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'Nip It In The Bud': Kerala High Court Issues Directions For Prompt Reporting Of Malpractices In Temples, Including Sabarimala
The Kerala High Court on Friday (January 29) issued guidelines for the effective and prompt reporting of the lapses, misconduct and malpractices in the religious institutions under the Travancore Devaswom Board.The Division Bench of Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. and Justice K.V. Jayakumar was considering a suo motu petition initiated on the basis of the report of the Sabarimala...
Delhi District Courts Coordination Committee Condemns DHCBA Resolution Opposing Enhancement Of Pecuniary Jurisdiction
The Coordination Committee of all Delhi District Courts Bar Associations has strongly opposed the resolution passed by the Executive Committee of the Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) objecting to the proposed enhancement of pecuniary jurisdiction of District Courts in the national capital from Rs. 2 crore to Rs. 20 crore. In a resolution passed yesterday, the Coordination Committee...
'No One Above Law': Rajasthan High Court Issues Show-Cause Notice To Deputy Collector For Defying Judicial Orders
The Rajasthan High Court has taken serious note of a Deputy District Collector and Magistrate's repeated non-compliance of its orders requiring expeditious adjudication of an application filed by a 70 year old widow under the Maintenance and Welfare of the Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 (“the Act”).While underscoring the object of the Act to provide financial security to...
POK An Integral Part Of India; Foreigners Act Not Applicable To Persons Entering From The Region: J&K Court Discharges Couple
In a significant judicial observation regarding Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (POK), a Court in Jammu and Kashmir has categorically held that POK is an integral part of India but illegally occupied by Pakistan and therefore, the provisions of the Foreigners Act cannot be attracted to persons allegedly coming from that region.Asserting thus and noting a lack of prosecution evidence, a Court...
Promise To Marry: Karnataka High Court Refuses To Interfere With Rape Acquittal, Cites Complainant's Own Reluctance To Marry
The Karnataka High Court rejected the State's appeal challenging a man's acquittal accused of rape on false promise of marriage, after noting that the complainant–who met the accused on a matrimonial site–had herself stated that she was unwilling to marry to him. A division bench of Justice HP Sandesh and Justice Venkatesh Naik T was hearing the State's appeal challenging sessions court...
Court Can Direct Interim Sharing Of Joint Family Property Income With Married Sisters Having Constructive Possession: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has held that married sisters' claim for maintenance from their brother is not maintainable in a partition suit. However, it said, if a prima facie case is made out that a co-owner (plaintiff) is being exclusively deprived of income from joint family property by another co-owner (brother) even though former is in constructive possession, the court may direct...
After Client Withdrew Complaint, BCI Disciplinary Committee Couldn't Have Imposed Penalty On Advocate : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday (January 29) set aside the Bar Council of India Disciplinary Committee's order holding an advocate guilty of professional misconduct, holding that disciplinary proceedings could not be sustained after the complainant-client had unequivocally withdrawn his complaint and expressed satisfaction with the advocate's conduct. “Once the respondent complainant...
Frontline Health Worker Entitled To PM Garib Kalyan Package Compensation Even If Posted At Non-Notified Hospital: Bombay High Court
Merely because a hospital is not categorised or enlisted as one to be 'requisitioned' for Covid-19 treatment, is not ground to deny compensation to a health worker, who died of Covid19 virus while on duty, held the Kolhapur Circuit Bench of the Bombay High Court recently, while ordering the authorities to pay the compensation to the husband of a nurse under the `Pradhan Mantri Garib...
Pulsar Suni Approaches Kerala High Court Challenging Conviction & Sentence In 2017 Actress Assault Case
Sunil N S also known as Pulsar Suni, the first accused in the 2017 actress abduction and rape case has approached Kerala High Court challenging his conviction and sentence imposed by the Sessions Court, Ernakulam.The Sessions Court has found him guilty of offences punishable under Section 120B (criminal conspiracy) read with Sections 342 (wrongful confinement), 354 (outraging modesty),...
'Kerala HC Far Ahead, Developed Own Software Without Outsourcing': Supreme Court Lauds Kerala High Court's Case Management System
The Supreme Court yesterday lauded the Case Management System introduced by the Kerala High Court with a goal to achieve complete automation and a paperless court.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta was hearing the suo motu case taken up over lack of functional CCTV cameras in police stations across Rajasthan, when Justice Mehta expressed appreciation for the High...
Delhi Riots Larger Conspiracy Case: Court Denies Bail To Tahir Hussain, Says Prima Facie Case Made Out
A Delhi Court yesterday denied bail to former Aam Aadmi Party Councillor Tahir Hussain in relation to the 2020 North-East Delhi riots larger conspiracy case.Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai of Karkardooma Courts dismissed the regular bail plea filed by Hussain, noting that he was denied the relief in 2024 as well wherein it was observed that the allegations against him were...