Allahabad HC : Family Squabbles No Ground For Divorce
Allahabad HC: Family Squabble Is Not Cruelty Justifying Divorce Under Hindu Marriage Law In a recent decision, the Allahabad High Court Division Bench, comprising Justice Saumitra Dayal Singh and Justice Donadi Ramesh, highlighted that a mere family squabble cannot be considered an act of cruelty sufficient to justify the dissolution of a Hindu marriage. The […]
Bombay HC: Legal Aid Advocates Deserve More
In the recent decision dated September 25, 2024, the Bombay High Court single bench comprising Justice Milind Jadhav, while disposing of the matrimonial dispute, very aptly brought to light the grievances regarding the provision of legal aid to litigants and also about the Compensation structure for the Legal Aid Advocates in the state of Maharashtra. […]
Anticipatory Bail Sec. 482 of BNSS – Courts Have Wider Discretion
In a recent order passed by Justice Goutam Bhaduri of the High Court of Chhattisgarh, an application under Section 482 of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) was allowed, granting anticipatory bail to applicants Parisha Trivedi and Ashish Swaroop Shukla. The case, which concerned an offence punishable under Sections 451, 394/34 of the Indian […]
SC Launches Landmark Judgment Summaries Webpage
Supreme Court Launches "Landmark Judgment Summaries" Webpage to Enhance Public Understanding of Key Rulings In a historic move to enhance accessibility and transparency, the Supreme Court of India has launched a dedicated webpage- Landmark Judgment Summaries to provide citizens with summaries of its most significant judgments. This initiative marks a major stride in bridging the gap between […]
Don’t Treat Arbitration As ‘Weekend Bar’ – Alternative Dispute Resolution Week
India Alternative Dispute Resolution Week 2024: A Transformative Initiative The Mumbai Centre for International Arbitration (MCIA) proudly heralded the India Alternative Dispute Resolution Week 2024 (IAW 2024) from September 23 to 28, 2024. This transformative initiative aimed to unite distinguished practitioners to discuss Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) across three key jurisdictions: Bengaluru, Mumbai, and […]
Kerala HC : Children Born Out Of Void Marriages Have Right To Parents’ Property
‘Children born out of void marriages will now have right to the property of parents’ held Justice Harishankar V. Menon of High court of Kerala in his order which also granted terminal and pension benefits to three children born from a man’s invalid second marriage which he entered into without dissolution of his first marriage […]
Govt Invites Applications For Honorary Assistant Pleaders
Maharashtra Government Invites Applications for Honorary Assistants post for Bombay High Court The Law and Judiciary Department of Government of Maharashtra, Mantralaya, Mumbai, has invited applications from eligible candidates for the post of ‘Honorary Assistant’ to Government Pleaders at the High Court of Judicature of Bombay, Original Side, Appellate Side(Writ Cell), Mumbai. Interested candidates […]
SC grants bail to former Tamil Nadu Minister Senthil Balaji in a money laundering case
On September 26th, 2024, in a Special Leave Petition (criminal), the Supreme Court bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih granted bail to former Minister of Tamil Nadu and current MLA, Senthil Balaji, who was arrested in a money laundering case stemming from a cash-for-jobs scam. The bench had reserved its judgment and […]
Orissa HC Takes Suo Moto Action on Custodial Assault of Army Officer and His Lawyer Wife
An incident of custodial assault on an army officer and his fiancée, a lawyer, in Bharatpur police station in Bhubaneshwar has caused the High Court of Orissa to take suo moto cognizance of the issue. The instant matter was initiated by the Lieutenant General, PS Shekhawat, AVSM, SM, General Officer Commanding & Colonel of the […]
SC: POCSO Cases – Exhaustive Guidelines Issued
Landmark Judgement In POCSO Case The Supreme Court Division Bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justice JB Pardiwala gave a landmark judgement and set aside the judgment passed by the Madras High Court to quash criminal proceedings in POCSO case and restored the criminal proceedings in Special Court. The Appellants in the […]