inherent jurisdiction Archives

We Dissent!: Here’s why 2 out of 5 judges ruled against Madras High Court’s original jurisdiction in child custody cases

Madras High Court: The five-judge bench of P.N. Prakash, N. Anand Venkatesh, R. Mahadevan, M. Sundar, A.A. Nakkiran, JJ. in a 3:2

Case Briefs High Courts

Madras High Court’s 3:2 verdict upholds its original jurisdiction in child custody cases; holds Mary Thomas to be a good law

Madras High Court: In a case relating to the issue of concurrent jurisdiction of the High Court over matters of child custody

Case Briefs High Courts

All HC | Does S. 125 CrPC provide a timeline for disposing of proceedings pertaining to interim maintenance? Read What HC says

Allahabad High Court: Dr Y.K. Srivastava, J., expressed while deciding the present application that: “Proceeding for interim maintenance, shall as far as

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All HC | While exercising inherent jurisdiction under S. 482 CrPC, can High Court make any comment on factual matrix of the case? Court answers

Allahabad High Court: Ram Krishna Gautam, J., held that as per Section 482 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, while exercising the inherent jurisdiction, High

Case Briefs High Courts

Guj HC | High Court cannot exercise its inherent jurisdiction to quash the proceedings unless it is found that, allegations do not disclose the commission of cognizable offence

Gujarat High Court: Ilesh J. Vohra, J., heard a matter related to offences alleged under Sections 376 (2) (n), 377, 406, 498(A),

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Kar HC | Absolute protection to Judicial Officers under S. 3 (1) of Judges (Protection) Act; Suo-motu proceedings initiated to quash criminal complaint against Judicial Officer

Karnataka High Court initiated suo motu proceedings to quash criminal complaint against a Civil Judge, Ballari District. Absolute protection granted to Judicial

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UK SC | Welfare of child is paramount consideration in a custody battle – Israeli nationals’ daughter allowed to be retained with her mother in England for child’s welfare

Supreme Court of the United Kingdom: A Full Bench of Lord Wilson, Lord Hodge, Lady Black, Lord Kitchin and Lord Sales upheld

Case Briefs High Courts

HP HC | Courts must have due regard to nature and gravity of the crime when dealing with compounding of offence through inherent powers

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Vivek Singh Thakur, J. contemplated a petition filed under Section 482 of CrPC, where the petitioner arrived at

Case Briefs High Courts

Utt HC | Inherent power is of wide plenitude with no statutory limitation but it has to be exercised in accord with the guideline engrafted

Uttaranchal High Court: N.S. Dhanik, J. entertained a Criminal miscellaneous application filed under Section 482 CrPC, where the petitioner had prayed for

Case Briefs High Courts

Guj HC | Criminal proceeding can be quashed where allegations made in complaint do not disclose commission of an offence under Penal Code

Gujarat High Court: The Bench of A.P. Thaker, J., allowed the petition filed under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code for