11+ hour, 34+ min ago   (315+ words) While observing that it is not required to conduct a preliminary enquiry as per Section 340 (1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) when forgery is committed outside of Court, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that the Civil Courts…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (146+ words) Advocate Samarth Krishan Luthra, DHCLSC for the appellant and Utkarsh, APP appeared for the respondent. Before the High Court, the appellant argued that since the incident occurred on a Sunday, it was improbable his family would have left the complainant…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (591+ words) A judicial officer cannot shout at the judges in a court, the Supreme Court today said, while refusing to stay contempt proceedings initiated by the Bombay High Court against a judicial officer for his "unwarranted outburst". A bench of Justice…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (136+ words) Justice J. B. Pardiwala, Justice K. Vinod Chandran, Supreme Court Senior Advocate Harin P. Raval appeared for the appellant and Senior Advocate Ankur Mittal appeared for the respondent. The Bench rejected reliance on a subsequent government notification concerning unpaid "land holdings", finding it did…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (402+ words) The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that a self-styled "Idara-E-Shariya Islami Court" possesses no jurisdiction to adjudicate upon or determine the marital status of a Muslim woman, ruling that its order purporting to declare her divorced by Triple Talaq was…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (212+ words) Justice Jobin Sebastian, Kerala High Court The High Court was considering a Petition filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) by the sole accused in a case registered under Section 69 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) and…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (563+ words) Justice M. Nagaprasanna, Karnataka High Court The Karnataka High Court has held that accidental or unintended exposure of private parts to a woman, without sexual intent or conduct directed towards a woman, cannot constitute sexual harassment under Section 75(2) of the Bharatiya…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (916+ words) Justice Dipankar Datta, Justice Sheel Nagu, Supreme Court The Supreme Court has referred to a larger Bench the question of whether the power under Section 47-A of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 depends upon wilful undervaluation accompanied by fraudulent intent to…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (298+ words) Advocate Rohan Kothari appeared for the appellant and Advocate C. Shankara Reddy appeared for the respondent. The suit schedule property was purchased under a registered sale deed dated March 14, 1963 in the name of Smt. Lalithamma, the second wife of late Sri…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (317+ words) The Bench further held that a revision petition under Section 115 of the CPC is not maintainable against an interlocutory order refusing recusal, as allowing the plea would merely change the presiding judge rather than finally dispose of the suit or…...