The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that under Muslim Personal Law, a Muslim boy or girl who has attained puberty is competent to exercise a choice in marriage, with puberty being presumed, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, upon completion of 15 years. Justice Vikram Aggarwal made the observation while dealing…
The Supreme Court has held that a baptismal certificate, by itself, cannot establish the age of a child under Section 94 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015. A Bench of Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice N V Anjaria said courts must follow the statutory sequence under Section 94 while…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted Bollywood actor Rajpal Yadav two more weeks to deposit Rs 5 crore with the Court registry, while cautioning that his past conduct in connection with multiple cheque bounce cases does not inspire confidence A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V…
The Odisha State Sentence Review Board has declined the plea for premature release filed by Ravindra Kumar Pal alias Dara Singh, who is undergoing a life sentence for the 1999 killing of Australian missionary Graham Stuart Staines and his two minor sons. The decision assumes significance as the Supreme Court is scheduled to take up…
A Delhi court has granted three weeks’ interim bail to Swatantra Bhardwaj in connection with the alleged assault of the father of a student-activist during a Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protest at Jantar Mantar, providing him temporary relief from judicial custody while the criminal proceedings remain pending. Additional Sessions Judge Saurabh Pratap Singh Laler of…
Meta has agreed to directly report child safety-related cases to Indian cybercrime authorities, marking a significant change in its cooperation with Indian law enforcement agencies amid heightened government scrutiny of social media platforms over child sexual abuse material (CSEAM) and other harmful online content. The company will now report such cases to the cybercrime portal…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to interfere with the Rajasthan High Court’s denial of bail to former MLA Baljeet Yadav in a money laundering case arising from alleged irregularities in the procurement of sports equipment for 32 government schools using MLA-LAD funds. A Division Bench comprising Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Sheel Nagu dismissed…
The Delhi High Court has held that prolonged separation between spouses, by itself, does not extinguish a wife’s statutory entitlement to seek maintenance where the matrimonial relationship continues to subsist. Justice Madhu Jain made the observation while dismissing a petition filed by a retired Army personnel who had challenged a Family Court order directing him…
The Gauhati High Court has expressed displeasure over the slow progress of ongoing road construction works along the Dimapur-Kohima stretch and directed the authorities concerned to take expeditious steps to complete the pending works. A Division Bench comprising Justice Manish Choudhury and Justice Yarenjungla Longkumer, while hearing a matter concerning the condition and development of…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a petition filed under Article 32 of the Constitution by former Delhi Mayor Farhad Suri, alleging that a large contingent of Uttar Pradesh Police personnel attempted to raid his residence in East Nizamuddin around 1 am without a search warrant and without proper coordination with the Delhi…