Allegations Of Adultery Against Wife To Be Decided Before Application For Maintenance U/S 125 CrPC: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that allegations of adultery against wife must be decided before the application for maintenance under Section 125 CrPC.Revisionist-husband approached the High Court against the order of the Additional Principal Judge, Family Court, Firozabad awarding interim maintenance of Rs. 7000/- to the respondent-wife under Section 125 CrPC. It was argued that the...

Trial Court Judges Often Convict Innocent Accused To Save Their Career Prospects, Avoid Wrath Of Higher Courts: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court recently observed that trial court judges often convict the accused in cases of heinous offences despite a clear case of acquittal due to their fear of higher courts.“…they are fearful of wrath of the higher courts in such cases, and only to save their personal reputation and carrier prospects, such judgment and order of conviction are passed,” a bench of...

S. 63 (4) BSA | MEITY Must Notify Electronic Evidence Experts In Each District Of TN Within 3 Months: Madras High Court

In a recent decision, the Madras High Court has noted that the Central Government has notified only a handful of entities as experts under Section 79A of the Information Technology Act whose certificates were necessary under Section 63 (4) of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam for admitting electronic evidence. Noting that no experts are notified in Tamil Nadu, Justice GR Swaminathan...

Principal Employer Can't Escape Liability Under EC Act By Claiming Workers Were Through Contractor: Bombay HC

Bombay High Court: A Single Judge Bench of Justice Sharmila U. Deshmukh dismissed Air India Charters Ltd.'s appeal against compensation awarded to a deceased pilot's dependents. The Court held that under Section 12 of the Employees' Compensation Act, 1923, the principal employer bears primary liability for compensation even when workers are engaged through contractors. The Court...

Little Girls Are Worshipped In Our Country: Allahabad HC Denies Bail To Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting 4 Y/O Child

The Allahabad High Court recently denied bail to a man accused of sexually assaulting a 4-year-old girl child, noting that the victim has supported the prosecution story in her statement recorded under Sections 161 and 164 CrPC. In its order, the Court also observed that Rape is a heinous crime and that these types of cases are increasing day by day in our society, even...

Kerala High Court Issues Notice To Union Minister Suresh Gopi On Plea Challenging Lok Sabha Election Results Over Alleged Corrupt Practises

The Kerala High Court issued notice to Union Minister and actor Suresh Gopi in a petition filed by AIYF Thrissur District President, Binoy A. S. challenging the election of the MP from Thrissur constituency. The petitioner alleged that the actor had indulged in many contempt practices as mentioned under Section 123 of Representation of People Act and therefore the election of the actor is to...

No Plausible Explanation For Inordinate Delay To Lodge FIR: Kerala HC Grants Interim Bail To Actor Balachandra Menon In Sexual Assault Case

The Kerala High Court has granted interim bail till November 21, 2024, to Malayalam actor Balachandra Menon in a sexual assault case filed against him after the publication of the Justice Hema Committee Report.Justice C S Dias observed that the de facto complainant has not given a plausible explanation for the inordinate delay in lodging the FIR in 2024, when the alleged crime took place...

Decision On Categorisation Of Wayanad Landslide Disaster Will Be Done In Two Weeks: Centre To Kerala High Court

The Additional Solicitor General Adv. A. R. L. Sundaresan informed the Kerala High Court that the High-Level Committee will take a decision on the categorization of the Wayanad landslide.The Amicus curiae Adv. Ranjith Thampan submitted before the Court that if the disaster is categorized as a Level 3 Disaster, various avenues of relief and rehabilitation will be open to the State. He urged...

Every Arrest & Detention Doesn't Amount To Custodial Torture: Allahabad High Court

Underscoring that every arrest and detention does not amount to custodial torture, the Allahabad High Court has recently observed that when custodial torture allegations are not supported by any medical report or other corroborative evidence, the Court ought not to entertain such kind of proceeding. A bench of Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi and Justice Prashant Kumar added...

Power Of Review Under MP Civil Services Rules Must Be Exercised Within Six Months, Delayed Review Of Retired Officer's Exoneration Invalid: MP HC

Madhya Pradesh High Court: A Single Judge Bench of Justice Sanjay Dwivedi invalidated the State's delayed review of a retired Sub Divisional Magistrate's exoneration in a departmental inquiry. The court held that the power of review under Rule 29(1) of the MP Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1966, must be exercised within six months, and any review beyond...

Karnataka High Court Upholds Order Nixing Murder Accused's Plea For Trial Courts To Affix Initials On Each Page Of Case Diary

The Karnataka High Court has upheld an order which dismissed the plea of a murder accused seeking a direction to the trial courts to affix their signature or initials on every page of the case diary maintained by the investigation agencies when produced before it, to prevent any tampering and fabrication.In doing so the court said it can only interpret the law and not enact it in the guise...

Gujarat High Court Quashes Chargesheet Against Govt Official For Renewing Passport Without NOC, Deems It "Administrative Lapse"

In the significant case, the Gujarat High Court bench of Justices A.S. Supehia and Gita Gopi has quashed a charge sheet issued against Charu Bhatt, who was serving as a Director of Accounts and Treasury, who was accused of renewing her passport in 2013 without obtaining a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the State Government.While two other charges related to passport procurement...