Megh HC | ”Bail and not Jail” Court grants bail to accused charge sheeted for raping own mother
Meghalaya High Court: W. Diengdoh, J., allowed a bail application which was filed under Section 439 CrPC with a prayer for grant
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J&K and Ladakh HC | “Neither irrational, unreasonable nor arbitrary”; HC holds higher qualification than the maximum qualification prescribed is not suitable qualification
Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court: The Division Bench of Ali Mohammad Magrey, Sanjay Dhar, JJ., held that in case of
Continue readingRight to Demand Respect & Inter-Cadre Transfers | Significance of ‘cogent reason’ while declining inter-cadre transfer: Del HC explains
Delhi High Court: Addressing a grievance with regard to the denial of inter-cadre transfer Division Bench of Rajiv Shakdher and Talwant Singh,
Continue readingWhere can a petition under S. 125 CrPC be filed? Del HC discusses law on territorial jurisdiction
Delhi High Court: Subramonium Prasad, J., reiterated the law relating to the territorial jurisdiction of the court to entertain a petition under
Continue readingJhar HC | Specific ingredients must clearly asserted in the notice so that the noticee has an opportunity to explain and defend himself in accordance with S. 74 of JGST Act, 2007
Jharkhand High Court: A Division Bench of Aparesh Kumar Singh and Anubha Rawat Choudhary, JJ., allowed the petition and directed the respondents
Continue readingJhar HC | “Petitioner cannot be treated as a consumer of bulk supply of electricity”; Term “bulk supply” is confined to energy supplied to industrial units and consumers engaged in mining only
Jharkhand High Court: A Division Bench of Aparesh Kumar Singh and Anubha Rawat Choudhary, JJ., allowed the petition and sets aside the
Continue readingIf arbitrator becomes functus officio, can provisions under Ss. 14 and 15 of the A&C Act to appoint substitute arbitrator be invoked? Allahabad HC decides
Allahabad High Court: Noting the significance of Sections 14 and 15 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, Jayant Banerji, J., expressed
Continue readingRelief under S. 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act: Can it be granted to a party who is not party to arbitration agreement? Read Utt HC’s ruling
Uttaranchal High Court: Emphasizing on the purpose and object of Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, Division bench of
Continue readingAll HC | Can workman who was employed for particular project be considered employee of the company and given permanent status after project is over? Court answers
Allahabad High Court: Siddhartha Verma, J. reiterated the law laid down by the Supreme Court in Lal Mohammad v. Indian Railway Construction
Continue readingKer HC | Presence at a Police Station while being under influence of alcohol; will it attract any offence? HC decides
Kerala High Court: Sophy Thomas, J., quashed proceedings against the petitioner who was charge sheeted for being under the influence of alcohol
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Bom HC discusses law where accused already granted bail but further non-bailable offences are added by prosecution. Read decision
Bombay High Court: Sandeep K. Shinde, J., reiterated the law laid down by the Supreme Court in the case of Pradip Ram
Continue readingMP HC | “To err is human and to forgive is divine”; Court directs advocate to plant and take care of 20 saplings as punishment for contempt of female judge after unconditional apology
Madhya Pradesh High Court: The Division Bench of Sheel Nagu and Anand Pathak, JJ., decided upon a petition which was in reference
Continue readingCan wife claim maintenance under S. 125 CrPC where she as well as husband had spouses living at the time of alleged marriage? Del HC decides
Delhi High Court: Subramonium Prasad, J., reversed the order of the Family Court which had granted maintenance to the respondent under Section 125
Continue readingKer HC | “Child molestation is a shame on society; but if the allegations are false, it is lethal to the life of the accused”; HC acquits father accused of raping his minor daughter
Kerala High Court: The Division Bench of K.Vinod Chandran and C. Jayachandran, JJ., acquitted the father accused of raping his own minor
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Cal HC | Court explains ”Intelligible testimony” and “reverse burden of proof”; dismisses appeal of accused charged for raping 3 year old girl under S. 6, POCSO Act
Calcutta High Court: The Division Bench of Soumen Sen and Rabindranath Samanta, JJ., dismissed a criminal appeal which was filed against the
Continue readingJ&K and Ladakh HC | “No law or religion gives a license to a father to harass his daughter”; HC grants protection to run away couple
Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court: Sanjay Dhar, J., held that it is not open to a father or relatives of
Continue readingCruelty by Wife | Wife made serious criminal allegations against husband and his parents but couldn’t prove: Would this amount to cruelty against husband to grant divorce? Del HC answers
Delhi High Court: While addressing a matrimonial matter wherein a wife caused cruelty to husband, Division Bench of Vipin Sanghi and Jasmeet
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Conviction can be based on Testimony of Child Witness: Is it obligatory for a Judge to ask the child whether he/she is able to understand questions put to her? Bom HC [Full Story]
Bombay High Court: Anuja Prabhudessai, J., opined that where the witness is of tender age (as in the instant case before the
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Cal HC | ”Jurisdiction of suspicion” regarding order of preventive detention, Court sets aside order, suggesting it to be construed strictly
Calcutta High Court: The Division Bench of Rabindranath Samanta and Soumen Sen, JJ., allowed a writ petition which was filed invoking the
Continue readingKer HC | “No other person whether a passenger or owner of the vehicle was supposed to share seat of the driver”; HC exonerates insurer, Bajaj Allianz from liability to pay compensation
Kerala High Court: A. Badharudeen, J., exonerated the insurance company, Bajaj Allianz from liability to pay compensation in a motor accident case.
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