Here’s our interesting picks of the week from the stories reported
“Notaries operating from public taxis around vicinity of Court”: Dignity of the profession needs to be maintained and the legal profession cannot be allowed to function from the streets | Bom HC
“…though we have full sympathy for the Advocates who do not have their offices of their own to function from, we do not believe that the dignity of the profession needs to be maintained and the legal profession cannot be allowed to function from the streets.”
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Gangubai Kathiawadi | Can after certification granted by Board, public exhibition of a film be prohibited? Bom HC answers
In respect to petitions with regard to the release of movie Gangubai Kathiawadi, Division Bench of Dipankar Datta, CJ and M.S Karnik, J., while expressing that “Once the film is granted a certificate by the competent statutory authority, i.e. the Board, the producer or distributor of the film has every right to exhibit the film in a hall unless, of course, the said certificate is modified/nullified by a superior authority/Court”, held that, there cannot be any kind of obstruction for the exhibition of a film, which is certified, unless the said certificate is challenged and Court stays its operation,
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If husband and wife get their marriage registered under Special Marriage Act & under Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, 1936 as well, would this require them to get nullity of marriage under both Acts or one? Court decides
G.S. Kulkarni, J., expressed that, there is no provision under legislations, that if a marriage between the same couple is annulled under a competent law as enacted by the Parliament, it can as well be of a legal effect in the corresponding enactment.
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If husband brings home concubine due to which wife leaves house, would that lead to desertion by wife? Chh HC explains
The Division Bench of Goutam Bhaduri and Rajani Dubey, JJ., expressed that,
“If the husband keeps another lady; gives shelter to her; and proceeds to have child with the said lady and for that reason if the first wife has to leave the matrimonial home because of physical and mental torture meted out to her it cannot be presumed as a desertion on the part of wife.”
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Can an Admin of a messaging service group be held criminally liable for the offensive content posted by member of a group? Kerala HC addresses
While addressing the question of whether the creator or administrator of a WhatsApp group is criminally liable for offensive content posted by a group member, Dr Kauser Edappagath, J., held that a person can be criminally liable for the acts of another if they are party to the offence.
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Can flat owners be prevented from use of certain open spaces and facilities by builders? NCDRC answers
“The Common Area and Facilities remain undivided and no Apartment Owner or any other person shall bring any action for partition or division of any part thereof.”
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If granting exclusion of time would help Corporate Debtor from liquidation, should NCLAT allow such exclusion? Here’s what NCLAT says
“If granting of 90 days helps the Corporate Debtor to revive, then the basic objective of the I&B Code, 2016 will be met. Liquidation is the last resort.”
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Zee Insider Trading Case | In absence of direct evidence, matters of insider trading are to be tested on what grounds? SEBI lifts restrictions on 10 entities
“…considering the fact that in today’s age of technology with mushrooming applications that enable seamless calls and messages which provide service of end- to-end encryption assuring complete anonymity, it will be a simplistic assumption to state that the Entities would have communicated the UPSI with each other through the regular telephone calls only.”
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