{"id":265798,"date":"2022-04-25T17:00:28","date_gmt":"2022-04-25T11:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=265798"},"modified":"2022-04-27T18:51:49","modified_gmt":"2022-04-27T13:21:49","slug":"11-legal-stories-of-the-week-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/04\/25\/11-legal-stories-of-the-week-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Media Trial, Permanent Alimony, Child Marriages, Live-in Relationships and more | 11 Legal Stories of the Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Interesting Stories of the Week<\/span><\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>[Media Trial] Can media be given right to speculate on outcome of one going investigations or Court proceedings or criminal trials? Ker HC elucidates<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">While addressing the matter with regard to the media trial, Mohammed Nias C.P., J., expressed that, half-truths and misinformation cannot be the basis of publications or telecasts7.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Reports\/telecast having the effect of prejudicing mankind against the parties and the court before the case is heard clearly interferes with the course of justice.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Read more here: <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/37DrXKX\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/37DrXKX<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Whether denial of sex can qualify as \u201cexceptional depravity\u201d under S. 14 of the Hindu Marriage Act and allow waiver of one-year mandatory period? Del HC unfolds<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Noting that, Section 14 of the Hindu Marriage Act intends to discourage the couples from breaking the sacred bond of marriage in haste, the Division Bench of Vipin Sanghi, ACJ and Jasmeet Singh, J., held that, a mandatory one year period granted under Section 14 of the Act, encourages couples to cool down, and give a rethink to preserve their marriage.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Read more here: <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3v5iYen\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/3v5iYen<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Can children claim any amount under the head of permanent alimony under S. 25 of Hindu Marriage Act? Ker HC explains<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Observing that trauma in a marital discord is common to both parties, the Division Bench of A. 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Sewlikar, J., expressed that,\u00a0<em>Medical science is so advanced that now a days past pregnancy also can be determined on the basis of changes in the body of a woman on account of pregnancy.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Read more here: <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3v4cuwb\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/3v4cuwb<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Can minority members of a Society act against will of majority members and foist delay in commencement of redevelopment work of Society? Bom HC addresses<\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Observing that, a developer who has been appointed by the Society and who is eager to proceed with the redevelopment, was in some manner left baffled and dragged into litigation<strong>,\u00a0<\/strong>G.S. Kulkarni, J., held that, non-cooperating members cannot foist a delay on the builder and the society in the commencement of the redevelopment work resulting in the project costs being increased every passing day.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Read more here: <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3ED6cHa\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/3ED6cHa<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Live-in relationships are engulfing ethos of Indian society, and promoting promiscuity and lascivious behavior, giving further rise to sexual offences: Madhya Pradesh HC<\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Subodh Abhyankar, J., expressed that, the bane of live-in-relationship is a by-product of the Constitutional guarantee as provided under Article 21 of the Constitution of India.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Read more here: <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3Os1ocf\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/3Os1ocf<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Can filing of a maintenance proceeding, a criminal case for harassment be said to be sufficient to jump to a conclusion that wife intended to harass husband and his relations? Bom HC throws light<\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a matter of matrimonial discord, Mangesh S. Patil, J., expressed that, when admittedly, for whatever reason, there was a marital discord and the wife had started residing with the infant child at her parental house barely within three years of her marriage, it cannot be expected of her not to prosecute whatever rights and remedies she has under the law.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Read more here: <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3ECAiuk\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/3ECAiuk<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Only continuous and repeated acts of adultery and\/or cohabitation in adultery would attract rigours of provision under S. 125(4) CrPC: Del HC<\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">While addressing a matter with regard to a wife\u2019s right to maintenance Chandra Dhari Singh, J., expressed that, only continuous and repeated acts of adultery and\/or cohabitation in adultery would attract the rigours of the provision under Section 125(4) CrPC.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Read more here: <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/37DrUPh\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/37DrUPh<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">When a Judge recuses without reasons, can a litigant or third party intervene, comment or enquire? Del HC answers<\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Asha Menon, J., held that, when a Judge recuses, no litigant or third party has any right to intervene, comment or enquire. The recusal has to be respected, whether a reason has been spelt out in detail or not.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Read more here: <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3v4AvDq\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/3v4AvDq<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Sudden cancellation of rooms booked for daughter\u2019s marriage 3 months prior on account of maintenance: Is it an acceptable reason? Can consumers claim compensation? NCDRC explains<\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe memories of marriage ceremonies are lifetime events in the life of bride and bridegroom and their family members to make their moments memorable. In our country, certainly, it is not an easy task for the parents to arrange their daughter\u2019s marriage in a five-star hotel in place like Jaipur or any big cities. All of sudden cancellation of booking about 3 months prior to the date of marriage on account of maintenance is not acceptable reason.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Read more here: <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3K2xpnH\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/3K2xpnH<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Interesting Stories of the Week [Media Trial] Can media be given right to speculate on outcome of one going investigations or Court 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