Preventive Detention Can't Be Used To Override Bail, Must Prove 'Public Order' Threat : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Friday quashed the preventive detention under the Telangana 'Goonda Act', ruling that simply declaring the detenu a 'habitual drug offender' was not sufficient for preventive detention unless shown how detenu's actions specifically threatened public order. “Mere registration of three offences by itself would not have any bearing on the maintenance of public order...

Kerala High Court Strikes Down Devaswom Recruitment Board's Power Over Guruvayoor Appointments

The Kerala High Court has held that Section 9 of the Kerala Devaswom Recruitment Board Act, 2015 (KDRB Act) which empowers the KDRB to prepare select lists for the appointment of candidates to various posts in the Guruvayoor Devaswom posts is unconstitutional. The Division Bench of Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice Syam Kumar V M were considering an appeal filed by the...

Long Pendency No Ground To Avoid Remand Where Core Issues Were Never Decided: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that the long pendency of a civil suit cannot be a reason to avoid remanding the matter when the trial court has failed to decide the core issues on merits.Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani thus dismissed two regular second appeals challenging an order of remand passed by the First Appellate Court in a property dispute between a private party and DDA, that had...

Justice Soumen Sen Sworn-In As Chief Justice Of Kerala High Court

Justice Soumen Sen was sworn in as the 40th Chief Justice of Kerala High Court on Saturday (January 10).The oath of office was administered by Governor Rajendra Arlekar at Raj Bhavan, Thiruvananthapuram. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan was also present during the swearing in ceremony.The Central Government had earlier issued a notification to transfer Justice Sen from Meghalaya High Court...

Probation Officer Vacancy At Department Of Women And Child Development, Bilaspur

The Office of the District Program Officer, Women and Child Development Department, District, Bilaspur invites application for the post of Probation Officer. Name of the Post: Probation Officer No. of Post: 01 (One) Essential Qualification and Experience · Graduate in Social Work (Preferably)/ Sociology/ Social Science or LL.B. from a recognized university. · Must be able to work on a computer using MS officer and other computer/ web based software. · ...

Consultant Vacancy At Ministry Of External Affairs, New Delhi

Ministry of External Affairs invites application for the post of Consultant in IFD. Name of the Post: Consultant in the IFD No. of Post: 01 (One) Age Limit: 27-45 Years Essential Qualification and Experience · The applicant should possess LLB from a University with a rating of at least A+ by NAAC. · Minimum 5 years' experience post LLB, with at least 2 years' experience dealing with financial and legal matters associated with procurements and contracts, in...

HP Rent Control Act | Wife Alone Succeeds Tenancy If Alive At Tenant's Death; No Further Devolution Permitted: Himachal Pradesh High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that upon the death of the original tenant, the right to succeed to the tenancy under the H.P. Urban Rent Control Act is strictly governed by the statutory order of succession. The Court remarked that since the wife was alive and residing with her husband at the time of his death, she alone became the lawful successor to the tenancy and, as...

Call For Papers: RGNUL Financial And Mercantile Law Review (RFMLR) Volume XIII Issue II - Submit By February 15

The Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab (RGNUL) is an autonomous National Law University (NLU) established by the RGNUL Act (No. 12 of 2006) passed by the Legislature of the State of Punjab, under the second wave of reforms instituted by the Bar Council of India.Established in 2006, RGNUL has garnered a pan-India reputation as a stellar institution for legal research and education. In May 2015, RGNUL became the first and the only NLU to have been accredited by the National Assessment...

Marriage Outside District Disentitles Candidate From Claiming Local Residence Preference In Public Recruitment: J&K&L High Court

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has ruled that a candidate who marries outside the concerned district cannot insist on the benefit of local residence preference in public recruitment unless such residence is established by cogent and reliable documentary evidence.A bench of Justice Javed Iqbal Wani held that the petitioner failed to substantiate her claim of continued residence...

Accessing Intimate Photographs From Wife's Phone & Threatening To Circulate Them Amounts To Cruelty: Jharkhand High Court

The Jharkhand High Court has ruled that unauthorised access to a spouse's intimate photographs, coupled with threats to circulate them on social media and acts of physical and sexual violence, constitutes cruelty under the Hindu Marriage Act. The Court observed that such conduct amounted to “character assassination” of the wife by her own husband.A Division Bench comprising Justice...

Criminal Appeal Can't Be Dismissed For Default; Court Obliged To Appoint Amicus Curiae If Accused Unrepresented: Allahabad HC 

The Allahabad High Court has reiterated that a criminal appeal can't be dismissed merely because of non-representation or default of the advocate for the accused and that in such circumstances, the court is obliged to appoint an amicus curiae and decide the matter on merits rather than dismissing it for non-representation.A bench of Justice Abdul Shahid observed that the dismissal of a...

Forced Unnatural Sex By Husband Is Cruelty U/S 498A IPC, But Not Rape Due To Marital Exception: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, in a husband's petition seeking quashment of FIR, observed that while forced unnatural sex by a husband upon his adult wife cannot be prosecuted as rape under Section 376, it would amount to cruelty under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code. The bench of Justice Rajesh Kumar Gupta observed; "But, this Court is also of the opinion that forced unnatural sex by...