According to Section 3 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (DV Act, 2005), depriving the wife and the minor son of financial support is considered "domestic violence," according to the Calcutta High Court, and it ma ..
In N Syamasundara Naidu v. V Dakshinamoorthy and Ors, the Madras High Court set aside the order of lower Court where it was held that a Private Pleader appointed by the complainant to help the Public Prosecutor, could not conduct an independent pros ..
In Arun P. v. State of Kerala & Anr, the Kerala High Court rejected anticipatory bail to a man accused of creating obstruction for a doctor from performing her official duty. The Court noted that according to the Kerala Healthcare Service Person ..
The Karnataka High Court dismissed legal action taken against an accused under the provisions of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2015, on the grounds that the complainant was subjected to alleged a ..
In Balkrishna Spintex Pvt. Ltd. v. The New India Assurance Company Ltd, the Gujarat High Court held that once a party has signed the discharge voucher without any protest, it loses its entitlement. A Single Judge Bench of Chief Justice Aravind Kumar ..
According to the Gujarat High Court, a Wakf Board-registered institution that engages in commercial operations like publishing magazines in addition to providing religious education qualifies as a "industry" for the purposes of the Industr ..
The West Bengal Duare Ration plan, under which the State government delivers food grains through the public distribution system at the doorsteps of beneficiaries, has been deemed valid by the Calcutta High Court. In the case of Sk. Manowar Ali & ..
In Abhishek V.S. & Ors. v. K.V.M. Hospital & Ors, NCDRC held that if a doctor fails in his duties to act with reasonable care, it will not be mere error of judgment, but it will amount to breach of duty of care and the patient would be entit ..
In Subash Mohapatra & Ors. v. State of Odisha & Anr, the Orissa High Court held that the Vigilance Department of the State cannot be given complete exemption from the operation of the Right to Information Act, 2005. The Hon'ble Court al ..
In M/S. Kushal Ltd. v. M/S. Tirumala Technocast Pvt. Ltd, the Gujarat High Court held that in order to find out whether a dispute relating to property is a 'commercial dispute' or not under the Commercial Courts Act, 2015, what has to be che ..