Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 197, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 323, 451, 427, 147 -- Sanction for prosecution - Offence u/ss 323, 451, 427, 147 IPC - Petitioner acted under directions of Commissioner and proceeded in a bona fide manner while taking action regarding removal of encroachment - In such circumstances, acts complained of cannot be said to be wholly..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 39, Rule 1, 2 -- Temporary injunction - Order granting temporary injunction to plaintiffs in respect of an area beyond the land allotted to plaintiff is a perverse order - Appellant Court rightly set aside order of trial Court granting temporary injunction...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 41, Rule 27 -- Additional evidence at appellate stage - Provision of O.41.R.27 CPC does not apply to filing documents before appellate Court while challenging validity of an order of temporary injunction...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 5, Rule 19 -- Service of summons - Requirement to examine process server on oath arises only when returned notices have not been verified on oath...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 5, Rule 20 -- Substituted service - Recourse to substituted service U.O.5.R.20 CPC is neither mandatory nor a condition precedent for treating service as valid...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 5, Rule 17 -- Service of summons - Mentioning address of witnesses is not mandatory...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 9, Rule 13 -- Ex parte decree - Setting aside - Defendant has failed to produce any evidence to rebut presumption of proper service - He failed to discharge initial burden - There was thus, no obligation on plaintiffs to produce process server as a witness - Suit remained pending from 2008 till 2022, when ex-parte decree was passed -..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 41, Rule 27 -- Additional evidence at appellate stage - Where appellate Court permits additional evidence to be adduced, O.41.R.27 CPC casts a mandatory obligation upon Court to record reasons for such admission...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 41, Rule 27 -- Additional evidence at appellate stage - Provision has no application where appellate Court is in a position to render a satisfactory and reasoned judgment on basis of evidence already available on record...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 41, Rule 27 -- Additional evidence at appellate stage - When plaintiffs themselves asserted title on basis of long and continuous possession through their predecessors, subsequent attempt to introduce General Land Register (GLR) in the form of additional evidence at appellate stage assumes little legal significance - Once the trial had..........
