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Divorce On Ground Of 'Desertion' By Wife Doesn't Absolve Husband From Providing Her Maintenance U/S 125 CrPC: Orissa High Court
The Orissa High Court has held that merely because divorce was granted in favour of husband on the ground of desertion by wife, it per se does not bar grant of maintenance to the wife subsequent to the divorce. Clarifying the position of law, the Bench of Dr. Justice Sanjeeb Kumar Panigrahi was of the opinion that–“Under the BNSS, the maintenance provision stands renumbered as Section...
Disturbing Trend; IOs Acting Under Pressure: Allahabad HC Slams 'False' FIRs Under 'UP Unlawful Conversion Act'
The Allahabad High Court on Monday strongly condemned a "disturbing trend" of false FIRs being lodged in the state under the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021. Observing that FIRs are being lodged "left and right" under the 2021 law, which subsequently turn out to be fallacious, the Court directed the Additional Chief Secretary (Home) of the state to file...
Trial Court Can't Order Impounding Of Passport As A Condition For Granting Bail: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court recently observed that the trial court does not have power to order impounding of passport as a condition for granting bail. Justice P Dhanabal held that under Section 109 of the BNSS (Section 104 of the CrPC), the court had power to impound any document, but not the passport. The court observed that the power to impound passport was only with the...
Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: April 06 To April 12, 2026
Citations 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 346 to 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 370NOMINAL INDEXGNCTD vs Najma & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 346 Kunal Shukla v. Himayani Puri & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 347 Prateek Sharma v. Union of India 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 348 RAJAB ALI v. STATE & ANR 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 349 GODREJ AGROVET LTD v. FOOD SAFETY AND STANDARDS AUTHORITY OF INDIA & ANR 2026 LiveLaw (Del)...
Judges Decide As Per Law But Are Called Independent Based On Outcomes In High-Stakes Cases: Justice Rajesh Bindal
Retiring Supreme Court judge Justice Rajesh Bindal today said that judges decide cases according to law, but the judiciary is criticised based on whether the outcome is favourable or not, especially in high stakes cases.Echoing former judge Ajay Rastogi's words on how judges are perceived as independent only if they decide against the government, he said, “In his farewell function,...
Sabarimala | Visit Of Fertile Women Antithetical To Deity's Identity; They Can Visit Other Ayyappa Temples : TDB To Supreme Court
During the Sabarimala Reference hearing, the Travancore Devaswom Board told the Supreme Court that excluding the category of menstruating women aged 10- 50 years from visiting the Sabarimala Temple was within the reasonable classification test. Senior Advocate AM Singhvi, made submissions for the Board before the 9-judge bench comprising CJI Surya Kant and Justice BV Nagarathna, Justice...
Wouldn't Have Attended Adhivakta Parishad's Program As A Sitting Judge As It's Politically Inclined : Justice AS Oka
Speaking during an event organised by Adhivakta Parishad, former Supreme Court judge Justice Abhay S Oka today expressed that as a sitting judge, he would not have accepted invite to an event hosted by a politically-inclined organization."If as a sitting judge, I was invited by Adhivakta Parishad to speak on its platform, I would have politely said no, because my belief was Adhivakta...
Agricultural Land Under Valuation Rules, 2017: Who Is Qualified To Value What Law Forgot?
India holds millions of hectares of land within the corporate asset portfolios, yet the Companies (Registered Valuers and Valuation) Rules, 2017, which govern the entire framework for valuation of company assets, are silent about how the agricultural lands are to be valued, who is qualified to value them, and whether they fall within any prescribed asset class. This silence constitutes not just...
'Right Rooted In Dignity': Karnataka High Court Directs Strict Implementation Of State's Menstrual Leave Policy Across All Sectors
Upholding the recognition of 'right to menstrual leave' as a facet of Article 21, the Karnataka High Court on Wednesday (April 15) directed the state government to implement its 'menstrual leave policy' notification across all establishments including the unorganised sector, pending formal enactment of proposed legislation. The single-judge bench of Justice M. Nagaprasanna, sitting at...
Deposition Of Hostile Witness Acceptable To Creditworthy Extent : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (April 15) held that courts cannot discard the testimony of a hostile witness in its entirety and must instead identify and rely on the “creditworthy” portions of such evidence. “…every court considering the deposition of a hostile witness has to look at the extent of the deposition, which is creditworthy to provide proof, of the case set up.”, observed...
