Day: January 22, 2026

No right to claim maintenance from an unemployed husband rendered incapable due to violent acts of wife’s relatives: Allahabad High Court

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The Allahabad High Court has clarified in a maintenance related matter that if, due to criminal and violent acts of the wife or her relatives, the husband’s employment is adversely affected and his capacity to earn a livelihood is completely destroyed, then the wife cannot claim interim maintenance in such circumstances. The said order was … Read more

Taking cognizance under two distinct offences simultaneously is impermissible in law: Allahabad High Court

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The Allahabad High Court has clarified that taking cognizance simultaneously under two distinct offences i.e. cheating under Section 420 IPC and criminal breach of trust under Section 406 IPC on the same set of facts or transaction is contrary to law, as the two offences are inherently contradictory in nature. The order was passed by … Read more

Rejecting compassionate appointment claim by excluding married daughter from “family” is illegal: Allahabad High Court

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Recently in one of the case, the Allahabad High Court has held that rejecting a claim for compassionate appointment by treating a married daughter as outside the definition of “family” is legally unsustainable. Setting aside the order passed by the District Basic Education Officer (BSA), Siddharth Nagar, the Court clarified that in view of the … Read more

Why National Highway Builders strongly oppose to Mediation and Conciliation?

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Why National Highway Builders strongly oppose to Mediation and Conciliation as only dispute resolution mechanism for all projects?  The National Highway Builders Federation (NHBF) is apex organisation comprising of all contractors and builders of highways and bridges working actively for welfare of builders. VIVAD SE VISHWAS II (Contractual Disputes) is a scheme enacted by Ministry … Read more

Cognizance taken beyond limitation period contrary to settled law: Allahabad High Court

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      The Allahabad High Court has held that taking cognizance beyond the prescribed period of limitation in a theft case from Firozabad amounts to a clear violation of law as well as an abuse of the judicial process. Setting aside the entire criminal proceedings against two accused, the Court also issued directions to … Read more