The Supreme Court of India rendered a landmark judgment in the Lalita Kumari case requiring police to register First Information Reports (FIRs). The case started when four guys reportedly kidnapped and sexually assaulted a woman called Lalita Kumari ..
“A leading question is a leading one when it indicates to the witness the real or supposed fact which the examiner expects and desires to have confirmed by the answer.”-Jeremy BenthamKEY TAKEAWAYS Leading questions are those that suggest ..
KEY TAKEAWAYS A court ruling made in favour of one party when the other is not present or has not had a chance to participate in the proceedings is known as an ex-parte order. An ex-parte order can be set aside by the party it was made against by mak ..
KEY TAKEAWAYS A Relinquishment Deed must be between co-owners of an ancestral property. The Deed must be registered to give it legal validity under sec 49 of The Registration Act. If the Executor resides in another city, the transfer can be done by i ..
In a general partition, all family members separate and divide their joint family property among themselves. However, a partial partition occurs through mutual agreement, leaving some property undivided, typically when certain properties cannot be pa ..
A contract of guarantee is widely used in business transactions and is thought to have enormous commercial viability. This is due to the fact that a contract of guarantee serves as a backup source of funding in the event that the original source of f ..
KEY TAKEAWAYS A representative suit is a suit that is filed by one or more persons for themselves as well as others having same interest in the suit which is enumerated under order 1 rule 8 of CPC. The conditions laid down for filing a representative ..
J&Kand Ladakh High Court has ruled most explicitly, elegantly, eloquently and effectively that the slapping of wife by the husband in public will not attract the offence of outraging the modesty of a woman u/s 354 of the IPC ..
KEY TAKEAWAYS The judiciary's independence means that the legislature and executive branches of government cannot impede its ability to carry out their respective functions and prevent it from doing justice. Judges ought to be immune from any res ..
While displaying zero tolerance to misuse of penal laws meant for safety of women, the Supreme Court as recently as on April 19, 2024 in a most learned, laudable, landmark, logical and latest judgment titled Parteek Bansal vs The State of Rajasthan & ..
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