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Senior Citizens Cannot Be Used As Commodity Or Chattel By Their Children: Karnataka HC [Read Order]
The Karnataka High Court recently rejected a petition filed by a Mysuru woman against her 82-year-old mother, asserting that it is the “duty and dharma” of children to take care of their aged parents.The order was passed by Justice B. Veerappa on a petition filed by a woman, ND Vanamala, challenging an order passed by the Assistant Commissioner (AC) in November last year, whereby a gift...
Delhi HC Orders Immediate Release Of Tandoor Murder Case Convict Sushil Sharma After 23 Yrs In Jail
Tandoor murder convict Sushil Sharma will see the light of the day after having spent 23 years in incarceration with the Delhi High Court on Friday ordering his immediate release.A bench of Justices Siddharth Mridul and Sangita Dhingra Sehgal ordered that Sharma be released from Tihar jail where he has been serving life term since 1995 for murdering his wife and attempting to destroy her...
‘Amazed’ T&AP HC Directs Andhra Pradesh Govt To Forthwith Constitute State Human Rights Commission [Read Order]
“We are amazed to hear that no appointment is made to the State Human Rights Commission of the State of Andhra Pradesh. lf such institutions do not work what would be at peril is the eligibility of humans to ask for human rights through duly constituted institutions.”The High Court of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh has directed the State of Andhra Pradesh to forthwith constitute State...
How Is Pt. Nehru’s Legacy Being Erased, Effaced Or Defamed By Centre: Delhi HC Rejects AJL’s Plea Challenging Centre’s Order To Vacate Herald House [Read Judgment]
“This Court is conscious of the fact that Young Indian Company is a charitable company, but modus operandi to acquire 99% of AJL's shares speaks volumes.”The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed the plea by Associated Journals Ltd (AJL), challenging the Centre’s order to vacate the premises in the national capital.Justice Sunil Gaur observed that AJL will have to vacate the premises...
Denial Of Maintenance Is A Continuing Cause Of Action; Claim Not Time Barred After 3 Years : Delhi HC [Read Judgment]
The Delhi High Court has held offence of domestic violence under Section 498A IPC has to be treated as a "continuing offence".The Court further held that the claim for maintenance was a "continuing cause of action", and wife was not barred from claim it under the Domestic Violence Act even after a period of three years.The judgment was delivered by Justice Mukta Gupta, while dismissing a...
Delhi HC Declines Sajjan Kumar's Prayer To Extend Time To Surrender
The Delhi High Court today dismissed the petition filed by Sajjan Kumar seeking extension of time to surrender. He was directed by the Court last Monday to surrender on or before December 31 to serve the sentence of life imprisonment imposed on him for his involvement in 1984 anti-sikh riots.He had moved the Delhi High Court yesterday seeking extension of time till January 30, 2019,...
Home Ministry Authorises Ten Central Agencies To Monitor Computers
The Ministry of Home Affairs issued an order yesterday authorising ten central agencies to intercept, monitor and decrypt "any information generated, transmitted, received or stored in any computer."The agencies are :- Intelligence Bureau, Narcotics Control Bureau, Enforcement Directorate, Central Board of Direct Taxes, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Central Bureau of...
Women May Not Demand They Be Worshipped But Want To Feel Free, Safe & Comfortable: Bombay HC
“The judiciary cannot be expected to be a mute spectator in the entire scenario when neither a young girl child of two years or a woman of 70 years feel safe in this country. We cannot shut our eyes to the cases reported day-in and day-out about such young girls and women being raped and victimized. “In its judgment confirming the death penalty awarded to a man convicted for rape and...
Delhi HC Reserves Verdict In Rakesh Asthana's Plea To Quash FIR
Investigations into the allegations of bribery against CBI Special Director Rakesh Asthana and DSP Devender Kumar must continue and their pleas for quashing the FIR against them should be dismissed, the probe agency told the Delhi High Court today.Advancing arguments before Justice Najmi Waziri, Additional Solicitor General Vikramjit Banerjee, representing the CBI, said there was no merit...
Lok Sabha Passes Consumer Protection Bill 2018 [Read Bill]
The Lok Sabha today passed the Consumer Protection Bill 2018, which seeks to wholly replace the Consumer Protection Act 1986.Union Minister for consumer affairs Ram Vilas Paswan introduced the Bill.The Bill seeks to establish a national level regulator -Central Consumer Protection Authority- to deal with consumer complaints on a proactive measure. The present law does not have a...
Centre Took 45 Months To Call First Meeting Of Lokpal Selection Committee: RTI Reveals
A Right to Information (RTI) application concerning the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 has revealed glaring inaction on the part of the Central government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.As per the information revealed on an application filed by one Ms. Anjali Bhardwaj, the Selection Committee, under the chairmanship of PM Modi met for the first time only in March, 2018. This was more...
Calcutta HC Allows BJP's Rath Yathra In West Bengal
The Calcutta High Court Thursday allowed the BJP's 'Rath Yatra' programme in West Bengal, setting aside the state government's refusal on apprehensions of communal unrest.Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty directed the state BJP to inform the superintendents of police of the districts, in which the rallies shall enter, at least 12 hours ahead of schedule.The party was also directed to ensure that...