Allahabad High Court Grants Pre-Arrest Bail To Rape Accused Till Completion Of Probe As He Marries Victim

The Allahabad High Court has granted pre-arrest bail to a Rape accused till the completion of the investigation or till the filing of the police report/charge sheet. The bench of Justice Rajesh Singh Chauhan granted relief to the accused as it noted that both, the victim and accused have married each other and are living happily as husband and wife. "Therefore, without entering...

PFI Strike: Kerala High Court Directs State Govt To File Report On Amount Quantified Towards Damage Of Property

The Kerala High Court on Monday directed the State government to file a report on the amount of damages that has been quantified by it in connection with strike call given by Popular Front of India, and its General Secretary A. Abdul Satar on September 23.The court also sought details about the arrests made by the police and the bail applications pending before various courts. It was hearing...

Married Daughter Not Dependant On Deceased Father Can't Claim Compassionate Appointment: Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court recently denied compassionate employment to a deceased employee's married daughter, stating that she wo no more 'dependant' on her father's income.Justice Narendra Kumar Vyas observed that the petitioner-daughter was married before the death of her father and therefore, it cannot be said that she was dependent upon his earning.The bench heavily relied on...

Elgar Parishad Case: Bombay High Court Denies Bail to Jyoti Jagtap

The Bombay High Court on Monday denied bail to Jyoti Jagtap, an accused in the Bhima Koregaon-Elgar Parishad Case under the anti-terror Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).Jagtap, 32, is allegedly a member of Kabir Kala Manch — a cultural group branded as a front organisation of the banned CPI (Maoist). She was arrested by the NIA in September, 2020. According to NIA, Jagtap and...

"Filing False Cases Against Husband Is Cruelty": PH High Court Grants Divorce To Man, ₹18 Lakh As Permanent Alimony To Wife

The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently decreed a divorce plea filed by a man on account of the desertion and cruelty meted out to him by his wife, who filed false and frivolous cases against him.The bench of Justice Ritu Bahri and Justice Nidhi Gupta also granted permanent alimony of a sum of Rupees eighteen lacs to the wife as full and final settlement while noting that he Husband...

Bitters Sale On Amazon: Karnataka High Court Quashes Excise Proceedings Against Company Directors

The Karnataka High Court has reiterated that criminal proceedings cannot be initiated against an intermediary for the products that are sold through its online platform. A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna has allowed the petition filed by Kandula Raghava Rao and Noorulamin Mohd. Saheb Patel, both directors of Amazon Seller Service Private Limited, and quashed...

Order I Rule 10 CPC | Theory Of Dominus Litis Can't Be Overstretched To Exclude Necessary Parties From Suit: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has recently held that the trial court has "full power" under Order I Rule 10(2) of the Civil Procedure Code to add a party as defendant if necessary to decide a suit, even if the plaintiff does not choose to implead said party. "The theory of dominus litis cannot be overstretched in the matter of impleading of parties, which results in ineffective decrees...

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: October 10 To October 16, 2022

Nominal Index [Citation 2022 LiveLaw(Ker) 516-524] Muhammad Afreethi v. Mahatma Gandhi University & Anr. 2022 LiveLaw (Ker) 516 State of Kerala & Anr. v. Veluswamy & Ors. 2022 LiveLaw (Ker) 517Selvara A. & Ors. v. State of Kerala & Ors. and Walayar Milk Producers Cooperative Society Ltd. v. State of Kerala & Ors. 2022 LiveLaw (Ker) 518The Kerala State Insurance...

Hazardous To Force Parties To Litigate Despite Compromise In Domestic Violence Cases U/S 498A IPC: Bombay High Court

Underscoring the importance of quashing domestic violence cases once parties arrive at a settlement, even though they are categorized as non-compoundable offence, the Bombay High Court observed it would be "hazardous" to force a couple to litigate when they want to live happily. "The interest of justice is to foster and cement the bondage of togetherness of the nucleus of the society,...

Passenger Hit By Train While Crossing Railway Track In Absence Of Foot-Over Bridge Entitled To Compensation: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court recently held that a passenger who is forced to cross the railway tracks due to absence of a foot over bridge and gets hit by a train cannot be called negligent and his dependents would be entitled to compensation under the Railways Act, 1989. "A person who comes from a village looking for a job, boards a passenger train holding a valid journey ticket, alights...

J&K&L High Court Weekly Roundup: October 10 To October 16, 2022

Nominal Index : Murtaza Rashid Vs UT of J&K 2022 LiveLaw (JKL) 177 Showkat Ahmad Rather Vs Govt of J&K 2022 LiveLaw (JKL) 178 Abdul Majeed Bhat Vs UT of J&K 2022 LiveLaw (179) Shameema Akhter Vs Abdul Jabbar Lone 2022 LiveLaw (JKL) 180 Sajad Tariq and Ors Vs Com Secy Youth Service and Sports 2022 LiveLaw (JKL) 181 Nazir Ahmad Ganai Vs State of J&K...

Jharkhand High Court Refuses To Stay Criminal Proceedings Against 3 Suspended Congress MLAs In Cash Seizure Case

The Jharkhand High Court last week refused to stay proceedings against three suspended Congress legislators from Jharkhand (Irfan Ansari, Rajesh Kachchap, and Naman Bixal Kongari) who were arrested by the West Bengal Police in July 2022 after allegedly around ₹49 lakh in cash was seized from their vehicle.The bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi has allowed the Kolkata Police to...