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Husband Taking 'Academic Break' Doesn't Extinguish His Duty To Maintain Wife And Children: Madras High Court
While refusing to interfere with an order of maintenance made by the Family Court, the Madras High Court has observed that a husband is liable to pay maintenance to his wife and child even if he is on an academic break to pursue a Ph.D. “The amount awarded in our opinion would be just about sufficient for sustainance of one human being at the cost of living today. Merely...
Chandrababu Naidu Victim Of 'Regime Revenge', FIR Needs Prior Sanction As Per Sec 17A PC Act : Harish Salve To AP High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court today reserved judgment in the quashing plea filed by former state Chief Minister and Telugu Desam Party leader N Chandrababu Naidu in connection with the multi-crore corruption in Andhra Pradesh skill development program scam case. Naidu has also sought cancellation of his judicial remand.The matter was heard by a Bench of Justice K. Sreenivas Reddy.Senior...
Law's Outcome Depends On Who Wields The Law In Their Hands : CJI DY Chandrachud
Chief Justice of India, DY Chandrachud recently spoke on how justice and the outcome of the law depends on who is wielding the law in their hands.“When the law is wielded with compassion, it is capable of producing justice, when it is wielded with a sense of arbitrary power it yields injustice. The law is the same, the outcomes depends on who wields the law in their hands. I mean not just...
Centre's Bill On Women's Reservation Unlikely To Take Effect Before 2024 Lok Sabha Elections, Here's Why
Since the announcement of a special session of Parliament last month, the air has been rife with speculation over a big-ticket surprise sprung by the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government. And it is here. After the union cabinet’s approval yesterday, on the second day of the special session Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal introduced the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Eighth...
'School Children So Addicted To It' : Karnataka High Court Says Govt Should Consider Bringing Age Limit For Social Media Use
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday orally suggested to the Union Government that it should bring in an age limit for the use of social media. A division bench of Justice G Narendar and Justice Vijaykumar A Patil was hearing an appeal filed by X Corp. (formerly Twitter) against a single bench decision to dismiss its challenge to the Centre's blocking orders.During the hearing, Justice...
Centre Introduces Bill To Provide 1/3rd Reservation For Women In Lok Sabha & State Assemblies
On the second day (September 19) of the special session of the Parliament, Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal introduced the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-eight Amendment) Bill in the Lok Sabha. This bill seeks to reserve 33 percent of seats in the Lok Sabha, the state legislatures, and the Delhi legislative assembly for women.According to the Bill, women reservation will take...
Order V Rule 2 Of Civil Procedure Code Requires Service Of Summons With Plaint: Supreme Court
The Supreme recently said that service contemplated under Order V Rule 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, implies service of summons along with the copy of the plaint.A bench of Justice Aniruddha Bose and Justice Bela Trivedi, was hearing a challenge against an order of the original side of the Delhi High Court, Commercial Division. The Court was considering the starting day...
Chandrababu Naidu's Plea Against FIR & Remand : Andhra Pradesh High Court Reserves Verdict [Live Updates]
The Andhra Pradesh High Court is now hearing the petition filed by ex-Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu against the FIR in the multi-crore Skill Development Scam case in which he was arrested last week.Senior Advocate Harish Salve is arguing for Naidu before a bench of Justice K. Sreenivas Reddy. Chandrababu Naidu has moved petitions for quashing the FIR as well as cancellation of his...
Read What Supreme Court Told Centre About Women’s Reservation Bill One Month Ago
On the inaugural day (September 18) of the special session of the Parliament, the union cabinet reportedly approved the tabling of the women’s reservation bill. But lesser known is that one month ago, the Supreme Court had questioned the Central Government for not making its stand clear on the issue of women reservation.The Court asked the Central Government why it had not filed its...
Working For Long Period On Contractual Basis Creates No Vested Right For Regularisation: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently held that by working for a long period of time on contractual basis, no vested legal right is acquired for regularisation in service. The Apex Court was considering the appeal of persons appointed in Shri Guru Govind Singh Institute of Engineering and Technology on contractual basis since 2011. They had sought regularisation in service in their respective...
Supreme Court To Hear ECI's Appeal Against HC Order Setting Aside Disqualification Of MP Minister Narottam Mishra On October 11
The Supreme Court, on Monday(September 18), heard the appeal pertaining to the disqualification of Madhya Pradesh’s Home Minister Narottam Mishra. The appeal was filed by the Election Commission of India (ECI) challenging the Delhi High Court’s 2018 decision which had set aside ECI’s order, passed in 2017, disqualifying Narottam Mishra. The Bench comprising, Justices Abhay S. Oka...
Adani-Hindenburg Case | Petitioner Questions Impartiality Of 3 Members Of Expert Committee Formed By Supreme Court, Seeks Constitution Of New Committee
In yet another development in the Adani-Hindenburg matter, the petitioner seeking a Court monitored investigation against the Adani group companies has filed a new affidavit in the Supreme Court, raising apprehensions against the Expert Committee constituted by the Supreme Court. The affidavit filed by petitioner Anamika Jaiswal has alleged that three out of the six members of the committee...