The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court while allowing an appeal said that in matrimonial disputes, the events in question take place between the parties within the four walls of their house, and the family members are the most natural witnesses of those events. The testimony of family members cannot be discarded on the…
The Allahabad High Court has allowed the bail application of Prakash Kumar Gupta accused of enticing a minor aged about 13 years. A single-judge bench of Justice Krishan Pahal passed this order while hearing a Criminal Misc Bail Application filed by Prakash Kumar Gupta. Applicant seeks bail in Case U/S 363, 366, 376(3) IPC and…
The National Green Tribunal imposed a cost of Rs 10,000 on the Member Secretary, UPPCB and District Magistrate, Fatehpur each, since no one is present on behalf of them to assist the Tribunal. The Principal Bench of Justice Prakash Shrivastava, Justice Arun Kumar Tyagi and Dr A. Senthil Vel considered the issue of illegal mining and…
The Allahabad High Court has observed that a party cannot be permitted to “blow hot and cold”, “fast and loose” or “approbate and reprobate” at the same time while disposing a petition. This rule is applied to do equity, however, it must not be applied in a manner as to violate the principles of right…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated the National Conference of District Judiciary, commemorating 75 years of the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court of India organised a two-day national conference of the District Judiciary on August 31 and September 1. A commemorative stamp and coin to mark the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the…
By Sujit Bhar Sometimes stock markets are irreverently called gambling dens or legalised satta bazaars. That isn’t true, simply because stocks trading on the bourses draw their valuation, inherently, from the companies these stocks are part of. Hence one might be willing to say that the valuation of a stock indirectly reflects the value of…
The Kolkata doctor rape-murder case has garnered considerable attention not only due to its disturbing nature, but also because of the investigative techniques employed, notably the application of psychological profiling by the CBI. This technique is not routinely employed and thus its utilisation in this case raises significant questions regarding its objective and efficacy. Psychological…
A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud was hearing the issue of non-compliance with the directions of payment of arrears to judicial officers in terms of the Second National Judicial Pay Commission (SNJPC) recommendations. The Court noted that four states, which include Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh,…
By Sanjay Raman Sinha A controversial order of the Calcutta High Court has come under fire from the Supreme Court. The matter relates to a POCSO case (Probhat Purkait @ Provat vs The State Of West Bengal) where the High Court on October 18, 2023, not only questioned the criminality inherent in a sexual relationship…
Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi, the largest Dalit party in Tamil Nadu, has filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking review of its August 1 verdict related to the power of the states on sub-classification of castes in the country. The present petition has been filed by Thol Thirumavalavan, Member of Parliament and President of Viduthalai…