Offences Committed Outside India: Central Govt. Sanction Not Required To Arrest An Accused During Investigation [Read Judgment]

"Only those inquiries within the meaning of Sec. 2(g) of the Cr.PC. which are in the post-cognizance stage, alone would come within the zone of prohibition contained in the proviso to Sec. 188 of the Cr.PC."

Allahabad HC Bats For Amicable Settlement In Matrimonial Cases By Mutual Agreement [Read Order]

Taking note of the bleak chances of conviction if parties in a matrimonial dispute arrive at a settlement, the Allahabad High Court has said the offender and victim in such cases should be allowed to compound the offence in terms of the settlement. "The object of criminal law is primarily to visit the offender with certain consequences. He may be made to suffer punishment or by...

Rules Of BCI And Govt. On Granting Approvals To Law Colleges Have To Be Harmoniously Interpreted: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

Delhi High Court has held that the Rules of Bar Council of India regarding approval of Colleges and the Rules/Policy laid down by the Directorate of Higher Education have to be read in harmony. Moreover, the temporary approval granted by the BCI cannot be used to challenge the non-grant of NOC by DoHE when the conditions laid down in the temporary approval have not been complied with....

In Motor Accident Cases, Deceased Victim's Salary Cannot Be Assessed Based Upon The Fact He Was A Brilliant Student: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court has held that merely because the victim in a motor accident case was a brilliant student, his salary cannot be assessed as exemplary.Justice Vibha Kankanwadi of the Aurangabad bench partly allowed the appeal filed by Reliance General Insurance Ltd and modified the compensation amount from Rs.21.90 lakh to Rs.15.82 lakh. The insurer had challenged the award passed by...

Bombay HC Grants Interim Protection From Arrest To Man Accused Of Giving Triple Talaq To His Wife [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court has granted interim protection from arrest to one Imtiyaz Patel, accused of giving triple talaq or instantaneous divorce to his wife, complainant in the case. Justice Revati Mohite Dere heard the anticipatory bail application filed by Imtiyaz and directed the Assistant Public Prosecutor to take detailed instructions from the State before the next date of...

NCLAT Gives Nod To Insolvency Proceedings Against Sahara Q Shop [Read Order]

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal refused to grant relief to Sahara Q Shop Unique Products Range Limited against an order passed by the National Company Law Tribunal admitting an application filed against the said company under section 9 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016. The present appeal arose from the order of the National Company Law Tribunal which had admitted...

Bombay HC Allows Termination Of 28-Week-Old Foetus As It Had Substantial Risk Of Serious Physical Handicap [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court recently allowed a petition filed by a 28-week pregnant woman seeking permission for termination of pregnancy as several deformities were found in the foetus during sonography. According to the petitioner, there is a substantial risk that if the child is born, it would suffer from serious physical or mental abnormalities which would render the child...

Will Resume Work From Tomorrow: P&H Bar Association Tells HC [Read Order]

The Bar Association of Punjab and Haryana High Court has suspended its agitation against setting up of the State Service Tribunal and will resume work from tomorrow. During the proceedings of the case titled "Court on its own motion v. State of Haryana", the Bar today submitted in the court that the General House meeting of the Bar Association, which convened this morning, had decided that...

PIL Filed In Delhi HC Challenging Difference In Minimum Age For Marriage For Men and Women [Read Petition]

A Public Interest Litigation has been filed in the Delhi High Court by Advocate Ashwini Upadhyay seeking abolition of different minimum age for marriage for men and women. The petitioner calls the distinction 'unscientific' and a patriarchal stereotype. According to the Petitioner, the following statutory provisions are responsible for this discriminatory bar: a. Section 60(1) of...

Calcutta HC Commutes Life Sentence Of An Alleged Maoist Leader [Read Judgment]

The Calcutta High Court exonerated certain alleged Maoists from the charge waging war against India and commuted their life sentence to three years rigorous imprisonment, for lack of evidence. Background The accused, Sagun Murmu, Sambhu Soren and Chhatradhar Mahato, were apprehended by a raiding party while working out an information regarding terrorist activities. Materials such as flash...

Deposit Of Minimum 20% Fine/Compensation U/s 148 NI Act Mandatory, Holds Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

"The imposition of payment contemplated under Section 148 N.I. Act cannot be restricted to some prosecutions and evaded in other prosecutions."

NCDRC Directs Jet Airways To Pay Rs 1 Lakh To Traveler For Failing To Inform Rescheduling Of Flight [Read Order]

The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has directed Jet Airways to compensate one of its travelers to the tune of Rs. 1 lakh for failing to inform him about re-scheduling of his flight. The Complainant, Dr. Akash Lalwani, had booked an air ticket through M/s Yahoo Tour and Travels, on a Jet Airways Flight from Raipur to Kolkata. However, on the scheduled date of...