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26/11/2020

Fundamental duties

11/08/2020

The ugly truth about Indian divorce: Why the new cabinet law is important
The end of even the worst marriage usually spells disaster for the average Indian woman. The reason are our lopsided divorce laws, but will changing the law make any difference?

10/08/2020

अभिनेता सुशांत सिंह राजपूत की मौत के मामले में जांच का सामना कर रही अभिनेत्री रिया चक्रवर्ती ने सुप्रीम कोर्ट में कहा है कि राजनीतिक कारणों से सुशांत की मौत को तूल दिया जा रहा है। रिया ने कोर्ट से संरक्षण की गुहार लगाते हुए कहा है उसे 'राजनीतिक एजेंडे के लिए बलि का बकरा न बनाया जाए।'

रिया ने यह भी कहा है कि बिहार पुलिस को मामले की जांच करने का कानूनन अधिकार नहीं है ऐसे में वह जांच सीबीआइ को कैसे दे सौंप सकती है। रिया ने कहा कि अगर सुप्रीम कोर्ट मामले की जांच सीबीआइ को देता है तो उसे कोई आपत्ति नहीं है लेकिन उसमें भी मामले का क्षेत्राधिकार मुंबई का होगा, न कि पटना। रिया ने ये बातें सोमवार को सुप्रीम कोर्ट में दाखिल किए गए हलफनामे में कही हैं।

12/03/2019

05/12/2018

Definitely, It shall be stopped

24/03/2018

Contempt against woman lawyer for derogatory remarks : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court today initiated contempt proceedings against a woman lawyer for using “derogatory remarks against the court” despite warnings.

The top court said that despite being warned of her conduct, “she persisted and dared the court to take action against her”.

The heated arguments took place when a bench of Justices Adarsh Goel, U U Lalit and R F Nariman, which was hearing a service matter, was informed by senior advocate A K Sanghi, appearing for Union of India, that the matter will take some time.

The bench told advocate Nisha Priya Bhatia, appearing for the respondents, that the matter cannot be taken up today as composition of the bench was only for today and some part-heard matters had to be given preference.

Bhatia then raised her voice and used “derogatory remarks against the court”.

To this, Justice Nariman warned her saying she was crossing her limit.

But Bhatia persisted, kept shouting and dared the bench to take contempt action against her. She left the court shouting at the bench.

Justice Nariman said this was the second time before his bench that she had shouted.

“This is the second time she has done such a thing and this time we cannot allow her to get away like this,” the bench said.

“In our view, her conduct amounts to contempt in the face of the court. However, instead of straightway punishing her for contempt, we deem it appropriate to issue notice. Ordered accordingly,” the bench noted in its order along with the sequence of events.

It asked Bhatia to file a detailed affidavit explaining her conduct within two weeks from the date of receipt of notice.

The bench also recused from hearing the case as well as the contempt petition and directed that it be listed before any other bench as per the order of Chief Justice of India.

The bench appointed former attorney general Mukul Rohatgi and solicitor general Ranjit Kumar as amicus curiae to assist in the matter, saying they should tell the other bench what had happened in this court.

20/12/2017

Husband Can’t Complain Of Wife’s Visits To Parents’ Home: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

A wife is certainly entitled to visit her parents’ home and such a visit per se cannot be the reason for a husband to complain, the bench said. The Delhi High Court has refused to grant divorce to a man who complained of his wife’s frequent visits to her parental home. A wife is certainly …

02/04/2017

Constable sentenced to 7 years in prison for harassing wife

A police constable has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment for sodomising his wife and harassing her over dowry.

Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Jitender Kumar held Amardeep guilty under relevant sections of IPC and also imposed a fine of Rs 19,000 on him.

According to prosecutor D P Singh, Amardeep was taken into custody for harassing his 23-year-old wife over dowry in Shamli district on June 5, 2012. The woman later left her husband’s house and started living with her parents.