Paradox Of Indian Will

“Easy to Make, Hard to Prove”- An Inversion that the Law must CorrectAn extraordinary legal peculiarity that has so far remained obscured from attention is the paradox of Indian Will. The law lays down a thin requirement for making a will provided under Section 63 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925, that the Will must be signed by testator and must be attested by two witnesses. That's all. Law doesn't mandate registration of Will. Therefore, a Will can be scribbled on a plain piece of paper...

Supreme Court Appoints Justice Kurian Joseph As Mediator In Rohini Sindhuri IAS-Roopa Moudgil IPS Defamation Dispute

The Supreme Court on Friday referred the long-running defamation dispute between IAS officer Rohini Sindhuri and IPS officer D Roopa Moudgil, both serving in Karnataka, to mediation, remarking that both officers were harming each other's careers through continued litigation.A bench of Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva expressed the view that the dispute could be...

CBSE Class XII OSM Row: Delhi High Court Refuses To Pass Urgent Directions To Reopen Verification Portal

The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to pass any urgent directions for reopening of CBSE's verification portal for now for the purposes of reevaluation of answer sheets of aggrieved Class XII students.“Let individual students approach. They will take care,” a vacation bench comprising of Justice Neena Bansal Krishna and Justice Madhu Jain said, adding that the final results of students...

SC/ST Act | Cognizance, Charge-Framing Orders Are Appealable U/S 14A, Can't Be Challenged Directly U/S 482 CrPC: Rajasthan HC

The Rajasthan High Court dismissed a petition challenging order of cognizance and framing charges under the SC/ST Act, 1989 (“the Act”) opining that these orders were appealable under Section 14A of the Act. The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand held that the order of taking cognizance and order of framing charges were not interlocutory in nature, and as per Section 14A of the Act, an...

Bhima-Koregaon Case: Bombay High Court Seeks NIA Response On Varavara Rao's Plea To Shift To Hyderabad

The Bombay High Court on Friday (June 12) issued notice on petition by 85-year-old Telugu Poet P Varavara Rao, accused under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act in the Bhima Koregaon case, seeking permission to move to Hyderabad stating that living in Mumbai is not affordable for him. Rao, has challenged a March 16 order passed by a special NIA Court, which dismissed his application to...

Supreme Court Dismisses Meenakshi Natarajan's Plea Against Rajya Sabha Nomination Rejection, Allows Her To File Election Petition

The Supreme Court on Friday (June 12) dismissed the writ petition filed by Congress member Meenakshi Natarajan challenging the rejection of her Rajya Sabha candidature from Madhya Pradesh, and gave her liberty to raise the challenge in an election petition filed in terms of the Representation of the People Act.A bench comprising Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice AS Chandurkar declined...

Lucknow Advocates' Strike Over Demolition Drive 'Illegal': Allahabad HC; Seeks Explanation On Lathi Distribution, Provocative Speeches

Taking a stern view of the recent clash between advocates and the local administration, the Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) on Tuesday declared the 8-day strike by local advocates against an anti-encroachment drive as "unjustified and illegal". A Bench of Justice Rajesh Singh Chauhan and Justice Rajeev Bharti also took strong exception to the circulation of 'provocative'...

Video Conferencing Rules Must Be Meaningfully Applied: P&H High Court Allows Examination Of Witness On VC

The Punjab and Haryana High Court set aside a trial court order refusing to permit the examination of a material witness through video conferencing, emphasizing that procedural rules must be applied in a manner that advances access to justice rather than defeats it.Justice Virinder Aggarwal said, "It is pertinent to note that the requisite technological infrastructure for conducting...

Daily Wage Employees Cannot Claim Parity With Regular Employees For Deployment After Winding Up Of Company: J&K&L High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High High Court has held that employees engaged on daily wage basis cannot claim parity with those employees who were serving on regular or permanent basis for the purpose of deployment to other government departments after winding up of the company.The Court was hearing a writ petition filed by a person engaged on consolidated basis seeking...

Telangana High Court Directs SBI To Grant VRS Benefits To Legal Heirs Of Employee Who Died After VRS Application Was Accepted

The Telangana High Court has directed the State Bank of India to extend Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS) benefits to the legal heirs of a deceased employee, observing that the employee's application had already been scrutinised and accepted before his death, and denial of benefits in such circumstances could not be justified.A Single Judge Bench of Justice Namavarapu Rajeshwar...

Housewife's Contribution Is Invaluable: Calcutta High Court Enhances Compensation Over Death Of Woman In Road Accident

The Calcutta High Court has enhanced compensation awarded for the death of a homemaker in a motor accident case, underscoring that the contribution of a wife and mother to her family is “invaluable” and cannot be measured merely in monetary terms.Justice Biswaroop Chowdhury increased the compensation payable to the deceased homemaker's minor daughter from ₹9.17 lakh to ₹11 lakh,...

Mere Criticism Of Public Representative In Private WhatsApp Group Not A Criminal Offence: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court has allowed a criminal revision filed by an accused who was prosecuted over messages posted in a WhatsApp group against a public representative, holding that mere criticism in a private social media group would not, by itself, constitute offences under Sections 504, 505(1)(b) and 506 IPC unless the essential ingredients of the offences are made out. These Sections of...