The Supreme Court declined to interfere with a Kerala High Court ruling allowing the successor of a Kashi Math pontiff to continue execution of a 2009 decree directly before the executing court, under Section 146 read with the Explanation to Order XXI Rule 16 of the CPC, without first obtaining substitution from the court that passed the decree. The two-decade dispute between guru and disciple continues in execution.
The Bombay High Court, on Tuesday, called for the assistance of the Advocate General in relation to the petition filed by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. Gandhi seeks to quash the defamation case lodged against him by BJP leader Mahesh Shrishrimal, stemming from his 2018 “commander in thief” social media post and video. Justice Sarang Kotwal, […]
