SC Dismisses Plea By Bengaluru Woman Claiming To Be Jayalalithaa’s Daughter

A Supreme Court division bench, led by Justice Madan B Lokur, has dismissed a plea filed by a woman claiming to be the biological daughter of the late Jayalalithaa, former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, saying the petition under Article 32 cannot be maintained.The court however, allowed 37-year-old Amrutha alias Manjula, presently residing in Bangalore, to move the high court.The petitioner...

High Courts Weekly Round-Up

Allahabad High CourtAllahabad High Court prohibited the media from reporting the proceedings in the 2008 Gorakhpur hate speech case, in which Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is the prime accused.Bombay High CourtThe Bombay High Court dismissed a writ petition filed by a man claiming to have participated in the Quit India Movement of 1942 recognised by the State of Maharashtra as a...

Bombay HC Imposes Rs.50,000 Costs On Petitioner Offering To Pay As Much To Prove Bona Fide [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court has imposed Rs. 50,000 as cost on a petitioner who owns a paan beedi shop in Chinchpokali, Mumbai.The court expressed apprehension regarding the petitioner’s bona fides after he offered to deposit Rs. 50,000 to prove the same despite having a total annual income of Rs. 2,20,000.The bench of Chief Justice Manjula Chellur and Justice MS Sonak dismissed the petition...

Insurer Can’t Raise Defence Of Victim’s Negligence In Proceedings Under Sec. 163A MV Act: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court, in United India Insurance Co. Ltd. Vs. Sunil Kumar & Anr, has held that, in a proceeding under Section 163A of the Motor Vehicles Act, it is not open for the insurer to raise any defence of negligence on the part of the victim.A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court headed by Justice Ranjan Gogoi was answering a reference to it by the division bench wherein it...

Judge Loya's Death: Former Bombay HC Judge Seeks SIT Probe To Assure Subordinate Judges That "They Are Not Orphans"

Former Bombay High Court Judge, Justice (Retd.) B.H. Marlapalle has written to Chief Justice of Bombay High Court, Justice Manjula Chellur, seeking an SIT probe into allegations of foul play in the death of Brijgopal Harkishan Loya, the Special CBI Judge presiding over the trial of BJP President Amit Shah and several Gujarat Police Officers in the Sohrabuddin fake encounter...

Latur Bar Association Seeks CBI Probe Into Suspicious Death Of Judge Handling Sohrabuddin Case

The Latur Bar Association on Friday passed a resolution demanding  a court-monitored CBI inquiry into allegations of foul play in the death of Brijgopal Harkishan Loya, the Special CBI Judge presiding over the trial of BJP President Amit Shah and several Gujarat Police Officers in the Sohrabuddin fake encounter case.The Association resolved:"The suspicious circumstances in which death of...

Yogi Adityanath Hate Speech Case: Allahabad HC Cites 'Wrong Reporting' To Gag Media [Read Order]

Allahabad High Court has prohibited the media from reporting the proceedings in the 2008 Gorakhpur hate speech case, in which Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is the prime accused.During the hearing, the Bench comprising Justice Krishna Murari and Justice Akhilesh Chandra Sharma was informed by Additional Advocate General Mr. Manish Goel that "wrong reporting of the day to day proceedings of...

Did Chhattisgarh Police 'Kidnap' Odisha Men & Wrongly Frame Them? Chhattisgarh HC Orders SIT Probe [Read Order]

The Chhattisgarh High Court has ordered constitution of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to look into the alleged framing of two men from Odisha, who were arrested on the charges of supplying explosives to Maoists in Chhattisgarh.The Court was petitioned by the family members of Niranjan Dash and Durjoti Mohankudo, who have been booked under the Explosives Act as well as various provisions...

Muslim Father-In-Law Under No Obligation To Maintain Son's Widow Under DV Act: Calcutta HC [Read Judgment]

The Calcutta High Court, on Friday, exempted a father-in-law from maintaining his son's widow, opining that he was under no obligation to maintain her.The Court had been approached by one Ms. Shabnam Parveen, who had demanded maintenance from her father-in-law, contending that he was the one handling the family business after her husband's death.Assessing her plea, Justice Md. Mumtaz Khan...

Once Caste Certificate Is Granted To Close Blood Relations, It Can Be Granted To Other Blood Relations From Paternal Side: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court has reiterated that once caste validity certificate is granted on proper scrutiny to close blood relations, it ought to be relied upon for verifying caste claim of other blood relations from the paternal side.The bench of Justice Anoop Mohta and Justice Manish Pitale was hearing a writ petition filed by two brothers, Mukesh Bastav and Vilas Bastav, who challenged...

National Law Day To Be Celebrated Jointly By Law Commission & NITI Aayog On Nov 25, 26

The National Law Day-2017 will be celebrated jointly by the Law Commission of India and NITI Aayog on Saturday and Sunday at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi. President Ram Nath Kovind will inaugurate the event while Prime Minister Narendra Modi will deliver the valedictory address. The significance of the event lies in the fact that the Constitution of India was adopted by the Constituent Assembly...

Delhi HC Stays JNU Circulars Making MPhil Mandatory For PhD [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court has stayed for now the operation of two circulars issued by the Jawaharlal Nehru University making an MPhil degree mandatory for candidates keen on pursuing PhD.Justice Indermeet Kaur stayed the effect of circulars till February 26."Impugned notification is stayed till the next date," the court ordered.The court order comes on a petition moved by PhD student Preeti Umarao...