional Certificate Valid Till Degree Is Issued: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

Coming to the rescue of the student community, the Delhi High Court in its judgment delivered on Wednesday said that provisional certificate issued by a University would be valid till degree is issued.Justice Sachdeva pronounced the judgement in the petition filed by Vinod Kumar, who was declined admission in L.L.B. first year for the session 2016-17 by the Delhi University (DU) despite...

Bombay HC Rejects Allegations Against Nagpur Municipal Corporation Of Favouritism [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court (Nagpur Bench) in Nagpur Shahar Water Tanker Malak Welfare Association, Nagpur and others. vs. Nagpur Municipal Corporation, has rejected the writ petition of the petitioners who alleged that the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) had extended the last day for submitting tenders in order to favour certain tanker associations.The bench comprising Justice B.R. Gavai...

Madras HC Calls Off Tamil Nadu Local Body Elections [Read Judgment]

The Madras High Court has quashed notification issued by the State Election Commission on 26th September, 2016, for the conduct of local body election for non-compliance to Rule 24 of the Tamil Nadu Panchayat (Elections) Rules, 1995.The court has ordered the authorities to issue a fresh notification and complete the election process latest by 31st December, 2016.The court also deliberated...

Cabinet Approves Amendments To HIV And AIDS (Prevention And Control) Bill, 2014: Read The Highlights Of The Bill

The Union Cabinet has given approval for carrying out amendments to the HIV and AIDS (Prevention and Control) Bill, 2014, in a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.The Bill seeks to usher in greater legal accountability and formal mechanism in the legislative framework that enables redressing and preventing discrimination against persons affected by HIV-AIDS. The state machinery...

Karnataka HC Directs BDA To Compensate In Full For Violating Land Acquisition Norms [Read Judgment]

The Karnataka High Court (Bengaluru) in Bangalore Development Authority v. Sri Madaiah directed the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) to compensate the respondent in the case, for his land was acquired without following due procedure. The bench comprising of Chief Justice Shubhro Kamal Mukherjee and Justice Budhilal R.B. upheld the decision of the single judge to compensate A.M....

Criminal Case Against 10 BBMP Doctors, Questioning Their Educational Qualifications, Quashed [Read Judgment]

The Karnataka High Court in Dr. Vedavati B.J. & Ors. vs. State by BMTF Police & Ors., quashed a criminal petition filed under Section 482 CrPC. The judgment delivered by Justice Anand Byrareddy dealt with the scope of BMTF’s jurisdiction in the case concerned and concluded that it didn’t have the power to invoke criminal proceedings against the petitioners.Allegedly, the...

Senior Civil Judge Rachna Tiwari, Accused In Bribery Case, Gets Bail [Read Order]

A special court on Monday granted bail to bribery-accused Rachna Tiwari, senior civil judge of Tis Hazari Court Lakhanpal, on a bond of ₹50, 000.  She was caught red handed by the CBI accepting bribe last week. Her co-accused Vishal Mehan and her husband Alok Lakhanpal are still in prison.The special judge granted bail to the accused judge by taking into account her familial situations...

Gujarat HC Chooses Engineer Wife Over Professor Husband As Minor Son’s Rightful Guardian [Read Order]

Merely because the respondent mother is serving, it cannot be assumed and/or presumed that she is not able to take care of the minor child. In these days, so many mothers are working and still they are taking care of the children. Therefore, merely because the respondent mother is working it cannot be presumed and/or presumed that she will not be in a position to take proper care of the...

Former Bihar Minister Gets Bail In Rape Case [Read Order]

The High Court of Patna on Friday granted bail to former Labour Minister and RJD MLA from Nawada, Raj Ballabh Prasad alias Raj Ballabh Yadav, who is accused of raping a minor.Granting the application, Chief Justice of the High Court Justice Iqbal Ahmed Ansari observed, “There is no dispute that the accused-petitioner is a legislator and, therefore, has roots in the society. It is not...