The NCLAT Chennai bench today reserved orders on the aspect of admission of the insolvency plea as well as on…
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Bombay High Court questions CWC decision to give child up for adoption despite father claiming custody
The bench asked if the father had no rights once the mother abandoned the child. The CWC had rejected the…
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Inability of wife to bear child neither impotence nor ground for divorce under Hindu Marriage Act: Patna High Court
The Court held that, inability to bear a child is a natural aspect of married life, and couples can consider…
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Amazed that Allahabad High Court rejected anticipatory bail but ordered ‘no coercive action’: Supreme Court
“The learned single-judge of the High Court while rejecting an application for anticipatory bail, in the same breath granted them…
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Karnataka High Court overturns single-judge order allowing freedom fighters’ pension to 89-year-old widow
The Court found that a circular issued in 2014 by the Central government, which barred the sanction of freedom fighters’…
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Maternity leave a basic human right; assault on woman’s dignity if denied: Orissa High Court
Maternity leave cannot be compared to or equated with any other leave and it cannot simply be denied on technical…
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Section 498A IPC was enacted to punish cruelty by husband but now being misused: Jharkhand High Court
Courts have expressed concern over the misuse of Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code and the increasing tendency to…
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Calcutta High Court orders suspension of police officers for disclosing identity of minor rape survivor and wrongfully arresting accused
The Court said the power to arrest is a dangerous one as it encroaches on the most precious right of…
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SARFAESI Act proceedings not affected by orders passed under SEBI Act: Delhi High Court
The Court said that the SARFAESI Act creates a prioritization and says that the debts of the secured creditor are…
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Kerala High Court grants bail to two senior port officials accused in Tanur boat tragedy case
Both Port officials were arrested and detained in judicial custody for allegedly permitting and facilitating the owner of the boat…
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Madras High Court directs Armed Forces to constitute ICC for sexual harassment complaints
“If the women of the armed forces should not have courage to fight such violence, who else can have?” the…
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Section 498A IPC: Karnataka High Court rules second wife cannot file complaint against husband, in-laws for cruelty
Single-judge Justice S Rachaiah held that if the marriage between the husband and wife is null and void, the offence…
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Karnataka High Court rejects plea by sons to reduce maintenance granted to aged mother
As per Hindu scriptures, it is considered a heinous act if a person neglects and causes anguish to their aged…
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Supreme Court agrees to list Marital Rape case
The Court had heard the matter last in January this year, when the Central government informed the Court that it…
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Grabbing woman’s hand, threatening her without lustful intention does not outrage her modesty: Kerala Court
Although the accused was not convicted for outraging the woman’s modesty under Section 354 of the IPC, the court found…
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Bombay High Court laments lack of health facilities in remote areas to conduct medical examination of rape survivors
While hearing an appeal against a rape conviction, the Court noted that the victim in the instant case could not…
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POCSO Act: Bombay High Court says criminalization of romantic relations has burdened courts; reverses conviction for sex with 17-year-old
The Court observed that when it is clear that the act was consensual, it would not be right for the…
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Bombay High Court seeks details from State on child marriage prohibition officers in Maharashtra
The Court asked the State to give details on how many officers were appointed, whether they were regularly sending updates…
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Child will be stigmatised, branded bastard if DNA test not allowed despite proof of cohabitation between man and woman: Kerala High Court
The Court made the observation while upholding a family court’s direction to conduct a DNA test to prove paternity of…
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Chhattisgarh High Court commutes death sentence of rape convict to life imprisonment
The High Court reduced the sentence after noting that the orders passed by the trial court convicting the appellant and…
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