In the present case, the applicant and the opposite parties were husband and wife. The opposite party filed a complaint against the applicant under section 498-A of IPC. During the pendency of the case, the parties settled their matter amicably. The ..
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The following Judgement deals with the interpretation of Section 17 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, delving into the question of whether a person below the rank of Inspector can assist the main Investigating Officer in conducting an invest..
In this case, Justice N.K. Johari quashed the FIR and set aside the criminal proceedings against the accused after the matter was settled by the parties, thereby establishing that inherent power of the High Court is not limited by Section 320 of the ..
In the present case, the petitioner approached the Apex Court challenging the notification issued by the State Gov. of Haryana on August 17th, 2016, and August 28th, 2018 sub-classifying backward classes solely on an economic basis while fixing the c..
In this case, the respondent, in discharge of his liability, issued two cheques which were dishonoured under Section 138 of the NI Act. Both the parties expressed the intention to amicably settle their disputes and the matter was referred to mediatio..
In the present case as per the mediation settlement, the petitioner failed to pay the settled amount. In case of any post-dated cheque that has been dishonoured, the settlement would become null and void. Thereby, the complainant’s case continued as ..
The petitioner filed two writ petitions before the Allahabad High Court challenging the Circular dated 26th October 2020. According to it, a member of the disciplined force is not allowed to maintain a beard, however, the petitioner had violated the ..
The appellant had been charged and detained under Gujarat’s preventive detention laws and on appeal, the single judge bench had confirmed the order of detention. The High Court with a higher bench was approached who not only held the order to be inva..
The following judgement clarified the extent to which the judiciary shall get involved in the process of invoking unconditional bank guarantees...
In the present case, the appellant filed a revision petition against the order passed by the Trial Court under section 89 of CPC. The appellant filed a revision petition against the order before the High Court. The High court had dismissed the petiti..
In the instant case, the petitioner had filed a petition for an arbitrator to arbitrate on the dispute between the parties and a contention was raised by the respondent that the agreement between the parties was inadequately stamped...
In the following case, the appellant, being the highest bidder of a public auction, was not provided with the original documents of the property. The question was can such title deed be withheld from him if it is subject to dispute in the Debt Recove..
The Appellant, in this case, has challenged the High Court’s order that rejected his anticipatory bail application...
The applicant in the instant case prayed to invoke the jurisdiction of High Court under Section 482 of the CrPC as he was previously convicted by lower courts and his revision petition was dismissed by the same court before but the court accepted his..
The Court held that mediation is an Alternative Disputes Resolution process provided under Section 89 of the Code of Civil Procedure. The parties must be provided with reasonable time to fulfil their duties as per the agreement made in the mediation ..
In the instant case, a pro bono litigation was being taken up to ensure that wherever allegations are not very grave, to save families and children and indeed the institution of marriage, an effort is to be first made for reconciling matrimonial disp..
A tenant who continues to occupy a property even after the expiry of the lease is called ‘tenancy at sufferance.’ This judgement decided whether such a tenant is entitled to seek protection against the proceedings under the SARFAESI Act...
The Sole Respondent had filed a petition against the Applicant No. 1 under the Domestic Violence Act. The contentions raised therein were reportedly a repetition of the allegations that were put forth in an earlier proceeding, which was already heard..
In the following case, while disposing of the appeal by Jose Luis Quintanilla Sacristan, the Allahabad High Court held that forensic science laboratory reports need not be proved by calling its Director. The Court clarified the application of Section..