'Was Only A Co-Passenger Of Sriram Venkitaraman; Have Not Abetted The Offence': Wafa Firoz Tells Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday heard the criminal revision petition filed by Wafa Firoz, the 2nd accused person in the 2019 rash driving case involving the IAS Officer, Sreeram Venkitaraman. The matter is before Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas. During the hearing today, it was submitted by the counsels for the petitioner that the only offence against the petitioner was that under Section 188 of...

[S.24 Hindu Marriage Act] Able-Bodied Husband Cannot Seek Maintenance From Wife As It Would Prompt Idleness: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has said that if a wife is directed to pay maintenance to an able bodied husband who does not suffer from any disability or infirmity, it would be promoting idleness. A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna made it clear that “Merely because Section 24 of (Hindu Marriage) Act is gender neutral for grant of maintenance, it would be...

Antilia Bomb Scare: Bombay High Court Denies Bail To Former Encounter Specialist Pradeep Sharma; Says He Is Influential, Tampering Cannot Be Ruled Out

The Bombay High Court on Monday denied bail to former “encounter specialist” Pradeep Sharma, an accused in the Antilia Terror Scare and Manshukh Hiran Murder Case citing his clout and prosecution in a past encounter. “Considering the material on record, the same prima facie, points to the complicity of the appellant in the murder of Mansukh Hiren. The possibility of the appellant,...

Delhi High Court Seeks Centre’s Response On Plea Seeking Separate Vacancies For Transgenders In Public Appointments

The Delhi High Court has sought response of the Central Government on a plea seeking notification of separate vacancies for transgender persons in public appointments, including the teaching positions. Justice Prathiba M Singh impleaded Central Government’s Ministry of Home Affairs as a party to the plea moved by a transgender person and granted six weeks’ time for filing a reply.It...

Orissa High Court Requests State Govt To Approve Comprehensive Action Plan For Protection Of Elephants

The Orissa High Court has requested the State Government to expeditiously approve the Comprehensive Action Plan (CAP) submitted by the Chief Conservator of Forests to tackle the problem of human-elephant conflict and to protect elephants from various man-made hazards. Dr. Manoj Nair, Chief Conservator of Forests virtually appeared before the Division Bench of Chief Justice Dr....

Caste Status Of Married Woman Is Determined By Birth And Not By Marriage: Uttarakhand High Court

The Uttarakhand High Court has clarified that caste status of a person is determined by birth and not by her marriage. A Single Judge Bench of Justice Manoj Kumar Tiwari further held that as long as there is no statute or rule that a married woman must obtain a fresh caste certificate upon her marriage, she cannot be denied the benefit of her caste as she was enjoying...

Don't Release Salaries Of Collector, Other Officials For Failure To Release Compensation To Persons For Land Acquired In 1961: Orissa High Court

The Orissa High Court has directed that the salaries of Collector Angul and two other senior officers of the district administration shall not be released till payment of compensation to the people whose land was acquired in 1961.The division bench of Justices Dr. Bidyut Ranjan Sarangi and Biraja Prasanna Satapathy passed the order on January 16 and further said that "only on payment...

Departmental Proceeding Against Employee Abates With His Death; No One Can Be Substituted In His Place: Patna High Court

The Patna High Court has reiterated that departmental proceedings against a delinquent employee abates with his death and therefore, no one can be substituted in his place to represent him to put forward a defence. While allowing the writ petition claiming family pension, the Single Judge Bench of Justice Harish Kumar observed, “It is settled proposition of law that judicial...

FIRs Shouldn’t Be Registered Against Law Students For Posing As Lawyers Before Courts, Counselling Preferable: Delhi High Court

Observing that FIRs should not be registered against law students for posing as lawyers before the courts, the Delhi High Court has said that they should be counselled instead."It is understandable that Presiding Officers take an objection where law interns tend to pose as lawyers, but on the other hand, these law interns, who are merely students, should be counselled, properly informed...

Commercial Courts Act | Pre-Institution Mediation Is A Pre-Suit Legal Drill, Cannot Be Post Suit Exercise: Madras High Court

While rejecting a plaint by Aachi Spices and Foods seeking an injunction restraining Karaikudi Achi Mess from using a trademark name or similar sounding expression in any media, websites and other platforms, the Madras High Court has highlighted that “pre-institution mediation” mandated under Section 12A of the Commercial Courts Act is a pre-suit legal drill and it cannot be ordered as...

Kerala High Court Directs State To Revise Minimum Wages Of Nurses In Private Sector

The Kerala High Court has directed the State government to revise the minimum wage of nurses working in the private sector in the State. The Single Judge Bench of Justice Amit Rawal has directed that the said exercise ought to be undertaken within a period of 3 months. The Court has added that the said decision has to be taken after hearing the submissions of the hospital Management and...

'Yoko' and 'Yokoso' May Have Different Meanings in Japanese, Doesn't Make Marks Dissimilar: Bombay High Court Grants Relief To Yoko Sizzlers

The Bombay High Court has restrained a Pune-based restaurant from using the mark 'Yokoso Sizzlers', observing that prima facie it is deceptively similar to the registered trademark 'Yoko Sizzlers'. Justice Manish Pitale granted interim relief to Yoko Sizzlers in an intellectual property rights suit filed by it against Yokoso Sizzlers."Merely because Yoko and Yokoso have different meanings...