High Courts Weekly Round-Up
9 years, 6 months ago

High Courts Weekly Round-Up

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BombayMeat ban not suitable for modern citiesChanging its stance on the issue, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation yesterday informed the Bombay High Court that it was withdrawing its decision to impose a ban on slaughter of animals and sale of meat on September 13 and 18.Justice Mohit Shah retiresJustice Mohit Shah retired this Wednesday as the Chief Justice of Bombay High Court. Bombay Meat ban not suitable for modern cities Changing its stance on the issue, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation yesterday informed the Bombay High Court that it was withdrawing its decision to impose a ban on slaughter of animals and sale of meat on September 13 and 18. Justice Mohit Shah retires Justice Mohit Shah retired this Wednesday as the Chief Justice of Bombay High Court. Tripura Congress leader conviction upheld Tripura High Court on Monday, dismissed the appeal filed by Congress legislator of Tripura, Birajit Sinha, against his convicted by the Trial Court for offence committed under Arms Act.

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Bombay High Court Weekly Round-Up: March 10 – March 16, 2025
5 days, 17 hours ago

Bombay High Court Weekly Round-Up: March 10 – March 16, 2025

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Citations: 2025 LiveLaw 89 to 2025 LiveLaw 96 Nominal Index: Ramesh Potdar vs Union of India, 2025 LiveLaw 89 Rahim Khan Sandu Khan vs State of Maharashtra, 2025 LiveLaw 90 Kailash Mehar Singh Kher vs State of Maharashtra, 2025 LiveLaw 91 Ramadas KS vs. TISS & Ors., 2025 LiveLaw 92 Pushpa W/O Virendra Ganediwala vs. High Court Of Judicature Of …

Judge Who Resigned Also Entitled To Pension Benefits As Judge Who Retired : Bombay High Court
1 week, 2 days ago

Judge Who Resigned Also Entitled To Pension Benefits As Judge Who Retired : Bombay High Court

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The Bombay High Court has observed that the 'resignation' of a High Court Judge constitutes 'retirement' under the High Court Judges Act 1954 and thus a judge who resigned from services would also be entitled to the same pensionary benefits as a judge who retired by superannuation. Ganediwala contended that the expression 'retirement' under Sections 14 and 15 of High …

Bombay High Court Grants Pensionary Benefits To Former Additional Judge Who Resigned Due To Non-Extension Of Tenure
1 week, 2 days ago

Bombay High Court Grants Pensionary Benefits To Former Additional Judge Who Resigned Due To Non-Extension Of Tenure

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The Bombay High Court has allowed the petition filed by a former Additional Judge of the High Court, Pushpa Ganediwala, seeking pensionary benefits as applicable to a high court judge, after she tendered her resignation.In 2021, Ganediwala authored the infamous 'skin-to-skin' judgment which attracted widespread criticism for taking the proposition that direct skin-to-skin contact was. The Bombay High Court has …

Supreme Court Monthly Digest- January 2025
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Supreme Court Monthly Digest- January 2025

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Adalat Refund court fees - The petitioner sought a refund of court fees paid in the trial court, first appellate court, and second appellate court after the High Court decided the second appeal based on an amicable settlement between the parties. Jage Ram v. Ved Kaur, 2025 LiveLaw 138 Aircraft Act, 1934 Section 12B - Investigation by Local Police - …

Muslim Male Cannot Seek Divorce Under Dissolution Of Muslim Marriages Act But Has Remedy Under Family Courts Act: MP High Court
2 months, 1 week ago

Muslim Male Cannot Seek Divorce Under Dissolution Of Muslim Marriages Act But Has Remedy Under Family Courts Act: MP High Court

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The Madhya Pradesh High Court has made it clear that even though a Muslim man has no way to seek divorce under the Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939, he is not rendered remediless in law and he can seek recourse under Section 7 of the Family Court Act, 1984 to seek divorce from his wife. The counsel further submitted …

'Time He Lost Can't Be Restored' : Supreme Court Frees Prisoner After 25 Years, Finds He Was A Minor At The Time Of Offence
2 months, 2 weeks ago

'Time He Lost Can't Be Restored' : Supreme Court Frees Prisoner After 25 Years, Finds He Was A Minor At The Time Of Offence

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In a remarkable judgment, the Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the release of a prisoner, who has been under incarceration for nearly 25 years, after finding that he was a juvenile at the time of the offence in the year 1994. After that, he filed a curative petition in the Supreme Court, producing a school certificate, showing him to be …

Supreme Court Weekly Round-up: December 02, 2024 To December 08, 2024
3 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court Weekly Round-up: December 02, 2024 To December 08, 2024

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Index Citations Ashok v. State of Uttar Pradesh, Criminal Appeal No. Case Details: Irfan Khan v. State Citation: 2024 LiveLaw 945 The Supreme Court quashed the Arms Act case against the person accused of possessing a buttondar knife. Setting aside the High Court's decision, Mehta J. in the judgment observed that "the notification whereby, a buttondar knife having blade dimensions …

Be Sensitive, Avoid Lengthy Civil Procedure: Gujarat High Court Asks Family Courts To Proceed More Like Conciliators, Sets Out Principles
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Be Sensitive, Avoid Lengthy Civil Procedure: Gujarat High Court Asks Family Courts To Proceed More Like Conciliators, Sets Out Principles

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While considering a wife's plea against a family court's verdict which refused to grant her divorce, the Gujarat High Court underscored that in adjudicating family dispute cases including Child Custody and Maintenance, family courts must deal with them with sensitivity with the welfare of those affected being the focus. The high court was considering the wife's appeal against the decision …

Supreme Court Weekly Round-up: November 25, 2024 To December 01, 2024
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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court Weekly Round-up: November 25, 2024 To December 01, 2024

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Index Citations M/S Ajay Protech Pvt. Case Details: State of Karnataka v. Chandrasha Criminal Appeal No.2646 Of 2024 Citation: 2024 LiveLaw 926 While convicting a government servant for taking a bribe of Rs.2000, the Supreme Court observed that it was not necessary for the amount involved to be substantial to draw the presumption under Section 20 of the Prevention of …

Allahabad High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 1 – July 7, 2024
8 months, 1 week ago

Allahabad High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 1 – July 7, 2024

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NOMINAL INDEX State Of U.P. India's Majority Population Would Be In Minority One Day If Conversions In Religious Congregations Not Stopped: Allahabad HC Case title – Kailash vs state of UP 2024 LiveLaw 415 Case citation: 2024 LiveLaw 415 The Allahabad High Court observed that if the current trend of conversions during religious congregations is permitted to continue, the majority …

Sessions Court Not Empowered To Quash Entire Proceedings U/S 12 Domestic Violence Act, Party Must Approach High Court: Karnataka HC
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Sessions Court Not Empowered To Quash Entire Proceedings U/S 12 Domestic Violence Act, Party Must Approach High Court: Karnataka HC

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The Karnataka High Court has held that a petition calling in question the entire proceedings initiated under Section 12 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 would be maintainable before the High Court, not the Sessions Court. The complainant opposed the quashing petition saying that an appeal should be preferred before the Sessions Court under Section 29 …

Gujarat High Court Weekly Roundup: May 6 - May 12, 2024
10 months, 1 week ago

Gujarat High Court Weekly Roundup: May 6 - May 12, 2024

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Nominal Index Executive Engineer - Uttar Gujarat Vij Company Ltd Versus Patel Rasikbhai Rangabhai & Anr. 2024 LiveLaw 63 Kamlesh Jivanlal Dave and Others v. State of Gujarat and Others 2024 LiveLaw 64 Rajkot Municipal Corporation Versus Rajeshbhai Ramjibhai Purabiya 2024 LiveLaw 65 Judgments/Orders ID Act When Charges Of Serious Nature Are Not Proved And Punishment Is Disproportionate, Labour Court …

Supreme Court Criticises Gujarat HC Bench For Releasing Case Without Judgment 10 Months After Reserving Verdict
11 months ago

Supreme Court Criticises Gujarat HC Bench For Releasing Case Without Judgment 10 Months After Reserving Verdict

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The Supreme Court has voiced its criticism in a matter where the Gujarat High Court reserved a judgment for ten months and ultimately released it because it was not pronounced within a reasonable time. "We hope earnestly that this does not reflect the trend in High Courts in other parts of the country as well", the Supreme Court observed in …

Why a high court judge decided to join a political party
1 year ago

Why a high court judge decided to join a political party

Hindustan Times  

On May 5, 2022, a judge in the Calcutta high court heard a petition within hours of its filing. In May 2022, Calcutta high court judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay ordered the CBI to probe the appointment of non-teaching staff and teaching staff by the West Bengal School Service Commission and West Bengal Board of Secondary Education between 2014 and 2021. The …

Punjab & Haryana High Court Commutes Death Sentence Of Man Who Raped His Minor Daughter, Cites His Marginalised Background
1 year, 1 month ago

Punjab & Haryana High Court Commutes Death Sentence Of Man Who Raped His Minor Daughter, Cites His Marginalised Background

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The Punjab and Haryana High Court has commuted the death sentence imposed on a man convicted for raping his own minor daughter, considering that he belonged to a marginalised part of the society.A division bench of Justice GS Sandhawalia and Justice Lapita Banerji said, "No doubt that the act as such is horrific and there can be no sympathy shown …

Karnataka High Court Quashes Child Marriage Case, Holds Criminal Proceedings Against Accused-Husband Not In Interest Of Survivor And Child
1 year, 3 months ago

Karnataka High Court Quashes Child Marriage Case, Holds Criminal Proceedings Against Accused-Husband Not In Interest Of Survivor And Child

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The Karnataka High Court has quashed the criminal case initiated against a man for offences punishable u/s 9, 10 and 11 of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006, taking note of the survivor's plea that she and her child depended on him and the prosecution would not be in the interest of justice. She claimed that if the criminal …

‘Only 7 Family Court Judges In Mumbai’: High Court Imposes Cost On Mother Seeking "Unreasonably" Quick Disposal Of Execution Plea For Access To Minor
1 year, 4 months ago

‘Only 7 Family Court Judges In Mumbai’: High Court Imposes Cost On Mother Seeking "Unreasonably" Quick Disposal Of Execution Plea For Access To Minor

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Observing that lawyers at the bar were required to be sensitive to the heavy load of matters heard by Family Court Judges daily, the Bombay High Court dismissed a woman’s plea seeking directions to the Family Court to decide her execution petition filed in 2022 within a month. “The bar is required to be sensitive to the fact that, it …

Gujarat High Court Refuses To Discharge Former IAS Officer Pradeep Sharma In Land Allotment Case
1 year, 4 months ago

Gujarat High Court Refuses To Discharge Former IAS Officer Pradeep Sharma In Land Allotment Case

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The Gujarat High Court refused to exonerate former IAS officer Pradeep Nirankarnath Sharma in a land allotment case, asserting that a prima facie offence existed against him, the trial was in progress with the presentation of evidence, and therefore, it was not appropriate to intervene in the lower courts' orders. The Revisional Court partially granted his appeal, discharging him from …

Punjab & Haryana High Court Allows Its Former Judge's Plea, Says Amendment Extending Tenure Applies To Incumbent Members Of Consumer Fora
1 year, 5 months ago

Punjab & Haryana High Court Allows Its Former Judge's Plea, Says Amendment Extending Tenure Applies To Incumbent Members Of Consumer Fora

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The Punjab & Haryana High Court has made it clear that the 2022 Amendment to the Consumer Protection Rules, which ameliorated the anomaly with respect to tenure of the Consumer Commissions' President and Members, is applicable to those holding the post as of date, even though their appointment was made prior to the amendment.Rule 10 of the Consumer Protection Rules …

Madras High Court judge requested to recuse himself from hearing revision case against T.N. Minister Ponmudy’s acquittal in disproportionate assets case
1 year, 6 months ago

Madras High Court judge requested to recuse himself from hearing revision case against T.N. Minister Ponmudy’s acquittal in disproportionate assets case

The Hindu  

The Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption as well as Tamil Nadu Higher Education Minister K. Ponmudy on Thursday, September 7, 2023 requested Justice N. Anand Venkatesh of the Madras High Court to recuse from hearing a suo motu revision petition taken up by him against the acquittal of the Minister and his family members from a disproportionate assets case. In …

Supreme Court Issues Notice To P&H High Court On Plea Seeking Transparent Transfer Policy For Staff Of District Judiciary
1 year, 6 months ago

Supreme Court Issues Notice To P&H High Court On Plea Seeking Transparent Transfer Policy For Staff Of District Judiciary

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The Supreme Court recently issued notice to the Punjab and Haryana High Court in a petition filed by a Court staff challenging his transfer. He contended that in the absence of a transfer policy, Grade III and IV employees working in subordinate courts under the High Court faced arbitrary transfers which are often punitive in nature. For fair adjudication and …

Gujarat High Court Weekly Round-Up: August 07 To August 13
1 year, 7 months ago

Gujarat High Court Weekly Round-Up: August 07 To August 13

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Nominal Index Mihir Surendrabhai Shah Versus State Of Gujarat & 2 Other 2023 LiveLaw 129 M/s FTA HSRP Solutions Pvt. Ltd. vs Union Of India 2023 Livelaw 130 Birju Salla @ Amar Soni S/O Kishor Salla Vs. State Of Gujarat And Another 2023 LiveLaw 131 Anokhi Realty Private Limited vs. Income Tax Officer 2023 LiveLaw 132 Judgements/Orders This Week Trade …

HC Judge Who Refused to Stay RaGa's Conviction in 'Modi Surname' Case Among 9 On SC Transfer List
1 year, 7 months ago

HC Judge Who Refused to Stay RaGa's Conviction in 'Modi Surname' Case Among 9 On SC Transfer List

News 18  

The name of the Gujarat High Court judge, who refused to stay Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s conviction in the ‘Modi surname’ criminal defamation case, has been recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium for transfer. Name of Justice Hemant M Prachchhak, who observed that no case was made out to stay Gandhi’s conviction in a 123-page verdict passed in July, is …

Judge who didn't pause Rahul Gandhi's conviction in 'recommended transfers' list
1 year, 7 months ago

Judge who didn't pause Rahul Gandhi's conviction in 'recommended transfers' list

India Today  

The Supreme Court Collegium recommended the transfer of Justice Hemant M Prachchhak of Gujarat High Court, who refused to stay the conviction of Rahul Gandhi in the criminal defamation case, in a series of transfers of High Court judges citing "better administration of justice”. The Collegium also recommended the transfer of three other judges from the Gujarat High Court, including …

Allahabad High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 31 - August 06
1 year, 7 months ago

Allahabad High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 31 - August 06

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NOMINAL INDEX M/S Bhawani Traders vs. State of U.P. And 2 Others 2023 LiveLaw 246 ORDERS/JUDGMENTS OF THE WEEK Goods In Transit Can’t Be Treated As Non-Traceable In Presence Of Tax Invoice, E-Way Bill And Bilty: Allahabad High Court Case Title: M/S Bhawani Traders vs. State of U.P. ‘Procedural review’ is an inherent power of every Court and Tribunal “to …

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 24 - July 30
1 year, 7 months ago

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 24 - July 30

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A weekly round-up of important cases from the Madras High Court Citations: 2023 LiveLaw 206 To 2023 LiveLaw 207 NOMINAL INDEX State v Commandant, Air Force Administrative College, 2023 LiveLaw 206 S Chandran v. The Regional Passport Officer, 2023 LiveLaw 207 REPORTS Ensure ICC As Per POSH Act Exists In Armed Forces; Impart Gender Sensitive Awareness To Armed Personnel :Madras …

Gujarat High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Implementation Of District Education Officer’s Order To School For Refund Of Additional Fees
1 year, 7 months ago

Gujarat High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Implementation Of District Education Officer’s Order To School For Refund Of Additional Fees

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The Gujarat High Court has dismissed a plea seeking directions for implementation of a District Education Officer's order for refund of the fees additionally charged from the students by a school Justice Nikhil S. Kariel said though the order may have been passed upon a complaint filed by the petitioner but he is is not a person who could be …

Discretion Of Court To Transfer Or Club Cases Is Not Discretion Of A Mughal Emperor: Karnataka High Court
1 year, 9 months ago

Discretion Of Court To Transfer Or Club Cases Is Not Discretion Of A Mughal Emperor: Karnataka High Court

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The Karnataka High Court has set aside an order passed by the trial court dismissing an application filed by a woman to club two pending suits for a common trial and disposal. Observing that obviously the two suits will have their own issues but same is no ground for denying the request for clubbing, the court said: "It is also …

Allahabad High Court Weekly Round-Up: May 01 To May 07, 2023
1 year, 10 months ago

Allahabad High Court Weekly Round-Up: May 01 To May 07, 2023

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NOMINAL INDEX Juvenile 'X' Thru. And 3 Others along with connected bail pleas 2023 LiveLaw 143 Udit Arya vs. State of U.P 2023 LiveLaw 144 ORDERS/JUDGMENTS OF THE WEEK Lucknow PUBG-Murder Case| Allahabad High Court Grants Bail To Juvenile Accused Of Killing Mother Case title - Juvenile 'X' Thru. Sunni Central Waqf Board vs. Bhagwan Sri Krishna Virajman And 10 …

Element Of Love Affair, Virtually Resided As Husband-Wife: Gujarat High Court Suspends Sentence Of POCSO Convict
2 years ago

Element Of Love Affair, Virtually Resided As Husband-Wife: Gujarat High Court Suspends Sentence Of POCSO Convict

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The Gujarat High Court recently granted bail to a convict under POCSO Act on the ground that there was element of love affair and the prosecutorix had virtually resided with the convict as husband and wife, till they were apprehended. The applicant-convict approached the High Court in appeal against the judgment and order dated December 12, 2022 by which he …

All High Courts Family Law Digest 2022
2 years, 1 month ago

All High Courts Family Law Digest 2022

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LiveLaw brings to you the most awaited High Courts Digest on Family law cases from the year 2022.ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT Interim Maintenance- Extremely Difficult For Woman To Maintain Herself With ₹1500 Per Month: Allahabad High CourtCase title - Sanjeev Rai v. State of U.P. Dissolution Of Marriage By Mutual Consent Permissible Under Muslim Personal Law: Bombay High Court Case Title: …

Important Judgments Of Kerala High Court In 2022
2 years, 2 months ago

Important Judgments Of Kerala High Court In 2022

Live Law  

LiveLaw reported 671 judgements from Kerala High Court in 2022. Family Court With Territorial Jurisdiction Is The Competent Authority To Give A Child In Adoption : Kerala High Court Case Title: Thomas P. & Anr v. State of Kerala & Ors Citation: 2022 LiveLaw 15 The Court recently laid down that the Family Court with the respective territorial jurisdiction is …

Karnataka High Court Quashes POCSO Case Against Muslim Man For Impregnating Minor Wife
2 years, 4 months ago

Karnataka High Court Quashes POCSO Case Against Muslim Man For Impregnating Minor Wife

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The Karnataka High Court has quashed the POCSO case registered against a Muslim man for impregnating his minor wife. The order was passed by Justice K.Natarajan on 10th October, two days before another single bench of the High Court declared that POCSO Act overrides personal law and thus, the age for involving in sexual activities is 18 years. The case …

Supreme Court Admits Plea Against Abolition Of State-Funded Madrassas In Assam
2 years, 4 months ago

Supreme Court Admits Plea Against Abolition Of State-Funded Madrassas In Assam

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The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday admitted a special leave petition against a Gauhati High Court decision upholding a 2020 Assam Assembly law, according to which all state-run madrassas were to be converted into general educational institutions. Repelling the contentions of the petitioners, a Division Bench of the High Court led by Chief Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia had upheld the …

Habeas Corpus Petition Maintainable In Child Custody Matters When Detention of Minor By Other Parent Is Proved Illegal: Gujarat High Court
2 years, 4 months ago

Habeas Corpus Petition Maintainable In Child Custody Matters When Detention of Minor By Other Parent Is Proved Illegal: Gujarat High Court

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The Gujarat High Court, while dealing with a plea filed by the mother of a minor child, recently held that the habeas corpus petition is maintainable even in matters of child custody, provided that detention of the minor child by the other parent or others is proved to be illegal and without any authority of law.The court made the observation …

'A Matter Of Choice, Girls' Education Most Important Question' : Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia While Setting Aside Karnataka Hijab Ban
2 years, 5 months ago

'A Matter Of Choice, Girls' Education Most Important Question' : Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia While Setting Aside Karnataka Hijab Ban

Live Law  

A two-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday delivered a split verdict in the hijab ban case. While Justice Hemant Gupta upheld the Karnataka High Court verdict, Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia proposed to set aside the controversial Government Order passed by the State of Karnataka that effectively allowed college development committees to place a ban on the hijab in government …

Karnataka High Court quashes rape case as victim marries accused
2 years, 6 months ago

Karnataka High Court quashes rape case as victim marries accused

The Hindu  

The High Court of Karnataka has found it meaningless to continue criminal proceedings against 20-year-old youth for the charges of rape of a 17-year-old, as the girl, who was in love with him, voluntarily married him after she attained 18 years of age, gave birth to a child a year after the marriage, and is living with him. The case …

Gujarat High Court Weekly Round Up: August 8 - August 14, 2022
2 years, 7 months ago

Gujarat High Court Weekly Round Up: August 8 - August 14, 2022

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NOMINAL INDEX Salimbhai Ibrahimbhai Mir V/S State Of Gujarat 2022 LiveLaw 316 Orders/Judgments of the week Gujarat High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To 62 Yrs Old POCSO Accused Citing "Improvements" In Minor Prosecutrix's Version Case Title: Salimbhai Ibrahimbhai Mir V/S State Of Gujarat Citation: 2022 LiveLaw 316 The Gujarat High Court has granted anticipatory bail to a 62-year-old, accused of …

Supreme Court Weekly Round Up : August 8- August 14, 2022
2 years, 7 months ago

Supreme Court Weekly Round Up : August 8- August 14, 2022

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Supreme Court Judgments Section 311 CrPC Application Cannot Be Dismissed Merely On The Ground That It Will Lead To Filling In Loop Holes Of Prosecution Case: Supreme Court Case details: Varsha Garg vs State of Madhya Pradesh 2022 LiveLaw 662 | CrA 1021 of 2022 The Supreme Court observed that an application under Section 311 CrPC cannot be dismissed merely …

Delhi High Court suspends sentence of ex-Haryana CM OP Chautala in assets case
2 years, 7 months ago

Delhi High Court suspends sentence of ex-Haryana CM OP Chautala in assets case

Live Mint  

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday suspended the sentence of former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala till the pendency of the appeal in a disproportionate assets case. to be decided along with the appeal, the sentence of the appellant/applicant is suspended till the pendency of the present appeal," said Delhi High Court, as per news agency ANI report. Earlier …

All High Courts Weekly Roundup: May 9- May 15, 2022
2 years, 10 months ago

All High Courts Weekly Roundup: May 9- May 15, 2022

Live Law  

Allahabad High Court NOMINAL INDEX Lavkush v. State of U.P.Thru.Prin.Secy.Home Lko. "Accused Left Indelible Mark Of Devastation On 3 Yr Old Girl's Mind & Body": Madhya Pradesh High Court Upholds Life Sentence Case title - PAPPU v. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH Case Citation: 2022 LiveLaw 144 The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently upheld the life sentence awarded to a …

Allahabad High Court Weekly Round Up: May 9 To May 15, 2022
2 years, 10 months ago

Allahabad High Court Weekly Round Up: May 9 To May 15, 2022

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NOMINAL INDEX Lavkush v. State of U.P.Thru.Prin.Secy.Home Lko. Enemy Property Case: Allahabad High Court Grants Bail To Samajwadi Party MLA Azam Khan Case title - Mohammad Azam Khan v. State Of U.P. "Young Lawyers Advised To Take Up Such Cases": Allahabad High Court Grants Bail To Undertrial In Jail For Over 11 Years Case title - Akhilesh v. State of …

PIL filed in Bombay High Court over delay in filling up judicial vacancies
2 years, 11 months ago

PIL filed in Bombay High Court over delay in filling up judicial vacancies

India Today  

A public interest litigation has been filed in the Bombay High Court, which highlights the acute shortage of judges in the institution at present. The petition highlights 50 per cent vacancies in the High Court and seeks directions for implementation of a permanent mechanism to fill up the vacancies of judges. The plea filed by Bombay Lawyers Association through advocate …

Allahabad High Court Weekly Round Up: January 31 To February 6, 2022
3 years, 1 month ago

Allahabad High Court Weekly Round Up: January 31 To February 6, 2022

Live Law  

Judgments/Orders of the Week1. 99 Culprits Can Escape But One Innocent Shouldn't Be Punished: Allahabad High Court Sets Aside Life Sentence Of Murder Convicts Case title - Pinkoo @ Jitendra v. State of U.P. Can't Violate Minor's Fundamental Right To Be Educated For Father's Fraudulent Claim Under RTE Act: Allahabad High Court Case title - Nikhil Upadhyay v. State Of …

Allahabad High Court Weekly Round Up: January 17 To January 23, 2022
3 years, 1 month ago

Allahabad High Court Weekly Round Up: January 17 To January 23, 2022

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Judgments/Orders of the Week 1. Interim Maintenance- Extremely Difficult For Woman To Maintain Herself With ₹1500 Per Month: Allahabad High Court Case title - Sanjeev Rai v. State of U.P. Allahabad High Court Refuses To Entertain PIL Seeking Postponement Of UP Assembly Polls 2022 Amid COVID Surge Case title - Atul Kumar and another v. Election Commission of Bharat Case …

Supreme Court Issues Notice To Malaysian High Commissioner In Woman's Habeas Corpus Plea To Trace Missing Husband
3 years, 2 months ago

Supreme Court Issues Notice To Malaysian High Commissioner In Woman's Habeas Corpus Plea To Trace Missing Husband

Live Law  

A Bench of Justices UU Lalit, S Ravindra Bhat, and Bela M Trivedi on Monday issued notice to the High Commissioner of Malaysia in a habeas corpus petition filed by a wife seeking to trace her husband who had gone to Malaysia for a job and has been missing since 2015. The Court was hearing a plea filed by one …

High Courts Weekly Roundup [December 20, 2021 To December 26, 2021]
3 years, 2 months ago

High Courts Weekly Roundup [December 20, 2021 To December 26, 2021]

Live Law  

Allahabad High CourtAllahabad High Court Directs UP Govt To Regularly Update State Enactments, Amendments On Official Websites The High Court called upon the Uttar Pradesh Government to regularly update the text of the state laws, along with the amendments, if made, on its official websites. Other Developments: Specify Details Of Website, Platform Where Info On Criminal History Of Citizens Is …

Accused Says High Court Posted Case For 'Fresh Hearing' Despite Earlier Acquittal : Supreme Court Orders Inquiry By Madras HC Chief Justice
3 years, 3 months ago

Accused Says High Court Posted Case For 'Fresh Hearing' Despite Earlier Acquittal : Supreme Court Orders Inquiry By Madras HC Chief Justice

Live Law  

The bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and AS Bopanna, hearing a writ petition, noted that by a judgment dated 15 November 2000, the IIIrd Special Judge/ XIIIth Additional Judge at Chennai convicted the husband of the petitioner for an offence under Section 13 read with Section 13 of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1988 and sentenced him to undergo rigorous …

NIA Act- Division Bench Of High Court Should Hear Revision Petition Against Special Court Order : Supreme Court
3 years, 4 months ago

NIA Act- Division Bench Of High Court Should Hear Revision Petition Against Special Court Order : Supreme Court

Live Law  

Holding that a revision petition against an order passed by a Special Court under the National Investigation Agency can lie only before a division bench of a High Court, the Supreme Court has set aside an order passed by the Kerala High Court in the case relating to alleged Maoist leader Roopesh.A bench comprising Justices MR Shah and AS Bopanna …

High Courts Weekly Roundup [September 20, 2021 To September 26, 2021]
3 years, 5 months ago

High Courts Weekly Roundup [September 20, 2021 To September 26, 2021]

Live Law  

Allahabad High Court 1. "Blackmailing Type Of Litigation": Delhi High Court Dismisses PIL Against Alleged Unauthorized Construction With 50K Cost The Delhi High Court has rejected with Rs. "This is how we are getting assistance in Delhi High Court," remarked Chief Justice DN Patel while adjourning the case. "He Suffered From Schizophrenia": MP High Court Upholds Acquittal Of Man Accused …

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