Misrepresentation as to content Section 19 of the Indian Contract Act makes an agreement consent to which is caused by misrepresentation voidable at the option of the party whose consent was so caused. A party to contract, whose consent was caused by ..
The proposed amendment to section 20 of Specific Relief ActSection 20 of the existing Specific Relief Act 1963 recognizes that grant of relief of specific performance, is discretionary. The court is not bound to grant such relief merely because it is ..
Understanding promissory estoppelThe doctrine of promissory estoppel is evolved by equity to avoid injustice and to mitigate the rigor of strict law. The doctrine is neither in the dominion of contract nor in the domain of estoppel[1]. It is based on ..
Introduction It is not uncommon for the parties to a contract to, upon agreeing into principal/broad terms of their agreement, reduce the same into writing and call the same as Letter of Intent (LoI), Term Sheet or Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). ..
1. Earlier the pecuniary jurisdiction was fixed as Rs. 1 Crore and above, now it was reduced to as �not less than Rs. 3 Lakh�.2. The pecuniary value shall not less than Rs. 3 Lakh and not more than the pecuniary jurisdiction exercisable b ..
ELECTRICITY AS A LEGAL RIGHTElectricity as a basic amenity and the mode of its supply to consumers has various facets. The electricity distribution in major cities is the domain ..
Mithakshara Coparcenary family, there is community of interest and unity of possession between all the members of the family, and upon the death of any one of them the others m ..
Territorial Jurisdiction of 'Court' to entertain applications under Section 9 in respect of domestic Arbitration under The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 ..
Section 12(b) of Hindu adoption and Maintenance act 1956�Property vested before adoption cannot be divested and he will take along with him to his adopted family�.Whether birth right of coparcenary interest is vesting or not?What constitu ..
As a lawyer, it becomes routine to come across the issue pertaining to a fact that a suit is 'barred by law'. An issue involved in this article is whether a suit for cancellation of any instrument is barred by law . Let me discuss it in d ..