High Courts
'No Succession In Marital Union': Punjab & Haryana High Court Declines Mother's Plea To Represent Deceased Son Seeking Divorce
Observing that "the marriage between partners, is a personal contract", the Punjab & Haryana High Court has refused to allow a mother to represent his deceased son in a divorce plea.Justice Sureshwar Thakur and Justice Sudeepti Sharma said, "the marriage between marital partners, but obviously is a personal contract entered into between the spouses. The said contract remains alive only...
Deepfake Going To Be Serious Menace In Society, Antidote Of Fake AI Would Be Technology Only: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday remarked that deepfake is going to be a serious menace in the society and that the Union Government will have to act on the issue. A division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela said that the antidote for fake artificial intelligence (AI) would be technology only. The court was hearing two pleas filed...
Extra-Judicial Confession Weak Piece Of Evidence : Allahabad High Court Acquits Convict In 2010 Murder Case
Last week, the Allahabad High Court observed that an extrajudicial confession is, by its very nature, a weak piece of evidence and unless the attending circumstances are such that the confession is found convincing, not much weight can be accorded to it. A bench of Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Dr Gautam Chowdhary observed this while acquitting a convict in connection with...
Karnataka High Court Says Same Investigating Officer Must Probe Cross-Cases Registered By Parties To Same Incident
The Karnataka High Court has directed the State government to ensure that one investigating officer probes cases registered against each other by parties to the same incident.A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna has directed the registry to send its order to the Department of Home Affairs, Deputy General of Police and the Law Minister, suggesting to bring about an amendment to...
Karnataka High Court Refuses To Cancel HD Revanna's Bail In Abduction Case
The Karnataka High Court has dismissed the petition filed by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) seeking cancellation of bail granted to Janata Dal (Secular) leader HD Revanna, accused of abducting a woman.A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna had reserved the order on August 01 after hearing the parties. Revanna was granted bail by the special court on May 13.The High Court today...
[Deficient Stamp Duty] Lawyer May Decide To Restrict Prayer To Waiver Of Penalty When Court Is Not Inclined To Grant Any Relief: Allahabad HC
The Allahabad High Court has that the decision of the lawyer to restrict the prayer to waiver of penalty when the court is not inclined to grant any relief cannot be said to be without any authority.Justice Subhash Vidyarthi held that,“if the lawyer assessed that there was no chance of success of the entire appeal and he decided to restrict his prayer for waiver of the penalty, it cannot...
Labour Court Asking Birla Corp To Give 15 Days Work/PM To "Badli Workman" Illegal, Since He Had Not Worked For 240 Days: Madhya Pradesh High Court
In a case pertaining to employment rights of a "Badli Workman", the Madhya Pradesh High Court recently quashed an award passed by the labour court terming it as "materially illegal" and observed that such an employee has no right to claim regular employment unless they have completed 240 days in a calendar year. A single judge bench of Justice G.S. Ahluwalia was hearing petitioner...
State Not Part To Agreement Can't File Section 16 Application: Madhya Pradesh High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court bench of Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Rajendra Kumar Vani has held that an arbitration agreement entered into between the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India, and a private company does not involve or implicate the State Government in any legal capacity. The bench held that such an agreement is exclusively between...
Karnataka HC Stays Defamation Proceedings Against 'The News Minute' By BJP Leader Ravi Subramanya Seeking Damages Of ₹3 Crore
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday by way of interim relief stayed the defamation proceedings initiated against Spunklane Media Private Limited which owns and runs the news portal The News Minute, by BJP Leader L A Ravi Subramanya, in 2022.A single judge bench of Justice Hemant Chandangoudar passed the order on the civil petition filed by the company challenging the order of the trial...
Female Infanticide In Punjab & Haryana Is 'Deeply Disturbing': HC Rejects Pre-Arrest Bail Of Doctor Accused Of Running Sex-Determination Racket
Observing that "female infanticide remains a deeply disturbing issue in India, particularly in this part of the country", the Punjab & Haryana High Court has refused to grant pre-arrest bail to a doctor accused of operating widespread illegal sex determination racket in both states.Justice Manjari Nehru Kaul said, "It needs to be pointed out that female infanticide remains a deeply...
Delhi High Court Asks Centre To Decide Plea Challenging Exclusion Of 'Sexual Offences Against LGBT Persons' From Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the Union Government to treat as representation a petition filed against the exclusion of a provision similar to Section 377 of now repealed Indian Penal Code, 1860, from the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela directed the Central Government to decide the representation expeditiously,...
Sec 151 CPC Application Not Maintainable When Sect 29A(4) Of Arbitration Act Applies, Incorrect Quote Of Section Not Grounds For Dismissal: HP High Court
The Himachal High Court bench of Justice Rakesh Kainthla has held that an application under Section 151 of the CPC is not maintainable when a specific provision exists under Section 29A(4) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 for extending the time of arbitration proceedings. However, the bench also held that the application cannot be dismissed solely because it cited...