Defining the Role of Civil Courts in Religious Disputes
by Sonakshi Vijay Rajan*
Civil Nature
Ongoing civil suit with Status Quo renders criminal proceedings an abuse of legal process: Calcutta High Court
Calcutta High Court allowed the present revision petition and quashed the criminal proceedings against the petitioners on ground of abuse of the legal process.
Ker HC | Mere breach of trust or agreement will not amount to a criminal offence under S. 420 IPC
Kerala High Court: The Bench of T.V. Anil Kumar, J., while pronouncing an order quashed the criminal proceedings stating them to be
All HC | Tehsildar has no jurisdiction to issue direction to SHO in matter of civil nature
Allahabad High Court: The writ petition was filed before a Division Bench of Abhinava Upadhya and Dr Yogendra Kumar Srivastava, JJ. where
Pat HC | Instituting criminal case in matters of civil nature is clear abuse of process of Court
Patna High Court: The Bench of Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J. quashed a criminal complaint as its jurisdiction purely fell within the ambit of