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Prior Permission Not Required For Conducting Prayers In One's Own Residence: Madras HC [Read Order]
"The question of requiring the Petitioner to get prior permission from any authority for assembling and conducting any prayers in his dwelling place per se, without causing nuisance or disturbance to others and without causing hindrance to the general public of the locality, does not arise.”
Contempt Action Cannot Be Taken After The Period Of Limitation Under Sec.20 Contempt Of Courts Act : Madras HC [Read Judgment]
The High Court cannot invoke powers under Article 215 of Constitution by entertaining applications beyond the period of one year so as to dilute or eradicate the law prescribed under Section 20 of the Contempt of Courts Act 1971.
Wife Need Not Be Subjected To Virginity Test Merely Because She Sought Divorce On The Ground Of Non Consummation Of Marriage: Calcutta HC [Read Judgment]
"The contention raised by the husband that since the wife made an allegation that the marriage was not consummated she should be subjected to virginity test cannot be accepted, particularly, when it is undisputed that the marriage took place on 30th November, 2006."
Kotdwar Bar Association To Withdraw Notice Restricting Its Members From Representing Lawyer's Killer
The Kotdwar Bar Association has agreed to rescind its notice restricting its members from representing in court a person accused of murdering a lawyer. Appearing on behalf of the bar association before a division bench of the Uttarakhand High Court, counsel D S Mehta said the notice preventing advocates from appearing on behalf of the accused was wrong and it will be withdrawn,...
Karnataka HC Directs To Register Suo Motu Case on Illegal Religious Structures In Public Properties
The Karnataka High Court on Friday, directed the Registrar General of the court to register a suo motu, public interest litigation, to oversee the action of demolition of illegal religious structures, which have come up on public property, in the state, post the year 2009. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice H T Narendra Prasad while hearing another petition filed by...
PIL In Gauhati HC Challenges Move To Transport Four Elephants To Gujarat
A Public Interest Litigation filed in Gauhati High Court on Friday challenges the move to transport four elephants from Assam to Gujarat via rail for parading in the Rath Yathra to be held at Jagannath Temple at Ahmedabad on July 4.The petition filed NGO Avinava Prayash,represented by its Secretary, Urmi Mala Das and Nandini Baruah challenges the permission granted by Assam Forest Department...
Liberty Of An Individual To Do Anything Which Is Not Illegal Is Unquestionable Even If It's At Divergence From Established Social Norm: MP HC [Read Judgment]
"India falls in the latter category being a liberal democracy where a man is permitted to act in any manner he pleases, where such act is not prohibited under the law, irrespective of the fact that his act might be seen as galling by the majority.”
Rape Victim Should Not Be Made To Approach Courts For Terminating Pregnancy Of Less Than 20 Weeks: Madras HC Issues Guidelines [Read Order]
"The doctors and the Courts need to be more sensitive and should act fast since the victim girl is carrying a foetus, which keeps reminding her of the agony faced by her due to rape and every moment she suffers mental agony and depression due to the unwanted pregnancy that has been forced against her.”
Plea In Delhi HC Seeks Directions For Appointment Of Leader Of Opposition
Highlighting that the Lok Sabha Speaker has not appointed the leader of single largest party in opposition as the Leader of Opposition, a Public Interest Litigation has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking framing of policy in this regardThe petition filed by Advocates Manmohan Singh Narula and Sishmita Kumari states that Leader of Opposition is a 'statutory post' and that the...
Malegaon 08': CIC Directs Home Ministry To ReplyTo RTI Query Regarding Opinion Given By Law Ministry On Applicability Of MCOCA [Read Order]
The Chief Information Commissioner Sudhir Bhargava directed the Ministry of Home Affairs to provide an appropriate reply to an RTI query seeking a copy of the opinion given by Ministry of Law and Justice regarding the applicability of Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act, 1999 on the 2008 Malegaon Bomb blast case. The said opinion was sought by the National Investigation Agency from...
Foreign Court Order Cannot Withhold Insolvency Process; NCLT Admits SBI's Resolution Application Against Jet Airways [Read Order]
The National Company Law Tribunal Mumbai bench on Thursday admitted the insolvency petition filed by State Bank of India against grounded airlines company Jet Airways.The top public sector bank of India filed the application under Section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code stating that the airlines had defaulted payment of nearly Rs. 469 crores.Admitting the plea against Jet Airways,...