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Judgments and Orders

contributory & composite negligences

 05 January 2010

Thus, when a person/victim suffered without any negligence on his part but as a result of combined effect of negligence of two other persons, it is not the case of "contributory", but what has been said by famous jurist Pollock as injury or death..

Posted in Others |   3898 hits

Nuisanace

 02 January 2010

Keeping large number of dogs, without obtaining license for commercial purposes and also caused noise pollution and hazardous atmosphere in the residential area..

Posted in Criminal Law |   2720 hits

Railways and consumer Protection Act

 01 January 2010

Railways often claim protection under Railways Claims Tribunal Act when a complaint is filed by consumers before consumer courts claiming compensation. Read following judgement of the consumer forum and express your views...

Posted in Civil Law |   4990 hits

recission of contract for non deposit within reasonable time

 31 December 2009

it is clear that the seller has been given a right to make an application for rescission of the contract after the decree has been passed against him, if the purchaser fails to pay the purchase money as directed by the Court within the prescribed p..

Posted in Property Law |   2850 hits

Power of executing court

 31 December 2009

The order directing the respondent to deposit the amount could be made only by the trial Court and not by the executing Court. The executing Court had no jurisdiction to direct the respondent to deposit the money. ..

Posted in Civil Law |   2730 hits

principle of forum non convenience

 29 December 2009

i) The though may be applicable both in foreign forums and domestic forums in different countries has no place in India regarding another domestic forum in view of the specific bar created by Section 41(b) of the said Act as interpreted in Cotton Co..

Posted in Civil Law |   6087 hits

burdon of proof in a suit for specific performance

 29 December 2009

I hold that in a suit for specific performance, it is for plaintiff to establish his/her readiness and willingness from the date of agreement till the date of sale. In the instant case, the plaintiff has not established that she was ready and willi..

Posted in Property Law |   7584 hits

clog to rely on the rule of time was not the essence of cont

 28 December 2009

There is no hard and fast rule that there cannot be a view that time can never be the essence of contract relating to immovable property, but it all depends upon each and every contract and the intention of the parties as found spelt out and portraye..

Posted in Property Law |   2126 hits

time-limit prescribed by the parties to the contract

 28 December 2009

Indeed, we are inclined to think that the rigor of the rule evolved by courts that time is not of the essence of the contract in the case of immovable properties - evolved in times when prices and values were stable and inflation was unknown - requir..

Posted in Property Law |   3913 hits

burdon of proof

 28 December 2009

It is well settled that the plaintiff cannot pick holes in the defendant’s case to establish his case...

Posted in Civil Law |   1897 hits

retention of possession by unsuccessful agreement for sale

 28 December 2009

Transfer of Property Act, 1882-Section 53(A)-Agreement holder whose suit for specific performance is dismissed-Not entitled to retain possession under the agreement-Plea of adverse possession not maintainable. Specific Relief Act, 1963-Section 16(..

Posted in Property Law |   5247 hits

Interested Witness

 19 December 2009

Interested witness is one who is interested in securing conviction of a person out of vengeance or enmity or due to disputes relating to the properties..

Posted in Criminal Law |   7043 hits

Consumer court jurisdiction over Telephone customer disputes

 19 December 2009

Telegraph Act was a special law, its provisions would prevail over a general law like Consumer Protection Act, 1986. "It is a settled law that general law must yield to special law," said the Bench and noted that there was a remedy prescribed und..

Posted in Civil Law 1 comments |   3460 hits

Telecom Consumer and Arbitrator under Indian Telegraph Act

 19 December 2009

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Posted in Civil Law |   3145 hits

Indian Telgraph Act Vs Consumer Protection Act

 19 December 2009

Now, it is also a settled law that where two interpretations of statute/law are possible, then the one favouring the consumer is to be taken. Moreover, in case of petty consumer disputes, to direct a poor consumer to approach the Central Government f..

Posted in Civil Law |   2453 hits

TDSAT and Civil Jurisdiction

 16 December 2009

The special right recognized under the Copyright Act can be enforced only through the civil court. The machinery contemplated under the TRAI Act cannot determine the civil disputes which fall outside the scope of section 15 of the TRAI Act, 1997. Suf..


CIT vs Techno Shares and Stocks Ltd.,

 09 December 2009

The BSE Card is not an Intangible Asset within the meaning of section 32 of Income Tax Act, and hence not eligible for depreciation..

Posted in Taxation |   4997 hits

Penalty u/s 271(1)(c) of I T Act

 09 December 2009

Penalty on Disallowance of certain expenses- Not Leviable, False Claim of Deduction - Penalty Leviable and Inadvertent Error- Not Leviable..

Posted in Taxation |   6062 hits

Suman v/s State of Rajasthan and another

 23 November 2009

If police remove name of an accuse even then person can file an application u/s 319 for adding the name of that accuse...

Posted in Family Law 2 comments |   5005 hits

SATYAM COMP. SERVICES TO TECH MAHENDRA -CLB -ORDER

 11 November 2009

1. An apt title to this order could be “Adoption of Orphan Satyam”. Or “Orphan Satyam Adopted”. Apparently a healthy and smiling company, having won various laurels-mostly in relation to corporate governance, became a weeping orphan overnight ..

Posted in Corporate Law |   4795 hits