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NEW DELHI: Referring to the apex court's various judgments defining "obscene" as something which has the potential to appeal to the prurient interest of a person, Supreme Court has said that the mere use of bastard "without a sexual or prurient element" does not constitute an offence of obscenity under IPC Section 294."...in our view, mere use of the word 'bastard', by itself, is not sufficient to arouse prurient interest of a person. More so when such words are commonly used in the modern era d ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Referring to the apex court's various judgments defining "obscene" as something which has the potential to appeal to the prurient interest of a person, Supreme Court has said that the mere use of bastard "without a sexual or prurient element" does not constitute an offence of obscenity under IPC Section 294."...in our view, mere use of the word 'bastard', by itself, is not sufficient to arouse prurient interest of a person. More so when such words are commonly used in the modern era d ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice to Mandhira Kapur Smith, sister of late industrialist Sunjay Kapur, while hearing a defamation suit filed by his wife, Priya S Kapur. A bench of Justice Mini Pushkarna heard the matter. During the hearing, the court directed both sides to refrain from making statements against each other. "Both parties are directed to exercise restraint in making statements on each other, directly or indirectly," the judge said. Priya Kapur, in her plea, ...Read More >
Kochi: The Kerala Waqf Samrakshana Vedhi has moved the Supreme Court of India, challenging the Kerala High Court's verdict upholding the state government's decision to form an inquiry commission to examine the rights of around 600 families facing eviction after a property at Munambam was declared a waqf. On October 10, a Division Bench of the High Court set aside a single judge's order, which earlier quashed the State government's decision to constitute an inquiry commission led by retired Just ...Read More >
The court emphasised that proven acts of cruelty, even if the spouse claims counter-cruelty, are sufficient grounds for dissolution of marriage. The Delhi High Court has held that questioning a husband's legitimacy and making reprehensive allegations against his mother amount to mental cruelty, a ground for divorce. The high court, while upholding the divorce decree granted by a family court, said the woman's proven acts of cruelty, including the use of abusive language, physical violence and ...Read More >
Husband, an advocate, and wife, railway officer, had been previously divorced before marrying in 2010 The Delhi High Court has ruled that alimony cannot be awarded to a spouse who is financially self-sufficient and independent, observing that permanent alimony is a measure of social justice and not a tool for enrichment or financial equalisation between capable individuals. A Division Bench of Justices Anil Kshetarpal and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar said the law requires the person seeking ali ...Read More >
Surat (Gujarat) [India], August 21: KP Group, a leading name in India's renewable energy sector, is stepping up its expansion with a clear goal of reaching 10 GW capacity by 2030. With projects already underway in Gujarat, the Group is working on projects in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra, supported by a strong order book and government partnerships. KP Group has signed memoranda of understanding with Gujarat, Odisha, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh for over 2.6 ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 26 (PTI) The Delhi High Court has denied bail to a man in a domestic violence case saying the "notion of patriarchal entitlement" cannot be legitimised as it reduces women to "subservience". Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma denied bail to a man accused of shooting at his wife in 2018. Assertion of the wife to not to be subjected to domestic violence cannot justify violence by a husband, the judge said. The high court further rejected the plea of the man of having acted "in the spur ...Read More >
The woman is allegedly on the run with her son from her marriage to an Indian man, Saikat Basu New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to reach out to the Indian Embassy in Moscow and seek Interpol's help to look out for the Russian woman, who fled India with her four-year-old child, while a custody battle between her and Indian national Saikat Basu was pending. The top court took a strong exception and warned the Centre and the Delhi Police of " ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 1 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday slammed the Delhi Police for their failure to act promptly in locating a Russian woman, Victoria Basu, who fled the country with her child, who was born out of wedlock to her Indian husband, amid an ongoing child custody dispute. A bench led by Justice Surya Kant said that the woman was able to get away with the child due to 'sheer negligence' on the part of the Delhi Police, who failed to act timely manner despite specific orders o ...Read More >
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