Gujarat HC Allows Inter-Religion Couple To Stay Together Till Boy Attains Marriageable Age [Read Order]

The Gujarat High Court has allowed a 20-year-old girl to go with her lover who has not yet attained the marriageable age considering their submission that they would like to live with each other till such time that they can get married.A bench of Justice Abhilasha Kumari and Justice BN Karia observed that the girl is an adult and is capable of taking her own decisions regarding her life...

Junaid Khan Lynching Case: Punjab & Haryana HC Division Bench Stays Trial

The Punjab and Haryana High Court, on Tuesday, directed the Trial Court to adjourn the case concerning the brutal lynching 16-year-old boy, Junaid Khan, in June this year.The Bench comprising Justice Mahesh Grover and Justice Raj Shekhar Attri also issued notice to the State and fixed 11 January as the next date of hearing.The Court is hearing an Appeal challenging an order passed by a...

Bombay HC Upholds Validity Of Real Estate (Regulation And Development) Act [Read Judgment]

In a huge relief to thousands of home buyers, the Bombay High Court has upheld the constitutional validity of the Real Estate (regulation and Development) Act.A bench of Justice Naresh Patil and Justice RG Ketkar passed the judgment after hearing all parties in the matter and upheld the provisions of the new Act that came into effect on May 1, 2017.The Supreme Court had earlier directed...

Recommendations For Karnataka HC: SC Collegium Rejects Objections From Governor And CM

The Supreme Court Collegium has resolved to recommend that S/Shri (1) Dixit Krishna Shripad, (2) Shankar Ganapathi Pandit, (3) Ramakrishna Devdas, (4) Bhotanhosur Mallikarjuna Shyam Prasad, and (5) Siddappa Sunil Dutt Yadav be appointed as Judges of the Karnataka High Court.There seems to have been serious objections made by Karnataka Governor and the Chief Minister with regard to some...

Delhi HC Dismisses Meat Exporter Moin Qureshi's Plea Against Arrest By Enforcement Directorate [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court, last week, dismissed a habeas corpus petition filed by hawala operator and meat exporter Moin Akhtar Qureshi challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.Mr. Qureshi had been arrested on 25 August and sent to ED custody by the Trial Court the next day. He is being investigated for sending money through...

Requirement Of Admitting 25% Students From Weaker Section Under RTE Not Mandatory For Minority Institutions: Chhattisgarh HC [Read Judgment]

The certificate of minority educational institution granted by the National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions binding on state government and authorities, the court held.The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that minority educational institutions are not required to admit 25 per cent students from weaker section of society as mandated in the Right of Children to Free and...

Jolly LLB-2 Row: Rajasthan HC Directs Lower Court To Adjourn Proceedings Against Akshay Kumar [Read Petition]

The Rajasthan High Court, on Monday, directed the lower Court to adjourn the defamation proceedings against actor Akshay Kumar for the trailer of his upcoming movie Jolly LLB-2.Justice K.S. Ahluwalia has issued notice to the respondent and directed the ACMM Court No. 20 at Sanganer, Jaipur to "adjourn the matter beyond the date fixed by this court".A complaint has been filed by one Mr....

Benefit Of Deduction Can’t Be Given To An Industry If It Ceases To Be A Small Scale Industry: SC [Read Judgment]

Incentive meant for small scale industrial undertakings cannot be availed by industrial undertakings which do not continue as small scale industrial undertakings during the relevant period, the bench held.The Supreme Court, in Deputy Commissioner Of Income-Tax vs M/S Ace Multi Axes Systems Ltd, has held that an assessee is not entitled to benefit of exemption if it loses its eligibility as...

Babri Masjid- Ramjanmabhoomi Hearing: Who Said What

The Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice Abdul Nazeer and Justice Ashok Bhushan on Tuesday directed the 13 appeals from the 2010 Allahabad High Court judgment in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid matter to be listed for further hearing on February 8.The arguments on Tuesday at 2 pm began with senior counsel Kapil Sibal, appearing on behalf of petitioner Sunni Waqf...

Merely Playing Rummy With Small Stakes In A Club Would Not Amount To Gambling: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court, on Thursday, agreed with a lower Court's observations that merely playing rummy with small stakes in a club would not amount to gambling."Trial court in my opinion also has rightly held that merely because a card game of rummy was played in the club premises with small stakes from a few annas to some rupees would not make it gambling as held by the Supreme Court in...

UPSC Aspirants Move SC Seeking An Extra Attempt After Losing Out To CSAT [Read Petition]

As many as 15 UPSC aspirants have moved the Supreme Court seeking an extra attempt at the prestigious examination for them and other similarly-placed candidates, who, they said, have lost precious attempts due to the introduction of Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT) in year 2011, which was ‘discriminatory against candidates belonging to the Hindi and other regional language...

Delhi HC Dismisses Petition Demanding That Movies With 'A' Certificate Be Not Shown On TV Despite Modifications [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court recently dismissed a Petition demanding an order restraining all television service providers from telecasting any movie with 'A' certificate, even if the movie is later modified or recertified to 'UA' or 'U'.The Petition, filed by one Edara Gopi Chand, had also challenged an order passed in June, 1995, which permitted the CBFC to re-certify a film. It had contended that...