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Delay In Challenging Family Court Orders In Matrimonial Disputes Is Fatal As Parties May Alter Marital Status: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has observed that delay in challenging Family Court orders on matrimonial disputes, especially on dissolution of marriages, is fatal as parties may alter their marital status.A Division Bench of Dr. Justice A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Preeta A.K. observed:“In matrimonial disputes especially in the matters relating to dissolution of marriage, delay in...
Wrong Batch Numbers On Liquor Bottles Due To Labelling Error Can't Attract Illegal Transport Charge Under Excise Act: HP High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against the proprietor of a liquor bottling unit accused of illegally transporting Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL), holding that transportation of 400 cases under a valid permit could not attract prosecution under Section 39 of the Himachal Pradesh Excise Act merely because some bottles bore incorrect batch numbers due to...
No Room For Bystanders In A Constitution That Outlawed Untouchability
When the Supreme Court recently held that alleged caste-based abuse inside a private residence would not attract Sections 3(1)(r) and 3(1)(s) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989[1] in the absence of “public view”, the ruling appeared legally straightforward. The Court was interpreting a statutory requirement. It was applying precedent. It was insisting that criminal law cannot proceed where the basic ingredients of an offence are absent.And yet,...
AP High Court Remands Plea Seeking Enforcement Of Circular Barring Foreign-Returned Priests From Performing Temple Duties
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has set aside an order directing authorities to implement a 2010 Endowments Department circular barring archakas (priests) who had travelled abroad from performing Archakatwam in the Garbhalayam (sanctum sanctorum) of Sringeri Sharada Peetham. The court held that material facts and pending proceedings challenging the validity of the circular itself were not...
'Prescribed Banned Compound To Children': MP High Court Denies Bail To Doctor Booked In Coldrif Cough Syrup Death Case
The Madhya Pradesh High Court denied bail to a Doctor, booked in a case involving the deaths of several children allegedly linked to adulterated cough syrup.The bench of Justice Pramod Kumar Agarwal observed; "the applicant who is the Child Specialist Doctor has prescribed the fixed dose compound to the children below the age of 4 years which was banned by the circular issued by the Government...
'Approached Court With Unclean Hands': AP High Court Rejects Review Plea After Finding Bidders Obtained Interim Orders By Suppressing Facts
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has dismissed a review petition filed by bidders in an agricultural market auction, holding that they had suppressed material facts and obtained interim orders despite being aware that the auction process had been completed and agreements executed with successful bidders. The Court found the review petition to be not maintainable and an abuse of process of...
Rajasthan High Court Partly Allows Accused's Plea To Summon Document On POCSO Victim's Age, Says No Delay In Filing S.91 CrPC Plea
Rajasthan High Court has partly allowed a POCSO accused's plea challenging a trial court order which had rejected his application under Section 91 CrPC seeking production of the complainant's admission ticket issued by the Community Health Centre to determine her age. The trial court rejected the application on the ground that the cross-examination with regard to the age of the victim has...
AI Cannot Replace Judicial Verification; J&K&L High Court Directs Judicial Officers To Verify AI-Generated Citations Before Use
Addressing the growing use of Artificial Intelligence in the judicial system, the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has cautioned judicial officers against relying upon AI-generated legal material without independent verification, observing that while artificial intelligence tools may assist legal research, they cannot substitute judicial scrutiny, verification and application...