Wife's Refusal Of Carnal Intercourse Against Order Of Nature Due To Physical Incapacity Not Mental Cruelty: Uttarakhand HC

The Uttarakhand High Court has observed that a wife's refusal to engage in carnal intercourse against the order of nature due to physical incapability does not constitute mental cruelty towards her husband. A bench of Justice Ravindra Maithani observed thus while dismissing a criminal revision plea moved by a husband challenging a family court's order directing him to pay ₹25K per...

'High Time To Think What DDA Has Done To Delhi': High Court Expresses Displeasure Over Failure To Beautify District Park

The Delhi High Court has castigated the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) for failing to take any time-bound beneficial measures for beautification of a District Park in the national capital, observing there is no proper concrete walking track or multi game courts there. “Unhesitatingly, it is manifest that the respondent/DDA does not know what to do with this site in question. Is it not...

High Court Asks Delhi Govt To Implement Hybrid Courts Project On Priority Basis, Says No Cabinet Approval Required

The Delhi High Court has recently directed the Delhi Government to expedite grant of financial sanction of Rs. 387 crores and to implement on priority basis the project for having hybrid hearing in the 691 Courts in the national capital.A division bench comprising of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela clarified that a comprehensive tender for all the district...

Continuous Readiness And Willingness On Part Of Purchaser Is Condition Precedent For Granting Relief Of Specific Performance: Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court has said that continuous readiness and willingness on the part of the plaintiff (purchaser) is a condition precedent to grant the relief of specific performance by the court. A single judge bench of Justice H P Sandesh held thus while dismissing the appeal filed by one Bylamurthy challenging an order of the trial court and the first appellate court...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Denies Bail To Officials Over Allegedly Illegal Hike In School Fees, Sale Of Books With Forged ISBN Numbers

In FIRs registered against several school managements, principals and booksellers for arbitrary fee enhancement and sale of books with forged ISBN numbers, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has refused bail to many officials, including a Protestant Bishop of the Church of North India and a Catholic Priest.The single-judge bench of Justice Maninder S. Bhatti held that office bearers of the...

[POCSO Act] 'Lifting Dhothi And Asking Minor To Measure Penis Amounts To Sexual Harassment': Kerala High Court

Kerala High Court has held that an act of showing a person's private part to a child and asking her to measure it will constitute the offence of sexual harassment under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act)Justice A. Badharudeen observed;“In this case, as I have already pointed out, lifting of dhothi to show his private part, and then asking the victim to measure...

Didn't Use 'Sharp Side' Of Axe, Not Murder: Orissa High Court Alters Conviction To Culpable Homicide

The Orissa High Court has altered the murder conviction of a man, who was found guilty by the trial Court for committing murder of his nephew, to one for culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304, Part-I of the IPC.While providing partial relief to the appellant, the Division Bench of Justice Sangam Kumar Sahoo and Justice Chittaranjan Dash stressed that despite possessing...

Dawood Ibrahim Is A Terrorist In Individual Capacity, Gang Association With Him Not Punishable Under UAPA: Bombay High Court

In a significant order, the Bombay High Court has held that the Central Government under its powers has declared underworld gangster Dawood Ibrahim, a terrorist in his "individual capacity" and thus any association of any person with him or the D-Company, would not attract punishment for being member of a terrorist organisation under section 20 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act...

Considering Heavy Rains, Kerala High Court Asks District Judiciary To Conduct Hearings In Hybrid Mode

Registrar (District Judiciary) of the Kerala High Court has issued an Official Memorandum directing all District Judges to ensure that the Video Conferencing facility provided in the District Judiciary is effectively utilized and to make hybrid mode of hearing mandatory in all courts. The direction was issued amid advance of monsoon and heavy rains in the State. The OM issued on 17th July...

Calcutta High Court Allows BJP Rally Outside CESC Office Over Alleged Increase In Electricity Prices, Limits Attendance To 1,000 Protestors

The Calcutta High Court has allowed a protest by the supporters of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) outside the offices of the Calcutta Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) at Victoria House in Kolkata over the alleged increase in electricity prices. The protestors had approached the court for permission to hold the rally after the Kolkata Police declined to allow the same.A single bench...

Mamata Banerjee Approaches Calcutta High Court Challenging Order Restraining Her From Making Defamatory Statements Against Governor Ananda Bose

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has approached the Calcutta High Court challenging an order restraining her from making any defamatory statements against Governor CV Ananda Bose.The impugned order was passed by a single bench of Justice Krishna Rao, who had stated that if an interim order had not been passed, then it may have caused grave and irreparable injury to the...

MSME Council Has Power To Decide Issue Of Its Own Jurisdiction Under MSMED Act: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has observed that the Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council has the authority to determine its jurisdiction over disputes under Section 18 of the Micro, Small Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (MSMED).A Single Judge Bench of Bharat P. Deshpande was considering the petitioner's challenge to a notice issued by the Nodal Officer for Micro and Small...