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Charu is Legal Correspondent for BW Legal World
The Kerala High Court bench comprising Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan dismissed the bail application of Pulsar Suni in relation to 2017 actor assault case and observed that the petitioner is not entitled to bail even though he has been in jail for about six years. The petitioner, N.S Sunil, is a prime accused in the case.
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Herein we will throw lights on some prominent cases where women stood up for themselves and the fight progressed in their favour.
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A Bengaluru civil court Judge Balagopalakrishna recently restricted several media organisation from showing defamatory content against BJP MLA Madal Virupakshappa and his son Prashanth Kumar MV. They are currently facing charges of bribe and the office of the son was also recently raided by the Lokayukta Police. The civil court noted that it cannot be said that they are both involved in bribery solely because of a raid on the office.
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The Madras High Court bench comprising Justice S.M. Subramaniam recently observed that the Tribal Women in Tamil Nadu are entitled to an equal share in their family property. The court upheld an order of 2017 making the same observation. The court observed that such an equal share in family or ancestral property would be at par with the Hindu Succession Act,1956.
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The Kerela High Court bench comprising Justices SV Bhatti and Basant Balaji heard the suo moto proceedings related to the fire that broke out in Brahmapuram waste dump. The high court observed that the District Collector should not be kept away from the issue and should oversee that the sold waste management rules are implemented. The court emphasized on the need for implementation of 2016 rules regarding solid waste management.
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The Supreme Court bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and J.K. Maheshwari reiterated the guidelines to be followed while dealing with a dowry death case. The court said that the guidelines laid down in the case of Sukhpal Singh Khaira by the constitutional bench need to be followed for exercising powers under Section 319 of Code of Criminal Procedure.
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The Manipur High Court bench comprising Justice A. Guneshwar Sharma held that the appropriate monetary amount for the family of a man deceased in a road accident should be 16 and one third of the amount would be deducted as the deceased’s personal expenses.
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The Supreme Court bench comprising Justices S. Ravindra Bhat and Dipankar Datta directed Haryana State Industrial Development Corporation to refund and amount of Rs.1,66,425 to the allottee with an interest of 6% p.a. from September 18,1998 till date. The court was hearing an appeal against the order of National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission (NCDRC) where the commission allowed the revision petition filed by HSIDC.
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The Delhi High Court bench comprising Justice Navin Chawla retrained the defendants from using the packaging complained of by the plaintiff as the use of the same would lead to dilution of plaintiff’s mark. The court was hearing an application by Lt. Oversees North America Inc. & Anr under Order XXXIX Rules 1 and 2 of CPC,1908 to prevent KBBL Limited from using a mark called ‘Zabreen Royal’as it is similar to the plaintiff’s mark ‘Royal’.
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The Supreme Court bench comprising Justices Krishna Murari and Ahsanuddin Amanullah recently observed that the accused is entitled to be granted anticipatory bail without imposing any condition of depositing revenue loss.
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