The Allahabad High Court has said that if a woman files a false criminal case against the husband and his family members, it amounts to cruelty to the husband. The Division Bench of Justice Saumitra Dayal Singh and Justice Donadi Ramesh heard an appeal filed by Smt Tripti Singh. The appeal has been filed under…
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the administrative order dated 21.2.2013 passed by the High Court prohibiting uploading of judgments/orders relating to offences against women, juveniles and all other cases in which the Presiding Officer so orders, on the E-Courts website for public view. A further prayer…
The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the resolution professional (RP) not to hold any meeting or proceed with the corporate insolvency resolution process (CIRP) initiated against ed-tech firm Byju’s (Think and Learn Private Limited) till the Court decided the validity of its payment settlement with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The…
The Delhi High Court will hear on October 9, a petition filed by Bhartiya Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy regarding the issue of citizenship of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. The Division Bench of Chief Justice designate, Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela on Thursday asked the counsel appearing for the Central government to obtain…
A Mumbai court on Thursday sentenced Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut to 15 days jail term for defaming BJP leader & former MLA Kirit Somaiya and his wife Medha Somaiya. The Mazgaon Metropolitan Court further ordered Raut to pay a compensation of Rs 25,000 to complainant Medha Somaiya after the expiry of the appeal…
The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed 33 percent reservation for women in the Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) elections. The Bench of Justice Surya Kant, Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan ordered the association to hold a General Body meeting within 10 days to consider reserving the post of Treasurer, as well as…
The Supreme Court on Thursday granted bail to former Tamil Nadu Minister Senthil Balaji in a money laundering case related to the alleged cash-for-job scam. The Bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih had earlier reserved its verdict on August 12. Pronouncing the judgment, Justice Oka today said that stringent and higher…
A Bengaluru court on Wednesday directed the Karnataka Lokayukta to investigate the alleged Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) scam, involving Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, his wife and others. Special Court judge Santhosh Gajanana Bhat ordered the Mysore Lokayukta police to probe the matter and submit a report before the court within 90 days. The Bengaluru court…
The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the release of YouTuber Savukku Shankar, currently in detention under the Tamil Nadu ‘Goondas’ Act, 1982. The Bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra passed the order on two petitions, including a habeas corpus plea filed by Shankar’s mother challenging his recent detention under the Tamil Nadu…
The Calcutta High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking a direction to recall and/or cancel and/or quash the entire process of selection and empanelment of the advocates made by the respondent/State Bank of India in relation to advertisement of March 2019. The PIL has been filed by a practicing advocate. After the…