Extend Time Limit For Abortion: Advocate Moves Delhi HC, Says 20-Week Limit Not In Favour Of Woman, Child

In January this year, the Calcutta High Court rejected a woman's petition to terminate her 26-week-old foetus that would be born with Down's Syndrome as it felt that the right to life of a 26-week-old foetus outweighed the mental trauma of the mother. In April 2017, the Supreme Court refused to allow a woman to abort her 27-week foetus diagnosed with polyhydramnios with Arnold...

'We Lost A Giant In The Field Of Legal Education' : AG KK Venugopal Remembers Dr N R Madhava Menon

"We have lost a giant in the field of legal education and I have personally lost a friend", remarked Attorney General K K Venugopal while speaking at the event held by Kerala High Court Advocates Association in memory of Dr N R Madhava Menon.The AG said that with the establishment of National Law Schools and the introduction of a modern curriculum, Dr Menon revolutionized legal education,...

Paternity Dispute: DNA Test Cannot Be Ordered Merely On The Basis Of Bland Statement Of Applicant (Father), Holds Rajasthan HC

Rajasthan High Court held that the courts have to be very careful and sensitive to the circumstances before passing orders for getting the DNA test conducted for establishment of paternity in a case. The court said that such a prayer ought not to be granted by the courts without considering all circumstances and looking at it from every angle as the way it could affect the lives...

SC Refuses To Grant Protection From Arrest To Newly Elected BSP MP Atul Rai

In a setback to newly elected BSP MP Atul Rai, the Supreme Court Monday refused to grant him protection from arrest in a rape case while noting that 16 other criminal cases were pending against him. A vacation bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Aniruddha Bose said it was not inclined to entertain the petition of Rai, who has won Lok Sabha election from Ghosi constituency in...

Financial Deprivation Amounts To Economic Abuse Under Domestic Violence Act: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

In a highly significant decision, the Bombay High Court has held that financial deprivation amounts to economic abuse under the Domestic Violence Act. Court held that if a widow in a joint family, who is entitled to financial resources, is deprived of them then it qualifies as economic abuse.Justice MG Giratkar of the Nagpur bench, was hearing a criminal revision application filed by one...

Delhi HC Seeks Robert Vadra's Response On ED's Plea To Cancel His Anticipatory Bail In PMLA Case

The Delhi High Court on Monday sought Robert Vadra's response on an Enforcement Directorate plea seeking cancellation of his anticipatory bail in a money-laundering case. Justice Chander Shekhar issued a notice to Vadra on ED's petition challenging trial court's April 1 order, which granted him anticipatory bail. The court also sought the response of Vadra's close aide Manoj Arora on...

Trespass: No Charge U/S 447 IPC Could Be Framed If Complainant Has No Possession Of The Property: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

Delhi High Court has recently held in Jagdish Kapila v. Raj Kumar & Anr. that when there is no material to show that the possession was parted by the petitioner or was handed over to the complainant, no charge under section 447 of the Indian Penal Code can be framed against the petitioner. Court set aside the challenged order passed by the Trial Court saying it is erroneous as Trial...

Error In Evaluation Of Answer Sheets: Allahabad HC Directs Agra University To Pay Rs 1 Lakh to Student

The Allahabad High Court has recently directed Agra University to pay the first year medical student Rs 1 lakh for not exercising care and vigilance in checking the answer sheet in semester examinations at the University. The writ petition has been filed by Devarsh Nath Gupta, undergoing medical course i.e. Bachelor of Medicine at S. N. Medical College, Agra (affiliated to Dr. B. R....

RERA Prevails Over Companies Act; Winding Up Order Will Not Bar RERA Proceedings : Rajasthan Authority [Read Order]

The Rajasthan Real Estate Regulatory Authority has held that winding up order under Section 279 of the Companies Act 2013 will not bar proceedings under Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act 2016.This was held by the Authority while dismissing an application filed by the builder seeking stay of proceedings on the ground that the Delhi High Court had appointed a provisional liquidator...

High Courts Weekly Round Up

Allahabad High Court Held that a Government servant is not entitled to full pension/death cum-retirement gratuity on/or during pending disciplinary/judicial proceedings against the government servant.Acquitted a couple in a murder case, one of whom was sentenced to death by the Trial Court. The High court observed that the involvement of the couple in the case appears to be doubtful...

CLAT 2019 Analysis, Expected Cut-Off

CLAT 2019 paper, in a way, wasn't completely on unexpected lines. Owing to the fiasco last year (and on a few more occasions in the last few years), the recently made CLAT Consortium had to make a lot of amends to make CLAT a sustainable examination. Firstly, the CLAT Committee formulated the Consortium, thus putting to rest the 'Permanent CLAT Committee' demand. Next, they made the...

Denying Employment Opportunity On The Ground Of Deviation In Visual Standard Is Arbitrary & Illegal: Madras HC [Read Order]

Madurai Bench of Madras High Court has laid down in M.E.Mohamed Musaf Raseen v. State of Tamil Nadu that denying the employment opportunity on the ground of deviation in the visual standard, citing a new rule, which is not at all referred to in the employment notification, is arbitrary and illegal. The petitioner had challenged the order dated 14.03.2019 passed by the...