“No substance in the allegations” | Calcutta High Court quashes charge sheet U/s 498A IPC   Hon’ble Calcutta High Court quashed the case filed by the Wife before learned Magistrate, Asansol, under Sections 498A/406/325/307/376/511/120B/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 observing that prima facie no substance found in the allegation

Delhi High Court stays the suspension of Haj Group Organizers and allows Haj Pilgrims to travel to Saudi Arabia The Hon’ble Delhi High Court recently passed an interim order staying the comments by respondent by which they suspended the Registration Certificate and Quota of Haj Group Organiser (HGO) allocated to

Rajasthan High Court red flags DNA/Paternity test to establish ground of ‘Adultery’ for divorce   Recently Hon’ble Rajasthan High Court has dismissed the writ petition filed by the petitioner/husband seeking quashment of order passed by learned Family Court wherein learned Judge has refused to allow Order 6 Rule 17 (amendment

While exercising power conferred by section 319 Cr.PC, Court must not only act mechanically: Supreme Court   Hon’ble Supreme Court while relying on decision of the Constitution Bench in Hardeep Singh vs. State of Punjab satisfied with the Special Court for exercising power conferred by S-319 Cr.PC for summoning the

The omnibus allegation on repeated occasion resulted misuse of the process of law held Calcutta High Court   The Calcutta High Court expressed concern over the misuse of section 498-A IPC and the increased tendency of implicating husband and relatives of the husband in matrimonial disputes. BRIEF FACTS OF THE

The Division Bench of Calcutta High Court comprising Hon’ble Mr. Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ajay Kumar Gupta recently released the Murder accused/appellant who was convicted on the basis of dying declaration and held that “When the contents of the dying declaration as per the prosecution witnesses are

Scope of Judicial Review is very limited in departmental proceedings/enquiry: Supreme Court.    The Hon’ble Division Bench of Supreme Court allowed the appeal filed by IOCL in the light of judgment passed in Deputy General Manager (Appellate Authority) vs. Ajai Kumar Srivastava ((2021) 2 SCC 612) and set aside the

Series: Window to the past…   The 5-Judge Constitution Bench headed by Hon’ble CJI P Sathasivam has held that Registration of FIR is mandatory under Section 154 of the Code, if the information discloses commission of a cognizable offence and no preliminary inquiry is permissible in such a situation. QUESTION

On 4th November, 2022 National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) filed Special Leave Petition (SLP) challenging the order of Punjab & Haryana High Court regarding marriage of minor Muslim girls. The Punjab & Haryana High Court in its verdict dated 30.09.2022 had held that Muslim girls over 15