Mere Personality Mismatch In Couple And Friction Arising Therein Can’t Be ‘Cruelty’: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

An allegation of a person being of unsound mind is a serious allegation having far reaching consequences not only on the mind of the person alleged to be of unsound mind, it said.The Delhi High Court in Ashok Kumar vs. Mona, said what was not considered mental cruelty a few decades back might be construed as cruelty today. While making the observation, the Bench comprising Justice...

In Open Letter, NALSAR Student Alleges Sexual Assault On Campus

An open letter written by an undergraduate student at Nalsar University of Law, Hyderabad, surfaced on Wednesday. The letter, shared on the Nalsar community Facebook page, is a personal account of sexual assault by an unnamed best friend on campus, revealing the distrust and the emotional turbulence that follows.The Nalsar Hyderabad Student Bar Council (SBC) has since issued an official statement, condemning any act of sexual harassment. It highlighted the importance of allowing the aggrieved to...

Delhi HC Directs VAT Commissioner To Look Into Tax-Refund Issue [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court has directed VAT Commissioner, New Delhi, to look into the issue of withholding refund to registered dealers and take necessary steps for rectification of the lapses.This order by First Bench comprising Chief Justice G. Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath is on a writ petition preferred by Taxation Bar Association, a registered association of tax legal practitioners....

Criminal Case Pendency Can’t Be Sole Basis to Suspend Disciplinary Proceedings: SC [Read Judgment]

For, the disciplinary proceedings instituted against the respondent cannot brook any further delay which is already pending for more than 10 years, the Bench observed.The Supreme Court in State Bank of India & Ors. Vs. Neelam Nag, has held that pendency of a criminal case against an employee cannot be the sole basis to suspend the disciplinary proceedings initiated against him/her for...

Plea Seeking Qualification & Age Limit For Candidates In Election: Delhi HC Isssues Notice [Read Petition]

The petition challenges the vires of sections 8 and 9 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, as these restrict the disqualification period to six years only and allow a convicted person to contest parliamentary and state Assembly elections and are, thus, inconsistent with Article 14 of the Constitution. The Delhi High Court on Friday issued a notice to the Centre on a plea...

Thanks To CIPRUS:TN Courts To Accept Only Digital Police Docs From Oct 2

In an affirmative step towards Digital India, courts in Tamil Nadu from 2 October onwards will accept only system-generated documents for all police cases till the chargesheet stage. After achieving 100 per cent digitisation till the FIR stage, Tamil Nadu will become the first state to computerise other police documents such as inquest, arrest card, seizure mahazar and charge...

SC Grants Bail To Murder Convict After 26 Years In Jail [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has released a murder convict on bail, after he spent 26 years in jail, subject to the condition that he will not enter Mahoba district in Uttar Pradesh.In April 1980, Bharat was convicted under Section 302 IPC and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for life. In 2000, in view of a government order, all the lifers were released. The said order was later set aside by...

Yahoo! Inc Wins Trademark Lawsuit Against Indian Firm AFPL

The Delhi High Court has issued orders restraining Indian firm M/s Apricot Foods Pvt. Ltd (AFPL) an, from using the YAHOO! trademark or any other deceptively similar mark as part of their product name. The court held that the said infringement has the potential of diluting the YAHOO! trademark and tarnishing the reputation attached to it.The US-based Yahoo! Inc. had filed a suit against...

Gujarat HC Asks ‘Sanyasi’ To Earn And Maintain His Wife [Read Order]

He cannot escape from such liability only on the basis of his pleading or submission that he is residing in an ashram and not earning anything, the Court observed.“Do social service, but maintain your wife,” said the Gujarat High Court to a ‘sanyasi’ who had approached it challenging a family court order that required him to pay maintenance to his wife.Justice S.G. Shah also observed...

Cabinet Approves Setting Up Of GST Council

The Union Cabinet on Monday approved the setting up of the Goods and Services Tax Council. As per an official release, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has called the first meeting of the GST Council on September 22 and 23 in New Delhi. The Council will be created as per Article 279A of the amended Constitution, with its office in New Delhi.The Council, headed by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley,...

Mumbai Law Colleges Granted Year’s Approval To Conduct Admission

The government has given a go ahead to almost 90 per cent of Mumbai law colleges to conduct admission for academic year 2016-17 based on Law CET score. These include the four blacklisted colleges, which have been given a year’s time to comply with the stipulations. Interested aspirants have been advised to refill the option form considering the BCI approval.The Bar Council’s decision to give an approval and one year’s time to almost all colleges, including government-run and aided colleges, to...

Property Dispute Branded As Domestic Violence: Madras HC Quashes Complaint [Read Order]

If the legal remedy sought for is branded as domestic violence, then it is a case of abuse of process of law, the court said.The Madras High Court recently quashed a complaint under the Domestic Violence Act, stating that the Act was being abused by some people to harass family members.The petition was moved by a widow against her father-in-law and sister-in-law. Justice S. Vimala observed...