Do Family Courts have to remain as a neutral umpire of the real dispute between the parties? Ker HC decides
Kerala High Court: Expressing that, Family Court has been functioning in like manner of an ordinary Civil Court, the Division Bench of
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18 Reports to Read: Dental Negligence, Shareholders right to remove Directors, Logix & Supertech insolvent and more|Tribunals and Commissions Roundup of March 2022
18 Reports to Read Competition Commission of India (CCI) Star India providing bouquet of channels at lesser prices resulting significant loss in
Law of Limitation| Exercise of power of discretion if made excessively, it would defeat the purpose and object of law of limitation; Courts not to travel beyond permissible extent
Madras High Court: Expressing that, Power of discretion is to be exercised to mitigate the injustice if any occurred to the litigants,
Whether husband is entitled to claim alimony under Section 25 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955? Bom HC decides
Bombay High Court: Bharati Dangre, J., held that provision of maintenance/permanent alimony being a beneficial provision for the indigent spouse, Section 25
Whether an award passed under S. 34(4) of the A&C Act is a fresh award for the purpose of S. 34 of the Act? Del HC answers
Delhi High Court: Vibhu Bakhru, J., allowed an amendment application seeking amendment of a petition filed under Section 34 of the Arbitration
P&H HC | S. 65-B (4) of the Evidence Act does not mention the stage of furnishing the certificate for admissibility; Court directs to give voice sample
Punjab and Haryana High Court: Avneesh Jhingan, J., entertained a petition under Section 482 CrPC where the petitioner was aggrieved by the
112 Reports from 22 High Courts: Hijab Ban, Son’s Right on Parent’s Property, Right of Putative Father, Live-in Relationships and more| March RoundUp 2022
112 significant Reports from 22 High Courts Allahabad High Court Right to Reputation People using cyberspace to vent out anger and
Forcing buyers to purchase insurance policies? Even if dealers offer to sell insurance policies to customers, customers may yet have option to buy such policies from alternative channels: CCI
Competition Commission of India (CCI): The Coram of Ashok Kumar Gupta (Chairperson) and Sangeeta Verma and Bhagwant Singh Bishnoi (Members) addressed a
Can unmarried daughters claim expenses of marriage from their parents under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956? Chh HC addresses
Chhattisgarh High Court: While stating that, in Indian society, normally expenses are required to be incurred for pre-marriage and also at the
Every Advocate is a Court officer and part & parcel of justice delivery system: Madras HC found a Govt. Advocate demanding bribes at the cost of justice
Madras High Court: The Division Bench of K. Kalyanasundaram and R. Hemalatha, JJ., expressed that, the Government advocate being the representative of
Does ‘Private Copying’ exception under Copyright Directive applies to storage in the cloud of a copy of a protected work for private purposes? ECJ explains
European Court of Justice, Second Chamber: The Bench of A. Arabadjiev, President of the First Chamber, acting as President of the Second
Two New Judges appointed to Delhi High Court
President appoints (i) Smt. Poonam A. Bamba and (ii) Ms. Swarana Kanta Sharma, to be Judges of the Delhi High Court, in
Two Additional Judges appointed to Madras High Court
President appoints (i) Ms. Nidumolu Mala, and (ii) Shri S. Sounthar, to be Additional Judges of the Madras High Court, for a
Devika Sharma in Ep. 53 of Weekly Rewind brings in legal stories: Unlicensed transport aggregators to Spanking back of a woman without her consent & more
Supreme Court Updates Issue of accommodation in a Domestic Violence dispute between husband and wife shall not affect landlord’s right to get
HP HC | Minor girl students raped and subjected to penetrative sexual assault by their teacher: Sanctity of Teacher-Student relationship polluted
Himachal Pradesh High Court: Polluting the sanctity of the relationship of the teacher and students, a teacher committed rape and penetrative sexual
If a person conceals facts about pre-existing fatal disease at the time of taking insurance, would it be a breach of insurance contract? NCDRC explains
National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): The Coram of Dinesh Singh (Presiding Member) and Karuna Nand Bajpayee (Member) upheld the decision of
Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava to be the Acting Chief Justice of Rajasthan HC on retirement of Justice Akil Abdulhamid Kureshi
President appoints Shri Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava, senior-most Judge of the Rajasthan High Court, to perform the duties of the office of
Delhi High Court refrains Advocates, Litigants, Staff members, Police & CRPF from feeding stray animals within Court complex
Delhi High Court issues a circular that, it has come to notice that some of the Advocates/Litigants/Staff/Police & CRPF Personnel are still
Adoptive Father of a minor girl seeks issuance of her passport with details of adoptive parents so that she could write her TOEFL examination: Here’s what Del HC directed
Delhi High Court: V. Kameswar Rao, J., addressed a matter wherein a minor child was not able to apply for a passport
Power under Article 227 of Constitution of India cannot be exercised to upset conclusions, howsoever erroneous they may be, unless there was something grossly wrong or unjust: Del HC
Delhi High Court: Asha Menon, J., while expressing the scope of power under Article 227 of the Constitution of India dismissed the