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Merely Because Wife Is A Practicing Lawyer And 'Capable Of Earning', Maintenance Can't Be Denied: Delhi HC [Read Order]
While reiterating the difference between 'capable of earning' and 'actual earning', the Delhi High Court allowed the grant of interim maintenance to a wife under Section 125 CrPC, notwithstanding that she is an Advocate, enrolled with Bar Council of Delhi. The order was passed by Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri in a revision petition, challenging the order of the Family Court which had...
'Don't Allow Irrelevant Questions' Bombay HC Tells Trial Court On Victim's Complaint Against Tarun Tejpal's Lawyer
The High Court of Bombay, Goa bench, has directed the trial court not to allow the Tarun Tejpal's lawyer to ask questions during cross-examination which are irrelevant to the trial of the rape case alleged against him. Justice Nutan Sardessai passed the order on Thursday in the victim's plea to restrain Tejpal's counsel Shrikant Shivade from asking her "indecent and...
Nirbhaya Case: Delhi Court Adjourns Execution Hearing Till SC Decides Review Plea Of Death Row Convict
A Delhi Court on Friday adjourned the execution proceedings in Nirbhaya rape case till one of the convict's review petition is decided by the Supreme Court.The Additional Sessions Judge Satish Arora of Patiala House Courts said 'I can't pass an order for execution until all the remedies available to the convicts are exhausted'. While the review petition of 3 out of the 4 convicts was rejected...
Jaya Biopics : Madras HC Declines Plea Of Jayalalithaa's Niece To Restrain Stay Release Of 'Queen' & 'Thalaivi'
The Madras High Court on Thursday declined to grant any relief to Deepa Jayakumar, niece of late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, seeking to restrain some filmmakers from going ahead with the biopic of the late leader. However, it directed the producers of the movie titled "Thalaivi" to adhere to the undertaking given by them not to cast a stigma on the applicant and depict her in a...
As State Disobeys Clear Cut Order Of Court, HP HC Expresses Disquiet [Read Order]
The Himachal Pradesh High Court stopped short of issuing contempt notice against a government officer, only because he stands retired, for rejecting a man's representation for correction of date of birth despite "clear cut" findings of Single Judge in favour of the petitioner. A bench of Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan and Justice Chander Bhushan Barowalia expressed its displeasure...
Unmarried Couple Staying In A Hotel Room Not A Criminal Offence : Madras HC [Read Order]
The High Court of Madras has held that the occupation of hotel room by an unmarried couple is not a criminal offence."Apparently, there are no laws or regulations forbearing unmarried persons of opposite sex to occupy hotel rooms, as guests. While live-in-relationship of two adults is not deemed to be an offence, terming the occupation of hotel room by an unmarried couple, will not attract...
Fixation Of Minimum Value Does Not Disable A Land Owner From Getting The Actual Market Value If The Same Is Above The Minimum Value: Chhattisgarh HC
The division bench of the High Court of Chhattisgarh, Chief Justice P R Ramachandra Menon and Justice Parth Prateem Sahu, while dealing with an appeal regarding land acquisition said that, the minimum value insisted to be reckoned for the stamp duty payable under the Stamp Act need not necessarily reflect the actual market value always. The court added, it does not mean that a...
Bombay HC Imposes Rs.10K Cost On Litigants For Forged Thumb Impression On Vakalatnama [Read Order]
The Bombay High Court recently imposed a cost of Rs.10,000 on three petitioners in a case seeking quashing of an order passed by an Additional Collector (Encroachment/Eviction) as they were unable to explain a 'forged' thumb impression that was embossed on behalf of the fourth petitioner on the vakalatnama praying for withdrawal of their writ petition. Division bench of Justice Ujjal...
Environmental Laws Are Required To Be Strictly Implemented In Today's World: Patna HC [Read Judgment]
The High Court of Patna led by Justice Ahsauddin Ammanullah, while delivering an oral judgement said the environmental laws in spite of being substantive law, are required to be strictly implemented in today's world and non confirming to these laws is leading to irreversibly drastic and grave evil consequences on nature and that no slackness can be afforded or permitted on this...
Delhi HC Issues Notice On A Plea Claiming Child Labour Angle In Anaj Mandi Case
Delhi High Court has issued notice to Delhi Government, Central Government, Police Commissioner and Bihar Government in a plea asking the authorities to investigate the angle of child labour in the Anaj Mandi case. The petition claims that there's a credible reason to believe that an attempt to cover up the fact that this is a gross case of child labour is underway at the part of...
LTC Scam: Delhi HC Quashes FIR Against Madani, Imposes Costs OF 5 Lacs [Read Judgment]
Delhi High Court has quashed the criminal proceedings for corruption and criminal conspiracy against former Rajya Sabha MP Mahmood Asad Madani. The Single Bench of Justice Suresh Kait held that the Petitioner had no mens rea to commit the crime of conspiracy under section 120B. Moreover, though access amount has been claimed but that is due to inadvertence on the part of P.A. of...