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Grants Anticipatory Bail In Sexual Harassment Case, Rejects Involvement Despite Family Ties To Nephew: Gujarat High Court
In a recent case, Salim Babubhai Shaikh approached the High Court of Gujarat seeking anticipatory bail in connection with an FIR registered at Limbayat Police Station, Surat. The case involved serious charges under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) and the Protection of Children from Sexual…
Contempt Rule Issued Against Lawyers Who Created Ruckus In Trial Court, Abused Judge & Evacuated Accused From Courtroom: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has issued a Rule of Contempt against six lawyers from Basirhat court who were involved in creating a disturbance inside the courtroom in 2012. These lawyers were accused of misbehaving with a trial judge, using abusive language, intimidating litigants, and disrupting judicial proceedings…
Probe & Action Ordered Against Trial Judge Who Cited Non-Existing SC Judgments: Karnataka High Court
In a recent ruling, the Karnataka High Court has directed a probe into the actions of a trial court judge who relied on non-existing judgments to reject a plaint return application filed under Order VII Rule 10 and Section 151 of the Civil Procedure Code. Justice R Devdas, who delivered the judgment, expressed his…
Law Institutions Admitting Students Without Having BCI Recognition Shall Face Criminal Action: Madhya Pradesh High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has recently delivered a significant judgment regarding the denial of enrollment to law graduates by the State Bar Council on the grounds that their college did not have valid recognition from the Bar Council of India. The petitioners, law graduates, approached the court after their…
Panchayat Continuing Third Round Of Litigation Over ₹50K Amounts To Misuse Of Public Funds: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently criticized the Naduvil Grama Panchayat for engaging in a third round of litigation over an amount of just Rs. 50,000. The Division Bench of Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice S. Manu pointed out the unnecessary expenditure of public funds on ongoing litigation and emphasized the…
MV Act | Insurance Company Can Seek Recovery From Vehicle's Owner Only After Paying Compensation Awarded By Tribunal: Andhra Pradesh High Court
In a recent ruling, the Andhra Pradesh High Court applied the principle of pay and recover, stating that an insurance company must pay the compensation awarded by the Motor Vehicle Claims Tribunal to the claimant before filing an execution petition against the owner of the offending vehicle. The ruling came while…
S.109 IPC | Both Man & Woman Can Be Held Liable For Abetment To Rape If Act Is Committed In Consequence Of Abetment: Madhya Pradesh High Court
In a crucial ruling, the Madhya Pradesh High Court reiterated that both men and women can be held liable for abetment to rape under Section 109 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). This decision was made while hearing a criminal revision in the case titled Prashant Gupta and Others Versus The State of Madhya Pradesh and…
India on Brink of One Person One Family: Supreme Court on Family Disputes
In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court of India has observed the erosion of the concept of "family" while hearing a plea related to a family dispute in Samtola Devi v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Others. The case concerned 68-year-old Samtola Devi's request to evict her eldest son, Krishna Kumar, from the family home…
After Netflix Featured Couple Divorce, Cruelty Case Against Husband's Uncle Quashed: Jammu & Kashmir High Court
In a recent judgment by the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, a cruelty case filed under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) was quashed. The case was filed by Prerna Gupta, a woman whose marriage to Kunwar Sood had been dissolved. Gupta had accused Sumesh Chadha, the maternal uncle of her…
Landlord Has Exclusive Right To Choose Property For Bona Fide Requirement, Tenant Can't Dictate Alternative Arrangements: Jharkhand High Court
In a significant judgment, the Jharkhand High Court has ruled that in eviction cases based on the bona fide necessity of the landlord, the landlord is the best judge of their own needs, and tenants cannot dictate which property should be vacated. The court further clarified that the tenant’s objection to the eviction…
