S.125 CrPC | Major Unmarried Daughter Not Entitled To Maintenance From Father Merely On Ground That She Is Unable To Maintain Herself: Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday reiterated that an unmarried daughter who attained majority cannot claim maintenance from her father under Section 125(1) CrPC, merely on the ground that she does not have means for her sustenance. The Court observed that an unmarried daughter unable to maintain herself by reason of any physical, mental abnormality or injury is entitled to claiming...

‘Leave Temple To Religious People’: Supreme Court Dismisses AP Govt Challenge To HC Order Against Govt Taking Over Ahobilam Mutt Temple

The Supreme Court, on Friday, refused to entertain Andhra Pradesh Government’s plea assailing High Court’s order, which held that State's decision to appoint 'Executive Officer' to control and manage the affairs of Ahobilam Temple in Kurnool is violative of A. 26(d) of the Constitution and affects the Mathadipathi’s right of administration.The State’s plea came up for hearing before...

Judiciary Should Have Judges With Alternative Life Experiences; Now Most Judges Are Upper-caste Heterosexual Men : Saurabh Kirpal

Senior Advocate Saurabh Kirpal, whose appointment as a judge was objected to by the Central Government on the ground of his sexual orientation, opined that it is important to have judges with different life experiences in the bench, so that the judiciary represents the social diversity.Kirpal pointed out that the judiciary is mostly composed of upper caste, heterosexual men, who would be having...

Woman Entitled To Termination Of Pregnancy In Rape Cases, Has Right To Say 'Yes' Or 'No' To Being A Mother: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that denying a woman the right to medical termination of pregnancy in sexual assault cases and imposing the responsibility of motherhood on her, would amount to “denying her the human right to live with dignity” as she has a right in relation to her body including the right to say “yes or no” to being a mother.Observing that section 3(2) of the...

Telangana HC Directs State Govt To Hold Republic Day Celebrations As Per Centre's Guidelines

The High Court of Telangana on Wednesday passed an interim order directing the state government to conduct Republic Day celebrations tomorrow as per the guidelines issued by the Government of India. Republic Day being a National Festival, has to be celebrated with national fervor, grandeur, gaiety and enthusiasm, the Court observed.The directions were passed by a bench comprising Justice...

Lakhimpur Kheri Case : Supreme Court Suo Motu Grants Interim Bail To 4 Accused In Cross-FIR While Granting Interim Bail To Ashish Mishra

While granting interim bail to Ashish Mishra in the Lakhimpur Kheri case, the Supreme Court, in a suo motu exercise, also granted interim bail to four persons who are accused in the cross-case related to the lynching of three persons.Although only the bail application of Mishra was before the Court, it decided to invoke its suo motu powers to grant interim bail to the accused in the cross-case...

BREAKING| Kerala High Court Suspends Conviction Of Lakshadweep MP Mohammed Faizal In Attempt To Murder Case

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday suspended the conviction and sentence of Lakshadweep MP Mohammed Faizal and three others in a case of attempt to murder.Lakshadweep MP Mohammed Faizal had moved an appeal challenging the decision of the Court of Session, Kavaratti to convict and sentence him and three others to 10 years in jail in a case of attempt to murder.Faizal and the three other...

Centre Wants To Appoint Persons Aligned With Its Views As Judges : Justice Madan Lokur | Interview

Former Supreme Court judge Justice Madan B Lokur, who was a part of the Supreme Court collegium and one of the members of the bench which delivered the NJAC verdict, was interviewed by Manu Sebastian, Managing Editor of LiveLaw, in the backdrop of the ongoing tussle between the executive and the judiciary regarding the process for judges appointment.Edited excerpts from the...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Advocate Neela Gokhale As Bombay High Court Judge

The Central Government has notified the appointment of Advocate Dr. Neela Kedar Gokhale as an additional judge of the Bombay High Court for a period of two years from the date when she assumes charge.Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju tweeted this information. It was on January 10 that the Supreme Court collegium made the recommendation for the elevation of Neela Gokhale.With her appointment,...

Supreme Court Judgments To Be Made Available In Four Regional Languages, CJI Chandrachud Says English In 'Legal Avatar' Not Comprehensible To 99.9% Citizens

Chief Justice of India, Justice DY Chandrachud on Tuesday said that the judgments of Supreme Court will now be translated in four languages - Hindi, Gujarati, Odia and Tamil.CJI Chandrachud said English language in its “legal avatar” is not comprehensible to 99.9% of the citizens. He added that the access to justice cannot be meaningful unless citizens are able to understand in a...

SC Collegium Publishing RAW & IB Inputs On Recommended Names A Serious Issue: Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju

Addressing the media at the Felicitation of Award Winners of the e-courts Project, the Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju today said that putting out RAW & IB inputs on candidates recommended for elevation in the public domain by the Supreme Court Collegium is a "serious issue".He added that making the secret or sensitive report of RAW and IB public is a matter of grave concern which will...

[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...