A bench of
Justice Mukta Gupta of the
Delhi High Court on Wednesday ( March 10, 2021) issued a notice on a lesbian woman's petition and directed the Delhi Police to ensure complete protection to the woman. It was a major relief to the woman who was made to marry against her wishes to a man of her family's choice.
Taking a progressive stance on the case, the court also interacted with the woman and her husband, and directed that steps may be taken at the earliest for dissolution of the marriage.
Facts of the case:
The petitioner, a lesbian woman had been married against her wishes to a man and was threatened to be “cured” of her sexual orientation. She escaped from her marital home on Mar 7, 2021 and sought the assistance of ANHAD, an NGO in New Delhi.
She was then provided temporary shelter at a safe house run by another NGO but her family members reached the premises of the safe house and asked for the Petitioner to be handed over to them.
Court’s directions:
The court has directed that NGO members should not be harassed or harmed for helping the woman and said that the ‘woman is at liberty to shift to a different location if she so pleases.’
The Delhi Police has been directed to take all necessary steps to provide protection to the woman at her new location. The woman was represented by Adv.Vrinda Grover and Delhi Police was represented by Standing Counsel Rahul Mehra.
Law Firm’s Plea for Termination of Senior Associate Dismissed by Delhi HC with Rs. 35,000 in costs
Legal Insiders
Apr 16, 2021
Tanya Sehrawat
(
Editor: Ekta Joshi
)
30 Shares
A Law firm had filed a plea in the Delhi High Court against its Senior Associate who wanted to resign. Instead of accepting her resignation, the firm terminated her services instead. The Court dismissed the same and imposed the penalty of Rs 35,000. A single-judge Bench of Justice Navin Chawla passed the order. The order ofAdditional Senior Civil Judge was challenged by the firm, Banana IP Counsels LLP, in which its application was rejected under Order VII Rule 11 of the Code of Civil...
Nizamuddin Markaz Can be Opened for Ramadan Subject to COVID19 Protocols, Center to Delhi High Court [READ ORDER]
Judiciary
Apr 15, 2021
Shreyas Nair
(
Editor: Ekta Joshi
)
5 Shares
The Delhi High Court was informed today by the Central Government that the mosque at Nizamuddin Markaz can be made operational for devotees to give prayers for Ramadan, which begins on (April 14, 2021), according to the Delhi Disaster Management Authority's (DDMA's) guidance for Covid-19, and that social distancing will be observed at the mosque. The central government submitted to Justice Mukta Gupta during the hearing of a petition by the Waqf Board seeking the reopening of the Nizamuddin...
![Nizamuddin Markaz Can be Opened for Ramadan Subject to COVID19 Protocols, Center to Delhi High Court [READ ORDER]](https://lawstreet.co/secure/uploads/2021/04/lj_3728_delhi.jpg)
Facebook Comments