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'Husband's Licentious Disposition Disregarding Autonomy Of Wife Is Marital Rape': Kerala High Court Upholds Marital Rape As Valid Ground To Claim Divorce
The Kerala High Court in a significant judgment upheld that marital rape, although not penalised in India, is a good ground to claim divorce while dismissing a set of two appeals filed by a husband challenging the decision of the Family Court. A Division Bench of Justice A. Muhamed Mustaque and Justice Kauser Edappagath while empathizing with the situation of the woman observed that "a...
'It Seems Bureaucracy Doesn't Want Tribunals; Sorry State Of Affairs': Supreme Court Seeks 'Clear Stand' Of Centre On Filling Vacancies
Expressing serious concerns at the mounting vacancies in various tribunals across the country, the Supreme Court on Friday said that it is getting an impression that the bureaucracy does not want these bodies to function.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India NV Ramana and Justice Surya Kant sternly asked the Union Government to make a "clear stand" as regards the timely filling up...
CPIL Moves Supreme Court Challenging Rakesh Asthana's Appointment As Delhi Police Commissioner
The Centre for Public Interest Litigation has moved the Supreme Court challenging the appointment of Rakesh Asthana, IPS as the Commissioner of Police, Delhi.The Plea has been moved through Advocate Prashant Bhushan and it goes on to pray that the order of appointment of Asthana as Delhi Police Commissioner by the Union of India be quashed.Delhi Police Commissioner, Rakesh Asthana is a...
'To Terrorize Judges, Bulky Volumes Are Filed; We Had To Engage A Lorry To Carry' :CJI Expresses Displeasure At Voluminous Files
The Chief Justice of India NV Ramana on Friday expressed displeasure at highly voluminous petitions being filed by parties before the Supreme Court.The CJI wondered if the purpose of such bulky filing was to "terrorize" judges to not read the entire petitions.The remarks were made while considering a petitions filed in the matter related to TRAI's tariff order. The CJI commented that the...
'CBI Has Done Nothing, We Expected Some Change In Its Attitude' : Supreme Court Pulls Up CBI For Not Responding To Judges' Complaints Of Harassment
The Supreme Court on Friday expressed displeasure at the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Intelligence Bureau for not adequately responding to complaints regarding harassment and threatening of judges.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India NV Ramana and Justice Surya Kant made scathing remarks against the CBI, saying "it has done nothing" and that expected change in its attitude has...
"No Ill-Will Against Lawyers": Rajasthan High Court Dismisses Defamation Complaint Against Akshay Kumar Concerning 'Jolly LLB 2'
The Rajasthan High Court on Wednesday dismissed a criminal complaint for defamation filed in the year 2017 against Actor Akshay Kumar concerning the movie - Jolly LLB 2. The Bench of Justice Satish Kumar Sharma also quashed the order of Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Jaipur Metropolitan Sanganer taking cognizance under Section 500 IPC against Akshay Kumar on the basis of...
Can't Lay Down Rigid Time Frame To Implement 'Uniform Civil Code' Due To Sensitivity Involved: Centre Tells Rajyasabha
In view of the importance of the subject matter and sensitivity involved, it won't be possible to lay down any rigid time frame to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the Country, the Union Law Minister, Kiren Rijiju told Rajyasabha today.The Union Law Minister was replying to a written question raised by RS MP P. V. Abdul Wahab as to whether the Centre was planning to implement UCC...
Order XLI Rule 22 CPC- Cross Objection Not Necessary To Challenge Adverse Findings: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that a party in whose favour a court has decreed the suit can challenge an adverse finding before the appellate court without a cross objection.It is not necessary that a challenge to the adverse findings of the lower court needs to be made in the form of a memorandum of cross-objection, the bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud and MR Shah observed.The Court...
2019 Israel Tour Of Maharashtra Officials To Acquire Pegasus Like Spyware : Plea In Bombay High Court
A public interest litigation filed in the Bombay High Court seeks judicial enquiry into an 'official tour' of five government officials in November 2019, alleging that the tour violated various norms and was undertaken with a primary objective of "acquiring spying software like Pegasus." A division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice GS Kulkarni, on Thursday,...
BREAKING : Centre Introduces Taxation Laws Amendment Bill To Nullify Retrospective Tax Demand Provision Brought By Finance Act 2012
The Union Ministry of Finance on Thursday introduced the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill 2021 in the Lok Sabha to nullify the effect of the amendment brought by Finance Act 2012 to impose tax liability on gains arising from indirect transfer of Indian assets with retrospective effect.The 2012 amendment was passed to overturn the Supreme Court verdict in the Vodafone case which held that...