Caste Has No Role To Play In Appointment Of Temple Priests: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has reiterated that while appointing Archakas to a temple, the caste has no role to play when the person otherwise fulfills all the requirements. The court added that in temples governed by the Agama, the Trustees/Fit Person only have to ensure that the Archaka/Sthanikam to be appointed is well-versed and properly trained to perform the pooja as per...

Atique Ahmed’s Sister Approaches Supreme Court Seeking Independent Inquiry into ‘State-sponsored Killing’ of Brothers

The sister of gangster-politician Atiq Ahmed and Ashraf Ahmed, who were gunned down while being in police custody in Uttar Pradesh, has moved the Supreme Court of India seeking a probe headed by a retired judge into the ‘state-sponsored killing’ of the duo, as well as the encounter of Atique’s son and her nephew by the police. Another petition – filed in the public interest...

World Drug Day: 20 Important Judgments On The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act

“The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act has been enacted with the object of meeting the unprecedented challenge of illicit traffic in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances. Drug abuse has been recognized as the single most powerful social offender in recent times creating unimaginable extent of damages on frighteningly large sections of the society. Its effect on the people addicted to it, is catastrophic for which the international conventions as to traffic on such drugs and...

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Supreme Court Stays HC Direction Allowing Father To Take Custody Of Minor Girl From 'Adoptive' Parents

The Supreme Court, on Friday, stayed the order of Orissa High Court to the extent it directed restoration of custody of a minor girl child to her father. The High Court had issued the writ habeas corpus under the parens patriae jurisdiction.“There shall be an interim stay of the direction of the High Court directing the petitioners herein to handover custody of the minor child...to...

Advocates Shouldn't Decline Judgeship For Economic Reasons, Must Consider Duty to The Nation: Justice Dipankar Datta

Advocates who decline elevation to the bench because it does not pay as well must consider their duty to the nation, Supreme Court judge Justice Dipankar Datta said on Saturday.“I wish to touch upon the disinclination of advocates of some standing not respecting the call of the Chief Justice to switch sides. Some may have genuine difficulties...But those who decline on economic...

Wife As Homemaker Contributes To Husband's Acquisition Of Assets; Entitled To Equal Share In Properties : Madras High Court

Taking care of the children and family not 8 hours job but it is 24 hours job, Court said.

Illness No Ground To Seek Exemption From Wearing Helmet While Riding Two Wheelers : Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that illness is no ground to seek exemption from wearing helmets while reading two wheelers.Petitioners contended that as they were undergoing medical treatment, they could not place heavy objects on their heads including helmets. The Petitioners had approached the Court in light of the recent installation of AI surveillance cameras on the roads in the State....

'SC's Views On 'Live-In' Matters Can't Be Considered To Promote Such Relations': Allahabad HC Rejects Interfaith Live-In Couple's Protection Plea

While dismissing a plea filed by an interfaith live-in couple seeking protection against alleged harassment at the hands of the police, the Allahabad High Court recently observed that the views expressed by the Supreme Court pertaining to 'live-in' relationships "cannot be considered to promote such relationships"Observing that traditionally, Law has been biased in favour of marriage, the...

Companies Act - Decision To Allot Additional Shares Cannot Be Set Aside Merely Because Promoters Have Also Benefited: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has upheld the largely disproportionate allotment of rights share in favour of one group of shareholders of a private limited company, substantially increasing its shareholding percentage in the company over other group of shareholders.The bench comprising Justices K.M. Joseph and B.V. Nagarathna found that the increase in the appellant- H.M. Patel Group’s shareholding...

'Untouchability' Not Merely Caste-Based; Includes All Forms Of Social Exclusion Based On Idea That Certain Persons Are Inferior : Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently observed that “Untouchability” was not merely a caste based practice but included all practices of social ostracism and exclusion that have their bases in ritual ideas of purity/pollution and hierarchy/subordination. “Going beyond the specific Caste-based practice, 'untouchability' includes all practices of social ostracism and exclusion that...

“Law Of Wills”- Questions & Answers By Justice V Ramkumar [Part-X]

Q.46 Where a Will contains two inconsistent clauses, which clause will ordinarily prevail over the other ? Is it the earlier clause or the latter clause which will prevail ? Ans. If both the inconsistent clauses cannot stand together, then the last inconsistent clause will prevail over the earlier clause. This is the rule contained in Section 88 of the Indian Succession...