Motor Accidents | Legal Representatives Entitled To Compensation Even If Not Dependents Or Legal Heirs: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently held that in motor vehicle accidents, the legal representatives of the deceased are entitled to compensation even if they are not legal heirs of the deceased. Justice Murali Purushothaman added that this rule remains true even if there is no loss of dependence and clarified that the compensation would go to the estate of the deceased. "Even if there is no loss...

Passport Act | Police Must Disclose Complete Status Of FIR In Police Verification: Punjab & Haryana High Court

Observing that police authorities are sending incomplete reports which is the "root cause of denial of passport", the Punjab & Haryana High Court has said that police authorities must disclose the complete status of FIR in verification done for issuing of the passport.Justice Jagmohan Bansal said that the proforma prepared for the information to be furnished by the Police Official in...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Launches RTI Portal, Virtual Court For Traffic Challan

The Chief Justice of Punjab & Haryana High Court, Justice Ravi Shankar on Thursday, e-launched Virtual Court for traffic challan in Chandigarh and RTI portal.According to the official press release, the two software modules are developed under the guidance of the members of Computer Committee of the High Court. The committee is comprised of Justice Lisa Gill, Chairperson, Computer...

Krishna Janmabhoomi Case | Supreme Court Leaves It Open To Allahabad HC To Decide Plea For Survey Of Shahi Eidgah Mosque

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea by the Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi Mukti Nirman Trust seeking a scientific survey of Shahi Eidgah Masjid premises, which is claimed to be built over Krishna Janmabhoomi. The Court, however, clarified that all questions relating to the Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Eidgah Mosque dispute would be left open to the Allahabad High Court to...

Candidate Accused Of Heinous Offence Can't Claim Right To Appointment When Acquittal Was On 'Benefit Of Doubt' : Supreme Court

In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court held that an acquittal in a criminal case does not automatically qualify a candidate for a sensitive law enforcement post, particularly when the acquittal is based on technical grounds or on giving benefit of doubt. The Court emphasized that employers retain the right to assess a candidate's suitability for a position. The issue before the Court...

Husband-Wife Sexual Relations Not Restricted To Procreation, Can't Define Any Act Beyond 'Natural' Sex B/w Them As ‘Unnatural’: MP High Court

Holding that a husband cannot be prosecuted under Section 377 IPC (Unnatural Offence) in view of Section 375 IPC (Rape) which exempts marital sex and also covers all possible penile penetration, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has observed that if anything is done between them apart from the deemed natural sexual intercourse, the same cannot be defined as ‘unnatural’. The bench...

Bengaluru Court Issues Summons On Defamation Suit Filed By 'The News Minute' Against 'Karma News', 'The Hindu Post' Etc.

A Civil Court in Bengaluru on Thursday issued summons to operators of news portals Karma News, Indus Scrolls, Hindu Post and Malayala Manorama reporter Binnu Vijayan Vijaykumari, for allegedly publishing defamatory content against The News Minute and its co-founder and director Dhanya Rajendran.Additional City Civil and Session Judge while hearing the suit filed by Spunklane Media, which...

Sanatana Dharma Row | Supreme Court Issues Notice To Tamil Nadu Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a plea seeking the registration of a first information report (FIR) against Tamil Nadu minister and DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin over his controversial remarks about 'Sanatana Dharma'. Besides this, the petition also raised concerns about a 'Sanatana Dharma Eradication Conference', where these remarks were allegedly made by the minister sparking...

Can't Prosecute A Husband U/S 377 IPC As S. 375 IPC Exempting Marital Sex Covers All Possible Penile Penetration: MP High Court

In a significant observation liable to add to the ongoing debate regarding the criminalisation of marital rape, the Madhya PradeshHigh Court has observed that after the 2013 amendment to the definition of Section 375 IPC (Rape), there is no place for any unnatural offence (as per Section 377 IPC) to take place between a husband and wife. The Court made this observation while quashing an...

Supreme Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Independent Audit Of EVM Source Codes

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking an independent audit of source codes of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj Misra noted that the matter concerned sensitive policy issues and thus, the court was not inclined to interfere with the same. At the outset,...

Supreme Court Rejects Firecracker Makers' Plea To Use Barium & Joined Crackers

The Supreme Court on Friday rejected an application filed by the firecracker manufacturers association to include barium with improved formulations in green crackers. The Court clarified that the earlier orders passed by it banning the use of barium-based chemicals in fire crackers will prevail.The Court further rejected another application filed by the firecracker manufacturers to use...

Prescribe Minimum Marks Requirement For Languages Other Than Tamil & English Also In TN Schools: Supreme Court In Linguistic Minorities' Plea

The Supreme Court on Thursday (September 21) made some pertinent observations with respect to Tamil Nadu Tamil Learning Act, 2006, (Act) which made Tamil paper compulsory in the tenth standard board exam. Pursuant to the Act, while Tamil was mandated in the syllabus as a compulsory subject, minority linguistics were considered as an optional subject for which there was no requirement of...