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Illness No Ground To Seek Exemption From Wearing Helmet While Riding Two Wheelers : Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has held that illness is no ground to seek exemption from wearing helmets while reading two wheelers.Petitioners contended that as they were undergoing medical treatment, they could not place heavy objects on their heads including helmets. The Petitioners had approached the Court in light of the recent installation of AI surveillance cameras on the roads in the State....
'SC's Views On 'Live-In' Matters Can't Be Considered To Promote Such Relations': Allahabad HC Rejects Interfaith Live-In Couple's Protection Plea
While dismissing a plea filed by an interfaith live-in couple seeking protection against alleged harassment at the hands of the police, the Allahabad High Court recently observed that the views expressed by the Supreme Court pertaining to 'live-in' relationships "cannot be considered to promote such relationships"Observing that traditionally, Law has been biased in favour of marriage, the...
Companies Act - Decision To Allot Additional Shares Cannot Be Set Aside Merely Because Promoters Have Also Benefited: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has upheld the largely disproportionate allotment of rights share in favour of one group of shareholders of a private limited company, substantially increasing its shareholding percentage in the company over other group of shareholders.The bench comprising Justices K.M. Joseph and B.V. Nagarathna found that the increase in the appellant- H.M. Patel Group’s shareholding...
'Untouchability' Not Merely Caste-Based; Includes All Forms Of Social Exclusion Based On Idea That Certain Persons Are Inferior : Madras High Court
The Madras High Court recently observed that “Untouchability” was not merely a caste based practice but included all practices of social ostracism and exclusion that have their bases in ritual ideas of purity/pollution and hierarchy/subordination. “Going beyond the specific Caste-based practice, 'untouchability' includes all practices of social ostracism and exclusion that...
“Law Of Wills”- Questions & Answers By Justice V Ramkumar [Part-X]
Q.46 Where a Will contains two inconsistent clauses, which clause will ordinarily prevail over the other ? Is it the earlier clause or the latter clause which will prevail ? Ans. If both the inconsistent clauses cannot stand together, then the last inconsistent clause will prevail over the earlier clause. This is the rule contained in Section 88 of the Indian Succession...
Supreme Court Acquits Father-Son Duo In A 27 Years Old Murder Case By According Benefit Of Doubt
The Supreme Court has acquitted a father-son duo in a twenty-seven years old murder case, who were convicted by the Sessions Court and High Court and were sentenced to life imprisonment for committing murder. The acquittal has been granted based on benefit of doubt and the failure of prosecution to prove that the Appellants have committed the offence beyond any reasonable doubt.The...
'No Elite Society Of Lawyers At Public Cost' : Madras High Court Directs Madras Bar Association To Give Membership Without Any Discrimination
The Madras High Court recently came down heavily on the Madras Bar Association, for its strict bye-laws making it difficult for an ordinary lawyer to become a member of the association. The court also directed the Association to pay five lakh rupees as compensation to Senior Advocate Elephant G Rajendran for denial of drinking water to his son in 2012 by a senior lawyer. Justice...
NEET PG: Telangana High Court Directs MCC To Extend Benefit Of Third Gender Status In Addition To Schedule Caste Category To Transgender Candidate
The Telangana High Court has directed the Medical Counseling Commission to extend the benefit of third gender status, in addition to "Scheduled Caste" status in NEET PG 2023, to a transgender candidate.“In the meanwhile, as and when counselling commences for NEET PG 2023, respondents, more particularly respondent No.6,(Medical Counseling Commission) shall extend the benefit of third...
'Period Spent By Teacher To Pursue PhD Can Be Counted As Teaching Experience' : Kerala High Court Allows Priya Varghese's Appeal
The Kerala High Court on Thursday set aside the order of the Single Judge that directed the Kannur University to re-examine the credentials of Priya Varghese to be appointed as Associate Professor at Kannur University. Priya Varghese is the wife of K.K. Ragesh, private secretary to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. In November 2022, a Single Bench of Justice Devan Ramachandran had held...
‘Fundamental And Statutory Rights Violated’: TN Minister Senthil Balaji's Family To Madras High Court In Habeas Corpus Plea Against ED Custody
Challenging his arrest in a money laundering case by the Enforcement Directorate, the Tamil Nadu Minister Senthil Balaji's family on Thursday argued before Madras High Court that there was a violation of Section 41 CrPC and Article 22 of the Constitution by the central agency.The submission was made by Senior Advocate NR Elango before the bench of Justice Nisha Banu and Justice...