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Judgments and Orders

Mt. Ananti v. Chhannu and Ors. AIR 1930 All 193

 22 August 2020

As far as the first concerned was raised that whether the case should be tried by the civil court or the revenue court, the Bench took the reference of Section 230, Agra Tenancy Act of 1926, which states that all suits which fall within the purview o..

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Khanchand Pokardas vs. Harumal D. Varma on 20 March, 1964

 22 August 2020

The Bombay High Court contended that the mere fact that the summons in the criminal case was served upon the plaintiff at a particular place would not confer jurisdiction upon the Court of the place where such service was affected. In this view of th..

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How can notices be served in commercial cases to avoid any delays

 22 August 2020

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal. It was observed that the delay in process of serving notices has resulted into arrears in courts. Therefore, it was ordered that notices can be served by e-mail. This facility was provided in commercial cases and..

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While exercising jurisdiction under s. 115 of the code, the High Court is not competent to correct errors of facts, unless the said errors have a relation to the jurisdiction of the court

 21 August 2020

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MBA Degree Not Equivalent To PG Degree/Diploma In Human Resource Management Or Industrial Relations & Labour Legislation

 21 August 2020

Just recently, a three Judge Bench of the Supreme Court in North Delhi Municipal Corporation Vs Kavinder and Others in Civil Appeal No. 232 of 2020 delivered on July 21, 2020 has observed that Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree is not eq..

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Major S. S. Khanna vs. Brig. F.J. Dillon, 1964 AIR 497, 1964 SCR (4) 409

 21 August 2020

High Court dismissed the appeal of the applicant stating that the decision given by the trial court that the suits were not maintainable and yet keeping them pending was itself an exercise of jurisdiction with a material irregularity...

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Since the written statement was not filed, the Court decreed the suit for specific performance under Order 8 Rule 10 C.P.C

 20 August 2020

Mr. Rakesh Dwivedi, Sr. Advocate, appearing on behalf of the appellants has contended that having regard to the circumstances of the case, the High Court was not justified in passing the decree against the appellants...

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Serving of notice of summons is necessary and no order that affects the rights of a party should be heard without providing them with an opportunity to represent the case

 20 August 2020

The court held that summons have to be issued to the petitioner on whose petition the order for winding up was made. It is implicit that if the directions which have to be given by the court would affect any person prejudicially hemust be served with..

Posted in Others |   1096 hits

Limitation for filing an application for execution of a foreign decree of a reciprocating country in India

 19 August 2020

The appeal was dismissed and the bench gave a decision to uphold the orders of both the Courts..

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Disaster Management Act 2005

 07 August 2020

The Supreme Court of India showed its concern about all the industries/establishments, employees and workers through its judgement. It duly noted that all industries/ establishments are of different nature and have different capacity, including finan..

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Case Analysis: Union of India & Ors Vs. M/s. Indo-Afghan Agencies Ltd

 07 August 2020

Under the constitutional set-up, no person may be deprived of his right or liberty except in due course of and by authority of law: if a member of the executive seeks to deprive a citizen of his right or liberty otherwise than in exercise of power de..

Posted in Taxation |   9636 hits

Witnesses can be cross-examined as to previous statements in writing

 29 July 2020

The court observed that the words "to contradict him" appearing in s. 145 of the Evidence Act must carry the same meaning as the words "to contradict such witness" in s. 162 of the Code. Further, the court laid down that the witnesses can be cross-ex..

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Appeal dismissed based on oral evidence without corroboration of witnesses

 29 July 2020

The court found no substance in the contentions of the appellant whereby it was pleaded that evidence cannot be accepted without having a corroboration of independent witnesses. The court accepted the sole testimony of the victim who was shot with a ..

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Calcutta HC Pulls Up State Police For Rampant Child Marriages

 29 July 2020

In a recent, remarkable and righteous decision, the Calcutta High Court just recently in 'Court In Its Own Motion In Re: Contagion of Covid-19 Virus In Children Protection Homes (Through video conference) in W.P. 5327 (W) of 2020 while taking strict ..

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Husband is liable to pay maintenance even after the expiry of iddat period

 28 July 2020

The court held that the view expressed by the First Revisional Court that no Muslim woman can maintain a petition under Section 125 Cr.P.C. is unsustainable. Conclusions in the view of a statement alleging utterance of the word ‘Talaq’ thrice is not ..

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Liability of a husband to maintain his wife is not confined to the iddat period

 28 July 2020

The court upheld the validity of the Act while reiterating the principles laid down under Shah Bano case that the husband’s liability to maintain his wife is not confined and doesn’t end with the iddat period. A distinction has to be made between ‘pr..

Posted in Family Law |   1437 hits

Person Suffering From Covid-19 Cannot Be Expected To Produce Proof For Free Treatment In Hospital Under EWS Category

 28 July 2020

 In a big respite for Covid-19 patients which has ostensibly given them a good and genuine reason to smile is the recent, remarkable and righteous decision delivered by the Bombay High Court just recently on June 26, 2020 in Abdul Shoeb Shaikh and Or..

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US Supreme Court Rules Against Absolute Immunity For President From Criminal Investigation

 27 July 2020

In a most recently decided high profile case titled Donald J Trump v. Cyrus R Vance, District Attorney Of The County Of New York, Et Al. 591 US ­­­_ (2020) on Writ Of Certiorari To The United States Court Of Appeal For The Second Circuit that was dec..

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Deductions to the salary of an officer in reference to other Laws of the Land

 25 July 2020

It was decided by the Court in this regard that as there is no law of the Governor-General-in-Council whereby the salary of an officer is to be deducted, vide Section 60 (2) (b), the officer's salary is not liable to attachment or deductions...

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Bombay HC Dismisses PIL Alleging Negligence In Management Of Dead Bodies Of Covid-19 Victims By MCGM Staff

 24 July 2020

In a latest and fresh development, the Bombay High Court just recently on July 3, 2020 in Ketan Tirodkar Vs State of Maharashtra & Anr in Case Number: PIL-CJ-LD-VC-29 of 2020 dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) alleging negligence in manage..

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