NEW DELHI: Noting that the law doesn’t recognise the concept of marital rape, Delhi high court quashed an order regarding prosecution of a husband under Section 377 for performing “unnatural” sex with his wife. The court also observed “inherent contradictions” in the wife’s statements regarding consent while highlighting the exception of “implied consent” in marriage…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday quashed the Allahabad high court order granting bail to three accused in child trafficking case and criticised both the high court and the Uttar Pradesh government for negligent approach.“The high court dealt with bail applications callously, and it led to many accused to abscond. These accused pose serious…
MUMBAI: Superstar Shah Rukh Khan secured a significant victory as the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) ruled in his favour, quashing reassessment proceedings and order initiated by the tax authorities for the 2011-12 financial year.Against an income of Rs 83.42 crore declared by the actor in his income-tax (I-T) return, the tax officer denied his…
NEW DELHI: In a rare instance, SC Friday reinstated two Madhya Pradesh women judicial officers after quashing their “punitive, arbitrary and illegal” termination by HC and cautioned that there cannot be any comfort in finding increasing numbers of women in judicial services without a safe and gender-sensitive work environment.Asking HC and state govt to put…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Tuesday quashed the Bihar legislative council‘s decision to expel RJD MLC Sunil Kumar Singh, calling the punishment “highly excessive” and “disproportionate.” The expulsion came after Singh’s comments last year on Bihar CM Nitish Kumar repeatedly switching political alliances. The court’s ruling overturned the Election Commission’s notification for a bypoll to…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday quashed appointment of N K Khurana as the chairperson of National Commission for Homeopathy (NCH), who is six months shy of completing four-year term, finding that he did not meet the eligibility criteria and indicted AYUSH secretary for declaring Khurana eligible.The appointment of Khurana, whose term was to…