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  • Mere Harassment not Abetment to Suicide – Supreme Court Dec24

    Mere Harassment not Abetment to Suicide – Supreme Court Dec24

    Note: This story has not been edited by LegalSeva and is generated from a news syndicate feed.  Mere harassment is not enough to prove abetment to suicide: SC NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has ruled that mere harassment or actions intended to provoke anger cannot by themselves constitute the crime of abetment to suicide, cautioning…

  • NRI Dowry FIR Quashing HighCourt Chandigarh

    NRI Dowry FIR Quashing HighCourt Chandigarh

    Note: This story has not been edited by LegalSeva and is generated from a news syndicate feed.  HC deprecates ‘trend of harassment via FIRs’ in matrimonial disputes. CHANDIGARH: The Punjab andHaryana High Court has strongly condemned the practice of non-resident Indians (NRIs) or their relatives filing domestic violence cases in India with the intention to…

  • Pension Pay Refixation HighCourt Chandigarh IGP

    Pension Pay Refixation HighCourt Chandigarh IGP

    Note: This story has not been edited by LegalSeva and is generated from a news syndicate feed.  Retd IGP entitled to DGP pension benefits after upgrading of post: HC Chandigarh: Deciding a 25-year-old case, the Punjab and Haryana high court has ruled that if an officer retired as an inspector general of police (IGP) while…

  • PC Act Corruption Case HighCourt Chandigarh

    PC Act Corruption Case HighCourt Chandigarh

    Note: This story has not been edited by LegalSeva and is generated from a news syndicate feed.  Objective of Sec 17-A of PCA is to protect honest officers: HC Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana high court has made it clear that the objective of inserting Section 17-A in Prevention of Corruption Act was to protect…

  • Filing Chargesheet after Court Stay- Supreme Court

    The Supreme Court recently observed that a charge sheet cannot be filed after a court passes an interim order restraining the state from taking coercive action against the accused in a criminal case, A bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih discharged contempt notices issued to three officers of the Jharkhand Police…