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Court Issues Summons To Vistara Airline In Suit For ₹2.7 Cr Damages Over Spillage Of Hot Beverage On Minor: Delhi High Court
In a recent development, the Delhi High Court has ordered the registration of a suit, CS(OS) 18/2024, where the plaintiffs, Tara Gupta and her parents, seek damages of Rs. 2,68,93,077 from Tata SIA Airlines Limited. The suit arises from an incident on August 11, 2023, during a flight from Delhi to Frankfurt, en-route…
Supreme Court Designates 56 Advocates As Senior Advocates, 11 Among Them Women
Supreme Court of India Announces New Senior Advocates In a Full Court Meeting convened on Friday, January 19, 2024, the Hon’ble Chief Justice of India and the esteemed Judges of the Supreme Court have officially designated a group of accomplished legal professionals as Senior Advocates. The designation is effective as…
Transgender Rights: Universities To Process Applications For Name & Gender Change In Degree Certificates Of Trans Persons Under NALSA Guidelines, Not Drive Them To Court
In a significant development, the Karnataka High Court, under the jurisdiction of the Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ravi V. Hosmani, issued a directive to Manipal University and other educational institutions in the state to update the degree certificates of transgender individuals. The court order came in response to a writ…
Convicted Individual Granted Admission to Law College: Court Permits Murder Convict To Join LLB Course Despite Objection By College: Kerala High Court
In the High Court of Kerala at Ernakulam Present: The Honourable Mr. Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas Thursday, the 18th day of January 2024 / 28th Pousha, 1945 WP(Crl.) No. 1037 of 2023 Case Highlights: Convicted Individual Seeks Education for Reformation In a landmark judgment delivered by Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas on…
Living Together as Husband-Wife Enough for Maintenance under Section 125 CrPC; Strict Proof of Marriage Not Required: Jharkhand High Court
Introduction: In a recent judgment delivered by Hon'ble Mr. Justice Gautam Kumar Choudhary in Cr. Revision No.946 of 2022, the High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi addressed the plea for quashing an order related to maintenance in Original Maintenance Case No.352 of 2018. The case involved Mr. Ram Kumar Ravi, the…
Court Modifies Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide, Considering High Temperament in Scheduled Area Residents: Odisha High Court
In the High Court of Odisha at Cuttack, an appeal under section 383 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 was heard and decided upon in JCRLA No.33 of 2013. The case revolves around the conviction and sentence of Krushna Dom @ Domb, the appellant, in connection with Sessions Trial No.145 of 2012 arising from G.R…
Drug Trafficking: Court Suggests Procedure Of Destroying Seized Contraband Should Be Monitored By Judicial Officer: Punjab & Haryana High Court
In a significant development, the Criminal Writ Petition (CWP) - PIL 122 of 2023 has taken a new turn as the court, on its own motion, directed the Union of India and others to provide clarity on the handling and destruction of confiscated heroin. The case was heard by the Honorable Acting Chief Justice, Ritu Bahri,…
Court passes John Doe order to take down unauthoried websites providing PAN card services: Bombay High Court
In a recent development in the High Court of Judicature at Bombay, an ad-interim order has been issued in the matter of Commercial Intellectual Property Rights Suit (L) No. 537 of 2024, with an interim application (L) No. 564 of 2024 being filed. The case involves a legal battle between UTI Infrastructure Technology…
Permission to withdraw suit by High Court under Order 23 Rule 1: Consent of co-plaintiff not necessary for withdrawal of suit by plaintiff
In a significant legal development, the Madhya Pradesh High Court, presided over by Hon'ble Justice Milind Ramesh Phadke, on the 30th of June, 2023, addressed the matter of withdrawal of a civil suit under Article 227 of the Constitution of India. The case, bearing Miscellaneous Petition No. 4948 of 2022, involved a…
Criminal Proceedings Can't Be Quashed Solely on Grounds of Concurrent Civil Dispute Allegations: Allahabad High Court
In a recent development, the Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench, has dismissed an application filed by Keshav Ugan Jha, seeking the quashing of criminal proceedings against him. The case, bearing Neutral Citation No. 2024:AHC-LKO:4377, revolves around an application filed under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure…
