Muslim Man Can't Marry Another Woman As Per Quran If He Isn't Capable Of Fostering First Wife, Children: Allahabad High Court

Can't Compel Wife To Live With Muslim Husband Who Has Married Again Against Her Will If It Isn't Equitable: Allahabad High Court

Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) For Uddhav, Balasahebanchi ShivSena For Shinde : Election Commission Approves Names

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has refused to allot Maharashtra's former Chief Minister - Uddhav Thackeray's group the name "Shiv Sena (Balasaheb Thackeray)" stating that the same name is also the first preference of the CM Eknath Shinde led group. The ECI accepted Uddhav's group's second proposal and has allotted the name "Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray)" instead....

Commercial Court Can't Hear S. 34 Arbitration Act Application Challenging Compensation Awarded Under NH Act: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court has observed that the Commercial Courts have no Jurisdiction to hear Applications filed under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 2013 challenging the quantum of compensation awarded under the National Highways Act, 1956.The bench of Justice J. J. Munir though clarified that an award of the Statutory Arbitrator under Section 3G(5) of the National...

Tamil Nadu Advocates' Association Condemns Malicious Campaign Against Justice DY Chandrachud

The Tamilnadu Advocates' Association on Monday issued a statement condemning the recent malicious campaigns led against Justice Dhananjay Chandrachud.The association stated that the recent allegations levelled by one RK Pathan were completely erroneous and based completely on assumptions with a malicious intent."There seems to be a hidden motive and agenda behind these letters which are...

Preparing SOP For 81,902 POCSO Cases Where Victims Yet To Receive Compensation: DSLSA To Delhi High Court

The Delhi State Legal Services Authority (DSLSA) has informed the High Court that it is in the process of preparing a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), in consultation with other stakeholders, to deal with 81,902 disposed of cases under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 where compensation has not been granted to the victims."It is expected that the SOP shall be ready...

A4 Size Paper With Double-Sided Printing Permitted In Delhi High Court, District Courts From November 1

The Delhi High Court for the first time has decided to permit the use of A4 size paper with printing on both sides, for the filings. The recommendation made by the Rules Committee in this regard has been approved by the full court.Since April 01 last year, the High Court has allowed the use of A4 size paper in all jurisdictions for all kind of pleadings contained in petitions,...

Court Should Secure Personal Liberty Of An Under Trial Where Trial Is Delayed For No Fault On His Part: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently stressed that when an under trial has been in custody for a significant period of time and the trial is being held up for no fault on his part, the Courts cannot be expected to be a mute spectator and should rather unhesitatingly interfere for securing the personal liberty of an under trial.With this, the bench of Justice Manjari Nehru Kaul granted...

Bombay High Court Half Yearly Digest: January To June 2022 [Citations 1 - 239]

Nominal Index XXX vs State of Maharashtra 2022 LiveLaw (Bom) 1 Kishnabhai Nathubhai Ghutia & Anr Vs The Hon'ble Administrator Union Territory & Ors. 2022 LiveLaw (Bom) 2 Angre Port Private Ltd. Vs. TAG 15 (IMO. 9705550) & Anr 2022 LiveLaw (Bom) 3 Ms. Kanaka Kedar Sapre & Mrs. Sudha Mukund Shukla (Mother) vs . Kedar Narhar Sapre & others 2022 LiveLaw...

Temples Managed By Math Cannot Be Regulated Under Karnataka Hindu Religious Institutions & Charitable Endowments Act: High Court

The Karnataka High Court has reiterated that Karnataka Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments Act 1997 does not apply to a Math or a Temple attached to or managed by a Math and thus, no directions can be issued to the state government to exercise its executive power to regulate them. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice S Vishwajith...

Millions Of Commuters Will Suffer If Any Adverse Order Is Passed Against Delhi Metro: Attorney General Venkataramani To High Court

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) Monday told the Delhi High Court that it has requested its two equity partners - the Union of India and Delhi Government, for infusion of funds to make balance payment to the Reliance Infrastructure-promoted Delhi Airport Metro Express Private Ltd (DAMEPL) in terms of a 2017 arbitral award.According to DMRC, it owes Rs.7,010.08 Crore to the...

College Can't Deny Admission Merely On 'Speculation' That Candidate Will Disrupt Discipline: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court on Friday directed Ilaha College of Arts and Science to admit a candidate who had been denied admission on the belief that he would disrupt the discipline of the College. Justice Devan Ramachandran, while issuing the direction, was of the view that the petitioner was being denied admission to the College based on 'speculative reasons'. "...it is evident that the College...

Bombay High Court Weekly Round-Up: October 3 To October 9, 2022

Nominal Index [Citations 370 – 377] 1. Santosh s/o Ananada Mane @ Chhotu v. State of Maharashtra 2022 LiveLaw (Bom) 370 2. Abhimanyu Laxman Kumbhar v. Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd. 2022 LiveLaw (Bom) 371 3. Oasis Realty v. Union of India 2022 LiveLaw (Bom) 372 4. Anil Vasantrao Deshmukh v. State of Maharashtra 2022 LiveLaw...