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HOW TO FILE FOR MUTUAL DIVORCE

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HOW TO FILE FOR MUTUAL DIVORCE   Mutual Consent Divorce is the Simplest Way to Obtain a Divorce decree in India. Mutual Consent Divorce is Granted by The family Court when Both parties to marriage i.e. Husband and Wife Mutually agree to Divorce. Advantages of Mutual Divorce: No need to give reasoning for Divorce , No washing dirty linen in Public, Your privacy is well Guarded. This form of Divorce is Quick and Cost effective and If all papers submitted are satisfactory the hon'ble court Grants it Without Delay. Peaceful way of Obtaining Divorce. Laws Governing Mutual Divorce: In India we have separate personal laws depending upon which Religion One belongs, therefore your religion determines which law shall govern your marriage and Divorce Procedure. Therefore: The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 applies to Those belonging to Hindu, Sikh, Buddhists, and Jains Religion. Special Marriage Act: applies to Those Couples who have opted for Court marriage or Couple belonging from D...

Special CBI court rejects bail plea of Hilal Rather in J&K Bank loan fraud case

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Special CBI court rejects bail plea of Hilal Rather in J&K Bank loan fraud case New Delhi: A special CBI court in Jammu on Tuesday rejected the interim bail application of Hilal Rather, son of a former Jammu and Kashmir minister, an accused in the Rs 177 crore bank loan fraud case, rejecting his fears of contracting COVID-19 in custody, with the court saying that he will be at more risk if he moves out of Jail, officials said. While rejecting the application, Special CBI judge Rajesh Sekhri noted that in the prevailing situation, the accused is more likely to contract the virus if he moves out of the jail, and his release may frustrate the purpose behind the lockdown. Rather had moved an application before the special CBI judge, Jammu seeking interim bail after the CBI filed a charge sheet against him in the Rs 177 crore J&K Bank loan fraud case on health grounds, citing the prevailing threat of contracting coronavirus during incarceration, they said. The CBI strong...

SC quashes RBI’s ban on cryptocurrency trading in India [Read full Judgement]

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Internet and Mobile Association of India v. Reserve Bank of India  [ Read Full Judgement below ] The Supreme Court  in  Internet and Mobile Association of India v. Reserve Bank of India ,  judgement dated 04.03.2020  has struck down the curb imposed by RBI on trading in virtual currency, cryptocurrency and bitcoins in India. The Court was hearing the matter wherein, the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), whose members include cryptocurrency exchanges, and others had objected to a 2018 RBI circular directing regulated entities to not deal with cryptocurrencies. The petitioners had argued that the RBI’s circular taking cryptocurrencies out of the banking channels would deplete the ability of law enforcement agencies to regulate illegal activities in the industry.  The Supreme Court has held, “ When the consistent stand of RBI is that they have not banned Virtual currencies (VCs) and when the Government of ...

Punjab and Haryana High Court: All the matters from 23.03.2020 - 31.03.2020 adjourned beyond 27.04.2020

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PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT In view of the prevailing situation arising due to outbreak of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). The Punjab and Haryana High Court in an emergency meeting of the Hon'ble Administrative Committee convened on 22.03.2020at 6:30 pm at the residence of Hon'ble the Chief Justice, has decided to adjourn all the matters from 23.03.2020 -31.03.2020 beyond 27.04.2020.

DIRECTIONS IMPOSED BY PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT FOR THE CONSERVATION OF SUKHNA LAKE

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The Punjab and haryana high Court has recently decided a bunch of writ petitions pertaining to the conservation of sukhna lake at Chandigarh. The court had in 2009 taken suo motu cognizance of this matter and has now given mandatory directions to the Punjab and haryana governments which are discribed below:- Writ petitions bearing CWP Nos.18253 of 2009 and 5809 of 2015 are disposed of with the following mandatory directions/declarations: A. The States of Punjab and Haryana are directed to pay Rupees one hundred crores each as exemplary/punitive/special damages for restoration of catchment area of Sukhna Lake falling in their respective areas. This amount shall be deposited with the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change within a period of three months from today. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change shall utilize the funds for restoration of Sukhna Lake by framing statutory scheme under the Environment Protection Act within a period of...

Husband's entitled for decree of divorce on ground of cruelty. HMA, 1955 Section 13(1)(i-a) - IPC, 1860 Section 498A Divorce - Cruelty - Acquittal in Trial against offence under Section 498A

Rani Narasimha Sastry v. Rani Suneela Rani (SC) SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before :- Ashok Bhushan and Navin Sinha, JJ. Civil Appeal No.8871 of 2019 (Arising out of SLP(Civil) No. 1981 of 2019). D/d. 19.11.2019. Rani Narasimha Sastry - Appellants Versus Rani Suneela Rani - Respondents For the Appellants :- Petitioner-in-person. For the Respondents :- Mr. Rana Mukherjee, Sr. Advocate (A.C.) with Mrs. Neha Sharma and Ms. Surabhi Guleria, Advocates. IMPORTANT Cruelty - Acquittal in Trial against offence under Section 498A - Husband's entitled for decree of divorce on ground of cruelty. Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 Section 13 (1)(i-a) - Indian Penal Code, 1860 Section 498A Divorce - Criminal case under Section 498A - Cruelty - When a person undergoes a trial in which he is acquitted of allegation of offence under Section 498A of IPC, levelled by wife against husband, amounts to cruelty on husband - Husband entitled to decree of divorce - Direction to hus...

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA: Mandate of Section 50 of NDPS Act confined to personal search only - Non-compliance would not invalidate effect of recovery from vehicle.

State of Punjab v. Baljinder Singh (SC) SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before :- Uday Umesh Lalit, Indu Malhotra and Krishna Murari, JJ. Criminal Appeal Nos. 1565-66 of 2019 (@ Out of SLP (Crl.) Nos. 5659-5660 of 2019). D/d. 15.10.2019. State of Punjab - Appellants Versus Baljinder Singh & Anr. - Respondents For the Appellants :- Ms. Jaspreet Gogia and Ms. Tanupriya, Advocates. For the Respondents :- Mr. Naresh Dilawari, Mr.Mahesh Thakur, Ms. Sheffali Chaudhary, Ms. Vipasha Singh, Ms. Pallavi Singh, Ms. Vriti Gujral and Mr. G. Balaji, Advocates. IMPORTANT Mandate of Section 50 of NDPS Act confined to personal search only - Non-compliance would not invalidate effect of recovery from vehicle. Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 Section 50 Recovery of contraband - Non-compliance of provisions during search - Mandate of Section 50 of Act confined to personal search and not to search of vehicle or container or premises - Personal se...