The Allahabad High Court has set aside a Family Court’s maintenance order, holding that a wife who hides her employment and earnings cannot claim support under Section 125 CrPC. “No clean hands, no maintenance”, the Court said she deserves no sympathy.
The Madras High Court criticized the Tamil Nadu government for not informing it about a transfer petition to the Supreme Court regarding the TASMAC and ED case. The court expressed disappointment, feeling the State acted unfairly. The ED claims financial irregularities in TASMAC operations involved more than Rs.1,000 crore and sparked political tensions.
NEW DELHI: Today, 20th Feb, The Supreme Court of India emphasized that an Advocate-on-Record (AoR) must carefully check the accuracy of every petition or counter affidavit before filing it in court. The Bench, comprising Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan, made it clear that an AoR cannot shift the blame onto clients or other lawyers for any mistakes in legal documents.
The Supreme Court on Friday (Dec 13) expressed displeasure over “misrepresentation” of its last hearing in certain media reports pertaining to the hearing of a PIL against the practice of charging an additional fee for “VIP darshan” in temples across the country. A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar last heard the plea filed by one Vijay Kishor Goswami on the issue on October 25 and made certain observations.
The Gujarat High Court stayed proceedings against Times of India and Indian Express based on a Supreme Court order. The High Court criticized TOI for misrepresenting the situation, claiming contempt proceedings. The Court dropped contempt proceedings against the editor of Divya Bhaskar after an unconditional apology. The newspapers were criticized for sensationalizing court proceedings.