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Consuming Liquor And Picking Up Quarrels With Wife Regularly Is Cruelty Not Abetment; Bombay HC Grants Benefit Of Doubt To Husband [Read Judgment]
The Bombay High Court recently gave the benefit of doubt to a man convicted for offences punishable under Sections 498-A and 306 of the Indian Penal Code by Additional Sessions Judge, Kolhapur, in a judgment dated April 29, 2017, and acquitted him of the abetment to suicide charge.Justice AM Badar held that frequent quarrels with wife after consuming liquor during married life of 17 years...
NGT Imposes Rs. 25 Cr Fine On Delhi Govt For Failing To Enforce Directions On Plastic Waste Pollution
Coming down heavily on the Delhi government for failing to comply with its directions to curb pollution arising from management and handling of plastic waste, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday imposed a fine of Rs 25 crore on it.The tribunal, while also taking a stern view of non-compliance of the orders of the Supreme Court on May 7, 2004, in M.C. Mehta Vs Union of India &...
Wife Arrested In Calcutta HC Lawyer Murder Case
The police, on Sunday, reportedly arrested Anindita Pal Dey, the wife of Calcutta High Court lawyer Rajat Dey, who was recently found dead under mysterious circumstances at his home in Kolkata.According to a Hindustan Times report, the couple has a two-year-old son, and they lived in an apartment in New Town in the northern outskirts of Kolkata.The dead body of the lawyer was found on...
Man Apprehending Arrest Under Triple Talaq Ordinance Seeks Anticipatory Bail [Read Order]
The Bombay High Court will soon pass an order on a writ petition filed by a man seeking anticipatory bail after being booked under Sections 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7(a)(c) of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights of Marriage) Ordinance, 2018, read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code.What makes the case highly significant is that Intekhab Munshi is said to be the first man to be booked under the...
High Court Can Execute Foreign Arbitration Award Despite Change In Pecuniary Jurisdiction : Delhi HC [Read Judgment]
The Delhi High Court has held that jurisdiction to execute foreign arbitration award continues with the High Court, despite the change in pecuniary jurisdiction as per 2015 amendment to Delhi High Court Act.In this case Precious Sapphires Ltd vs Amira Pure Foods Pvt Ltd, the Court was dealing with an interesting interplay between the amendments made to Arbitration and Conciliation Act and...
Madras HC Comes To The Rescue Of 16 YO Child Prodigy With Medical Dreams [Read Order]
The Madras High Court has ordered the Directorate of Indian Medicine and Homeopathy to permit a 16-year-old student to take part in the counselling for the B.A.M.S course.Justice T Raja ordered that she be admitted in Maria Ayurveda Medical College in Kanyakumari district, if she is found eligible through the counselling.The court was hearing a petition filed on behalf of the student,...
Child's Ties With Father Should Not Be Stopped For All Times: Delhi HC Allows Visitation Rights To Father Despite Settlement Agreement To The Contrary [Read Order]
The Delhi High Court recently granted visitation rights to the father of a four-year-old girl, despite the fact that the settlement agreement between the girl’s parents did not allow for any contact between her and her father.In doing so, Justice Najmi Waziri emphasised on the importance of a child being under the care and concern of the mother as well as the father, observing, “The Court...
SARFAESI : Borrower Has No Right Of Hearing In Proceedings Under Section 14 : Karnataka HC [Read Judgment]
The High Court of Karnataka has held that borrower has no right of hearing in proceedings under Section 14 of the SARFAESI Act.The ruling was delivered by a Division Bench of Chief Justice Dinesh Maheshwari and Justice R Devdas, setting aside the general directions issued by a Single Judge that borrowers have the right to be heard in proceedings under Section 14.The matter pertained Section...
Wife Opting For Job Far Away From Matrimonial Home Isn’t ‘Desertion’: Chhattisgarh HC [Read Order]
‘The husband and wife are to be equally treated and if the wife opted to join the job at a different place, she cannot be otherwise forced at the behest of the husband or his family members to remain at her matrimonial home alone.’The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that if a wife opts for a job at a place far away from her matrimonial home, it cannot be said that she is guilty...
High Courts Weekly Round-Up
Allahabad High CourtA petition filed under Section 482 of CrPC by the accused challenging an order of Magistrate directing reinvestigation by police was dismissed by the Allahabad High Court on the principle that accused has no right of hearing during investigation. The Court held that investigation cannot be regarded as a proceeding pending against the accused so as to invoke Section...
Maratha Reservation :Maharashtra Govt Files Caveat In Supreme Court [Read Petition]
The Maharashtra Government has filed a caveat petition in the Supreme Court, anticipating challenge against the legislation passed by the assembly on November 30, providing 16% reservation to Marathas in job and education.The bill was unanimously passed, in view of the long standing demand by the Maratha community. At present, Maharashtra has 52% reservation, and the Maratha quota has taken...