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Father Entitled To Child's Custody If Adultery Allegation On Mother Gets Accompanied By Neglect Of Maternal Duties: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that a father is entitled to the custody of the child when the allegation of adultery against the wife gets clubbed with her deliberate neglect and conscious abdication of maternal obligations towards the minor.A division bench comprising Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar upheld a family court order granting interim custody of the...
Thiruparakundram Hill Row | After Split Verdict, Third Madras High Court Judge Rules Against Animal Sacrifice At Dargah
The third judge of the Madras High Court, appointed to resolve the split verdict in connection with pleas against animal sacrifice at the Thiruparakundram Hills, on Friday, ruled against allowing such practice at the hills. While Justice Nisha Banu had refused to interfere with the practice of animal sacrifice, Justice S Srimathy had taken a different view and said that the Dargah...
Gauhati High Court Quashes ₹19.5 Crore GST Notice Against PepsiCo
The Gauhati High Court recently quashed a ₹19.5 crore show cause notice (SCN) issued to food and beverage giant PepsiCo India Holdings Pvt. Ltd. under the CGST Act, ruling that the GST department failed to comply with the mandatory process of return scrutiny before initiating tax demand proceedings.In a judgment delivered on September 19, 2025, a single bench of Justice Soumitra Saikia...
Ensure Competent Officers Are Posted In Vigilance & Anti-Corruption Bureau: Kerala High Court Tells Authorities
The Kerala High Court recently observed that the Director General of Police and the Director of the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) must ensure that competent officers are posted in the VACB.Justice A. Badharudeen was considering a petition challenging the vigilance proceedings initiated against two government officials for an alleged case of demand of bribe. The prosecution...
JHALSA Takes Cognisance Of Witch-Hunting Murder In Lohardaga District; Provides Financial Aid To Victims' Family
The Jharkhand State Legal Services Authority (JHALSA) has taken suo motu cognisance of the brutal killing of three members of a family in Lohardaga district over allegations of witchcraft (“daayan bisahi”).Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad, Executive Chairman of JHALSA, directed the Principal District Judge (PDJ), Lohardaga, to take immediate action to ensure the arrest of the culprits and...
Taxpayer Cannot Be Left At Mercy Of Assessing Officer Who Chooses To Delay Payment Of Genuine Refunds: Allahabad High Court
While dealing with a writ petition for refund of Tax Deducted at Source (TDS), the Allahabad High Court has held that when the documents for TDS are provided by the assesee, the Assessing Officer must process the refund and cannot delay payment of refund in genuine cases. The bench of Justice Shekhar B. Saraf and Justice Prashant Kumar held “a taxpayer should not be left at...
Induction Of Officer With Vision Deformity In Indian Army May Seriously Prejudice National Security: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that induction of an officer suffering from vision deformity in the Indian Army may be seriously prejudicial to the country's national security.A division bench comprising Justice C Hari Shankar and Justice Om Prakash Shukla denied relief to one Uma Maheshwara Sastry Durbaka, who applied for admission to the NDA and Naval Academy Examination (II),...
Bar Council Of Delhi Declares Tentative Schedule For Elections, Polling Likely In February 2026
The Bar Council of Delhi has declared tentative schedule for its elections, the polling for which is likely to take place on February 13 and 14, 2026. In a resolution passed on October 09, the Bar Council has said that the move is done to extend full cooperation to the Bar Council of India to give effect to the order of Supreme Court of India. On September 24, the Apex Court mandated all...
BCI Dissolves Bar Council Of Delhi, Special Committee Constituted To Oversee Elections
The Bar Council of India (BCI) has dissolved the State Bar Council of Delhi citing continued discrepancies in verification and repeated non compliance of the outer limit of January 31, 2026, for timely conclusion of its elections.In a notice passed on October 10, the BCI said that the Bar Council of Delhi will cease to function with immediate effect and constituted a Special Committee Section...
Adoption In State Of UP Can Take Place Only By Registered Deed, Merely Notarised Adoption Deed Invalid: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that by virtue of the state amendment in Section 17(3) of the Registration Act, 1908, only a registered adoption deed is valid in the State of U.P. Mere notarization of an adoption deed does not make it valid for proving succession, held the Court.The bench of Justice Rajan Roy and Justice Prashant Kumar held“A conjoint reading of the amended Section 16(2)...
