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Justice Indra Prasanna Mukerji, the seniormost puisne Judge of the Calcutta High Court has been newly recommended to be appointed as Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court.
In the instant matter, the husband deliberately took loan after the separation to bring down his net take home salary, therefore, the Court held that it cannot be considered as statutory and mandatory deduction.
“Section 125 of CrPC has not been constituted to create an army of idle or inactive people waiting for maintenance to be awarded from the income of the other spouse.”
The Court criticised the state of uncertainty among various officers due to inconsistent application of the Ordinance and suggested that the State Government should have provided clarity.
Supreme Court said that this is not a case where custody of the child can be disturbed in a petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India.
“The intervenor created an impossible situation of stalemate in herself, bringing the proceedings of the ICC to a standstill and demanding reconstitution of committee which is not contemplated under the POSH Act.”
The Court declared the marriage as null and void on the grounds of mental and physical cruelty as the wife, being a minor, was not ready to perform the marital obligations
The film “Emergency” is set during the 1984 Emergency under former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and contains scenes violating the Sikh community’s fundamental rights and potentially leading to discrimination and wrongful labelling of young Sikh children who wear turbans as ‘Khalistanis’.
Section 311 CrPC allows the court to recall a witness if it is essential for a just decision of the case, but such power must be exercised judiciously and with caution.
The Court held that the petitioner’s termination was based on a misapplication of the policy, as no qualified ST candidate was available, and therefore, no preference could have been applied.
“The petitioners have not averred as to how the result of the returned candidate can be affected by minor deficiencies. Thus, the petitioners have failed to make out any cause of action.”
“The Government functions in bureaucratic manner and every opinion has to be recorded in writing. The permission for granting appeal has to be in writing.”
A quick review of various High Court cases reported this week
“Abetment requires a mental process of instigating or aiding a person in committing an act. Without a positive act of instigation or aiding, a charge under Section 306 IPC cannot be sustained.”
The Court noted that the land’s exclusion was based on expert recommendations and legal restrictions, including Regulation 119, which prohibits acquiring land within 45 meters of a railway or highway.
The petitioner’s wife informed the Court that she had left the petitioner’s house in 2006 due to his merciless beatings of her and their sons and the petitioner is fully aware of the reasons for her departure.
“Possibility cannot be ruled out, as per the prevalent practice, persons involved in mining or excavation stone etc. tend to expand the area of operation and in that spree, licensee tends to excavate the sand or other minerals beyond the prescribed limit.”
The petitioners challenged the impugned orders detailing them for training in a dummy team to participate in the police band.
The State Tiger Strike Force recovered a nylon bag which contained 49 bones, 14 nails, and 31 mustache hairs of a tiger from applicant 1.
Madhya Pradesh High Court upheld orders restraining the petitioners from raising construction on the disputed land.