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MP High Court: Husband’s Conjugal Rights Plea Under Muslim Law Cannot Quash Wife’s Cruelty FIR

A conjugal rights plea under Muslim law cannot, by itself, wipe out a wife’s cruelty FIR, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has held, even as it freed the husband’s mother and two sisters from the case. Jabalpur: The Madhya Pradesh High Court has refused to quash a cruelty and dowry harassment FIR against a husband […]

Kerala High Court Quashes Sexual Harassment FIR After Eight-Year Investigation Standstill, Says Delay Not Automatic Ground

The Kerala High Court has quashed a 2018 sexual harassment FIR after finding that the investigation stalled in 2019 because the complainant did not cooperate, while clarifying that delay alone is not an automatic ground to quash.

Karnataka High Court Holds Litigants Have No Right To Archived Court Recordings Without Specific Judicial Direction

Archived court recordings cannot be claimed by a litigant as of right unless the Bench specifically orders it, the Karnataka High Court has held while dismissing a 72-year-old man’s challenge to the refusal of copies of recordings of his appeal hearing. Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a writ petition seeking copies of archived […]

Chorbagan Stampede SIT: Bengal Appoints Retired Justice Anindita Roy Saraswati To Lead Six-Member Probe Team

The West Bengal government has constituted a Chorbagan stampede SIT of six members under retired Justice Anindita Roy Saraswati, in consultation with the Calcutta High Court, with a three-month deadline to report on the October 17 tragedy. Kolkata: The West Bengal government has constituted a six-member Special Investigation Team headed by retired Justice Anindita Roy […]

MP High Court: Non-Nullity Objections To Arbitral Award Need Section 34 Petition, Not Section 47 CPC

Non-Nullity Objections To Arbitral Award belong in a petition under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, and not in an application under Section 47 of the Code of Civil Procedure during execution, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has held; the objector keeps his remedy, as the time spent on the wrong route […]

Delhi High Court Lets CJP’s Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka Withdraw Custody Plea, Points To Appeal

The Delhi High Court let Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka withdraw custody plea against the October 19 order of a Special Executive Magistrate, after Justice Subramonium Prasad repeatedly asked why they had not used the appeal and revision remedies in the BNSS. New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday, October 21, permitted Cockroach Janta Party […]

Madras High Court Launches Digital Dashboard To Track Unclaimed Motor Accident And Labour Court Compensation

Unclaimed compensation in motor accident and Labour Court cases now has a single window: the Madras High Court launches a digital dashboard for it, and the Registry has told all Principal District Judges to ensure that subordinate courts keep the entries current. Chennai: A dedicated digital dashboard launched by the Madras High Court lets anyone […]