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Husband Cannot Avoid Maintaining Wife by Concealing Income; Status and Lifestyle Must Be Considered: Madhya Pradesh High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that a husband cannot avoid his legal responsibility to maintain his wife and minor child by concealing his actual income. Setting aside the Family Court's order, the High Court observed that maintenance proceedings under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure are social…
'Sad State of Affairs': State Pulled Up for Inaction on Pollution From Illegal Dyeing Units in Jodhpur: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court has expressed strong dissatisfaction with the State Government for failing to take action against alleged illegal dyeing and printing activities operating in residential colonies of Jodhpur, despite repeated opportunities granted by the Court. The Division Bench of Justice Vinit Kumar Mathur…
Husband's Duty to Maintain Children Continues Even if Wife Is Not Entitled to Maintenance Under Section 125(4): Madhya Pradesh High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that while a wife may lose her right to claim maintenance under Section 125(4) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, a father's legal responsibility to maintain his minor children continues without interruption. The Court partly allowed the husband's revision petition by setting…
PFI Member Sentenced to Death in BJP Leader Ranjith Sreenivasan Murder Case Granted 30 Days' Interim Bail: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has granted 30 days' interim bail to Navas, a death row convict in the murder case of BJP leader and advocate Ranjith Sreenivasan. The Division Bench of Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. and Justice K.V. Jayakumar passed the interim order after considering the convict's serious medical condition and…
Dying Declaration Discarded as Intended to Wreak Vengeance; Husband and In-Laws Acquitted in Murder Case: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has acquitted five members of a family who had earlier been sentenced to life imprisonment in a 2017 murder and dowry death case. The Division Bench of Justice Ajay Bhanot and Justice Divesh Chandra Samant held that the prosecution failed to prove the charges beyond reasonable doubt and…
Minor Contradictions Cannot Discredit Trustworthy Family Witnesses; Life Sentence Upheld in Murder Case: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has upheld the conviction and life imprisonment awarded to Ranjeet Patel for murdering his cousin Ram Asrey, holding that minor inconsistencies in the statements of family eyewitnesses do not weaken a prosecution case when the main evidence is reliable and supported by medical findings. The…
Minor Rape Survivor Can Undergo Medical Termination Without Waiting for Court Approval if Permitted by Law: Madhya Pradesh High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that hospitals and doctors need not seek prior permission from the Court for termination of pregnancy where the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971 itself authorises the procedure. The Court permitted the medical termination of pregnancy of a 17-year-old rape survivor…
Party That Accepts and Acts Upon an Arbitral Award Cannot Challenge It After Execution Proceedings Begin: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a petition challenging an interim arbitral award after holding that the challenge was filed beyond the statutory limitation period prescribed under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The Court observed that a party which had accepted the arbitral award, acted…
Foundational Defects in Institution of Suit Cannot Be Cured Subsequently to Validate the Proceedings: Telangana High Court
The Telangana High Court has held that a party cannot remove or cure a foundational defect in the institution of a suit by producing a subsequent board resolution at a later stage of the proceedings. The Court ruled that while procedural defects may be corrected, a defect affecting the very authority to institute a…
Completion of Recruitment Process During Pendency of Challenge Cannot Be a Ground to Dismiss Plea: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court has held that a writ petition challenging a recruitment process cannot be dismissed merely because more than six months have passed or because subsequent recruitment processes have already been completed. The Court observed that a litigant cannot be made to suffer due to delay in disposal of a…
