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Supreme Court Seeks CPI(M) Response In Dispute Over Land Where Kerala Headquarters Is Located
The Supreme Court today has sought a reply from the Communist Party of India(Marxist), Kerala, over a dispute on the land where its Kerala headquarters, AKG Centre at Thiruvanathapuram, is situated. A bench comprising Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice Manmohan considered the matter.The dispute arises out of a court action sale . The SLP Petitioner, who purchased a property from judgment...
Jamath Denying NOC For 'Nikha' To Eligible Muslim Woman Violates Right To Life Under Article 21: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has observed that the jurisdictional Jamath is obliged to issue a No-Objection Certificate to an applicant for conducting Nikha, if the applicant is not otherwise disqualified. Justice GR Swaminathan held that the non-issuance of an NOC to an eligible applicant would violate the applicant's fundamental right under Article 21 of the Constitution. The court...
Liquidator Cannot Be Penalized For Event Outside His Control: NCLT Kolkata Permits Exclusion Of Time Spent In Procedural Compliance
The National Company Law Tribunal, Kolkata Bench, comprising Justice Bidisha Banerjee (Member-Judicial) and Siddharth Mishra (Member-Technical), has permitted exclusion of time spent in complying with judicial orders and directions of the stakeholder body, saying that the liquidator cannot be penalized for an event outside his control. The liquidation order of the corporate debtor...
MP High Court Orders Penal Action Against Woman For Falsely Accusing Senior Advocate Of Rape, Says She Snatched His Right To Dignity
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has ordered penal action against a woman, who falsely accused a Senior Advocate, having a standing of 20 years at the Bar, of committing rape upon her two year old daughter by breaking into their house at night.Justice Vishal Mishra was irked at the woman, who "did not care for the future of her own daughter", and was more interested in "settling her personal...
Mere Recommendation By State To Include Community In Scheduled Tribe List Cannot Be Basis To Seek Caste Certificate: Madras HC
The Madras High Court recently questioned the Erode District Collector on how scheduled caste certificates were issued to persons belonging to the Malayali community and residing in Erode District of Tamil Nadu. The bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G Arul Murugan noted that any inclusion or exclusion in the Scheduled Tribe list of a State can be done only...
'Justice Not Abstract But A Living Reality, Must Be Accessible To All': Kerala High Court Bids Farewell To Justice Amit Rawal
The Kerala High Court held a farewell reference for Justice Amit Rawal on Friday (September 19) who is set to retire on September 21 on attaining age of superaanuation. The ceremonial reference was attended by members of the Bench, Bar, and legal fraternity. Justice Rawal in his farewell speech expressed his gratitude to the Kerala Bar and Bench for embracing him with warmth since his transfer...
Failed Engagement Doesn't Make 'Consensual Relationship' Rape On False Promise To Marry: P&H High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that a consensual physical relationship between adults cannot be construed as rape merely because it did not culminate in marriage.The Court quashed an FIR lodged against a man for allegedly committing rape, noting that he had entered into a consensual relationship with his fiancée, wherein after the roka ceremony the marriage could not take place...
'Sad Commentary On Democracy': Delhi High Court Disappointed On Use Of Big Cars, JCBs By DUSU Candidates
The Delhi High Court on Friday expressed its disappointment on the use of “big cars” and JCBs by the candidates who contested Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) elections, saying that they did not learn any lesson from last year's situation. Calling the situation “painful”, a division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela remarked:“It is...