Women hesitate to report such offences as they fear it would affect not only their own reputation, but also their families’, the Court noted.
Category: High Court Judgement
Calcutta High Court says there should be level playing field for all political ideologies in State to hold rallies, meetings
Single-judge Justice Rajasekhar Mantha made the observation while allowing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to hold a rally at Nandigram on March 14.
Antrix-Devas deal: Delhi High Court upholds single-judge order setting aside ICC arbitral award against Antrix
A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad dismissed the appeal filed by Devas Employees Mauritius Private Limited against the single-judge order.
Matrimonial discord cannot be sole ground to attract offence of abetment of suicide: Calcutta High Court
Single-judge Justice Rai Chattopadhyay acquitted a man and his mother who were convicted by the trial court for abetting suicide of his wife and torturing her for dowry.
Gauhati High Court convicts lawyer in suo motu criminal contempt case for remarks against judicial officer
The lawyer admitted to remarking that an additional district judge at Jorhat had been presiding over court proceedings while wearing jewelry like a model on a ramp.
Indian society has changed; false implication in sexual offences on the rise: Allahabad High Court
The Court made the observation while granting bail to two men accused of raping a woman in Varanasi in 2019.
Punit Goenka moves NCLAT against NCLT Mumbai order initiating insolvency process against Zee
While claiming a financial debt of over ₹92 crore, IndusInd Bank has initiated the CIRP at a time when Zee Entertainment is seeking approval of its merger with Sony Pictures.
Order for FIR in sexual harassment case sans reasons can be challenged only if complaint is bald: Madras High Court
The Court refused to quash a 2019 order directing the police to register an FIR against the MD of a firm after a woman employee made a complaint of sexual harassment at the workplace against him.
Rajasthan High Court acquits ex-clerk convicted by trial court for demanding ₹150 bribe 44 years ago
Single-judge Justice Narendra Singh Dhadda said that the prosecution only recovered the alleged tainted amount but failed to prove the demand of bribe.
Delhi High Court asks Central government to decide on allocation of vacant PwD-reserved seats to persons with disability less than benchmark
The Court also appreciated the efforts by advocate Rahul Bajaj, a lawyer with visual impairment, who appeared for a specially-abled student.