High Courts
Adultery Not An Obstacle For Granting Custody To Mother Of Minor Child: Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has said that a mother entering into adultery is not an obstacle for her to receive custody of a minor child as she is still capable of giving motherly love to her children.The Court directed the husband to restore the custody of the wife's two minor children during the pendency of the plea while remanding the matter back to the Family Court.Justice...
Gujarat High Court Disposes Plea For Release Of Man Serving Life Sentence In Haren Pandya Murder Case After State Rejects Remission Application
The Gujarat High Court last week disposed of as infructuous the plea moved by Anas Abdul Rashid Machiswala–one of the 12 accused sentenced to life imprisonment in the murder case of former state home minister Haren Pandya–seeking a direction to be released from jail.The high court did so in view of an August 21 order of the state government's home department which had rejected...
Letter Given To Police Officer Admitting Guilt Hit by Section 25 Of Evidence Act, Not Admissible As Evidence: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has recently set aside an order of the XV Metropolitan Magistrate, which had allowed a petition filed by the prosecution to receive two documents as additional documents, one of which was a letter admitting guilt given to the police. Justice Nirmal Kumar noted that any letter given to a police officer admitting guilt is hit by Section 25 of the Indian...
No Encroachment Can Be Permitted On Govt Or Forest Land On Grounds Of "Religious Feelings": Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court dismissed writ petition filed by Shri Shantinath Digamber Jain Atishay Shetra seeking regularisation of the possession of ghair-mumkin pahad forest land, in their favour claiming that the centuries-old statues of Lord Mahaveer Swamy and Lord Parshwanath were unearthed from the land and thus as per the Jain scriptures, it was a holy place on which the statues needed to...
Gauhati High Court Issues Notice To State On Plea Alleging Custodial Death Of Prime Accused In 14-Yr-Old Girl's Gang Rape
The Gauhati High Court on Monday issued notice to the Assam Government and Police authorities in a plea on the custodial death of the prime accused in the gang rape of a fourteen-year-old girl in Nagaon, who allegedly drowned in a pond when he tried to flee from police custody. The division bench of Justice Manash Ranjan Pathak and Justice Soumitra Saikia issued the said notice while hearing...
Gauhati HC Halts 'Unjustified' Transfer Of Asst Excise Inspectors, Says Such Frequent Transfer Orders Cannot Be Endorsed In Interest Of Justice
The Gauhati High Court recently interfered and set aside the frequent transfer order of three Assistant Excise Inspectors on the ground that the reasons cited in the transfer orders are not justified. The single-judge bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar Medhi observed:“…Though there is no manner of doubt that the posts involved are transferable which may be done in the public interest and...
Plea In Delhi High Court Seeks Action Against Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu Over 'Derogatory Remarks' Against Rahul Gandhi
A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Delhi High Court seeking action against Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu over his allegedly defamatory remarks against Congress leader and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi. The plea has been filed by Hindu Sena Chief Surjit Singh Yadav. Yadav is aggrieved by Bittu's remarks against Rahul Gandhi made in a press brief on September...
Patna HC Denies Retiral Benefits To Second Wife Whose Husband Performed Second Marriage During Subsistence Of First Marriage, Without Permission From Govt
The Patna High Court observed that the second wife of the deceased government employee would not be entitled to receive the pension benefits if the employee solemnized a second marriage during the substance of the first marriage and without due authorization from the government. The Court said that only the first wife is entitled to receive the pension benefits.Instead of the petitioner,...
Abysmal State Of Affairs That Litigants Prefer False Complaints In Matrimonial Disputes: Delhi High Court Quashes FIR
The Delhi High Court has recently observed that it is an “abysmal state of affairs” that litigants have resorted to preferring false complaints in matrimonial disputes against the opposite party, thereby making a mockery of the judicial system. “It is an abysmal state of affairs that litigants have resorted to making a mockery of the judicial system by preferring false complaints of such...
Madras High Court Directs Tamil Nadu Veterinary And Animal Sciences University To Not Reject Candidate's Application For Being Transgender
The Madras High Court has recently directed the Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University not to reject a candidate's application on the grounds of being transgender. Justice M Dhandapani was hearing a petition filed by A Nivetha challenging the prospectus issued by the University for admission to undergraduate degree programs. Nivetha had sought to quash the...
Uttarakhand High Court Asks Dehradun DM To Address Litigant's Complaint Against Mosque Loudspeaker Noise Level
While disposing of a contempt plea, the Uttarakhand High Court asked Dehradun's District Magistrate to look into the concerns raised by a litigant–in case he moves a representation–on the use of loudspeakers in a mosque in the city which he claimed had allegedly exceeded the ambient noise standards specified for the area.A single judge bench of Justice Manoj Kumar Tiwari was hearing a...
Delhi High Court Passes 'Dynamic+' Injunction To Protect Copyrighted Works Of Warner Bros, Netflix & Others
The Delhi High Court has recently passed a dynamic+ injunction to protect the copyrighted works of Warner Bros, Netflix, Disney and other global entertainment companies. Justice Saurabh Banerjee was dealing with a suit filed by global entities against 45 rogue websites seeking to restrain them from hosting and streaming their copyrighted works in various movies and shows. The suit was filed...