Order For Cohabitation Can’t Enforce Sexual Relations Between Husband, Wife: Delhi HC [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court in Sudha Gupta v. Har Prasad Gupta, has clarified that the object of decree for restitution of conjugal rights is to bring about cohabitation between the parties, so that they can live at the matrimonial home in amity.The judgment delivered by the bench comprising Justice Pratibha Rani and Justice Pradeep Nandrajog held that if the decree for restitution of conjugal rights...

Ban Use Of All Animals In Circuses: Prashant Bhushan To PM Modi [Read Letter]

In a letter addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, lawyer and activist Prashant Bhushan has demanded a complete ban on use of all animals in circuses.The letter draws the PM’s attention to the “barbaric exploitation” of animals in circuses of India. It highlights instances such as hooks being pushed deep into the skin of elephants causing permanent nerve damage, wings of birds...

High Courts Weekly Round-Up

Bombay High CourtThe Bombay High Court observed that construction of illegal shrines on pathways and streets is in no way integral part of any religion, so as to be protected under Article 25 of the Constitution.Ahead of the festive season, the Bombay High court issued pointed directives for efficient implementation of the Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules 2000, and guidelines...

Mutual Divorces Obtained In Foreign Courts Can Be Accepted As Conclusive In India: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

The Kerala High Court in Augustine Kalathil Mathew v. Marriage Officer, North Paravur., has decided that mutual divorces in foreign courts are acceptable in India under Section 13 of the CPC.The judgment delivered by Justice P.B. Suresh Kumar allowed petitioner Augustine Mathew’s prayer for quashing the Marriage Officer’s order that stated that divorces obtained in foreign courts would...

DU Not At Fault For Denying Admission To Student Not Carrying Required Documents: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court in Bhim Shankar Thakur vs Delhi University & Anr., rejected the writ petition wherein Bhim Shankar prayed that Delhi University (DU) should take on record his degree certificate and grant him admission to LLB course for academic session 2016-2017.The court, through Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva, heard the petitioner but decided against directing the writ of mandamus...

Public Authorities/State Must Compensate Victims For Extra-Detention As It Violates Right To Life: CIC [Read Order]

The state/public authority cannot drive poor convicts to the courts of law. “The state is expected to give people-friendly administration. The jail authorities cannot breach the rights of prisoners and refuse any remedy,” the commission said. The Central Information Commission (CIC) through Information Commissioner M. Sridhar Acharyulu in O.P. Gandhi v. Tihar Jail directed the...

Nine Judges For Calcutta HC, Four Additional Judges For Madhya Pradesh HC [Read Notification]

President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday approved the appointment of nine Additional Judges as Judges of Calcutta High Court. The Judges appointed are Ashis Kumar Chakraborty, Malay Marut Banerjee, Md. Mumtaz Khan, Sankar Acharyya, Mir Dara Sheko, Debi Prosad Dey, Miss Asha Arora, Siddhartha Chattopadhyay, and Shivakant Prasad.Further, Mr. Amitabha Chatterjee has been appointed as the...

Court Stenographer’s Shorthand Note Book Not Public Record Under RTI: Delhi HC [Read Order]

The High Court of Delhi on Friday held that the Court stenographer’s Shorthand note book is not a “record” held by a public authority and therefore cannot be sought under the Right to Information Act.The Court noted that neither are shorthand books retained, nor can they be equated with a judgment or an order. Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva hence observed, “Shorthand notebook can at best...

Madras HC Says NO To Porkalathil Oru Poo’s Release For Portraying Sri Lankan War Crimes [Read Order]

The Madras High Court has upheld an order of the Film Certification Appellate Tribunal (FCAT), which had refused to grant certification to a feature film in Tamil directed by K. Ganeshan, titled Porkalathil Oru Poo, portraying the life of a journalist named Isai Priya in Sri Lanka.By allowing a temporary injunction application preferred by the relatives of Isai Priya, Justice TS Sivagnanam...

Delhi HC Directs Social Networking Sites To Take Down RS MP Sasikala’s ‘Morphed’ Photos, Videos [Read Order]

Facebook India, Google, YouTube and Twitter India, have been directed to not publish photos and videos that the expelled AIADMK party member alleged were morphed and threatened to tarnish her image in public.The Delhi High Court in Sasikala Pushpa v. Facebook Indian & Ors., passed an injunction order against four social networking sites Rajya Sabha member Sasikala is opposing viz....

Madras HC Irked Over Child Been Sent In Jail With Aunt

The Madras High Court in Mary v. State rep. by Superintendent of Police And Ors., showed its discontent with the decision of court authorities allowing a minor child to stay in jail when the convict wasn’t the child’s mother.The bench comprising Justice S. Nagamuthu  and Justice M.V. Muralidaran said that the court was irked over the fact that the child was sent to the prison along with...

Delhi HC Dismisses Pleas Against GOs To Club All Sectors For Coal Block Auctions [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court has dismissed four writ petitions against the government orders to classify coal blocks into either power or non-power categories during the 2015 auction due to different reasons.The judgment delivered by bench comprising Justice Badar Durrez Ahmed and Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva agreed that clubbing separate and distinct end-uses of coal mines for an auction would result...