Preliminary Inquiry Initiated On Complaint Alleging Uddhav Thackeray Holds Disproportionate Assets: Maharashtra Govt To Bombay High Court

The Maharashtra Government on Monday informed the Bombay High Court that the State has initiated an inquiry into the alleged disproportionate assets of former Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and his family. Government Pleader Aruna Pai informed the division bench of Justice Dhiraj Thakur and Justice Valmiki Menezes that the Economic Offences Wing has initiated preliminary inquiry in...

"Collegium System A Bigger Guarantee Against Centre's Tyranny": TMC MP Opposes Law Minister's Recent Remarks In Loksabha

The All India Trinamool Congress MP, Saugata Roy today in Lok Sabha opposed and challenged the recent remarks of the Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju criticizing the Collegium System on the public forums."Not that it's perfect but the Collegium System of the Supreme Court is actually a bigger guarantee against the tyranny of power by the Central govt. Govt is trying to extend its power...

S.99 CPC | Non-Joinder Of 'Necessary Party' Is Ground To Reverse Or Substantially Vary A Decree In Appeal Or Remand The Suit: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday ruled that non-joinder of a 'necessary party' is a ground to reverse or substantially vary a decree in appeal and can itself be a ground to remand a suit, after setting aside the decree passed in such suit, in an appropriate case. The rationale guiding the decision of the Court was that the plain statutory language of Section 99 of CPC barred...

Wife Entitled To Maintenance Under Two Separate Enactments, Quantum May Be Adjusted Accordingly: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has said that a wife can claim maintenance under two different enactments, particularly after having been granted maintenance under a particular statute. A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna rejected a petition filed by the husband challenging an order passed by the Family Court granting interim maintenance of Rs.30,000 to his wife under Section 24 of...

Patna High Court Grants Bail To A Hindu Organisation Chief Accused Of Supporting Nupur Sharma's 'Prophet Remark'

The Patna High Court recently granted bail to the chief of 'Hindu Putra Sangathan', Rajeev Kumar Brahmarshi accused of supporting comments made by former Spokesperson of the BJP, Nupur Sharma against Prophet Muhammad. The bench of Justice Shailendra Singh granted bail to Brahmarshi in view of the fact that the investigation is over and most of the important witnesses which are to...

Landlord Can't Be Made To Suffer Indefinitely For Tenant's Misconduct: Delhi High Court Orders De-Sealing Of Property In Child Labour Case

Observing that the landlord cannot be made to suffer indefinitely due to misconduct of the tenant, the Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi government to de-seal a property which was sealed last year after it was found that the tenant had engaged children for his tailoring business. Justice Prathiba. M Singh said the petitioner is merely the landlady of the subject property and one of...

Informant Is Entitled To Opportunity Of Hearing In Discharge Application Of Accused: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has reiterated that a first informant has a right to audience in the discharge application filed by the accused before the Court. To observe thus, the bench of Justice Amit Borkar relied upon the High Court's 2020 ruling in the case of Prakash C. Sheth vs The State Of Maharashtra And Anr, wherein it was held that the first informant is entitled to hearing in...

S.167(2) CrPC | Accused Eligible For Default Bail Irrespective Of Whether They Were Absconding Earlier: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, Indore Bench recently observed that the provision of default bail under Section 167(2) CrPC does not treat an accused who was once absconding and later arrested, differently from the one who did not abscond was arrested prior in time. The Bench comprising Justice Subodh Abhyankar made it clear that the relevant consideration is only whether the...

S.13A Public Gambling Act Non-Cognizable Offence, Raid Conducted Without Magistrate's Permission Sufficient Ground To Quash Case: Punjab & Haryana HC

Punjab and Haryana High Court recently observed that a person said to be involved in betting and gambling under Section 13A Public Gambling Act, 1867 commits a non-cognizable offence and any investigation thereof requires prior permission from Magistrate under Section 155 CrPC.Thereby, it held that the raid conducted by the Police in the house of such person without Magistrate's permission is...

Delhi High Court Issues Summons In BharatPe's Suit Against Former MD Ashneer Grover, Wife & Others

The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued summons in a suit filed by BharatPe, a leading fintech company and digital payment application, against its former Managing Director Ashneer Grover, his wife Madhuri Jain Grover and other individuals. The defendants in the suit are Grover, his wife, his brother-in-law and father-in-law.Justice Navin Chawla issued summons to the defendants and also...

Delhi High Court Seeks Centre's Response On Ashok Swain's Petition Challenging Cancellation Of OCI Card

The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued notice to the Centre on a petition filed by academic Ashok Swain, who is a professor of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University in Sweden, against cancellation of his Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) card by the Indian Embassy.Justice Prathiba M Singh at the outset of the hearing said she will only issue notice at this stage. "Issue Notice....

Bombay HC Says Man Who Killed Wife In 'Sudden Quarrel' Over Improperly Cooked Meat Not Guilty Of Murder, Reduces Life Sentence

Observing that he did not act in a cruel or unusual manner, the Bombay High Court recently reduced the sentence of a man who killed his wife for not cooking meat properly. The court held that this was a case of sudden quarrel without any premeditation. Therefore, the court convicted him under section 304 Part I (punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder) of the IPC...