Section 154 of Code of Criminal Procedure bind Police Official to record every information relating to the commission of a cognizable offence, if given orally or by any means to an officer in charge of a police station to be registered in their books..
The court keeping in mind the duty to the husband to maintain the wife has directed the husband to pay the wife under the DV Act as he has a responsibility to allow his wife to live life with dignity according to their social status and strata but ha..
The court held that that in view of Section 27(1) of the DV Act, the Metropolitan Magistrate court, Bengaluru has the jurisdiction to entertain the complaint and take cognizance of the offence and since allegation against the other appellants except ..
The Supreme Court held that Rummy (a 13-card game) requires certain amount of skill as the cards have to be memorized, there is holding and discarding of cardsand therefore it cannot be said that the game of Rummy is a game of entire chance. As the E..
The CAS upheld the appeal filed by WADA and set aside the decision of NADA Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel. They confirmed that Mhaskar Meghali has committed an Anti-Doping Rule Violation as the athlete was just guessing how the substance must have en..
Any restriction imposed upon the fundamental rights of the citizens must be just fair and reasonable. Any unreasonable intrusion into these rights will be ultra vires of the Constitution, as in the present case horse riding which involves substantia..
The court held that by going into the facts of the case it is clear that the appellant was made to sign the deeds by fraud. She believed that she was signing the gift deed. The Court was of the view that HC in its view, rightly held that the remedy o..
The court considered the current contract to be a perfectly valid contract and with good consideration. It was held that plaintiff and other persons interested could sue for the amount subscribed and defendant has to pay the money promised. Hence, th..
Being affected by a disease is no sin or crime. However, adding on to the misery if that disease is communicable the patient will have to distant himself from the fellow beings. This not just affects his mental health but also leaves a traumatic impa..
The Court while dismissing the appeal and upholding the findings of the lower courts, ruled that Bhagwan Kaur cannot be held accountable for preferring her brother over the collaterals of her husband. The contentions of the appellants were observed t..
The court held that the object of grant of maintenance is to afford a subsistence allowance to the wife, who is not able to maintain herself, then the award normally should be from the date of the application. For the court to award maintenance from ..
The court observed, at the time, Respondent having re-married in 1962 prior to the death of Atmaram, it cannot be said that respondent-Rahubai has inherited share of deceased defendant no.1-Atmaram after his death. At that time provisions of Section ..
The present case is a landmark Indian case decided by Delhi High Court, which for the first time dealt with the moral rights of an author under the Copyright Act and awarded damages. The judgment gives a new aspect to the right of integrity. It is cl..
In India, the Court for the very first time held that concept note can be a subject matter of copyright protection under the Copyright Act and that it must be ensured that the persons who create an original idea/concept or theme are rewarded for thei..
The present case was filed before the Allahabad HC by Shaad Anwar seeking release of the members of Tablighi Jamaat who were quarantined and have completed the quarantine period. ..
The Court while dismissing the appeal and upholding the order of the High Court, held that it would be unreasonable to disentitle the Respondent to the relief she asked for, only on the ground that she did not respond to the Appellant’s invitation to..
The court held that the appellants are not entitled to any relief in the realm of the law of contracts. In spite of having acquired knowledge of the true facts assuming that there was any mistake or misrepresentation to begin with and having learnt t..
The Supreme Court reiterated the High Court’s statement and dismissed the petition as the ingredients of domestic violence was absent in the case as the petitioners and respondents are not persons living in a shared household...