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“Just as an illegal contract cannot be enforced, similarly a compromise or settlement which is not in the interest of the Society cannot be used to nullify the order passed by the competent authority in compliance of the direction passed by the Court.”
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Delhi High Court issued a mandatory reminder, rather than a gentle reminder that it is essential to emphasise that in cases involving offences of serious nature, particularly those falling under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, no form of mediation is permissible.
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Calcutta High Court stated that the petitioner justified the considerable delay in filing the writ petition by asserting that there is no statutory period of limitation, and neither party has suffered due to this delay.
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“It would be clearly retrogressive if educational certificates, degrees and other such documents reflect the name only of the father of a candidate, eliminating the name of the mother.”
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Calcutta High Court directed that both the suits are to be heard together after such evidence on recall is completed and granted the respondent the right to cross-examine the petitioner.
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“The risk of having others bona fide using ‘JINDAL’ as a name for their products, and in the marks used on their products, is a risk that plaintiff consciously took, when it obtained registration of the mark ‘JINDAL’.”
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‘Money, it seems, is to be exchanged for getting a quietus to the present criminal proceedings for offence of rape—a proposition that is not only immoral but also strikes at the very core of our criminal justice system.’
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“The term “Ration Card” is defined under Section 2(16) of National Food Security Act, 2013 as a document issued under an order or authority of the State Government for the purchase of essential commodities from the fair price shops under the Targeted Public Distribution System.”
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In Sashastra Seema Bal, nobody can resign as per his own whims and fancies and it is for the Central Government to consider such request, having regard to the special circumstances of any such case and it may eventually accept the resignation with effect from such date as it may consider expedient.
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“The premise on which the petitioner is relying, the publishing of such newspaper article, cannot be taken as gospel truth.”
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Whether the termination, in present case, be termed an innocuous termination simpliciter or an order of punishment based on the alleged misconduct of the petitioner?
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The Calcutta High Court criticised the trial court for not properly assessing the evidence and for erroneously applying legal principles and set aside conviction on prosecution’s failure to establish guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
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“While human emotions know no bounds and rules, but definitely human sensibilities emanating from mind shall have prevailed for an educated person like appellant to have reigned his affections for third person, with scant regard for respondent who reposed complete faith by entering into vows of marriage.”
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“Irreparable harm will be caused if injunction is not granted, as on online platforms and marketplaces, it is extremely easy for sellers to proliferate the images and continue to dupe customers.”
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“While one cannot quibble with the broad proposition that a person, while exercising his right to free speech, cannot make reckless utterances, which tantamount to defaming another person, it has certain exception like utterances made during Parliamentary or Judicial proceedings.”
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Mere erasure of the name of the petitioner in the cause title, does not mean that he is entitled to seek such erasure from the police records. “The direction would be only to enable the internet to forget, like the humans forget. If it is allowed to stay on record, the internet will never permit the humans to forget”.
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Delhi High Court underscored the importance of upholding procedural fairness and constitutional principles in legislative proceedings while acknowledging the authority of the House to maintain discipline and order within its precincts.
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“Section 115 of the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 raises a statutory presumption that any person who attempts to commit suicide shall be presumed to have severe stress and shall not be tried and punished under the Penal Code, 1860.”
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“To nurture the matrimonial bond, it is of high significance that parties live together and avoid leaving each other’s company frequently.”
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The petitioner had been subjected to sex reassignment surgery and held a certificate which declared that she now belongs to the female gender.
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