Delhi HC to transfer 12,000 cases to Lower Court

Delhi high court may soon transfer many of its files to the Lower courts. LokSabha last week passed Delhi High Court (Amendment) Bill, 2015, by a voice vote. It was earlier passed by Rajya Sabha during budget session. The amendment act reads “In sub-section (2) of section 5 of the Delhi High Court Act, 1966, for the words ‘‘rupees twenty lakhs’’, the words ‘‘rupees two...

Two foreign firms propose SC to buy Sahara’s hotels in London and New York

The Supreme Court has been approached by the two foreign firms, expressing their willingness to buy Sahara Group's three overseas hotels, Grosvenor House Hotel in London, the New York Plaza and Dream New York hotels.British Company, Kane Capital Partners, has approached the Court with a Rs 6,370-crore proposal to acquire the Sahara Group's Grosvenor House hotel in London. The offer, if...

Wife attending late night parties is not ‘Cruelity’ to Husband : Bombay HC [Read the Judgment]

The Bombay High Court has held , that wife attending late night party cannot be called ‘Cruelty’ to husband. Justice M.L.Tahaliyani said Socialising to some extent in the present society is permissible.” The husband had approached the court for divorce, through a second appeal, citing misbehaviour of his wife on many occasions, her frequent late night parties and outburst on smaller...

Judiciary’s delay in case disposal fetching public sympathy for convicts, says Law Minister Gowda

By the time courts hand down punishment, public tend to forget the goriness of the crime a person has committed, he says.Law Minister D V Sadananda Gowda  while speaking at the Independence Day celebration at the Supreme Court premises on Saturday said delay in disposal of cases and deciding the punishment was leading to public sympathy and support for persons who have committed...

Govt. planning to name and shame ‘chargesheeted’ Sexual Offenders through a ‘Citizen Portal’

The Central Government has announced that it is intending to publish the names of charge-sheeted offenders in cases pertaining to crime against women in a central citizen portal which is going to be launched within two years. Home Minister, Rajnath Singh made this announcement through a special feature titled “Steps taken to make the Country Safe and Secure” published on the eve...

Playing Rummy online is not gambling : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Thursday declared playing rummy and other card games online to be legal and beyond the ambit of gambling which is illegal. A bench of Justices Madan B Lokur and S A Bobde observed that online rummy and other card games had not been subject matter of any court order regarding their legality, and hence any challenge pertaining to online rummy offered by such websites...

High Court should not ordinarily entertain Writs in Contractual matters involving disputed question of fact; SC [Read the Judgment]

The Supreme Court of India today, set aside a Division bench Judgment of Kerala High Court, reiterating the legal position that a writ court should ordinarily not entertain a writ petition, if there is a breach of Contract involving disputed questions of fact. The Apex Court, criticising the judgment by Kerala High Court observed “in the case at hand, the High Court has appointed a...

Order XII Rule 6 CPC :Judgment on admission is not a matter of right but a matter of discretion of the Court, holds the SC

The Supreme Court of India has held in a recent judgment [S.M. Asif v. Virender Kumar Bajaj] that Judgment on admission is not a matter of right and rather is a matter of discretion of the Court and that mere admission of relationship of landlord and tenant cannot be said to be an unequivocal admission so as to decree the suit under Order XII Rule 6 CPC.A 3-judge bench of the Apex...

Why cannot CBI take over DMAT scam too like Vyapam ? SC asks MP Govt.

CBI feels the medical admission scam of bigger magnitude than VyapamThe Supreme Court took up for hearing on Friday a petition filed by whistleblower Anand Rai through lawyer Prashant Bhushan seeking a CBI probe on the line of Vyapam scam into irregularities in Dental and Medical Admission Test (DMAT) to fill management and government seats in private medical colleges.A bench of chief justice H...

India says no to Italy’s 4.4 crore offer, says it can help expedite trial within 4 months

According to The Hindu, India has rebuffed Italy’s offer to pay 600,000 euros, roughly Rs. 4.4 crore, to secure protection from any legal action against the two Italian marines, India reportedly told Italy that “murders are not compensable offences”.  Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone, two Italian marines are accused of killing two fishermen off the Kerala coast in...

Kerala High Court asks CBI to trace out absconding Judgment debtor

In what can be called a landmark ruling, the High Court of Kerala has ordered a CBI investigation to trace out the absconding Judgment debtor, apparently a “swamiji”. This decision by the court is in a civil case, which eventually metamorphosed into a quasi-criminal one, as the Judgment debtor absconded.  Justice V. Chitambaresh, in his 18 page judgment held that, CBI investigation...

UBER CASE: SC slams accused for "humiliating, harassing" victim by recalling her as a witness

Justice Khehar bench also to lay down rule as to when an accused can recall witnessesAfter a day-long hearing in the Uber rape case, the Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on two pleas-- of Delhi police and the 25-year-old woman executive, the victim-- against a March 4 order of Delhi High Court allowing the accused cab driver to recall 13 prosecution witnesses, including the girl...