Delhi Court Orders FIR On Homebuyer's Complaint Against Builder Firm, Maria Sharapova [Read Order]

A Delhi court has directed registration of FIR on a homebuyer's complaint against a builder company, its officebearers and international tennis player Maria Sharapova for offence of cheating and collecting Rs 53 lakh on the pretext of a project named 'Ace by Sharapova' proposed to have a tennis academy run by Sharapova herself.Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Rajesh Malik directed the Delhi...

Kerala HC Quotes Bible To Fighting Church Factions [Read Judgment]

We can only exhort: Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you: Ephesians 4:31-32”While disposing of a police protection plea filed by St Thomas Church against the alleged violent activities of rival faction, the Kerala High Court,...

While Condoning Delay Due To Laches On Part Of Applicant, Court Must Compensate Opposite Party: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court has condoned delay in institution of revision against an order of eviction by the Small Causes Court, Mumbai.The court has also upheld the findings of the apex court in the case of N Balakrishnan vs M Krishnamurthy and directed the petitioner to pay costs of Rs. 1 lakh towards prejudice caused to the respondent.Justice MS Sonak was hearing a writ petition filed by Dr....

Rape & Murder Of 7-Yr-Old Girl: Allahabad HC Upholds Death Penalty [Read Judgment]

Sentence of death is eminently desirable not only to deter others from committing such atrocious crimes but also to give emphatic expression to society's abhorrence of such crime, the bench said.The Allahabad High Court has upheld the death penalty imposed on a man convicted for rape and murder of 7-year-old girl.The division bench of Justice Shashi Kant Gupta and Justice Prabhat Chandra...

Delhi HC Upholds Eviction Of Sons From Father's House For Not Paying Maintenance [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court, on Tuesday, upheld the eviction of two sons from their father's house on account of them not having paid them maintenance as agreed amongst them.The Court had been petitioned by the sons, challenging the order of eviction passed by the Maintenance Tribunal constituted under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007. The Tribunal had passed...

Educational Institutions Can’t Be Hijacked & Permitted To Turn Into Political Battlefield: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

There is no explanation why the Police cannot go to the residence of the students and arrest them to be released on bail so that at least the parents of the students would know what their wards and students are up to when they are in the college, the bench remarked.In yet another contempt plea pertaining to ‘campus politics’ in the state, the Kerala High Court has reiterated its stance...

Family Welfare Committees Become Functional In Delhi Even As CJI Decides To Re-look In SC Guidelines On Misuse Of S 498A [Read Circular]

The Delhi State Legal Services Authority (DSLSA) has constituted three-member family welfare committees in all 11 districts in Delhi even as an apex court bench headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra has decided to relook into its division bench judgment which had issued guidelines to form such committees to check abuse of Section 498A.The family welfare committees have been...

Madras HC Permits Filing Of I-T Returns Without Quoting Aadhaar Number [Read Order]

The Madras High Court, on Tuesday, permitted a Petitioner to file her income tax returns manually without quoting Aadhaar number or Aadhaar enrolment ID, paving the way for more such Petitions to be filed all across the country.The interim order was issued by Justice T.S. Sivagnanam on a Petition filed by Ms. Preeti Mohan, through Advocate Suhrith Parthasarathy. She had relied on the...

Consumer Forum Dismisses Plea To Summon Shahrukh Khan As Witness In Case Against Fair & Handsome [Read Order]

Many a men might have been swayed by Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan promising that a brand of fairness cream can make them lighter in three weeks, but a consumer forum here has dismissed an application to summon him as witness in the complaint against Emami, the manufacturer of Fair & Handsome.The District Consumer Dispute Redressal Forum (Central) has dismissed the application moved...

Witch-Hunt Still Prevalent In Many States; Need Special Law To Tackle It: Gauhati HC [Read Judgment]

Witch hunting is the most dehumanising act and is one of the worst forms of human rights violations, the Bench said.Taking note of the prevalence of the inhuman and barbaric practice of witch hunting in Assam and other North-East states, the Gauhati High Court has observed that branding of a man or a woman as a witch and then resorting to witch hunting is the most dehumanising act and is one...

Karnataka HC Commutes Death Penalty Awarded To 3 Members Of Dandupalya Gang [Read Judgment]

The Karnataka High Court has commuted the death sentence awarded to three members of the notorious Dandupalya gang and has acquitted another member.The three who have been convicted are Venkatesh alias Chandra, Munikrishna alias Krishna and Nallathimma alias Thimma. The fourth accused, Lakshmamma, has been acquitted.The Bench comprising Justice Ravi Malimath and Justice John Michael...

NGT Orders Demolition Of Building Owned By Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's Trust For Encroaching Upon Protected Wetlands [Read Order]

The National Green Tribunal has ordered demolition of a three-storied building belonging to spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's Vaidic Dharma Sansthan (VDS).A two-member Bench of the NGT, comprising Justice S.P. Wangdi and Prof. (Dr.) P.C. Mishra, directed the East Kolkata Wetlands Management Authority (EKWMA) to demolish the structure, observing that the structure had encroached upon...