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Court to Sit on First and Third Saturdays Every Month: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has announced that it will function on the first and third Saturdays of every month, marking a significant administrative change in the court’s working schedule. This decision has been taken to enhance judicial functioning and case disposal. Decision of the Full Court The decision was taken by the…
Order Declining Execution of Consensual Divorce Decree over Property Dispute Quashed as ‘Erroneous’: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court has quashed an order passed by a Family Court which had refused to execute a decree of divorce by mutual consent. The High Court clearly held that when a husband and wife voluntarily enter into a compromise decree with agreed conditions and consciously choose not to seek adjudication of their…
Pre-Arrest Bail Declined to Court Clerk Accused of Tampering with Traffic Challans; Custodial Interrogation Deemed Necessary: Punjab and Haryana High Court
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has refused to grant anticipatory bail to a court employee accused of colluding with police personnel and court staff to illegally manipulate traffic challans in exchange for money. The Court held that custodial interrogation of the accused was necessary to ensure a fair and effective…
Post-Marriage Migration Does Not Divest Women of Reservation Benefits If Caste Is Recognised in Both States: Madhya Pradesh High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that women candidates who were originally residents of another State but permanently shifted to Madhya Pradesh after marriage cannot be treated as migrants for service and reservation-related purposes. The Court ruled that such women shall be treated as domiciled residents of…
Larger Bench to Decide Whether Law Graduates with Pending Criminal Cases Can Be Enrolled as Advocates: Madras High Court
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court recently raised serious questions about a long-standing judicial direction that prevents law graduates facing pending criminal cases from being enrolled as advocates. The Court observed that this restriction does not find support under Section 24A of the Advocates Act, 1961.…
Passport DOB Change Attempt Termed Fabrication; FIR Ordered Against Petitioner and Panchayat Officials: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has taken a strict view against manipulation of official records and held that an attempt to change the date of birth in a passport by relying on conflicting and fabricated documents amounts to a serious offence. The Court not only rejected the writ petition seeking correction of date of birth…
Sex Between Spouses Must Be Consensual; Forced Unnatural Sex Causes Trauma: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court has made significant observations on the issue of physical intimacy within marriage while rejecting an anticipatory bail application filed by a husband accused of dowry harassment, physical cruelty, and sexual abuse. Justice Divyesh A Joshi held that physical intimacy between married couples…
Widowed Daughter-in-Law Entitled to Seek Maintenance from Father-in-Law’s Estate; Court Refers to Manusmriti: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of India delivered an important judgment clarifying the rights of a widowed daughter-in-law under Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956. The Court held that a woman is entitled to claim maintenance from her father-in-law’s estate even if she became a widow after the death of her father-in-law.…
Constables Dismissed Without Regular Enquiry over Accused’s Escape from Custody Ordered to Be Reinstated: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court dealt with a significant service law dispute involving three constables who were dismissed from service after two accused persons escaped from their custody. The petitioners were working as constables in the Rajasthan Police and were assigned the duty of producing two accused before the…
Bar on IFS Probationers Appearing in Civil Services Examination During Training Upheld: Delhi High Court
Delhi High Court has upheld the prohibition imposed on Indian Forest Service probationers from appearing in the Civil Services Examination and other open competitive examinations during their probationary training period. The Court held that the restriction is lawful, non-arbitrary, and well within the statutory…
