Justice Antony Dominic Kerala Acting CJ [Read Notifications]

President of India has appointed senior most Judge of Kerala High Court, Justice Antony Dominic as Acting Chief Justice of Kerala High Court.He will perform the duties of the office of Chief Justice of High Court with effect from the date Justice Thottathil Radhakrishnan relinquishes charge of the office of Acting Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court consequent upon his appointment as...

Delhi HC Upholds Centre's Ban On Zakir Naik's NGO [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court on Thursday upheld the Centre’s decision to ban NRI televangelist Zakir Naik’s NGO Islamic Research Foundation (IRF) for five years.Observing that the Ministry of Home of Affairs (MHA) has “sufficient material for immediate ban”, Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva dismissed Naik's plea, which has challenged the ban order."Immediate action appears to have been taken in...

Bombay HC Issues Contempt Notice To Advocate Mathews Nedumpara [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court has issued notice under Article 215 of the Constitution of India and Section 14 of the Contempt of Court Act, 1971 to Advocate Mathew Nedumpara on March 15, 2017. The notice is returnable in two weeks.The order which was passed in open court states- “Mr.Nedumpara is directed to show cause as to why action should not be taken against him under Article 215 of...

Senior Advocate Atul Nanda to be Punjab’s next Advocate General

Supreme Court Lawyer Atul Nanda has been appointed as Punjab’s next Advocate General. Senior Advocate Nanda will be taking over the reins from his predecessor advocate Ashok Aggarwal, who resigned earlier this week.Advocate Ashok Aggarwal had served six years after being appointed by the SAD-BJP government. His resignation comes soon after recent political developments in the State.A...

Dawoodi Bohra Succession: Following Father’s Death, Bombay HC Allows Son To Continue His Suit In Claim To Dai Al-Multaq Title

The Bombay High Court has allowed an application filed by Taher Fakhruddin, son of Khuzemabhai, to continue his father’s suit where he had staked claim to the title of Dai Al-Mutlaq (spiritual leader and head) of the Dawoodi Bohra community.This comes as a significant development following Khuzemabhai’s death in the US in March last year. Brief BackgroundKhuzemabhai claimed to be entitled...

MP HC Directs Police To Inquire Accounts Of Bribe Givers Seeking Job In Railways [Read Order]

In a significant order, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the police to thoroughly inquire how the bribe givers got hefty amount to pay to the Railway’s employee to seek job in the Railways and if needed proceed against them.The court issued the directive during hearing of the bail application of the railway employee.A case of cheating is lodged in the police station at Pipariya...

Sikkim HC Acquits Man Who Killed His Son In Self-Defence [Read Judgment]

It is unrealistic to expect of the convict to modulate his defence step by step with any arithmetical exactitude, the court said.The Sikkim High Court has set free a father accused of killing his son, finding that the death happened as the man was trying to save himself from his son who was strangulating him.Chief Justice Satish K. Agnihotri set aside a trial court judgment, which had found...

A Successful Advocate May Not Always Be A Good Teacher: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

No doubt, an advocate, who has experience, would have considerable weight, but that weightage will be in the field of practice of law, the court said.Merely being a successful advocate and having a good practice as an advocate will mean that such a person should be equated to a person who has teaching experience, the Delhi High Court observed while dismissing a plea challenging the...

Maintenance Tribunal Can Order Eviction Of Adult Children In Cases Of Parental Abuse: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

Directions to remove the children from the property are necessary in certain cases like the present to ensure a normal life of the senior citizen, the court said.The Delhi High Court in Sunny Paul vs. State, has held that the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, amongst other remedies, provides for eviction of adult children in cases of parental abuse.Dismissing...

Delhi HC Reserves Verdict In Tata-NTT Docomo Case

The Tata vs NTT Docomo arbitration matter, a legacy issue for the Tatas, might reach finality soon.Justice Muralidhar of the Delhi High Court has reserved verdict in the case after both parties filed an affidavit before the court agreeing on broad consent terms for a settlement.Since the settlement has been agreed upon, the court is left with only one contentious issue to deal with.The...

21 Years Later, Bombay HC Hikes Compensation Amount Awarded By MACT [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court has increased the amount of compensation awarded by the Motor Accidents Claim Tribunal (MACT) 21 years ago against the state government and others by over five times.It directed the Maharashtra government to pay Rs. 9,75,000 to the family of the man who died in an accident involving a state-owned milk tanker.Justice MS Sonak was hearing an appeal filed by the state...

Sex With Married Man With Knowledge About His Marriage Not Rape: MP HC [Read Judgment]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has upheld a trial court order that acquitted a man of rape charge on finding that the prosecutrix, a major, was aware that he was already married, thus, it was unconvincing that she was raped on the pretext of marriage.A compliant was lodged against a man on August 10, 2013, at AJAK police station, Anuppur, by a woman accusing him of raping her on the pretext...