Suspicious Husband Can Turn Matrimonial Life Into Living Hell: Kerala High Court Grants Divorce To Woman Suspected Of Infidelity

While granting divorce to a woman, the Kerala High Court observed that an unfounded suspicion of a husband amounts to a serious form of cruelty.The Division Bench comprising Justice Devan Ramachandran and Justice M.B. Snehalatha was delivering the judgment in a matrimonial appeal filed by the wife against the decision of Family Court, Kottayam which declined the relief of divorce sought by...

Compensation for wrongful incarceration| Doctors' insurance| Emirates Airline| Ban on gatherings [VIDEO]

This Courts Today segment covers several significant Supreme Court rulings: the police can now directly file an FIR under IPC Section 195A (threatening a witness) without a court complaint; the Court has sought the AG/SG's help on creating a uniform compensation system for wrongful incarceration; and a judgment on the COVID-19 insurance scheme for doctors is reserved, with the Court...

Ayodhya challenge| CIC appointments| Stray dogs inaction| NLU consortium| CM Himanta Biswa [VIDEO]

Debojeet Das presents today's legal roundup: a Delhi Court heavily fined Mehmood Pracha (₹6 lakh) for challenging the Ayodhya verdict based on an ex-CJI's prayer remark. The Supreme Court sharply criticized the government for the five-year detention of Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam under UAPA and also proposed transferring all "digital arrest" scam cases to the CBI due to their...

'Meant For Imparting Education Only': Allahabad High Court Bars Commercial Activities In Premises Of All Educational Institutions In UP

Observing that educational institutions are meant for imparting education only and not for permitting commercial activity, the Allahabad High Court has barred any commercial activities including and not limited to exhibitions, fairs, etc., in the premises of all educational institutions in Uttar Pradesh.The court passed the order in a PIL against use of the premises of a Degree College...

S.25FFF Industrial Disputes Act | Shut Down Of Specific Unit Amounts To Closure, Workers Are Entitled To Compensation: AP High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that even if a part of an industrial unit which has functional integrity with other units is shut down, such action amounts to closure and workmen shall be entitled to compensation as provided under Section 25FFF Industrial Disputes Act. The court said thus while dismissing a workman's plea seeking absorption into other units of a Corporation, after he...

Delhi High Court Deprecates ANI's Conduct In Copyright Infringement Case Against 'Dynamite News'

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday rejected an appeal filed by news agency Asian News International (ANI), challenging a single judge order passed in its copyright infringement suit against news platform Dynamite News.The single judge had on October 14 directed YouTube to unblock the channel of Dynamite News.A division bench comprising Justice C Hari Shankar and Justice Om Prakash Shukla found...

2025 LiveLaw (SC) 1040 | P. SOMARAJU VERSUS STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH

Click the link below to read the report and the judgment :PC Act | Mere Recovery Of Currency Notes Insufficient For Conviction Without Proof Of Demand And Acceptance: Supreme...

PC Act | Mere Recovery Of Currency Notes Insufficient For Conviction Without Proof Of Demand And Acceptance: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (October 28) acquitted a former Assistant Labor Commissioner booked for allegedly accepting a Rs. 3,000/- bribe, noting that the factum of demand and acceptance of the bribe was not proved beyond a reasonable doubt. A bench of Justices PK Mishra and Joymalya Bagchi set aside the Andhra Pradesh High Court's decision which interfered with the well-reasoned...

“Criminal Process Becomes Tool Of Harassment If Accused's Relatives Are Over-Implicated": P&H High Court Rejects Plea U/S 319 CrPC

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has cautioned against the tendency of complainants to over-implicate friends and relatives of the main accused in criminal cases, observing that such practices risk converting the criminal process into a tool of harassment rather than justice.While dismissing a revision plea against rejecting the prosecution's application under Section 319 CrPC seeking to...

'No One Should Suffer Because Of Court': Orissa High Court Judge Admits His 'Mistake Of Fact', Recalls Own Judgment In Review

The Orissa High Court has recalled its judgment dismissing a writ petition without hearing the petitioner on the question of delay and also leaving out a material aspect during the course of hearing.In a rare gesture, Justice Sashikanta Mishra candidly admitted to have fallen prey to a 'mistake of fact' while adjudicating the writ petition and thus, observed –“The doctrine actus...

Karnataka High Court Issues Notice On PIL Alleging Bias In Distribution Of CM Infrastructure Development Fund To Assembly Constituencies

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday issued notice on a PIL claiming unequal distribution of funds under Chief Ministers Infrastructure Development Program to assembly constituencies represented by ruling party MLAs and constituencies represented by opposition MLAs as violative of Article 14. A division bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C M Poonacha issued notice to the...

Chief Manager (Legal) Vacancy At Central Registry Of Securitisation Asset Reconstruction And Security Interest

Central Registry Of Securitisation Asset Reconstruction and Security Interest invites application for the post of Chief Manager (Legal).Name of the Post: Chief Manager (Legal)No. of Post: 01 (One)Age Limit: 40 YearsPay Scale: Rs. 60,000 - Rs. 1,80,000/-Essential Qualification and Experience• Regular full time Degree in Law (LL.B. - 3 years) with first division or equivalent CGPA with Minimum 50% Marks OR Degree in 5 years integrated course in Law from a recognized University with first division...