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Difficult For Uneducated Married Woman To Prove Maiden Name: Bombay HC’s Relief To 80-Yr-Old In Inheritance Case
In a peculiar case, the Bombay High Court has granted relief to an 80-year-old woman claiming inheritance in her father’s property and set aside two orders by a district judge and a civil judge who refused to accept her claim.Jubeda Papabhai Inamdar claims to be the daughter of one Hussainbhai Mulani, who is the son of one Babanbhai Mulani. With this claim, she sought the agreement...
Bombay HC Notice To Centre, Goa Govt On Cattle Trade Rules
Litigations continue to pile on across the country as far as the Centre’s Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Regulation of Livestock Markets) Rules, 2017, is concerned.While hearing a PIL filed by Quraishi’s Meat Traders Association challenging the new rules notified by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, the Goa bench of the Bombay High Court has issued notice to the Centre and...
Madras HC Refuses To Ban Sale Of Book On Uthirakosamangai Temple [Read Judgment]
The High Court of Madras has refused to ban the sale of a book on history of the Mangalanathar-Mangaleswari Temple at Uthirakosamangai in Ramanathapuram District.The sale of the book outside the premises of the temple had been challenged on the ground that the author of the book, P. Thangavelu, had published the books on the history of the temple, without permission from the Hindu Religious...
Dr. Neeru Chadha Becomes First Indian Woman To Be Elected As Judge Of The International Tribunal For The Law Of The Sea
Dr. Neeru Chadha has been elected as the Judge of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS), becoming the first Indian woman to be elected to ITLOS.Dr. Chadha was elected in the first round of voting, with 120 votes, the highest in the Asia Pacific group. The candidate from Indonesia got 58 votes, while those from Lebanon got 60 and Thailand got 86. The other three...
Petition Filed In Kerala HC Against Centre’s Denial Of Permission To Documentary On JNU Protests [Read Petition]
The High Court of Kerala has been approached by the Director of one of the three films which have been denied screening permission at the International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala in Thiruvananthapuram, challenging the I&B Ministry’s decision.The Petitioner Ms. Kathu Lukose’s March March March examines student protests at Jawaharlal Nehru University in Delhi. In...
Builder-Buyer Agreements Often Favours Builders’ Interest: NCDRC [Read Order]
Terming some builder- buyer agreements as ‘unconscionable contracts’, the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has observed that the terms are usually framed ‘favourable’ and ‘suitable’ to builders/ service providers.The commission made this observation while dealing with an appeal against the state commission dismissing their complaints against the...
Youth Bar Association Demands Transfer Of Judges From Their Parent High Courts
In a representation addressed to President Pranab Mukherjee, the Youth Bar Association of India (YBAI) has demanded transfer of Judges to High Courts where they have not regularly practiced as Advocates.The representation, made by Mr. Sanpreet Singh Ajmani, President of the YBAI, has also been addressed to PM Modi, Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and Members of Parliament.Warning...
Belief That Marriage Must Be Within The Same Religion Is Superstitious: Calcutta HC [Read Judgment]
It would not be prudent to allow that mindset, which has a detrimental effect, to go on, the court said.In spite of significant developments in modern science and technology, we find a few conservative people still believe that marriage must be within the same religion and of same financial status. Such baseless and unfounded attitude sometimes may lead to family disasters, observed the...
Bombay HC Declines Plea To Terminate Rape Victim's Pregnancy
The Bombay High Court has refused relief to a 26-week pregnant rape victim seeking permission for termination of pregnancy.The 18-year-old girl’s father had filed a petition seeking relief and contended that his daughter was kidnapped by a boy living in the same neighbourhood.Thereafter, the girl was taken to an unknown location and was forcefully raped. He contended that the girl was only...
Occupancy By Itself Does Not Create Any Title Or A Right To Remain In Possession: Delhi HC Dismisses Claim By Encroachers On Dargah Land [Read Judgment]
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a review petition filed by four applicants who claimed to be the sons of previous Mutawalli or caretakers of the dargah at Amir Khusro Park and, therefore, asserted their right to some construction inside the tikona graveyard park, also known as Amir Khusro park.Mohd Shakeel, Mohd Allauddin and Mohd Mehmood (claiming to be the three sons of the late Mohd...
Cabinet Okays Proposal To Introduce Financial Resolution & Deposit Insurance Bill 2017
The Union Cabinet has approved the proposal to introduce the Financial Resolution and Deposit Insurance Bill, 2017.The Bill would provide for a comprehensive resolution framework for specified financial sector entities to deal with bankruptcy situation in banks, insurance companies and financial sector entities.The Financial Resolution and Deposit Insurance Bill 2017, when enacted, will pave...
NGT Ceases Functioning Of Chairmen Of 10 State Pollution Control Boards [Read Order]
Principal Bench of the National Green Tribunal has ceased the functioning of Chairmen of 10 State Pollution Control Boards, due to the failure of such States to make appointments in adherence to its earlier judgment. SPCB Chiefs who have come under the axe belong to the States of Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Kerala, Rajasthan, Telangana, Haryana, Maharashtra and...