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Sexual Assault By Husband's Family Members Also Form Of Cruelty Under S.498A IPC, Doesn't Warrant Separate Trial: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has ruled that sexual assault on a wife by family members of the husband is also a form of cruelty under Section 498A of Indian Penal Code, 1860, and does not warrant a separate trial. Justice Amit Mahajan said that if allegations are made by the wife against such family members, it can also be part and parcel of physical cruelty as defined in Section 498A. The...
'Manifestly Perverse': Supreme Court Sets Aside HC Order Granting Bail To Accused Who Allegedly Murdered Witness While On Bail
The Supreme Court set aside the Madras High Court's order grant bail to the accused in a murder case, noting that the order granting bail was vitiated by perversity, arbitrariness and non-application of mind.A bench comprising Justices B.V. Nagarathna and R. Mahadevan was hearing an appeal against an order of the Madurai Bench of the High Court, which had granted bail to the accused in an...
Passport Also Means Of Identification, Bail Condition To Deposit It Can't Be Imposed Routinely: Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that courts may not impose a condition requiring deposit of passport while granting bail in routine manner, observing that "the passport, is not only required as a travel document, but is also required for other purposes especially as means of identification."Allowing a petition challenging a bail condition, the Court quashed the requirement...
Criminal Revision Filed By Informant Doesn't Abate On His Death; Other Victims Can Continue It : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that a criminal revision petition does not automatically abate upon the death of the revisionist, particularly when the revision is not filed by an accused but by an informant or victim. The Court clarified that in such cases, the revisional court has the discretion to continue examining the legality and propriety of the impugned order and may permit a victim to...
NCLT Hyderabad Clears Kalburgi Cement's ₹213.41 Crore Merger Deficit Adjustment Against Securities Premium
The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) in Hyderabad has approved Kalburgi Cement Private Limited's move to clean up a large merger-related loss, treating it as a legitimate internal corporate decision so long as creditors are safeguarded and the statutory framework is followed. A coram of Judicial Member Rajeev Bhardwaj and Technical Member Sanjay Puri has allowed the company to set off...
Bar On Casual Elections Doesn't Apply To 'Indirect Election' Of Mayor Under Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act: AP High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has observed that elections to the post of Mayor–including election to fill a casual vacancy is an 'indirect election', and the embargo under Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act would not apply to elections held at the end of term to fill this post. The State Election Commission (Respondent 2) had issued a notification on 04.12.2025 directing the...
Income Tax Act | ITAT Mumbai Grants Major Tax Relief To Vodafone; Deletes Depreciation, TDS & S.14A Disallowances
The Mumbai Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal has held that multiple additions made by the Assessing Officer could not be sustained in law. The Bench held that the transfer of passive telecom tower assets pursuant to a court-approved demerger amounted to a genuine “gift” under Section 47(iii), and the Assessing Officer could not artificially impute consideration...
Non-Obstante Clause U/S 13(2) Commercial Courts Act Prevails Over S.10 Delhi HC Act: Delhi High Court Dismisses Arbitral Appeals
The Delhi High Court Bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela while dismissing an appeal under Section 10, Delhi High Court Act (“DHC Act”) and Section 13(2), Commercial Courts Act (“CC Act”) observed that the expression “any other law for the time being in force” used in Section 13(2), CC Act encompasses in its fold the provisions of...
High Court Asks Haryana Govt To File Fresh Affidavit On Teacher Shortage, Infrastructure Adequacy In Govt Schools
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the State of Haryana to file an additional affidavit furnishing district-wise data on government schools strictly in accordance with the norms and standards prescribed under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009.A Bench comprising Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sanjiv Berry passed the directions while considering...
SHANTI Act 2025: Sidelining Environment For Private Proliferation
The Parliament recently passed the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India Bill 2025, now pending President's assent, aiming to accelerate private nuclear expansion in the country's nuclear regime. This will be the first for any nuclear related legislation of the country but at the same time it is neglecting the established environmental regulatory architecture thus presenting a very nuanced relationship between the two. Nuclear energy in all its...